Dr. Afiya Narzis specializes in process-based modeling, climate change impact analysis, GIS, and remote sensing. Her research centers on building community resilience through process-based modeling (SWAT+, StormWise, SWMM, HEC-HMS, etc.), with a core focus on providing sustainable solutions for water quality improvement and flood hazard mitigation. Driven by her roots in Bangladesh-an agriculture-based, flood-prone nation where soil health and water management are deeply interconnected, Afiya is expanding her work into process-based modeling for agricultural watersheds. She is currently investigating the field-scale application of the SWAT+ carbon model to assess soil organic carbon dynamics across the United States, with a view to bridging the gap between the agricultural sustainability and watershed management.

UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION

BSc. in Water Resources Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh

GRADUATE EDUCATION

MSc. in Water Resources Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh

Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington (UTA), Texas, US