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Haroon Sahotra serves as the Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs and a Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). In his administrative role, he oversees faculty bylaws compliance, conflict of interest processes, and initiatives to enhance faculty recruitment, retention, and development. His research focuses on climate change impacts, hydrology, and urban quality of life using remote sensing, GIS, and unmanned aerial systems (UAS). Sahotra leads a $2.5 million NSF project on undergraduate civil engineering education and is CoPI on a $20 million NSF grant for fire science data revolution. He collaborates with federal and state agencies on geospatial research projects, including water resource mapping and wildfire monitoring.
His expertise includes microwave remote sensing, GIS integration with UAS, and spatiotemporal analysis of water quality parameters. Sahotra has secured over 30 competitive grants, including NSF-funded studies on solar energy-water nexus and watershed visualization. His work bridges environmental engineering with pedagogy, addressing learning retention in engineering courses and active participation strategies.
Key grants include 'Enhancing Critical Transitions in Undergraduate Civil Engineering Education' (NSF, $2.5M) and 'Harnessing the Data Revolution for Fire Science' (NSF, $20M). He has published extensively on urban microclimates, irrigation water demands, and flood resilience in arid regions. His research emphasizes interdisciplinary solutions for environmental challenges, leveraging cyberinfrastructure and machine learning for data-intensive projects.
Sahotra’s contributions extend to policy through the Conflict of Interest Oversight Committee and the Faculty Senate Bylaws Committee. His lab integrates geospatial technologies with environmental problem-solving, addressing issues from Lake Mead water quality to Sierra Nevada wildfire dynamics. Ongoing projects focus on UAS sensor applications, urban heat island mitigation, and sustainable water management strategies.
