FACULTY HONOR: Wood elected to National Academy of Engineering for water cycle research

By Staff on March 19, 2015, 3 p.m.

Eric Wood, the Susan Dod Brown Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering, one of the highest career honors for engineers. He was recognized by the academy "for development of land surface models and use of remote sensing for hydrologic modeling and prediction." He is among 67 new members and 12 foreign members elected to the academy this year; election reflects significant contribution to engineering research, practice or education.

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