Aditi S. Bhaskar

Aditi S. Bhaskar is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder. She specializes in urban hydrology, focusing on water resource dynamics in urban environments, including interactions between streams, groundwater, stormwater systems, and urban irrigation. Her research addresses challenges in sustainable urban development and climate resilience.

Education:

• PhD in environmental engineering, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
• Sc.B. in geology-physics/math, Brown University

Research Interests: Dr. Bhaskar’s work examines how urbanization impacts hydrological cycles, with emphasis on streamflow dynamics, green infrastructure effectiveness, and sustainable water management strategies. She leads projects on urban stormwater systems, subsurface storage analysis, and the role of inflow/infiltration in urban water balances.

Awards:

• National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award

Advising & Grants: She has secured NSF postdoctoral and CAREER awards, and her lab (HUB Lab) focuses on interdisciplinary urban water research. Recent activities include workshops on urban heat mitigation and presentations at conferences like the AGU Annual Meeting.

Labs & Teams: The HUB Lab investigates hydrological processes in urbanizing regions, collaborating with institutions like Denver Water and conducting field studies in Denver’s Cherry Creek Watershed.