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Steve Loheide

Steven Loheide

Professor
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Department

Civil & Environmental Engineering

Contact

1269C, Engineering Hall
1415 Engineering Dr
Madison, WI
p: (608) 265-5277

  • PhD 2006, Stanford University
  • MS 2001, Indiana University
  • BS 1999, University of Northern Iowa

  • hydroecology/ ecohydrology of ground water dependent ecosystems
  • hydrogeology
  • river restoration
  • remote sensing
  • hydrologic consequences of climate change
  • vegetative water use / vegetation patterning
  • sustainable land-use practices
  • stream-aquifer interactions
  • ecosystem function / services
  • human interaction with aquatic ecosystems
  • green infrastructure

  • 2022 University of Wisconsin-Madison, Distinguished Professorship of Water Resources Engineering
  • 2021 University of Wisconsin-Madison, Harvey Spangler Award for Innovative Teaching and Learning Practices
  • 2018 University of Wisconsin-Madison, Vilas Faculty Mid-Career Investigator Award
  • 2014 Fulbright, Fulbright Scholar - Universidad Nacional de San Luis, Argentina
  • 2012 Geophysical Research Letters, Editors’ Citation for Excellence in Refereeing
  • 2011 Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Monash University, Australia, Eminent Professor Visit Award
  • 2010 Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Zimmerman Faculty Fellowship
  • 2010 National Science Foundation, NSF CAREER Award
  • 2002 Stanford University, McGee Grant
  • 2002 Geological Society of America , Graduate Student Research Grant
  • 2001 Department of Geological Sciences, Indiana University, Estwing Award Outstanding Graduate Student
  • 2000 Department of Geological Sciences, Indiana University , Funding in support of research
  • 1999 Patton Award
  • Various Undergraduate Awards

  • Sullivan, P. L., Genereux, D. P., Brookfield, A. E., Rempe, D., Stotler, R. L., Barnard, H. R., Karlstrom, L., McIntosh, J. C., Michael, H. A., Jarecke, K., & others, (2024). Groundwater—The Dynamic Base of the CZ. In Critical Zone and Ecosystem Dynamics (pp. 109–148). Springer Nature Switzerland Cham.
  • Alexander, A., Wright, D. B., Voter, C. B., & Loheide, S. (2024). Beyond Reduction of Runoff: Examining the Added Benefits of Widespread Urban Greening. AGU24.
  • Alexander, G. A., Wright, D. B., Voter, C. B., & Loheide, S. (2024). City-Scale Evaluation of Urban Ecohydrologic Processes on Surface Energy Balance, Heat, and Humidity. Authorea Preprints.
  • Xiao, X., & Loheide, S. (2024). Effects of Managed Aquifer Recharge on Ecosystem Services in Forested and Agricultural Landscapes. AGU24.
  • Loheide, S., Barker, H., Ciruzzi, D. M., Larson, E. R., Kucharik, C. J., & Xiao, X. (2024). Landscape-scale design of Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) to support fisheries, farming, and forests.. WaterSciCon24.
  • Ciruzzi, D. M., Nagle, G., & Loheide, S. (2024). Mapping groundwater-influenced forests in northern Wisconsin. AGU24.
  • Ma, R., Chen, K., Andrews, C. B., Loheide, S., Sawyer, A. H., Jiang, X., Briggs, M. A., Cook, P. G., Gorelick, S. M., Prommer, H., & others, (2024). Methods for quantifying interactions between groundwater and surface water. Annual Review of Environment and Resources, 49.
  • Alexander, G. A., Voter, C. B., Wright, D. B., & Loheide, S. (2024). Urban Ecohydrology: Accounting for Sub-Grid Lateral Water and Energy Transfers in a Land Surface Model. Water Resources Research, 60(3), e2023WR035511.
  • Curtis, H., & Loheide, S. (2023). Identifying Drivers of Abrupt Change in Stormwater Detention Pond Level and Consequences for Ecosystem Services. In AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts (pp. H33T–2043).
  • Alexander, A., Voter, C. B., Loheide, S., & Wright, D. (2023). Resolving Fine-Scale Lateral Water Transfers in Urban Environments Alters Regional Climate Simulations. In 103rd AMS Annual Meeting.

  • CIV ENGR 412 - Groundwater Hydraulics (Spring 2025)
  • CIV ENGR 790 - Master's Research or Thesis (Spring 2025)
  • CIV ENGR 919 - Seminar-Hydraulic Engineering and Fluid Mechanics (Spring 2025)
  • CIV ENGR 990 - Thesis (Spring 2025)
  • ENVIR ST 990 - Research (Spring 2025)
  • G L E 699 - Independent Study (Spring 2025)
  • G L E 890 - Pre-Dissertator's Research (Spring 2025)
  • CIV ENGR 311 - Hydroscience (Fall 2024)
  • CIV ENGR 699 - Independent Study (Fall 2024)
  • CIV ENGR 790 - Master's Research or Thesis (Fall 2024)
  • CIV ENGR 919 - Seminar-Hydraulic Engineering and Fluid Mechanics (Fall 2024)
  • CIV ENGR 990 - Thesis (Fall 2024)
  • ENVIR ST 990 - Research (Fall 2024)
  • G L E 890 - Pre-Dissertator's Research (Fall 2024)
  • G L E 990 - Research and Thesis (Fall 2024)
  • CIV ENGR 790 - Master's Research or Thesis (Summer 2024)
  • G L E 890 - Pre-Dissertator's Research (Summer 2024)
  • CIV ENGR 612 - Ecohydrology (Spring 2024)
  • CIV ENGR 790 - Master's Research or Thesis (Spring 2024)
  • CIV ENGR 919 - Seminar-Hydraulic Engineering and Fluid Mechanics (Spring 2024)
  • CIV ENGR 990 - Thesis (Spring 2024)
  • ENVIR ST 990 - Research (Spring 2024)
  • G L E 612 - Ecohydrology (Spring 2024)
  • G L E 890 - Pre-Dissertator's Research (Spring 2024)
  • CIV ENGR 311 - Hydroscience (Fall 2023)
  • CIV ENGR 619 - Special Topics in Hydrology (Fall 2023)
  • CIV ENGR 699 - Independent Study (Fall 2023)
  • CIV ENGR 790 - Master's Research or Thesis (Fall 2023)
  • CIV ENGR 919 - Seminar-Hydraulic Engineering and Fluid Mechanics (Fall 2023)
  • CIV ENGR 990 - Thesis (Fall 2023)
  • ENVIR ST 990 - Research (Fall 2023)
  • G L E 890 - Pre-Dissertator's Research (Fall 2023)
  • CIV ENGR 790 - Master's Research or Thesis (Summer 2023)
  • CIV ENGR 990 - Thesis (Summer 2023)
  • ENVIR ST 990 - Research (Summer 2023)
  • G L E 890 - Pre-Dissertator's Research (Summer 2023)