Jessica A Eisma

Dr. Jessica A Eisma is an Assistant Professor of Water Resources in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Texas at Arlington. Her research focuses on urban and dryland hydrology, remote sensing, machine learning, citizen science, and climate change adaptation. She holds a PhD from Purdue University (2020) and prior degrees from Purdue and Michigan State University. Her work emphasizes community-centered solutions for flood resilience and green infrastructure planning in vulnerable areas.

Education:

• PhD, Civil Engineering, Purdue University, 2020
• MS, Civil Engineering, Purdue University, 2015
• BS, Civil Engineering, Michigan State University, 2012

Research Interests:

• Urban hydrology and climate impacts on rainfall patterns
• Remote sensing applications for water resource management
• Machine learning in hydrological modeling
• Citizen science for environmental data collection
• Green infrastructure design for flood mitigation

Recent Article Trends: Dr. Eisma’s recent work addresses urbanization effects on extreme rainfall, UAV-based thermal mapping of micro-urban heat islands, and equity-focused green infrastructure planning. Her publications often bridge technical innovation and community-driven solutions for climate resilience.

Awards:

• 2024: Faculty/Staff Graduating Student Impact Reception (UTA)
• 2023: Emerging Leaders Award (Purdue CEG SAC)
• 2020: Magoon Award for Excellence in Teaching (Purdue College of Engineering)
• 2015: NSF Graduate Research Fellowship

Advising & Grants:

• Advises 3 PhD students and multiple undergrad researchers
• Principal Investigator on grants totaling over $1M from NOAA, NSF, and others
• Focus areas: Houston flood resilience, Texas urban stormwater systems

Lab & Teams: Leads the SEUSI Lab, dedicated to socio-environmental solutions in urban sustainability and infrastructure. Collaborates with national and international partners on water security and climate adaptation projects.