Biography
I am Ammara Talib, a Postdoctoral fellow in Dr. Malone’s Disturbance Ecology Lab, Yale School of Environment. I am interested in using process-based and machine learning/deep learning/artificial intelligence models to predict and forecast water quality and quantity issues and diagnose diseases.
For my doctoral thesis, I am using field measurements collected with support from the Wisconsin Potato and Vegetable Growers Association Water Task Force, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, and the UW Center for Climatic Research. The research goal is to quantify the net water budget of this globally crucial agricultural region to constrain groundwater depletion better, improve irrigation management, and understand plant water use under changing climates.
Please see Research/publications for details of current research and previous projects. You can reach me at ammara.talib@yale.edu or send me a direct message on any of my linked websites.
Interests
- Artificial Intelligence
- Statistical modeling
- Prediction & Forecasting
- Environmental/Ecological Fluid Mechanics
Education
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Postdoctoral Fellowship
Harvard University
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PhD in Civil & Environmental Engineering
University of Wisconsin Madison
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Fulbright Scholar
University Massachusetts Amherst
Research
Recent Publications
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Skills
Statistics
Artificial Intelligence
Data Science
Geographic information system (GIS)
STELLA (Ecosystem Modeling)
BASINS
HSPF
SWAT, SWATCUP
MODFLOW
Hydrocad
Python, R, Matlab
High-throughput computing (HTC)
Machine Learning, Artificial neural Network, Deep learning,
Engineering Equation Solver (EES)
Awards/Fellowships
Water Resource Women Research Award
UW Water Resources Institute Fellowship
Project-Data-driven groundwater depth and risk forecasting in the Central Sands region of WI for sustainable management
METER Grant A Harris instrumentation fellowship
Project-Determine water use by crops; improve irrigation planning and early prediction for agricultural drought in Wisconsin
Wisconsin Potato and Vegetation Growers Association (WPVGA) Fellowship
Project-Monitoring evapotranspiration in Central Sands farms and forests
State of Wisconsin Dept of Natural Resources Fellowship
Project-Evapotranspiration of irrigated crops- Monitoring and data collection
CPEP Seed Grant Award Center of Climate Research Fellowship
Observing Wisconsin Central Sands Water Budget Component Under High Groundwater Demand and a Changing Climate
Chancellor’s Opportunity Award, University of Wisconsin Madison
Academic scholarship, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Fulbright Scholarship, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Project: 1. Assessment of impacts of land use land cover (LULC) and climate change on water resources in SuAsCo watershed, Massachusetts 2. Managing emerging contaminants in watersheds: need for comprehensive, systems-based strategies
Merit scholarship for two undergraduate semesters, Punjab University Lahore, Pakistan
Honors Rank student, Islamic College Cooper Road, Lahore, Pakistan
Experience
Postdoctoral Fellow
Yale University
Quantifying the effect of salinity on water use efficiency and carbon use efficiency in coastal ecosystem across the USA
Postdoctoral Fellow
Harvard University
- Analysis of temporal and spatial variability in precipitation and streamflow to evaluate the impacts of climate change on eastern USA Forests.
- Quantify the role of ecosystem disturbance and succession on vegetation-climate and water coupling.
Teaching Assistant
University of Wisconsin Madison
Responsibilities include:
- teaching how to apply certain concepts in cellular and molecular biology, genetics, evolution, plant physiology, ecology and animal physiology from lectures to carry out experiments
- teaching how to use the scientific method for independent research projects
- Grading
Graduate Research Assistant
Developing regional hydrologic prediction and forecast models to evaluate the role of drought and water withdrawals on regional water use in regions such as the Central Sands, WI.
Teaching Assistant
University of Wisconsin Madison
Responsibilities include:
- teaching practical experience in planning experiment implementation, performing instrument quality control
- guiding in conducting computational data analysis and writing and presenting meteorological and climatological observations in a team setting
Research Assistant (Fulbright Scholar)
University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Assessment of impacts of land use land cover (LULC) and climate change on water resources in SuAsCo watershed, Massachusetts
- Managing emerging contaminants in watersheds
Tutor
Quest School, Pakistan
Chemistry and science tutor for middle and high school students
Certificates
Sequence Models
Convolutional Neural Networks
Structuring Machine Learning Projects
Improving Deep Neural Networks- Hyperparameter Tuning, Regularization and Optimization
Neural Networks and Deep Learning
Leadership Role
Member at “Outreach committee at water resource engineering (WRE)
Member at Cardiac on campus organization
Teaching Assistant for Meteorological measurement course (AOS 404).
Teaching Assistant (Bio 151, Bio 152)
Volunteer intern
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Pakistan
Greenlays clean Pakistan
Science Teacher (Physics, Chemistry) to middle & High school students in Pakistan
Community Service
Volunteer
A place to nourish your health (APNH) organization
Volunteer
Community Action organization (CCA) for affordable food, Emergency housing & financial aid
Intern
Waste Busters, waste management company
Intern
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Intern
Greenlays Clean Pakistan
Conference Presentations
General Interest Highlights
Workshops
Graduate Assistants’ Equity Workshops
Graduate Assistants’ Equity Workshops
Contact
- ammara.talib@yale.edu
- 195 Prospect Street, New Haven, CT 06511