PhD Student Opportunity Cornell University Focused on Managed Aquifer Recharge Investments
Patrick Michael Reed
Seeking a PhD Student to Join an NSF-Funded Project Focused on Managed Aquifer Recharge Investments
The Research in Brief
This project is focused on advancing the design and effectiveness of Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) investments in the Central Valley region of California. A key component of the project is to better understand how investment partnerships can be used to enhance water management in agriculture-intensive regions. Building on our recent work (Gupta et al., 2025; Hamilton et al., 2024), the Cornell PhD will focus on exploring and evaluating MAR-based water supply portfolios’ tradeoffs, resilience, and robustness. This work is in collaboration with Alvar Escriva-Bou and Helen Dahlke (U of CA Davis), Megan Mullin (UCLA), and Greg Characklis (U of NC Chapel-Hill).
Desired Qualifications
- Strong computational and programming skills
- Background in surface and groundwater hydrology
- Experience in water resources systems modeling
- Interest in interdisciplinary research
How to Apply
For initial screening, please provide a cover letter with your qualifications and interests as well as an curriculum vitae to Dr. Patrick Reed (patric...@cornell.edu). I will be evaluating candidates for Fall 2026 admission within Cornell’s Environmental & Water Resources Systems graduate program for an August start date.
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Patrick M. Reed (He/Him)
Joseph C. Ford Professor of Engineering
School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Faculty Fellow, Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future
Cornell University
211 Hollister Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853-3501
Email: patric...@cornell.edu
Phone: 607-255-2024
Fax: 607-255-9004
Web: http://reed.cee.cornell.edu