Phanikumar Mantha

Phanikumar Mantha
  • Professor
  • Coastal water quality, Biophysical modeling, Water resources, Hydrology, Water policy
  • Civil and Environmental Engineering
  • MSU AgBioResearch

WEBSITE

https://hydrology1.weebly.com/group.html

BIOGRAPHY

Research in Dr. Mantha’s lab emphasizes water quality and environmental flow and transport processes. Recent questions addressed involve fate and transport of chemical and biological agents (e.g., nutrients, algae, bacteria, viruses) in different hydrologic units in the Great Lakes region of North America (watersheds, rivers and streams, lakes and groundwater). His research combines data from field observations with computational models to gain insights into complex biophysical processes, make predictions in managing natural resources and frame policy.

AREA OF EXPERTISE

  • Water quantity and quality
  • Environmental flow and transport processes
  • Fate and transport of chemical and biological agents in the environment