Water Security and Sustainability Lab
Welcome to Water Security and Sustainability Lab (WSSL) in the Department of Environmental Science and Technology at University of Maryland. The WSSL started in 2015 under the leadership of Dr. Masoud Negahban-Azar to address emerging interdisciplinary challenges in water management.
What we do?
We explore different aspects of water sustainability framework to improve water security and sustainability. Our research focuses on holistically examining water systems, focusing on the interfaces that exist between natural and built environment that affect water quality and availability.
Research projects
CONSERVE: The Nexus...
Public Water Infrastructure...
Food Corridors...
Fourth Project
News & events
New Lab Members
Three new students joined our lab. Three new graduate students joined the WSSL in fall 2017. Ghazal Shabestanipour and Farshid Shoushtarian have joined the lab as new Ph.D. students. Ghazal will work…
read moreTwo Graduate Assistantship Openings
Currently Available Positions: We invite applications for two graduate research assistantships (preferably at Ph.D. level) in the areas of sustainable water management and water reuse. Interested applicants should send an email to Dr.…
read moreManashi Paul Presented at EWRI 2017
Manashi Paul presented at 2017 the World Environmental and Water Resources Congress in Sacramento, CA. The title of her presentation was Sustainable Water Reuse for Agriculture: Identification and Classification of Nontraditional Water…
read moreDr. Negahban-Azar will present at World Water Week in Stockholm, Sweden
Each year the Week addresses a particular theme to enable a deeper examination of a specific water-related topic. In 2016, the theme will be “Water for Sustainable Growth”. The conference will feature…
read moreManashi Paul joined Water Security and Sustainability Lab as a new Ph.D. student.
Manashi Paul will join the Water Security and Sustainability Lab as a Ph.D. student in August 2016. Before joining UMD, Manashi was a Graduate Research Assistant in the Department of Agricultural and…
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