2019 Four States Irrigation Council Scholarship Recipients
We are thrilled to introduce you to these two incredible students!
Edson Costa Filho
Colorado State University
Civil Engineering
Graduate Student
A dedicated student, Edson Costa Filho has strong interest in hydrology fluxes modeling with focus on the physical hydrology aspects of the hydrological cycle, soil physics and groundwater modeling, irrigation and subsurface drainage engineering, water resources management, remote sensing and evapotranspiration modeling. He has worked in the water resources field since 2012, mainly in scientific research during his undergraduate degree at University of Pernambuco Brazil, and now as a graduate student at Colorado State University.
Edson’s research project at CSU is directly related to water resources and agricultural water engineering. Edson’s research topic is “Estimation of evapotranspiration using remote sensing and an aerodynamic temperature method.” His project aims to improving the spatial evapotranspiration estimates to optimize agricultural water management through an appropriate decision making method. He is part of the Irrigation and Drainage Engineering research group at CSU that is working at the Limited Irrigation Research Field in Greeley, CO and is managed by the USDA-ARS.
After graduating from CSU with his Masters, he plans to start his PhD at the same school in the Civil and Environmental Department. After his PhD, he plans to be a professor so he can continue to research as a scientist and lead the next generation of students to work on better approaches to understand the water resources physical processes and provide reliable solutions that will make water users and organizations better equipped to manage water around the globe.
Colorado State University
Civil Engineering
Graduate Student
A dedicated student, Edson Costa Filho has strong interest in hydrology fluxes modeling with focus on the physical hydrology aspects of the hydrological cycle, soil physics and groundwater modeling, irrigation and subsurface drainage engineering, water resources management, remote sensing and evapotranspiration modeling. He has worked in the water resources field since 2012, mainly in scientific research during his undergraduate degree at University of Pernambuco Brazil, and now as a graduate student at Colorado State University.
Edson’s research project at CSU is directly related to water resources and agricultural water engineering. Edson’s research topic is “Estimation of evapotranspiration using remote sensing and an aerodynamic temperature method.” His project aims to improving the spatial evapotranspiration estimates to optimize agricultural water management through an appropriate decision making method. He is part of the Irrigation and Drainage Engineering research group at CSU that is working at the Limited Irrigation Research Field in Greeley, CO and is managed by the USDA-ARS.
After graduating from CSU with his Masters, he plans to start his PhD at the same school in the Civil and Environmental Department. After his PhD, he plans to be a professor so he can continue to research as a scientist and lead the next generation of students to work on better approaches to understand the water resources physical processes and provide reliable solutions that will make water users and organizations better equipped to manage water around the globe.
Tsz Him Lo
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Department of Biological Systems Engineering
Graduate Student
Tsz Him Lo is a PhD candidate in the Department of Biological Systems Engineering at University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL). He is advised by Drs. Daran Rudnick, Tim Shaver, and Derek Heeren. Since May 2016, he has been conducting irrigation and nitrogen management research at the UNL West Central Research and Extension Center. He is grateful for the financial support from USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture, UNL Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute, Nebraska Corn Board, and Four States Irrigation Council. After graduation, he aspires to work with the materially poor in developing countries, joining their efforts to improve their agricultural and/or water treatment practices and sharing with them the hope and love that is in Jesus Christ.
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Department of Biological Systems Engineering
Graduate Student
Tsz Him Lo is a PhD candidate in the Department of Biological Systems Engineering at University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL). He is advised by Drs. Daran Rudnick, Tim Shaver, and Derek Heeren. Since May 2016, he has been conducting irrigation and nitrogen management research at the UNL West Central Research and Extension Center. He is grateful for the financial support from USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture, UNL Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute, Nebraska Corn Board, and Four States Irrigation Council. After graduation, he aspires to work with the materially poor in developing countries, joining their efforts to improve their agricultural and/or water treatment practices and sharing with them the hope and love that is in Jesus Christ.