Water Resources Engineering
Protecting the world’s most precious resource
Ensuring clean water for a healthy planet
Water resource engineers observe and study various stages of the water cycle in human-made and natural systems, such as water quality, fish populations, dam removals, and wastewater management.
Connected to fourteen college’s and departments at Oregon State, the Water Resources Engineering program encourages interdisciplinary research, creating novel approaches to water systems. Research includes field campaigns within Oregon, the United States, and across the globe, with a strong emphasis on applied research.
Degree Types
Locations
Corvallis
Online
Our Faculty
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Faculty Research Areas
Research activities include dealing with problems in groundwater and watershed hydrology and contamination, river hydraulics, stormwater management, coastal flooding, and hydroinformatics.
Water Resources Engineering
River hydraulics, stormwater management, water resources analysis, and hydroinformatics
Water and Environment
Sustainable solutions to protect water, the environment, and human health
Bringing back balance to our most important waterways
Researchers examine historic dam removals on the Klamath River
Desirée Tullos is part of a group studying the Klamath River’s response to the removal of four large dams, the largest such project in U.S. history
- The researchers monitored the river’s evolution, sediment impact, and water quality
- Tullos focused on how oxygen in the river changed with dam removal
- Tullos brings student researchers to the Klamath during summers to collect data
Citizen science used to measure snow depth
David Hill and his lab develop models that show trends in snow seasons from snowpack observations made by the public.
Degree Types
Locations
Corvallis
Online
Our Faculty
Explore our faculty's expertise and research.
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Partnerships
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A hub for domestic and international partnerships
Clean Water Technology Initiative
Oregon State researchers are working to develop the solutions associated with water availability and quality.
Understanding water availability through African observation networks
Oregon State and the Trans-African Hydro-Meteorological Observatory are increasing access to water-related climate data for Africa’s agricultural needs.
The Institute for Water and Watersheds
Water resource engineers work together with the state of Oregon to accomplish research in groundwater management, workforce development, and more.
