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Award Cycles

Listing of all research projects during the 5 cycles of the UAEREP program

Cycle One
2015
Prof. Masataka Murakami
Prof. Masataka Murakami

Advanced Study on Precipitation Enhancement in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions

Prof. Linda Zou
Prof. Linda Zou

Using Nanotechnology to Accelerate the Water Condensation Nucleation and Growth

Prof. Volker Wulfmeyer
Prof. Volker Wulfmeyer

Optimizing Cloud Seeding by Advanced Remote Sensing and Land Cover Modification

Cycle Two
2016
Dr. Paul Lawson
Dr. Paul Lawson

Microphysics of Convective Clouds and the Effects of Hygroscopic Seeding

Prof. Hannele Korhonen
Prof. Hannele Korhonen

Optimization of Aerosol Seeding In rain enhancement Strategies (OASIS)

Prof. Giles Harrison
Prof. Giles Harrison

Electrical Aspects of Rain Generation

Cycle Three
2017
Dr. Ali Abshaev
Dr. Ali Abshaev

On the Creation of Updrafts for the Formation of Artificial Clouds and Rainfall

Prof. Eric Frew
Prof. Eric Frew

Targeted Observation and Seeding using Autonomous Unmanned Aircraft Systems

Dr. Lulin Xue
Dr. Lulin Xue

Using Advanced Experimental - Numerical Approaches To Untangle Rain Enhancement

Cycle Four
2021
Dr. Bradley Baker
Dr. Bradley Baker

Enhancing Rain in the UAE via Hygroscopic Seeding with Nano-Seeding Material

Dr. Luca Delle Monache
Dr. Luca Delle Monache

A Hybrid Machine Learning Framework for Enhanced Precipitation Nowcasting

Cycle Five
2023
Dr. Guillaume Matras
Dr. Guillaume Matras

Laser-based Rain Triggering Demonstrator with Remote Sensing Technology

Prof. Daniel Rosenfeld
Prof. Daniel Rosenfeld

Identification of Clouds’ Microphysical Seedability in an Actionable Manner

Prof. Will Cantrell
Prof. Will Cantrell

Laboratory and Modeling Studies of Cloud Susceptibility to Hygroscopic Seeding

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