Often, students overlook the profound shift that a PhD represents—it’s not a mere continuation of undergraduate or master’s studies, but the pivotal entry into a rigorous and transformative journey toward a professional career in academia and research. Consequently, they grapple with formidable challenges when confronted with the task of formulating hypotheses and venturing into the uncharted territory of seeking solutions! 

Organized by TAMIDS, the WATER Summer workshop aims to bring speakers specializing in various aspects of hydrology to share their work from a data analysis perspective, including sharing codes or notebooks. Given that students often struggle with obtaining and analyzing the right data for their research, this summer school will offer a unique opportunity for students to navigate through best practices of data collection, organization, and analysis methods in a hands-on workshop format. Participants will learn a good mix of “theoretical know-how” (how to formulate hypotheses) and “hands-on coding” (how to find the right data and how to analyze them) with hydrological and related environmental datasets. 

Organizing Team

• Debasish Mishra, Data Science Student Ambassador, TAMIDS
• Rishabh Prasad, Computer Science undergraduate student
• Karan Bhalla, Computer Science undergraduate student

Presenters

June 24
Andrew Feldman, Assistant Research Scientist – NASA GSFC and Research Faculty (University of Maryland)

Tracking global vegetation responses to rainfall events