About

The UCM Forest Ecohydrology & Watershed Systems (FEWS) Lab led by Dr. Safeeq Khan, Associate Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of California, Merced. Our research team includes undergraduate and graduate students, postdocs, and project scientists. You are welcome to join our team, please check out the opportunities page for current openings in FEWS lab.

Research Foci: 

Human-induced climate change and environmental pressures are increasingly compromising the availability and quality of water resources. Yet, our capacity to accurately predict these changes remains limited. Water’s complex interactions with diverse landscapes and biological processes make it difficult to forecast its behavior across different scales.

The FEWS Lab focuses on understanding how climate change and related factors affect hydro-terrestrial systems. We prioritize the interplay between climate, vegetation, and subsurface water storage. By strategically combining measurements, data analysis, and modeling, we aim to capture the intricacies of small-scale water processes and apply this knowledge to improve predictions at the management level.

Here is a current list of active projects (follow the link or see the research tab for project details):