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Global change starts ByWater.

Our mission is to catalyze thriving climate and water futures through transdisciplinary & collaborative scholarship.

The ByWater Institute is a nationally recognized environmental research institute focused on solutions science that addresses the grand challenges facing the ecosystems, communities and businesses along coastlines and rivers of the US. Using the Mississippi River Basin as our testbed, ByWater's growing number of experts and partners will advance a new scholarly approach to solutions science called “clinical trials for planetary health” — diagnosing problems and producing, testing and communicating solutions at unprecedented speeds and scales. ByWater’s overriding goal: Help create cities, coastlines and river basins in the region and beyond that are Thriving ByWater in an era of increasing climate extremes.

ByWater Institute Team

John Sabo


John Sabo

Director

 

Shelley Meaux


Shelley Meaux

Associate Director

Ama Rogan


Ama Rogan

Managing Director
A Studio In The Woods

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Joshua Lewis

Research Associate Professor

Yushiou Tsai


Yushiou Tsai

Research Associate Professor

Tia Andrews

 

Tia Andrews

Administrative Program Coordinator

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Simone Domingue

Research Assistant Professor

Misha Bondarenko


Misha Bondarenko

Science Communication Coordinator

Hanna Dawley


Hanna Dawley

Administrative Program Coordinator

Qi Deng


Qi Deng

Research Scientist

Li Huang


Li Huang

Research Scientist-I

Reepal Shah


Reepal Shah

Research Scientist-I

Pamela Silva


Pamela Silva

Marketing and Outreach Coordinator, A Studio In The Woods

Gary Watson


Gary Watson

Development Consultant, A Studio In The Woods

Interested in partnering with the ByWater Institute?

Tulane affiliates are invited to join us as ByWater Institute Scholars. Scholars are the heart of our program and we provide support in myriad ways. External scholars and organizaitons should contact us about opportuntities to partner on programming and research. We can help you find collaborators at Tulane and among our other partner institutions to build world-class research teams. Contact us to learn more.