The Davis Water Center is comprised of faculty whose research, education, and engagement activities address a wide spectrum of water issues pertaining to agriculture and the environment. This work falls into five areas of research:
Crop & Animal Improvement Soil Water-Plant-Atmospheric Sensors Ecosystems, Natural Resources, and Modeling Forage, Rangeland, & Livestock Economics & Rural Development
Research Area:
Crop & Animal Improvement
Cutting edge genetic and genomic approaches employed to develop water use efficient crops for the region. Employ efficient management practices for productive use of water to sustain crop and animal productivity under current and future uncertain climatic conditions.
Kristin Hales
Department of Animal & Food Sciences
Aaron Norris
Department of Natural Resources Management
Gunvant Patil
Department of Plant & Soil Science
Impa Somayanda
Department of Plant & Soil Science
Research Area:
Soil Water-Plant-Atmospheric Sensors
Rapid advances in sensing and measuring soil water, atmospheric variables and plant responses present the opportunity to develop new and efficient irrigation management systems. Utilizing an array of soil water-plant-atmospheric sensors will provide a robust framework for developing modeling tools to determine water conserving management options for current and future climatic conditions.
Sanjit Deb
Department of Plant & Soil Science
Wenxuan Guo
Department of Plant & Soil Science
Haydee Laza
Department of Plant & Soil Science
Rupinder Saini
Department of Plant & Soil Science
Research Area:
Ecosystems, Natural Resources, and Modeling
Develop new approaches to effectively utilize natural resources for marine productivity, stream and river ecology, fisheries, wildlife restoration and recreational opportunities. Integrate climate and hydrological models supported by advances in virtual reality to elevate the ecosystem service outcomes to better manage natural resources and wildlife at local and regional scales.
Cade Coldren
Department of Natural Resources Management
Scott Collins
Department of Natural Resources Management
Kerry Griffis-Kyle
Department of Natural Resources Management
Muntazar Monsur
Department of Landscape Architecture
Jyotsna Sharma
Department of Plant & Soil Science
Sukhbir Singh
Department of Plant & Soil Science
Research Area:
Forage, Rangeland, and Livestock
Climate resilient grazing and silage options developed through improved drought tolerant forages, year-long grazing thorough introduction of perennial cereals, and explore new legume-grass mix combinations for resource efficient forage-pasture-livestock systems for the Southern High Plains.
Caitlyn Cooper-Norris
Department of Natural Resources Management
Whitney Crossland
Department of Animal & Food Sciences
Aaron Norris
Department of Natural Resources Management
Lindsey Slaughter
Department of Plant & Soil Science
Joey Young
Department of Plant & Soil Science
Research Area:
Economics & Rural Development
An integrated socio-economic framework to understand the bottlenecks for adoption of advanced water conserving technology, focusing on the domains of economic sustainability and human behavioral dynamics. Develop and disseminate recommendations and strategies to catalyze adoption of innovative water conserving technologies and climate resilient production systems under water limited environments.
Syed Badruddoza
Department of Agricultural & Applied Economics
Amy Boren Alpizar
Department of Agricultural Education & Communications
Modhurima Dey Amin
Department of Agricultural & Applied Economics
Donna McCallister
Department of Agricultural & Applied Economics
Water Center Administrators
Krishna Jagadish
Water Center Director
Deidra Howell
Program Manager
Monica Hightower
Administrative Support
Seth Cope
Technical Program Manager
Postdocs & Student Researchers
Akkarapon Chaiyana
Post-Doctoral Researcher
"TP" Tatsaneewan Phoesri
Post-Doctoral Researcher
Rachel Wade
Data Analyst & Economist
Davis College Water Center
If you are conducting research which aligns with the center's mission, you could be eligible to access unique funding and support opportunities. To learn more, reach out to Krishna Jagadish, Water Center Director.
Water plays a key role in sustaining the livelihood of humanity and the health of natural resources in the semiarid region of West Texas and the world.
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