Student Awards

This section lists awards received by students and postdoctoral researchers during their time in the lab. The list includes both our current students and the alumni.

Chitresh Anand (PhD Student)

  • James O. Jirsa Graduate Travel Award, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2026
  • Travel Support for AGU Meeting, Critical Zone Network of Networks (CZ-NON), 2025

Kanak Kanti Kar (PhD, 2026)

  • Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2024
  • Robert A. and Becky Reisdorff Student Support Fund Fellowship, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2024
  • Leisen Scholarship, American Water Works Association Nebraska Section, 2023
  • Graduate Student Travel Award, University of Nebraska Foundation, 2023
  • Bangladesh Sweden Trust Fund Travel Grant Scholarship, Ministry of Finance, Government of Bangladesh, 2022
  • Myron M. Blume Civil Engineering Scholarship Fund Fellowship, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2022
  • NEWAVE Scholarship, Delft International Conference on Sociohydrology, Netherlands, 2021

Nishant Kumar (PhD, 2026)

  • Poster Competition Second Prize, South Dakota Student Water Conference, 2025
  • Graduate Student Travel Award, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2023
  • Nebraska Water Environment Association Student Scholarship, 2023

Sudan Pokharel (PhD, 2025)

  • Civil Engineering Scholarship Fund Fellowship, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2022-2023
  • Graduate Student Travel Award, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2022

Shivendra Srivastava (PhD, 2025)

  • James Jirsa Professional Development Award, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2023-2024
  • Nebraska Water Environment Association Student Scholarship, 2023
  • Graduate Student Travel Award, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2023-2024
  • Civil Engineering Scholarship Fund Fellowship, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2022-2023

Sinan Rasiya Koya (PhD, 2025)

  • College of Engineering Professional Development Fellowship, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Fall 2024
  • HydroML Symposium Travel Grant, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Summer 2024
  • Jim Dooge Award, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences (co-author), 2024
  • James O. Jirsa Professional Development Award, University of Nebraska Lincoln, Spring 2024
  • Graduate Student Travel Award, University of Nebraska Lincoln, Fall 2023, 24
  • Poster Competition Second Prize, Nebraska Water Conference, 2023
  • Sorkin Scholarship Fund Fellowship, University of Nebraska Lincoln, 2022-2023
  • Robert A. and Becky Reisdorff Student Support Fund, University of Nebraska Lincoln, 2021-2022