Yadu Pokhrel

Dr. Yadu Pokhrel is a Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and holds title of Red Cedar Distinguished Professor. He obtained his PhD in Civil Engineering from the University of Tokyo, Japan and received postdoctoral training at Rutgers University. Dr. Pokhrel’s research takes a transdisciplinary approach to studying the complex interactions and feedback among water, energy, and food systems under compounding climatic and human stressors—from global to local scales. He uses integrated models and remote sensing data to examine how changes in climate extremes (e.g., floods and droughts) affect water, energy, agricultural, infrastructure, and livelihood systems. His research projects, funded primarily by the NSF and NASA, span several global regions including the US, South/Southeast Asia, Africa, and South America. He has published 100+ peer-reviewed articles, with 20+ in Nature, Science, and PNAS journals. He is a recipient of the NSF CAREER Award and Fulbright US Senior Scholar Award. He has also received numerous awards at MSU including the University Teacher Scholar Award, John K. Hudzik Emerging Leader in Advancing International Studies and Programs Award, Withrow Global Leadership Award, Withrow Distinguished Junior Scholar Award, and MSU Lilly Teaching Fellow Award. He serves as an Editor for Earth Interactions and an Associate Editor for Water Resources Research and Journal of Hydrology.