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  • ASCE News - Papanicolaou Earns 2018 Hans Albert Einstein Award, February 2018
  • Newswise - Thanos Papanicolaou Can Address Dam Safety, Dam Maintenance & Security, Ecological Impact #OrovilleDam, February 2017
  • UTRF News - Papanicolaou Named Fellow of the ASCE, January 2017
  • UTK News - NSF Science 360 Discusses Planet’s ‘Skin’ with Papanicolaou, March 2016
  • Science Daily - Did Dust Bowl's ravages end in the 1940s? New study says no, October 2015
  • EWRI Tweet -Prof. Thanos Papanicolaou is the recipient of the '14 Hunter Rouse Hydraulic Engineering Award , June 2014
  • Comet - Iowa NASA EPSCoR project on agricultural soil erosion and carbon cycle observations, August 2012
  • UI News - Papanicolaou examines impacts of land use on climate change, June 4, 2012
  • Iowa Environmental Focus - UI Engineer gets NASA grant to study Iowa soil erosion, November 11, 2010
  • UI News - UI team aid gulf research, October 28, 2010
  • Leopold Newspaper - Determining when waterways work best, July 27, 2010
  • NASA Newspaper - EPSCoR study, June 20, 2010
  • Cedar Rapids Gazette - UI researcher receives grants for erosion study, August 5, 2007
  • Atlantic News Telegraph - County part of statewide water runoff study, November 5, 2005
  • Newsday - PCB Levels Spark Worry, August 3, 2002
  • Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce - Build it well and salmon will swim through it, October 12, 1999
  • Marengo Paper - Running right ahead: soil quality in Clear Creek, IA
  • History Channel Modern Marvels  (interview begins at 5:15)

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Recent News

Protecting our bridges
Thanos at TI, Germany Dr. Papanicolaou and his team are collaborating with Texas Instruments to develop long distance detection Radio Frequency Identification sensors for use in the autonomous monitoring of scour at bridges. Co-collaborators from Arizona State University will develop the necessary statistical tools and software to support the sensor monitoring.

Featured Article

Global Problem, Local Action...
Dust-bowl Thanos Papanicolaou leads a research team to study the exchange of carbon between the soil and the atmosphere, the impact of farming practices on the carbon cycle, and the potential environmental effects for the Midwest and the world. Read More.

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Promoting Sustainable Land Management Practice

The Clear Creek experimental watershed provides the unique opportunity to study the impact of anthropogenic activities on landscapes. Thanos and his team is using this facility to study optimal land management practices that ensure sustainability.

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