Brian Bledsoe
Brian Bledsoe, the Georgia Athletic Association Distinguished Professor in Resilient Infrastructure, received a National Science Foundation CAREER Award to examine the efficacy of stream restoration for improving water quality. Bledsoe's research is focused on the interface of engineering, hydrology, and ecology with an emphasis on water quality, stormwater, flood hazards, infrastructure, and restoration of river and wetland ecosystems. He leads the Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems or IRIS, a multi-disciplinary research institute at UGA.