{"id":13,"date":"2017-07-07T20:21:07","date_gmt":"2017-07-07T20:21:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/utsaengineer.wpengine.com\/faculty-page-example\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2025-11-18T08:31:19","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T14:31:19","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/hsharif\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong> Research Thrusts<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hydrometeorological Modeling and Forecasting<br \/>\nEnvironmental Applications of Remote Sensing<br \/>\nWater Resources Planning and Management<br \/>\nData Analytics<br \/>\nTransportation Safety<br \/>\nEnvironmental Applications of Geographic Information Systems (GIS)<br \/>\nAir Quality Modeling<br \/>\nNatural Hazards<br \/>\nEpidemiological Studies<br \/>\nIntelligent\u00a0Transportation Systems<\/p>\n<p><strong>Total of more than $14,657,000 (Approx. $9,029,000 as PI and $5,628,000 as co-PI)<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4>Major Sponsors:<\/h4>\n<p><strong><em>NASA<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>National Science Foundation<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>U.S. Department of Transportation<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>U.S. Department of Education<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>US Army Corps of Engineers<br \/>\nTexas Department of Transportation<\/em><\/strong><strong><em><br \/>\nTexas General Land Office<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Texas Water Development Board<br \/>\nCity of San Antonio<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Grant Details<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Agency: Texas Department of Transportation<br \/>\nTitle: Non-Motorized and Transit-Access Active Transportation Plan<br \/>\nTotal amount: $2,652,000<br \/>\nRole:\u00a0 Principal Investigator<br \/>\nDescription: <em>The project conducts research aimed at launching a comprehensive active transportation plan to enhance safe, sustainable, and connected mobility options across the university campuses\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Agency: National Safety Council<br \/>\nTitle: A Geospatial Artificial Intelligence (Geo-AI) Tool for Proactive Crash Prevention<br \/>\nTotal amount: $110,000<br \/>\nRole:\u00a0 Principal Investigator<br \/>\nDescription: <em>The project tries to develop a Geo-AI tool that leverages spatial data and machine learning to proactively identify and mitigate potential traffic crash risks before they occur<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Agency: Texas Department of Transportation<br \/>\nTitle: Select High Risk Pedestrian Midblock Crossings and Perform Safety Evaluations for Developing Pedestrian Crossings Countermeasures<br \/>\nTotal amount: $393,865<br \/>\nRole:\u00a0 Principal Investigator<br \/>\nDescription: <em>The project tries to develop countermeasures for midblock pedestrian crossings in three major cities in Texas\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Agency: Texas Water Development Board<br \/>\nTitle: Development of a Remote Sensing-informed Agricultural Drought Forecasting System<br \/>\nTotal amount: $168,832<br \/>\nRole:\u00a0 Principal Investigator<br \/>\nDescription: <em>The project involves the development for an agricultural drought forecasting system for Texas<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Agency: US Department of Transportation<br \/>\nTitle: Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Road Safety in Region 6<br \/>\nTotal amount: $50,000<br \/>\nRole:\u00a0 Principal Investigator<br \/>\nDescription: <em>The project involves investigation of how the <\/em>COVID-19 Pandemic affected traffic safety in Texas and the region<\/p>\n<p>Agency: US Department of Transportation<br \/>\nTitle: Impact of Urban Transportation Infrastructure and Motorist Behavior on Motorcycle Crashes<br \/>\nTotal amount: $50,000<br \/>\nRole:\u00a0 Principal Investigator<br \/>\nDescription: <em>The project involves the development of countermeasures to reduce motorcycle crashes in Texas<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Agency: US Department of Transportation<br \/>\nTitle: Coupled Situational Awareness System to Improve Transportation Infrastructure Performance during Extreme Events<br \/>\nTotal amount: $45,000<br \/>\nRole:\u00a0 Principal Investigator<br \/>\nDescription: <em>The project involves the development of a roadway flooding forecasting system that can be deployed during major flooding events<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Agency: US Department of Transportation<br \/>\nTitle: Impact of Truck Drivers and Transportation Infrastructure Characteristics on<br \/>\nLarge Truck Crashes<br \/>\nTotal amount: $45,000<br \/>\nRole:\u00a0 Principal Investigator<br \/>\nDescription: <em>The project involves the development of countermeasures to reduce large truck crashes in Texas<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Agency: US Department of Transportation<br \/>\nTitle: Investigation of the Impact of Rainfall Patterns on Highway Slope Instability<br \/>\nTotal amount: $10,000<br \/>\nRole:\u00a0 Principal Investigator<br \/>\nDescription: <em>The project involves analysis of\u00a0 the recent major rainfall events on highway slope stability in south Texas<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Agency: US Department of Transportation<br \/>\nTitle: Urban Transportation Infrastructure and Bicyclist and Pedestrian Safety<br \/>\nTotal amount: $50,000<br \/>\nRole:\u00a0 Principal Investigator<br \/>\nDescription: <em>The project involves the development of countermeasures to enhance pedestrian and bicyclist safety<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Agency: City of San Antonio Metropolitan Health District<br \/>\nTitle: Wastewater Informed Epidemiological Monitoring of COVID-19 in Bexar County<br \/>\nTotal amount: $199,570<br \/>\nRole:\u00a0 Co-Principal Investigator<br \/>\nDescription: <em>The project tries to develop an alternative, non-invasive and potentially transformative approach for public health risk assessment for COVID-19 by directly quantifying and characterizing SARS-CoV-2 genetic material in the sanitary sewage of a human community<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Agency: Texas Department of Transportation<br \/>\nTitle: Develop Roadway and Parking Design Criteria to Accommodate Automated and Autonomous Vehicles<br \/>\nTotal amount: $329,196<br \/>\nRole:\u00a0 Co-Principal Investigator<br \/>\nDescription: <em>The project tries to predict the travel demand for automated and autonomous vehicles in Texas and the needed changes to roadway and parking design<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Agency: City of San Antonio<br \/>\nTitle: Corrugated Metal Pipe (CMP) Infrastructure Rehabilitation<br \/>\nTotal amount: $750,000<br \/>\nRole:\u00a0 Principal Investigator<br \/>\nDescription: <em>The project involves development of best alternatives for rehabilitation of the City\u2019s aging Corrugated Metal Pipe (CMP) infrastructure<\/em><em>s<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Agency: Texas Department of Transportation<br \/>\nTitle: Developing Peak Rate Factor (PRF) Guidance in Hydrologic Modeling<br \/>\nTotal amount: $292,131<br \/>\nRole:\u00a0 Principal Investigator<br \/>\nDescription: <em>The project tries to improve Unit Hydrograph estimation for hydrologic modeling over Texas watersheds<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Agency: Texas General Land Office<br \/>\nTitle: Hydrology Infrastructure Data Collection and Analysis<br \/>\nTotal amount: $1,536,419<br \/>\nRole:\u00a0 Principal Investigator<br \/>\nDescription: <em>T<\/em><em>he project tries to improve how Texas prepares for extreme precipitation events<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Agency: San Antonio office of Texas Department of Transportation<br \/>\nTitle: Exploratory Investigation on the Origin of Wrong-Way Drivers in San Antonio<br \/>\nTotal amount: $70,000<br \/>\nRole:\u00a0 co-Principal Investigator<br \/>\nDescription: <em>The project\u00a0<\/em><em>tries to understand and solve the wrong-way driving problem in San Antonio<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Agency: San Antonio River Authority<br \/>\nTitle: GSSHA Pilot Study 2<br \/>\nTotal amount: $58,000<br \/>\nRole: Principal Investigator<br \/>\nDescription: <em>The project involves development of a 2-D water quality model for a catchment in San Antonio<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Agency: City of San Antonio<br \/>\nTitle: Traffic Technical Assistance<br \/>\nTotal amount: $150,000<br \/>\nRole: Principal Investigator<br \/>\nDescription: <em>The project involves analysis of traffic safety issues<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Agency: San Antonio River Authority<br \/>\nTitle: GSSHA Pilot Study<br \/>\nTotal amount: $45,000<br \/>\nRole: Principal Investigator<br \/>\nDescription: <em>The project involves development of a 2-D hydrologic model for a catchment in San Antonio<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Agency: US Department of Transportation<br \/>\nTitle: Portable Roadway High Water Detection System for Driver Safety and Infrastructure Assessment<br \/>\nTotal amount: $39,000<br \/>\nRole: Principal Investigator<br \/>\nDescription: <em>The project involves development of road flooding warning system<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Agency: CPS-City of San Antonio<br \/>\nTitle: City of San Antonio Climate Action and Adaptation Plan<br \/>\nTotal amount: $500,000<br \/>\nRole: Co-Principal Investigator<br \/>\nDescription: <em>The project involves development of a CAAP for the City of San Antonio<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Agency: Texas Department of Transportation<br \/>\nTitle: Reducing Traffic Crashes at Road Construction Access Points<br \/>\nTotal amount: $298,509<br \/>\nRole: Principal Investigator<br \/>\nDescription: <em>The project involves study of traffic safety issues at access points<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Agency: CPS-City of San Antonio<br \/>\nTitle: A Hybrid Integrated Sensing and Energy Conversion (HISEC) Module for Harvesting Mechanical and Thermal Energy on Roadways and Monitoring Traffic<br \/>\nTotal amount: $596,986<br \/>\nRole: Co-Principal Investigator<br \/>\nDescription: <em>The project involves energy harvesting on roadways<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Agency: UTSA<br \/>\nTitle: Prediction of Crash Incidence and Severity on Texas Roadways<br \/>\nTotal amount: $15,000<br \/>\nRole: Principal Investigator<br \/>\nDescription: <em>The project uses big data analytics to study the impact of weather on crashes<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Agency: US Department of Transportation<br \/>\nTitle: Relationship between Road Network Characteristics and Traffic Safety<br \/>\nTotal amount: $50,000<br \/>\nRole: Principal Investigator<br \/>\nDescription: <em>The project involves study of traffic safety issues at urban intersections<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Agency: City of San Antonio<br \/>\nTitle: Traffic Safety<br \/>\nTotal amount: $50,000<br \/>\nRole: Co-Principal Investigator<br \/>\nDescription: <em>The project involves study of traffic safety issues<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Agency: Texas Department of Transportation<br \/>\nTitle: Assessing the Safety Issues Associated with Isolated Rural Intersections<br \/>\nTotal amount: $266,800<br \/>\nRole: Principal Investigator<br \/>\nDescription: <em>The project involves study of traffic safety issues at rural intersections<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Agency: Texas Department of Transportation<br \/>\nTitle: Incorporating Wildlife Crossings into TxDOT&#8217;s Project Development, Design and Operations Processes<br \/>\nTotal amount: $87,346<br \/>\nRole: Principal Investigator<br \/>\nDescription: <em>The project involves developing procedures to enhance safety of wildlife and roadway drivers at wildlife crossings<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Agency: U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)<br \/>\nTitle: UnderGraduate Research, Education And Training (U-GREAT)<br \/>\nTotal amount: $275,760<br \/>\nRole: Co-Principal Investigator<br \/>\nDescription: <em>The project involves USDA-related research and education for graduate and undergraduate students<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Agency: Texas Department of Transportation<br \/>\nTitle: Safety Impact of Texas Travel Information Centers (TIC) &#8211; Update<br \/>\nTotal amount: $80,000<br \/>\nRole: Principal Investigator<br \/>\nDescription: <em>The project involves study of the impact of rest areas and TIC on roadway safety<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Agency: U.S. Department of Education<br \/>\nTitle: Improvement of Minority Education in Earth Science and Environmental Engineering at UTSA (IMEESE at UTSA)<br \/>\nTotal amount: $748,705<br \/>\nRole: Co-Principal Investigator<br \/>\nDescription: <em>The project involves hydrology research and field work for graduate and undergraduate students<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Agency: MSI STEM Research &amp; Development Consortium<br \/>\nTitle: Novel Technology for Detection and Prediction of Spreading of Air Chemicals<br \/>\nTotal amount: $613,063<br \/>\nRole: Co- Principal Investigator<br \/>\nDescription: <em>The project use a weather model, chemical dispersion modules, and drones to detect and study the transport of air pollutants<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Agency: National Science Foundation<br \/>\nTitle: RAPID: Forensic Hydrological Field Investigation of the Blanco River Flood &#8211; May 2015, Wimberley, TX<br \/>\nTotal amount: $26,531<br \/>\nRole: Mentor (PI Chad Furl, postdoc)<br \/>\nDescription: <em>The project includes collection of data and analysis of unprecedented flash floods<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Agency: UTSA<br \/>\nTitle: Air Pollution and Weather Controls on Childhood Asthma in Texas<br \/>\nTotal amount: $20,000<br \/>\nRole: Principal Investigator<br \/>\nDescription: <em>The project tries to quantify the relationship between air pollution and childhood asthma in Texas<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Agency: Texas Department of Transportation<br \/>\nTitle: Traffic Safety Challenges and Strategies in the Eagle Ford Shale Area<br \/>\nTotal amount: $266,603<br \/>\nRole: Principal Investigator<br \/>\nDescription: <em>The project involves study of the impact of shale oil and gas development activities on traffic safety<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Agency: Crystal City, Texas<br \/>\nTitle: Seepage Study of the Potential Turkey Watershed Reservoir<br \/>\nTotal amount: $11,000<br \/>\nRole: Principal Investigator<br \/>\nDescription: <em>The project involves groundwater modeling to estimate potential seepage<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Agency: Texas Department of Transportation<br \/>\nTitle: Evaluating Use of Sub-Grade Drains with PFC for Stormwater Drainage<br \/>\nTotal amount: $281,664<br \/>\nRole: Co-Investigator<br \/>\nDescription: <em>The project develops a design method for the underdrains to eliminate standing water on roadway surfaces<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Agency: Engineer Research and Development Center (US Army Corps of Engineers)<br \/>\nTitle: The Use of Operational Precipitation Products in the Context of Flood Forecasting<br \/>\nTotal amount: $149,986<br \/>\nRole: Principal Investigator<br \/>\nDescription: <em>The project involves study of the impact of rest areas and TIC on roadway safety<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Agency: Crystal City, Texas<br \/>\nTitle: Hydrologic Study of Turkey Watershed, Texas<br \/>\nTotal amount: $15,000<br \/>\nRole: Principal Investigator<br \/>\nDescription: <em>The project involves hydrologic modeling for water resources management<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Agency: Texas Department of Transportation<br \/>\nTitle: Safety Impact of Texas Travel Information Centers (TIC)<br \/>\nTotal amount: $127,281<br \/>\nRole: Principal Investigator<br \/>\nDescription: <em>The project involves study of the impact of rest areas and TIC on roadway safety<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Agency: Texas Space Grant Consortium<br \/>\nTitle: Development of a New Course on Engineering Applications of NASA Observing Technology<br \/>\nTotal amount: $15,000<br \/>\nRole: Principal Investigator<br \/>\nDescription: <em>A study of the infusion of NASA observing technology into engineering courses<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Agency: UTSA<br \/>\nTitle: Snow freeboard and ice thickness distributions and changes over Bellingshausen-Amundsen Seas from IceBridge data<br \/>\nTotal amount: $25,000<br \/>\nRole: Co-Investigator<br \/>\nDescription: <em>Remote sensing applications<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)<br \/>\nTitle: Climate Change Communication: Engineering, Environmental Science, and Education<br \/>\nTotal amount: $501,814<br \/>\nRole: Principal Investigator<br \/>\nDescription: <em>The project involves climate change-related research and education for graduate and undergraduate students<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Agency: Texas Department of Transportation<br \/>\nTitle: Assessment of the Effects of Regional Channel Stability and Sediment Transport on Roadway Hydraulic Structures<br \/>\nTotal amount: $248,247<br \/>\nRole: Co-Investigator<br \/>\nDescription: <em>The project involves study of the sedimentation and erosion impacts on hydraulic structures<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Agency: Texas Department of Transportation<br \/>\nTitle: Synthesis of Hydrologic and Hydraulic Impacts<br \/>\nTotal amount: $50,000<br \/>\nRole: Principal Investigator<br \/>\nDescription: <em>The project involves study of the hydrologic and hydraulic impacts of construction projects<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Agency: U.S. Department of Education<br \/>\nTitle: Opportunities for Research Experience in Earth Science and Environmental Engineering at UTSA (MORESE at UTSA)<br \/>\nTotal amount: $561,474<br \/>\nRole: Co-Principal Investigator<br \/>\nDescription: <em>The project involves hydrology research and field work for graduate and undergraduate students<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Agency: National Science Foundation<br \/>\nTitle: A US-Saudi Arabia Collaboration on Hydrometeorological Analysis and Modeling in Complex Terrain<br \/>\nTotal amount: $200,000.<br \/>\nRole: Principal Investigator<br \/>\nDescription: <em>The project involves basic hydrologic research to create opportunities for efficient water harvesting<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)<br \/>\nTitle: Lift-Off: Curriculum Improvement for Enhancing Engineering Education<br \/>\nTotal amount: $409,001<br \/>\nRole: Principal Investigator<br \/>\nDescription: <em>The project involves NASA-related research and education for graduate and undergraduate students<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration<br \/>\nTitle: Enhanced short-term Hydrometeorological Forecasting<br \/>\nTotal amount: $99,856<br \/>\nRole: Principal Investigator<br \/>\nDescription: <em>The project involves development of a system for rainfall and runoff forecasting in an urban environment<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Agency: Texas Department of Transportation<br \/>\nTitle: Empirical Flow Parameters \u2013 A Tool for Hydraulic Model Validity Assessment<br \/>\nTotal amount: $519,485<br \/>\nRole: UTSA Principal Investigator<br \/>\nDescription: <em>The project involves study of flow characteristic for different watersheds in Texas<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Agency: Texas Department of Transportation<br \/>\nTitle: Mitigation Methods for Temporary Concrete Traffic Barrier Effects on Flood Water Flows<br \/>\nTotal amount: $199,172<br \/>\nRole: Co-Investigator<br \/>\nDescription: <em>The project involves study of the impact of barriers on runoff and flooding<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Agency: Texas Department of Transportation<br \/>\nTitle: Bacteria Levels in Discharges from Road Right-of-Ways<br \/>\nTotal amount: $377,698<br \/>\nRole: Co-Investigator<br \/>\nDescription: <em>The project involves study of water quality in the immediate vicinity of bridges<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Agency: UTSA<br \/>\nTitle: Climate and Weather Controls on Influenza: Predictability of the Epidemic<br \/>\nTotal amount: $29,883<br \/>\nRole: Principal Investigator<br \/>\nDescription: <em>The project involves study of the relationship between climate and influenza<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Research Thrusts Hydrometeorological Modeling and Forecasting Environmental Applications of Remote Sensing Water Resources Planning and Management Data Analytics Transportation Safety Environmental Applications of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Air Quality Modeling Natural Hazards Epidemiological Studies Intelligent\u00a0Transportation Systems Total of more than $14,657,000 (Approx. $9,029,000 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