I am an Environmental Hydrologist and Earth-System Scientist and currently a Postdoctoral Researcher at Baylor University. My research focuses on interactions among hydrologic processes, water quality, physical habitat, and freshwater ecosystems across streams, reservoirs, watersheds, and managed landscapes.
My work integrates field observations, satellite and UAV/USV remote sensing, GIS, hydrologic and water-quality modeling, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and environmental data science to understand environmental change across spatial scales and develop scalable approaches for sustainable water and ecosystem management.
My current research spans:
- Freshwater biodiversity and physical habitat
- Hydrologic and water-quality modeling
- Harmful algal blooms and reservoir water quality
- UAV, USV, and satellite remote sensing
- Green stormwater infrastructure
- Artificial intelligence and machine learning for environmental systems
- Geospatial and environmental data science
- Ph.D., Civil Engineering | Oklahoma State University (2022)
- M.S., Environmental Engineering | Cleveland State University (2018)
- B.Tech., Civil Engineering | Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar (2014)
- Conduct freshwater quantity and water-quality modeling and remote sensing of water systems, aquatic habitats, and infrastructure.
- Develop AI/ML, GIS, and large environmental dataset workflows for detecting macroinvertebrates and assessing freshwater ecosystem conditions.
- Integrate field observations, satellite/UAV imagery, sensor measurements, and environmental databases across stream, reservoir, and watershed systems.
- Support data QA/QC, instrument and data workflows, student mentoring, manuscript development, and research proposal activities.
- Led remote sensing and AI-based analyses of green stormwater infrastructure, invasive vegetation stress, and urban water infrastructure condition.
- Processed UAV and satellite imagery and applied supervised and unsupervised machine-learning approaches for infrastructure and vegetation classification.
- Contributed to field monitoring, data management, manuscript preparation, and national conference presentations.
- Modeled harmful algal blooms in freshwater reservoirs using remote sensing, watershed modeling, and unmanned monitoring systems.
- Integrated field water-quality observations with UAV/USV data and process- and data-driven modeling to support reservoir monitoring and forecasting.
- Contributed to interdisciplinary grant writing, manuscript development, and water-quality research collaborations.
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[1] Abhiram S.P. Pamula, Mark J. Krzmarzick, David J. Lampert, Jamey Jacob, Keith Loftin, Saurav Kumar, and Walter McDonald.
“Monitoring Harmful Algal Blooms in Freshwater Reservoirs Using a Multiscale Approach.”
Journal of Hydroinformatics. Under review. -
[2] Abhiram S.P. Pamula and Ryan A. McManamay.
“Stream Geophysical Diversity as an Analogue of Freshwater Fish Biodiversity.”
Global Ecology and Biogeography. Under review.
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[1] Md Sakib, Omar Hegazy, Abhiram S.P. Pamula, and Walter McDonald. (2026).
“Machine Learning in Urban Stormwater Management: A Review.”
Environmental Modelling & Software.
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[2] Abhiram S.P. Pamula, Negin Zamani, Isael E. Gonzalez, Kalyani Reddy Mallepally, Sevda Akbari, and Mohammad Hadi Bazrkar. (2026).
“Assessment of Non-Linear Lag Effects of Drought on Sectoral Stock Returns Using a Histogram Gradient Boosting Autoregressive Approach.”
Climate, 14(2), 57.
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[3] Abhiram S.P. Pamula, Mark J. Krzmarzick, Muwanika Jdiobe, Jamey D. Jacob, and David J. Lampert. (2025).
“Development of Low-Cost USV Operated with Open-Source Software for Bathymetry Mapping.”
Journal of Hydrologic Engineering.
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[4] Yaser Sabzevari, Saeid Eslamian, Abhiram S.P. Pamula, and Mohammad Hadi Bazrkar. (2025).
“Drought Trend Analysis Using Standardized Precipitation Evapotranspiration Index in Cold-Climate Regions.”
Atmosphere, 16(4), 482.
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[5] Abhiram S.P. Pamula, Mark J. Krzmarzick, Hamed Gholizadeh, William E. Mausbach, and David J. Lampert. (2023).
“A Remote Sensing Tool for Near Real-Time Monitoring of Harmful Algal Blooms and Turbidity in Reservoirs.”
Journal of the American Water Resources Association.
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[6] Abhiram S.P. Pamula, David J. Lampert, and Hasan K. Atiyeh. (2021).
“Well-to-Wake Analysis of Switchgrass to Jet Fuel via a Novel Co-Fermentation of Sugars and CO₂.”
Science of the Total Environment, 782, 146770.
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[7] Abhiram S.P. Pamula, Yung-Tse Hung, and Howard H. Paul. (2021).
“Utilization of Agro-Based Adsorbents in Binary Wastewater Treatment.”
Journal of Environmental Science and Pollution Research.
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[8] Abhiram S.P. Pamula, Yung-Tse Hung, and Howard H. Paul. (2020).
“Treatment of Combined Acid Black 48 and Coffee Wastewater by Low-Cost Adsorbents.”
Environmental Research, Engineering and Management, 76(3), 47–61.
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[9] Abhiram S.P. Pamula, Yung-Tse Hung, and Howard H. Paul. (2020).
“Treatment of Combined Disperse Yellow 3 and Coffee Wastewater by Low-Cost Agro-Based Adsorbents.”
https://doi.org/10.46501/IJMTST060841
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[1] Vinila Vasam, Achyuth Ravilla, Saisanthosh Vamshi Harsha Madiraju, Abhiram S.P. Pamula, and Bhuvan Vemuri. (2026).
“Membranes for Microbial Fuel Cells.”
In Membrane Technologies for Biohydrogen Production and Purification, Chapter 13, pp. 357–399. Elsevier.
https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-24780-4.00014-9 -
[2] Saisantosh Vamshi Harsha Madiraju and Abhiram S.P. Pamula. (2021).
“A Qualitative Examination of Applications and Treatment Technologies of Brackish Water.”
In Removal of Pollutants from Saline Water. CRC Press.
https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003185437-12
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[1] Saisantosh Vamshi Harsha Madiraju and Abhiram S.P. Pamula. (2026).
“Modeling Long-Term Municipal Solid Waste Generation, Recovery and Landfill Burden in the USA.”
Environmental and Earth Sciences Proceedings, 45(1), 8.
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[2] Abhiram S.P. Pamula, Achyuth Ravilla, and Saisantosh Vamshi Harsha Madiraju. (2022).
“Applications of the Internet of Things (IoT) in Real-Time Monitoring of Contaminants in the Air, Water, and Soil.”
Engineering Proceedings, 27(1), 26.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ecsa-9-13335
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[1] Abhiram S.P. Pamula and Ryan McManamay.
“Do Geophysical Habitat Types and Their Network-Scale Diversity Predict Fish Species Richness Across Freshwater Ecoregions?”
Society for Freshwater Science (SFS) Annual Meeting, May 2026. -
[2] Omar Hegazy, Walter McDonald, and Abhiram S.P. Pamula.
“Remote Sensing and Machine Learning for Green Stormwater Infrastructure Condition Assessment.”
AGU Fall Meeting, December 2025. -
[3] Abhiram S.P. Pamula, Omar Hegazy, and Walter McDonald.
“Classification of Green Stormwater Infrastructure Using Remote Sensing and Unsupervised Learning.”
World Environmental & Water Resources Congress, May 2025. -
[4] Abhiram S.P. Pamula, Omar Hegazy, and Walter McDonald.
“Detection and Mapping of Invasive Plant Species in Urban Stormwater Infrastructure Using Remote Sensing.”
CSDMS 2025 Annual Meeting: Exploring Earth’s Surface with Models, Data & AI, May 2025. -
[5] Abhiram S.P. Pamula, Omar Hegazy, and Walter McDonald.
“Data-Driven Monitoring of Green Stormwater Infrastructure Using Remote Sensing and AI Techniques.”
AGU Fall Meeting, December 2024. -
[6] Abhiram S.P. Pamula and Walter McDonald.
“Assessment of Invasive Plant Stress on Green Urban Stormwater Infrastructure Using Remote Sensing and Machine Learning.”
World Environmental & Water Resources Congress, May 2024. -
[7] Abhiram S.P. Pamula, David J. Lampert, Jamey Jacob, and Mark J. Krzmarzick.
“Understanding Harmful Algal Blooms Using Unmanned Systems and Water Quality Models.”
December 2022. -
[8] Abhiram S.P. Pamula and David J. Lampert.
“Water Quality Monitoring and Modeling Using Unmanned Systems.”
Virtual HAB Symposium, January 2022. -
[9] Abhiram S.P. Pamula, Muwanika Jdiobe, David J. Lampert, Jamey Jacob, and Mark J. Krzmarzick.
“Monitoring Harmful Algal Blooms in Marion and Grand Reservoirs Using Unmanned Systems.”
AGU Fall Meeting, December 2021. -
[10] Abhiram S.P. Pamula, David J. Lampert, and Hasan K. Atiyeh.
“Life Cycle Assessment of Switchgrass to Jet Fuel via a Novel Co-Fermentation of Sugars and Gas.”
ASABE Annual International Meeting, July 2021. -
[11] Abhiram S.P. Pamula, David J. Lampert, and Hasan K. Atiyeh.
“Well-to-Wake Analysis of Switchgrass to Butanol Via Co-Fermentation of Sugar and Gas with Subsequent Conversion to Jet Fuel.”
AIChE Annual Meeting, November 2019.
Hydrology · Water Quality · Freshwater Ecology · Remote Sensing · GIS · UAV/USV Systems · Machine Learning · Artificial Intelligence · Environmental Data Science · Harmful Algal Blooms · Green Stormwater Infrastructure · Watershed Modeling
- Advances in Space Research
- Journal of the American Water Resources Association
- Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment
- Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances
- Environmental Science & Technology
- Handling Editor, International Journal of Environment and Waste Management
- Handling Editor, International Journal of Environmental Engineering
- American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
- American Geophysical Union (AGU)