News • The Liu Group: Human-Environment Systems Research • Iowa State University

Dr. Lu Liu is covered by Iowa Stater for her work on the distributed water system.

Ph.D. student Fatemeh Ganji won Second Place in the poster competition at 2024 Iowa Water Conference.

Liu (PI) together with Joe Charbonnet (co-PI) are awarded by the National Science Foundation to study climate resilience of combined sewer systems and its impact on marginalized communities.

Undergraduate student Shanna Fellows was selected as Outstanding Senior in Civil Engineering.

Undergraduate student Shanna Fellows won First Place in the Environmental/Water Resources Undergraduate category at the 12th Annual Student Research Showcase & Poster Competition, Iowa State University.
Ph.D. student Revanth Mamidala won Second Place in the Environmental/Water Resources Graduate category at the 12th Annual Student Research Showcase & Poster Competition, Iowa State University.

Ph.D. student Fatemeh Ganji received the 2024 Science Communication Fellowship on Plants and Climate Change Education (PLACCE).

Liu talked about why going decentralized for water supply is the way for more resilient water future. See the full article on The Conversation.

Research conducted by Ph.D. student Emmanuel Padmore Mantey covered by The Gazette.
Liu offered expert insights for the Wall Street Journal in an article titled “Drought Leaves Midwest Towns ‘Drier Than the Dust Bowl’”

Ph.D. student Emmanuel Padmore Mantey won First Place in the poster competition at 2023 Iowa Water Conference.

Liu and Arenas were invited to speak at the 2023 Indiana Water Summit in Indianapolis, IN on August 11, 2023.
Liu featured on Exploring the Journey of Asian Women in STEM at ISU.

Liu (PI) together with Antonio Arenas (co-PI) are awarded by the Iowa Water Environment Association to study the resilience of Des Moines’ combined sewer system to wet weather

Dr. Lu Liu and Dr. Antonio Arenas talked about why building flood control systems on historical data won’t protect against future flood risk. See the full article on The Conversation.

Ph.D. student Emmanuel Padmore Mantey won First Place in the Environmental/Water Resources Graduate category at the 11th Annual Student Research Showcase & Poster Competition, Iowa State University
Undergraduate student Shanna Fellows won First Place in the Environmental/Water Resources Undergraduate category at the 11th Annual Student Research Showcase & Poster Competition, Iowa State University
Ph.D. student Haleigh Summers won Best Poster in the 11th Annual Environmental Science Graduate Research Symposium, Iowa State University

Ph.D. student Fatemeh Ganji featured on CCEE news: Advocating for the world and for women.

Undergraduate student Shanna Fellows’ research featured on CCEE news.
Liu (co-PI) received two Presidential Jump Start seed funding: 1) Improving Understanding of Climate Justice for Vulnerable Groups Through Communication and Community Engagement; 2) Strengthening Stormwater Infrastructure in Marginalized Communities Through Social Justice Indicators.

Liu (co-PI) was awarded a total of $3.2 million over 4 years by the Environmental Protection Agency to accelerate water reuse in US rural communities.

Ph.D. student Fatemeh Ganji received the CGRER travel grant to attend 2022 AGU Fall Meeting in Chicago.

Ph.D. student Fatemeh Ganji won First Place in the Environmental/Water Resources Graduate category at the 10th Annual Student Research Showcase & Poster Competition, Iowa State University
Undergraduate student Shanna Fellows won First Place in the Environmental/Water Resources Undergraduate category at the 10th Annual Student Research Showcase & Poster Competition, Iowa State University

Liu (PI) together with Yuyu Zhou (co-PI) are awarded a seed grant from the University of Iowa on “Differentiating vulnerability to climate change in the US urban and rural areas“

M.S. student Jarrett Morrison won Second Place in the Environmental/Water Resources category at the CCEE Undergraduate and Graduate Research Symposium, Iowa State University