Dr. Rao "GS" Govindaraju accepting the EWRI Lifetime Achievement Award

Rao ("GS") Govindaraju, Bowen Engineering Head of Civil Engineering and Distinguished Professor of Civil Engineering, and Venkatesh Merwade, Professor of Civil Engineering, were recognized at the ASCE's 2024 World Environmental & Water Resources Congress held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Dr. Govindaraju received the seminal paper award for a paper he co-authored in the Journal of Hydrologic Engineering titled, "Artificial Neural Networks in Hydrology I: Preliminary Concepts and II: Hydrologic Applications."

Venkatesh Merwade

Professor Merwade received the best technical paper award for his co-authored work titled, "Uncertainty Analysis and Quantification in Flood Insurance Rate Maps Using Bayesian Model Averaging and Hierarchical BMA," also published in the Journal of Hydrologic Engineering.

During the event, Dr. Govindaraju was also presented with the EWRI Lifetime Achievement Award. This award is presented to members who are judged to have advanced the profession, exhibited technical competence, and significantly contributed to public service, research, or practice in the environmental and water resources profession.