Venkatesh Uddameri

Dr. Venkatesh Uddameri is a Professor in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at Lamar University, with over 25 years of experience in groundwater hydrology and environmental engineering. His career has focused on sustainable water management, decision support systems, and AI/ML applications.

• PhD (Civil and Environmental Engineering), University of Maine 1998
• M.S. (Civil Engineering), University of Maine 1993
• B.E. (Civil Engineering), Osmania University 1991

His research interests span sustainable water resources management, sensor applications in civil engineering, and AI/ML for environmental systems. Funded by NSF, NOAA, USGS, and Texas state agencies, he has developed decision tools for groundwater sustainability, drought risk assessment, and contaminant transport modeling.

Recent publication trends show expertise in machine learning for aquifer modeling, drought forecasting frameworks, and sensor-based water quality monitoring. His work includes applications in Texas Gulf Coast and Ogallala aquifers, with a focus on agricultural water security.

Awards include:

• 2021 George T. and Gladys Abel-Hanger Award for Teaching Excellence
• 2020 Fellow of American Water Resources Association
• 2020 Editor's Choice Recognition from Water (MDPI)

As an advisor, he supervises doctoral research on non-traditional water reuse for climate-smart agriculture. His work integrates geospatial technologies and optimization frameworks for water-energy-food nexus solutions. Teaching includes undergraduate environmental engineering and graduate-level Python programming for civil engineers.