Tara Troy

Dr. Tara Troy is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Victoria (Canada), affiliated with the Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science. She holds a PhD from Princeton University and focuses on sustainable water resources, hydrologic processes, and climate change impacts. Her research integrates hydrological modeling, stochastic approaches, and data science to address challenges in water-food-energy systems, flood risk, and infrastructure effects on river networks.

Her academic background includes roles at Lehigh University and professional engineering experience in the northeastern US. Key research themes include:

• Hydrologic Alteration: Impact of urbanization and water use on river systems
• Climate Change: Projections for snowpack, streamflow, and irrigation demands
• Flood Processes: Mechanisms and risk quantification under changing climates

Dr. Troy's work emphasizes interdisciplinary methods, using models like VIC hydrologic software and MODFLOW-OWHM for national-scale analysis. She explores the water-food-energy nexus and has contributed to FEWSION, a mesoscale data product for systems analysis.

Her publications (Google Scholar) highlight advancements in baseflow modeling, flood seasonality, and global water stress hotspots. Active on Twitter, she advocates for integrating science with policy to address anthropogenic water cycle modifications.