Enrique R. Vivoni

Enrique R. Vivoni is the Fulton Professor of Hydrosystems Engineering in the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment and the Director of the Center for Hydrologic Innovations at Arizona State University. His research focuses on water, climate and ecosystem processes and interactions with sustainability and management, with a specific emphasis on semiarid and arid regions of North America. Over the course of his career, Professor Vivoni has established long-term research collaborations on topics related to advancing numerical models, water resources management, climate change and sociopolitical interactions with natural resources. He is also involved in training, outreach and stakeholder engagement activities as related to technology transfer and the use of scientific knowledge for improving decision-making processes. He has won a number of local, national, and international awards, including being named Fellow of the American Meteorological Society, Mexican Academy of Sciences, and American Association for the Advancement of Science. His work has garnered the ASCE Arid Lands Hydraulic Engineering Award, Governor's Award for Arizona's Future, International Award from the Mexican Carbon Program, Fulbright Fellowship, Leopold Leadership Fellowship, Lincoln Institute Curriculum Award, Huber Prize for Civil Engineering Research, Quentis Mees Research Award from the Arizona Water Association, and the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers. He has served in administrative positions including as Associate Dean of the Graduate College, Associate Director of the School of Earth and Space Exploration, and Graduate Faculty Chair of the Hydrosystems Engineering Program.