Water Resources & Remote Sensing Laboratory University of Georgia | Department of Geology What We Do: The WRRS research group focuses primarily on complex and interrelated geologic and environmental problems using field-based data, satellite remote sensing techniques, and numerical models. The research weaves four interconnected threads related to water resources: addressing issues pertaining to the sources, distribution, sinks, fluxes, and mechanisms of groundwater recharge on local and regional scales; development and assessment of hydrologic models using both field-based data and cost-effective technologies to quantify, forecast, and better understand water resources; advancing the science of satellite applications in hydrology and geology; and evaluating groundwater potentialities using near-surface geophysics, isotope geochemistry, and remote sensing. WRRS research is primarily focused on arid to semi-arid environments or within data-sparse environments (e.g., Egypt, Morocco, Kuwait, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia). Read more about our projects About the Director: Dr. Adam Milewski is a Professor of Hydrogeology & Remote Sensing and Department Head in the Department of Geology at the University of Georgia. He is also the President of Geospatial & Hydrologic Services, LLC (GHS). He is a physical hydrogeologist and remote sensing/geospatial scientist who uses multiple tools (e.g., field, remote sensing, UAVs, numerical and physical models, geophysics, isotope geochemistry) to address both fundamental research and applied science related to water resources on multiple scales (e.g., field to regional). He has widespread experience in hydrogeology, remote sensing, GIS, and hydrologic modeling, and has been funded over the past decade(s) by NASA, NSF, USAID, Department of Interior, USCRP, the Department of Energy, USGS, the Saudi Geological Survey, and Chemours. He established the Water Resources and Remote Sensing Laboratory (http://wrrs.uga.edu) and is the co-founder and current director of the ARCHES (Advancing Research & Capacity for Hydrologic Education and Science) program (http://arches.wrrs.uga.edu). He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the US Chapter of the International Association of Hydrogeologists, is Past-President of the US Early Career Hydrogeologists’ Network and currently serves as the IAH Treasurer. He also serves as the Associate Editor of Remote Sensing, Environmental Earth Sciences, and Water. Under Construction: Services, ARCHES, *Research Projects
