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Published Journal Articles

Cities are concentrators of complex, multisectoral interactions within the human-earth system.

Brelsford, C., Jones, A., Pandey, B., Vahmani, P., Allen-Dumas, M., Rastogi, D., Sparks, K., Bukovsky, M., Dronova, I., Hong, T., Iwaniec, D.M., Newcomer, M.E., Reid, S.C., and Zheng, Z.
Published DOE: Yes
Equity Water
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Multi-objective urban observational strategies a risk-based framework for expanding flood sensor networks.

Brelsford, C., Coon, E., Wang, M., Rosenheim, N., Brake, N., Haselbach, L., and Passalacqua, P.
Published DOE: Yes
Co-Design Equity Water
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Development of the contamination distribution centered toxics mobility vulnerability index in the Beaumont-Port Arthur region of Texas.

Cai, Z., Newman, G., McNair, M., Zheng, J., Shin, J., Malecha, M., Yu, S., and Meyer, M.A.
Published DOE: Yes
Equity

Building hypotheses to understand the synergistic effects of heat and pollution exposure in a changing climate.

Chambliss, S., Nduka, I., and Persad, G.G.
Published DOE: Yes
Climate

A framework to enhance disaster debris estimation with AI and aerial photogrammetry

Cheng, C.S., Luo, L., Lee, Yu-Chen, Murphy, S., and Leite, F.
Published DOE: Yes
Co-Design KMP

Flood Susceptibility Mapping Using Machine Learning and Geospatial-Sentinel-1 SAR Integration for Enhanced Early Warning Systems

Feizbahr, M., Brake, N., Arbabkhah, H., Hariri Asli, H., and Woods, K.
Published DOE: Yes
Water

Efficacy of underground aggregate infiltration beds under a permeable pavement system.

Haselbach, L., Fountain, M., Toosi, G., and Asli, H.H.
Published DOE: Yes
Co-Design Water

Green buffers near industrial plants examples in Jefferson County, T.

Haselbach, L., Niroula, R., and Feizbahr, M.
Published DOE: Yes
Co-Design

River dissolved oxygen prediction using machine learning models and wireless sensor measurements.

He, M., Qian, Q., Liu, X., and Zhang, J.
Published DOE: No
Water

Recent progress on surface water quality models utilizing machine learning techniques.

He, M., Qian, Q., Liu, X., Zhang, J., and Curry, J.
Published DOE: Yes
Water

pyTCR: A tropical cyclone rainfall model for Python.

Le, P.V.V., Persad, G., Perez, G., Nduka, I., Mobley, W., and Coon, E.T.
Published DOE: Yes
Climate KMP Water

Scenario generation for built environment decision support under uncertainty case studies of airflow modeling and climate-resilient infrastructure system design.

Luo, L., Cheng, C.S., Mobley, W., Novoselac, A., Lieberknecht, K., and Leite, F.
Published DOE: Yes
Co-Design KMP

Optimizing Fluvial Flood Mitigation Strategies: A Multi-Objective Approach for Cost-Effective and Socially-aware Infrastructure Feasibility Analysis

Luo, L., Cheng, C.S., Mobley, W., Juhyeon, Lieberknecht, K., and Leite, F.
Published DOE: Yes
Co-Design KMP

Research to confront climate change complexity intersectionality, integration, and innovative governance.

Mach, K.J., Jagannathan, K., Shi, L., Turek-Hankins, L.L., Arnold, J.R., Brelsford, C., Flores, A.N., Gao, J., Martin, C.E., McCollum, D.L., Moss, R., Niemann, J., Rashleigh, B., and Reed, P.M.
Published DOE: Yes
Equity Water

Implementing reproducible cookbook environments for advanced analyses on science gateways.

Mobley, W., Pierce, S.A., and Faust, K.
Published DOE: Yes
Co-Design KMP

Land-use analysis using infrastructure representations and high-resolution flood inundation mapping techniques.

Murphy, S., Wang, M., Cheng, C.S., Passalacqua, P., and Leite, F.
Published DOE: Yes
Co-Design KMP Water

Leveraging emerging flood modeling methods and infrastructure designs for land-use analysis: Case study in Southeast Texas.

Murphy, S., Lin, C.H., Passalacqua, P., and Leite, F.
Published DOE: Yes
Air Co-Design KMP Water

Advancing process-based flood frequency analysis for assessing flood hazard and population flood exposure.

Perez, G., Coon, E., Le, P., Wright, D., Persad, G., and Nduka, I.
Published DOE: Yes
Climate Water

Remote sensing improves multi-hazard flooding and extreme heat detection by fivefold over current estimates.

Preisser, M., and Passalacqua, P.
Published DOE: Yes
Water

C-HAND: Near real-time coastal flood mapping.

Wang, M., Passalacqua, P., Cai, S., and Dawson, C.
Published DOE: Yes
Water

Under Review Journal Articles

Integrating perspectives multi-sectoral insights into Gulf Coast flood governance.

Azizi, K., Wang, Y., Enriquez, O., Passalacqua, P., Niyogi, D., and Bixler, R.P.
Under Review DOE: Yes
Equity Water

A survey of flood warning sensor network operational and maintenance practices across the United States.

Brake, N., Adesina, M., and Hariri Asli, H.
Under Review DOE: Yes

Pavement condition and climatic data in Southeast Texas a dataset for evaluating flood impacts on pavement performance.

Brake, N., Hariri Asli, H., Feizbahr, M., and Jahangir, M.S.
Under Review DOE: Yes

Application of artificial intelligence methods in the international roughness index prediction of rigid and composite pavements a systematic review.

Brake, N., Hariri Asli, H., Feizbahr, M., Bakhrel, U., Arbabkhah, H., and Jahangir, M.S.
Under Review DOE: Yes

Key moments in coupled human-natural systems.

Brelsford, C., Amaya, M., Basheer, M., and others.
Under Review DOE: Yes
Equity Water

Interactions are cities’ most fundamental characteristic.

Brelsford, C., Sulis, P., Sparks, K., and Palumbo, R.
Under Review DOE: Yes
Equity Water

Impact of inland boundary conditions on seawater intrusion modeling in stratified coastal aquifers under sea-level rise.

Liu, Y., and Rathore, S.
Under Review DOE: Yes
Water

Exploring community resilience postures: differing challenges and solutions based on maturity levels.

Murphy, S., Cheng, C.S., Kim, J., Faust, K., and Leite, F.
Under Review DOE Yes
Co-Design KMP

Development of the environmental justice-toxics mobility vulnerability index EJ-TMVI in the Beaumont-Port Arthur region of Texas.

Newman, G., Cai, Z., McNair, M., and others.
Under Review DOE: Yes
Equity

Socio-hydrology modeling captures how inequalities impact community flood resilience.

Preisser, M. and Passalacqua, P.
Under Review DOE Yes
Water

Where social vulnerability indices fail navigating the decision cascade.

Rosenheim, N., Mezei, L., Preisser, M., and others.
Under Review DOE: Yes
Equity Water

Evaluating the Role of Green Infrastructure Features in Post-Disaster Recovery – Case Study of Beaumont after Tropical Storm Imelda

Tao, Z. and Newman, G
Under Review DOE: Yes

Association of historical redlining and social vulnerability with cancer hospital utilization the case of Texas.

Yoon, H., Li, D., Rosenheim, N., and others.
Under Review DOE: Yes
Equity

Oral Presentations

Flood sensor networks.

Brake, N., and Haselbach, L.
Oral Presentation
Co-Design Water

Cities, Climate Change, and Urban Flood Risk: What Good Is Science for Solving Peoples’ Problems?

Brelsford, C.
Oral Presentation
Equity Water

Generative AI models for LULC forecasting.

Dias, P., Pandey, B., Varshney, D., and Brelsford, C.
Oral Presentation
Equity Water

Contemplating Generative AI for Land Use and Land Cover Forecasting.

Dias, P., Pandey, B., Varshney, D., and Coon, E.
Oral Presentation
Water

Culturally responsive disaster management for limited resource producers.

Estwick, N.
Oral Presentation
Equity

Permeable pavements.

Haselbach, L.
Oral Presentation
Co-Design

Assessing Bacteria Levels with Machine Learning (ML) Models in Neches River, T.

He, M., Qin Q., X.L., and Jin Zhang.
Oral Presentation
Water

Analysis of machine learning applications and challenges for surface water quality predictions.

He, M., Qian, Q., Liu, X., and Zhang, J.
Oral Presentation
Water

Marshes.

Hoch, M. and Sulman, B.
Oral Presentation
Water

SVOC quantification in indoor dust from homes in Beaumont and Port Arthur, T., using thermal desorption Vocus-PTR-TOF-MS.

Jarma, D., Lin, S., Deveraux, E., Neville, A., Misztal, P., and Kinney, K.
Oral Presentation and Conference Proceedings Paper
Air

Indoor air quality.

Kinney, K.
Oral Presentation
Air

Automating Scenario Generation for Infrastructure Resilience in the Built Environment.

Leite, F., Cheng, C.S., and Luo, L.
Oral Presentation
Co-Design KMP

Community engaged research: Stories from the field.

Lieberknecht, K.
Oral Presentation
Co-Design

Just and resilient landscapes, green infrastructure, community, and climate.

Lieberknecht, K.
Oral Presentation
Co-Design

Reconciling perceptions of risk: gaps between resident and researcher views of harm and justice in the Texas Gulf Coast.

Lieberknecht, K.
Oral Presentation
Co-Design

Impact of acute outdoor emission events on indoor air pollutant enhancement and source apportionment in Southeast Texas.

Lin, C.H., Deveraux, E., Blomdahl, D., Sung, D., Jarma, D., Haselbach, L., McDonald-Buller, E., Kimura, Y., Jeffryes, C., Lin, S., Kinney, K., Passalacqua, P., and Misztal, P.
Oral Presentation
Air Co-Design Water

Air pollutant enhancements in indoor environment by acute outdoor emission events.

Lin, C.H., Deveraux, E., Blomdahl, D., Sung, D., Jarma, D., Haselbach, L.M., Lin, S., McDonald-Buller, E., Yosuke, K., Kerry, K., and Pawel, M.
Oral Presentation and Conference Proceedings Paper
Air Co-Design

Automating Scenario Generation for Infrastructure Resilience in the Built Environment.

Luo, L., Cheng, C.S., and Leite, F.
Oral Presentation
Co-Design KMP

Narrative analysis of indoor air quality concerns and psychological dimensions in a fence-line community.

Maestre, J.P., Lacau, A., Huglo, E., Jarma, D., Fulton, E., Kinney, K., and Faust, K.M.
Oral Presentation
Air Co-Design

Assessing Emission Source Contributions and Simulated Spatiotemporal Patterns of Air Toxics to Support Collaborative Community Decision Processes in Southeast Texas (Invited).

McDonald-Buller, E., Kimura, Y., Emery, C., Yarwood, G., Misztal, P., Kinney, K., Lin, C.H., Deveraux, E., Sung, D., Blomdahl, D., and Jarma, D.
Oral Presentation
Air

Assessing Emission Source Contributions and Simulated Spatiotemporal Patterns to Support Collaborative Community Decision Processes in Southeast Texas.

McDonald-Buller, E., Kimura, Y., Emery, C., Yarwood, G., Misztal, P., Kinney, K., Lin, C.H., Deveraux, E., Sung, D., Blomdahl, D., and Jarma, D.
Oral Presentation
Air

Chemistry of indoor environments shapes human exposure to air pollution.

Misztal, P.
Oral Presentation
Air

Enhancing resilience to coastal hazards: an analysis of resources, tools, and processes to improve land use decision-making in the United States.

Murphy, S., Cheng, C.S., Kim, J., and Leite, F.
Oral Presentation
Co-Design KMP

Leveraging emerging flood modeling methods and infrastructure designs for land-use analysis: Case study in Southeast Texas.

Murphy, S., Lin, C.H., Passalacqua, P., and Leite, F.
Oral Presentation
Air Co-Design KMP Water

A Targeted, E.I.A. to Ultra-High Statistical Downscaling of Climate Projections for the Southeast Texas Urban Integrated Field Laboratory (SETx-UIFL).

Nduka, I.
Oral Presentation
Climate

Leveraging High-Resolution Climate Datasets for Health Analysis: Capabilities, C., and Applications.

Nduka, I.
Oral Presentation
Climate

Assessing heat exposure metrics for health outcomes: historical and future projections for southeast Texas using a newly-developed 1-km climate dataset.

Nduka, I.C., Chambliss, S., Cummins, C., Le, P.V.V., Passalacqua, P., and Persad, G.
Oral Presentation
Climate Water

Association between chronic health conditions and land use in TX.

Newman, G.
Oral Presentation
Equity

Community-driven nature-based solutions.

Newman, G.
Oral Presentation
Equity

Informing Coastal Climate Impact Mitigation.

Perez, G., P.L., Wang, M., S.R., Nduka, I., Persad., Lieberknecht, K., Passalacqua, P.
Oral Presentation
Climate Co-Design Water

From Headwaters to Outlet: Capturing Stream-Network Dynamics in Large-Scale Watershed Models.

Rathore, S. and Coon, E.
Oral Presentation
Water

Efficient hydrologic modeling with stream-aligned mixed-polyhedral meshing.

Rathore, S., and Coon, E.
Oral Presentation
Water

Incorporating Engineered Water Flows in High-Fidelity Integrated Hydrologic Models.

Rathore, S., Ethan Coon, Le, P.V.V.
Oral Presentation
Water

Geospatial diffusion for land cover imperviousness change forecasting.

Varshney, D., Vats, V., Pandey, B., Brelsford, C., and Dias, P.
Oral Presentation
Equity Water

Plan Integration for Resilience Scorecard™.

Yu, S.
Oral Presentation
Equity

Poster Presentations

Participatory geographic information system: A tool for community-led hazard mapping.

Ahmed, F., Meyer, M., and Rosenheim, N.
Poster Presentation
Equity

Multi-Objective Urban Observational Strategies: A risk-based framework for expanding flood sensor networks.

Brelsford, C., Coon, E., Wang, M., Rosenheim, N., Brake, N., Haselbach, L., and Passalacqua, P.
Poster Presentation and Conference Paper
Co-Design Equity Water

Preliminary study of temperature variations within pervious concrete-aggregate systems.

Fountain, M., and Asli, H.
Poster Presentation
Water

Dissolved oxygen prediction using long short-term memory-based deep learning models with recurrent transfer learning.

He, M., Qian, Q., Liu, X., and Zhang, J.
Poster Presentation
Water

Interviews for improving equitable hazard mitigation tools in Southeast Texas.

Mezei, L., Sorola, G., Ahmed, F., Malachi, M., Igwenagu, A., Estwick, N.M., and Meyer, M.
Poster Presentation
Equity

Downscaling mid-resolution climate datasets to ultra-high resolution for hazard and mitigation studies in the Southeast Texas region.

Nduka, I., Kalyanaraman, L., Cummins, C., Le, P.V.V., Coon, E., Perez, G., Haselbach, L., Kimura, Y., McDonald-Buller, E., Passalacqua, P., and Persad, G.
Poster Presentation
Air Climate Co-Design Water

Community-driven nature-based solutions utilizing urban vacant lands to enhance flood resilience in Port Arthur, TX.

Peng, J., Zhu, R., Cai, Z., Zheng, J., Wang, P., and Newman, G.
Poster Presentation
Equity

Missing Hazards: Improving Detection and Delineation Methods of Multi-Hazard Events and Assessing Their Impact on Vulnerable Populations.

Preisser, M.
Poster Presentation
Water

Acute on chronic stressors in communities: When flooding is not the only issue.

Preisser, M., Wang, M., and Passalacqua, P.
Poster Presentation
Water

Social vulnerability indices (SVI): Exploring assumptions and limitations.

Rosenheim, N., Mezei, L., Preisser, M., Ahmed, F., Bixler, P., Brelsford, C., and Meyer, M.
Poster Presentation
Equity Water

Generative AI for land imperviousness change forecasting.

Varshney, D., Vats, V., Pandey, B., Brelsford, C., and Dias, P.
Poster Presentation
Equity Water

Association of historical redlining and social vulnerability with cancer-related hospital utilization.

Yoon, H., Li, D., Rosenheim, N.P., Yu, S., Newman, G., and Meyer, M.A.
Poster Presentation
Equity

Water Quality Prediction Using Machine Learning (ML) Approaches.

He, M., Qian, Q., Liu, X., and Zhang, J.
Poster Presentation
Water

Preliminary Study of Variations in Rainfall Distribution in Southeast Texas.

Sogbuyi, R.
Poster Presentation
Water

A Near Real-Time Compound Flood Inundation Python Package.

Wang, M., Preisser, M., and Passalacqua, P.
Poster Presentation
Water

Downscaling Modeled Fluvial and Pluvial Flood Inundation to a Lidar Grid: A New Volume Conservative Method.

Wang, M., Passalacqua, P., Coon, E., Rathore, S., and Perez G.
Poster Presentation
Water

Datasets

Aerial and Processed Model Data Representing As-build Conditions in Coastal Port Arthur, Texas in May 2025

Luo, L., and Leite, F.
Published DOE: Yes
Co-Design KMP

Real-time kinematic Drone-collected Data and Processed Models of Port Arthur Coastal Neighborhood and Pleasure Island Golf Course, June 2024

Buschow, P., Luo, L., Mobley, W., and Pierce, S.
Published DOE: Yes
Co-Design KMP

Aerial Captured Data and Processed Models in Beaumont-Port Arthur Region in Feb and Oct, 2023

Luo, L., Leite, F., Cheng, C., and Murphy, S.
Published DOE: Yes
Co-Design KMP

Aerial Data and Processed Models of Port Arthur Coastal Neighborhood and Pleasure Island Golf Course, June 2024

Luo, L., Leite, F., Cheng, C., and Murphy, S.
Published DOE: Yes
Co-Design KMP

Dissertations/Thesis

Description, prediction, and prescription of the compounding impacts of hazards on society.

Preisser, M.
Dissertation
Water

Leveraging Participatory Geographic Information System (PGIS) in Social Vulnerability Mapping For Equitable Hazard Management: A Case Study On Beaumont-Port Arthur, Southeast Texas.

Ahmed, F.
Thesis
Equity

Other Presentations & Lectures

Cities, climate change, and disease: How can science help humanity solve big problems?

Brelsford, C.
Lecture
Equity Water
Southeast Texas Urban Integrated Field Laboratory (SETx-UIFL)