I am currently accepting undergraduate and graduate research applicants. We have summer opportunities for undergrad and graduate research assistants.
International visiting students and scholars are also welcome to apply. Contact Dr. Han directly at [email protected] for more information.
Dr. Han's Recent CV
International visiting students and scholars are also welcome to apply. Contact Dr. Han directly at [email protected] for more information.
Dr. Han's Recent CV
Latest News
Feb 2022: Congratulations to Tusher for his Aspire Travel Grant and Moyad for his Aspire Graduate Research Grant. The grants will support their travel to attend conferences and graduate research regarding microplastics fate and transport.
Jan 2022: Dr. Han received an Intent of Fund notice from the EPA for the proposal developed with Jaymi. The grant aims to study microplastics removal from wastewater. Way to go, Jaymi.
Nov 2021: Dr. Han attended the AWRA 2021 conference, moderated a session and presented Jaymi's research about microplastics removal from wastewater.
Sep 2021: A recent collaborative work on potassium supplying mechanisms in paddy soils was published in Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03650340.2021.1985109
Sep 2021: Jaymi presented her research at the NREM Alumni Society Annual Award banquet.
August 2021: Welcome Tusher Mohanta and Moayad Yacoub to the group.
August 2021: Call for Papers of the IMPACT magazine is officially out -- see the twit on the right side. Please consider submitting an interesting story related to water risk.
May 2021: Dr. Han is collaborating with a team of soil scientists to study the potassium nutrient in purple paddy soil in Southwest China. It is exciting to study the mechanisms of nutrient release and uptake from soil which ultimately helps understand nutrient contamination of water bodies.
May 2021: Congratulations to Dr. Han for this early promotion and tenure.
May 2021: Call for papers of JAWRA Featured Collection is now online. Please check the website to get more details.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/17521688/features/call-for-papers#2
Apr 2021: Dr. Han gave an invited presentation to Delaware County Soil and Water District regarding riparian forest buffers.
Apr 2021: Congratulations to Shahin on being named as "2021 Graduate Students of Distinction".
Apr 2021: Shahin's irrigation suitability paper is now online at
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10653-021-00905-2
Mar 2021: Dan and Dr. Han attended the 136th Indiana Academy of Science virtual meeting and made a poster presentation regarding Prairie Crk Reservoir water quality.
Mar 2021: Shahin's paper on irrigation suitability analysis of the White River water was accepted by Environmental Science and Pollution Research. The paper comprehensively analyzed whether our surface water is suitable for irrigation and put the results under climate change context for people to think our future when we have to turn more to surface water for irrigation. Congrartualtions, Shahin.
Feb 2021: Jaymi initiated and led a competitive proposal submission to the EPA. Excellent job!
Feb 2021: Dr. Han received an award from USGS to expand the streamflow monitoring network in Upper White River watershed and to analyze long-term streamflow statistics. This is a collaborative effort with The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and we look forward to contributing to the soil and water conservation efforts with our expertise.
Jan 2021: Dr. Han is co-organizing the 2022 American Water Resources Association Spring Conference. The website is under construction here:
https://www.awra.org/Members/Events_and_Education/Events/2022_Events/2022_Spring_Conference.aspx
Jan 2021: Dr. Han is honored to serve as guest editor for a Special Issue of Sustainability (IF 2.576), focusing on climate change impacts on water resources. Due date is Jan 31st 2022. Looking forward to your contribution. Please also note that I can access discounts if cost is a barrier for you.
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/sustainability/special_issues/Individual_Synergistic_Impacts_Water_Quantity_Quality_Climate_Change
Jan 1st 2021: Happy New Year to everyone!
Dec 2020 Congratulations to Andie's work that's published online now at Ecological Indicators.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1470160X20311523
Dec 2020 Congratulations to Shahin's work that's published online now at H2Open Journal. https://iwaponline.com/h2open/article/doi/10.2166/h2oj.2020.054/78533/Nitrate-and-biochemical-oxygen-demand-change-in-a
Nov-Dec 2020 Dr. Han attended the NSF Virtual Grant Conference. The conference is held completely virtual this year.
Nov 2020 Congratulations to Andie on her publication being accepted by Ecological Indicators.
Nov 2020 Congratulations to Shahin on a new publication accepted by H2open Journal.
Nov 2020 Dr. submitted a collaborative proposal to the Indiana Water Resources Research Institute, aiming to expand the monitoring network of streamflow above Muncie.
Sep 2020 Dr. Han is honored to serve as a faculty mentor in Ball State's teacher-scholar program. The program aims to provide undergraduates in their 1st and 2nd year the opportunity to be engaged in research or a creative project with a faculty member. Please contact Dr. Han if you are 1st or 2nd year undergrad at Ball State and have interest in water resources.
Sep 2020 Dr. Han and GAs are using a Go-Pro camera to record field trip videos for students in quarantine due to the pandemic.
Aug 2020 Dr. Han was listed as a co-author for a manuscript submitted to Geophysical Research Letters. This is a collaborative work with scientists from multiple institutions studying meandering river evolution through neck cutoff.
Aug 2020 Dr. Han attended the Indiana Water Summit.
July 2020 Shahin submitted another manuscript to Agricultural Water Management.
June 2020 Dr. Han serves as Co-PI for a proposal submitted to the National Science Foundation, to study the water environment system of the Hymalayan Mountains.
June 2020 Great news comes from Shahin again. He was awarded "Student of Achievement" by the Ball State Graduate School. He is the second student in the group that have received this great honor!
June 2020 Shahin has accepted a PhD offer from University of Alabama. Congratulations to Shahin.
June 2020 Shahin's paper about water quality assessment of the White River was submitted to Journal of American Water Resources Association. Well done, Shahin!
May 2020 Dr. Han has a new co-authored publication on Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research. The study modeled past and future variation of glaciers in the Dongkemadi Ice Field on central Tibetan Plateau from 1989 to 2050, and is a collaborative work investigating climate change effects to glacier melting and water resources. Full article can be view at
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15230430.2020.1743157
Apr 2020 Dr. Han is honored to serve as the Co-chair of the Future Risks Committee of the American Water Resources Association (AWRA). Dr. Han is excited to work will the committee on multi-tasks serving the water resources research and management community in the next three years.
Mar 2020 Congratulations to Shahin Alam for his successful defense. Well done, Shahin.
Mar 2020 Dr. Han has a co-authored publication being accepted by Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research.
Mar 2020 Dr. Han was invited for a Seminar Talk at Frostburg State University
Feb 2020 Shahin and Dr. Han attended the TNC (The Nature Conservancy) Upper White Stakeholder Meeting at Minnetrista, Muncie.
Feb 2020 Dr. Han was awarded an Aspire Junior Faculty Research Award to study wetland restoration and climate change effects on water resources.
Jan 2020 Dr. Han attended the NREM Internship and Career Fair 2020.
Jan 2020 Dr. Han submitted Andie's manuscript to Ecological Indicators
Jan 2020 Dr. Han submitted a grant proposal to BSU Junior Faculty Program
Dec 2019 Dr. Han presented at the American Geophysical Fall Meeting 2019 in San Francisco. Dr. Han is also a co-convener of a special session of the conference.
Nov 2019 Welcome Jaymi Godfrey to our group as a master student. Jaymi is working on long-term streamflow statistics.
Nov 2019 Shahin's paper is now formally online. Here is the link to download PDF version
https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007%2Fs10653-019-00457-6.pdf
October 2019 Congratulations to Shahin on his new paper being accepted by Environmental Geochemistry and Health. Great job, Shahin!
October 2019 Shahin and Dr. Han attended the Muncie Sailing Club annual meeting, and presented our research to the local community.
September 2019 Dr. Han represented the newly merged Department of Environment, Geology, and Natural Resources on the Ball State Preview Day event.
September 2019 Shahin's paper has been accepted with minor revision. Congratulations, Shahin!
September 2019 Welcome Syndi Harper to our group as a undergraduate researcher.
August 2019 Dr. Han was interviewed by Newslink Indiana on local water quality issues
https://www.ballstatedaily.com/article/2019/09/water-testing-for-harmful-algae-underway-in-delaware-county
August 2019 Dr. Han signed on a letter to the editor of the Star Press regarding the proposed Waelz facility initiated by Dr. Pichtel.
July 2019 Shahin and Dr. Han were interviewed by Hoosier Environmental Counsel for their research of the White River water quality.
June 2019 Shahin and Dr. Han presented their research at the 40th Indiana Water Resources Annual Symposium.
May 2019 Welcome Alex Silowsky to our group as a PhD student. Alex will officially start from August. He has experience with R, ArcGIS, and statistical analysis, with a biological background.
May 2019 Dr. Han attended the Project Lead The Way advisory panel to hep with K-12 student teaching on environmental sustainability.
May 2019 Welcome William Cape to our group as an undergrad research assistant.
April 2019 Congratulations to Andie being nominated for the Cooper Award.
April 2019 Dr. Han attended the 48th Central Indiana Technical and Environmental Societies' Annual Environmental Symposium
April 2019 Congratulations to Kayla Burch on a successful thesis defense.
March 2019 Kayla Burch received an award of "Ball State University Student of Achievement". Congratulations.
Feb 2019 Shahin received a BSU ASPIRE Student Grant to support his master's study. Congratulations!
Feb 2019 Dr. Han received funding from USGS to study climate change and wetland restoration effects on water use in Indiana.
Feb 2019 Dr. Han has a paper published on WATER.
Han B., Benner S.G., Flores A.N. Including Uncertainty in Assessing Climate Change Impacts on Water Resources in an Intensively Managed Landscape. Water. 2019.
Jan 2019 Dr. Han has a co-authored publication on Environmental Science and Pollution Research, as corresponding author.
Burch K., Han B., Pichtel J., and Zubkov, T. (2019). Removal efficiency of commonly prescribed antibiotics via tertiary wastewater treatment. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, DOI: 10.1007/s11356-019-04170-w.
Dec 2018 Andie Reidy and Dr. Han presented the work on nutrient runoff simulation of the White River Watershed in the American Geophysical Union Fall Conference (AGU Fall 2018).
Dec 2018 Dr. Han has a new co-authored publication on Proceedings of Indiana Academy of Science.
Hylton L., Ghezzi J.L. , and Han B. (2018). Microplastic Pollution in Indiana's White River: an Exploratory Study. Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science, 127(1):72-81.
Nov 2018 Dr. Han is awarded a grant by Indiana Academy of Sciences. The grant will support Dr. Han's on-going work to study water quality change of the Prairie Creek Reservoir after implementation of water conservation plans since 2007.
Oct 2018 Dr. Han has a new co-authored publication on WATER.
Steimke, A., Han, B., Brandt, J., & Flores, A. (2018). Climate Change and Curtailment: Evaluating Water Management Practices in the Context of Changing Runoff Regimes in a Snowmelt-Dominated Basin. Water, 10(10), 1490.
Aug 2018 Welcome Dr. Yucai Wang to our team as a visiting scholar.
Aug 2018 Welcome Md Shahin Alam to our team as a graduate student.
May 2018 Congratulations to Kayla Burch on her new job at Summit Environmental Services
May 2018 Dr. Han is awarded DSL Associate
April 2018 Andie Reidy presented her research: Comparison of the HSPF and SWAT Models for Simulating Hydrologic and Water Quality Responses to Land Use and Climate change at The 2018 Student Symposium at Ball State University
Jan 2022: Dr. Han received an Intent of Fund notice from the EPA for the proposal developed with Jaymi. The grant aims to study microplastics removal from wastewater. Way to go, Jaymi.
Nov 2021: Dr. Han attended the AWRA 2021 conference, moderated a session and presented Jaymi's research about microplastics removal from wastewater.
Sep 2021: A recent collaborative work on potassium supplying mechanisms in paddy soils was published in Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03650340.2021.1985109
Sep 2021: Jaymi presented her research at the NREM Alumni Society Annual Award banquet.
August 2021: Welcome Tusher Mohanta and Moayad Yacoub to the group.
August 2021: Call for Papers of the IMPACT magazine is officially out -- see the twit on the right side. Please consider submitting an interesting story related to water risk.
May 2021: Dr. Han is collaborating with a team of soil scientists to study the potassium nutrient in purple paddy soil in Southwest China. It is exciting to study the mechanisms of nutrient release and uptake from soil which ultimately helps understand nutrient contamination of water bodies.
May 2021: Congratulations to Dr. Han for this early promotion and tenure.
May 2021: Call for papers of JAWRA Featured Collection is now online. Please check the website to get more details.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/17521688/features/call-for-papers#2
Apr 2021: Dr. Han gave an invited presentation to Delaware County Soil and Water District regarding riparian forest buffers.
Apr 2021: Congratulations to Shahin on being named as "2021 Graduate Students of Distinction".
Apr 2021: Shahin's irrigation suitability paper is now online at
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10653-021-00905-2
Mar 2021: Dan and Dr. Han attended the 136th Indiana Academy of Science virtual meeting and made a poster presentation regarding Prairie Crk Reservoir water quality.
Mar 2021: Shahin's paper on irrigation suitability analysis of the White River water was accepted by Environmental Science and Pollution Research. The paper comprehensively analyzed whether our surface water is suitable for irrigation and put the results under climate change context for people to think our future when we have to turn more to surface water for irrigation. Congrartualtions, Shahin.
Feb 2021: Jaymi initiated and led a competitive proposal submission to the EPA. Excellent job!
Feb 2021: Dr. Han received an award from USGS to expand the streamflow monitoring network in Upper White River watershed and to analyze long-term streamflow statistics. This is a collaborative effort with The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and we look forward to contributing to the soil and water conservation efforts with our expertise.
Jan 2021: Dr. Han is co-organizing the 2022 American Water Resources Association Spring Conference. The website is under construction here:
https://www.awra.org/Members/Events_and_Education/Events/2022_Events/2022_Spring_Conference.aspx
Jan 2021: Dr. Han is honored to serve as guest editor for a Special Issue of Sustainability (IF 2.576), focusing on climate change impacts on water resources. Due date is Jan 31st 2022. Looking forward to your contribution. Please also note that I can access discounts if cost is a barrier for you.
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/sustainability/special_issues/Individual_Synergistic_Impacts_Water_Quantity_Quality_Climate_Change
Jan 1st 2021: Happy New Year to everyone!
Dec 2020 Congratulations to Andie's work that's published online now at Ecological Indicators.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1470160X20311523
Dec 2020 Congratulations to Shahin's work that's published online now at H2Open Journal. https://iwaponline.com/h2open/article/doi/10.2166/h2oj.2020.054/78533/Nitrate-and-biochemical-oxygen-demand-change-in-a
Nov-Dec 2020 Dr. Han attended the NSF Virtual Grant Conference. The conference is held completely virtual this year.
Nov 2020 Congratulations to Andie on her publication being accepted by Ecological Indicators.
Nov 2020 Congratulations to Shahin on a new publication accepted by H2open Journal.
Nov 2020 Dr. submitted a collaborative proposal to the Indiana Water Resources Research Institute, aiming to expand the monitoring network of streamflow above Muncie.
Sep 2020 Dr. Han is honored to serve as a faculty mentor in Ball State's teacher-scholar program. The program aims to provide undergraduates in their 1st and 2nd year the opportunity to be engaged in research or a creative project with a faculty member. Please contact Dr. Han if you are 1st or 2nd year undergrad at Ball State and have interest in water resources.
Sep 2020 Dr. Han and GAs are using a Go-Pro camera to record field trip videos for students in quarantine due to the pandemic.
Aug 2020 Dr. Han was listed as a co-author for a manuscript submitted to Geophysical Research Letters. This is a collaborative work with scientists from multiple institutions studying meandering river evolution through neck cutoff.
Aug 2020 Dr. Han attended the Indiana Water Summit.
July 2020 Shahin submitted another manuscript to Agricultural Water Management.
June 2020 Dr. Han serves as Co-PI for a proposal submitted to the National Science Foundation, to study the water environment system of the Hymalayan Mountains.
June 2020 Great news comes from Shahin again. He was awarded "Student of Achievement" by the Ball State Graduate School. He is the second student in the group that have received this great honor!
June 2020 Shahin has accepted a PhD offer from University of Alabama. Congratulations to Shahin.
June 2020 Shahin's paper about water quality assessment of the White River was submitted to Journal of American Water Resources Association. Well done, Shahin!
May 2020 Dr. Han has a new co-authored publication on Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research. The study modeled past and future variation of glaciers in the Dongkemadi Ice Field on central Tibetan Plateau from 1989 to 2050, and is a collaborative work investigating climate change effects to glacier melting and water resources. Full article can be view at
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15230430.2020.1743157
Apr 2020 Dr. Han is honored to serve as the Co-chair of the Future Risks Committee of the American Water Resources Association (AWRA). Dr. Han is excited to work will the committee on multi-tasks serving the water resources research and management community in the next three years.
Mar 2020 Congratulations to Shahin Alam for his successful defense. Well done, Shahin.
Mar 2020 Dr. Han has a co-authored publication being accepted by Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research.
Mar 2020 Dr. Han was invited for a Seminar Talk at Frostburg State University
Feb 2020 Shahin and Dr. Han attended the TNC (The Nature Conservancy) Upper White Stakeholder Meeting at Minnetrista, Muncie.
Feb 2020 Dr. Han was awarded an Aspire Junior Faculty Research Award to study wetland restoration and climate change effects on water resources.
Jan 2020 Dr. Han attended the NREM Internship and Career Fair 2020.
Jan 2020 Dr. Han submitted Andie's manuscript to Ecological Indicators
Jan 2020 Dr. Han submitted a grant proposal to BSU Junior Faculty Program
Dec 2019 Dr. Han presented at the American Geophysical Fall Meeting 2019 in San Francisco. Dr. Han is also a co-convener of a special session of the conference.
Nov 2019 Welcome Jaymi Godfrey to our group as a master student. Jaymi is working on long-term streamflow statistics.
Nov 2019 Shahin's paper is now formally online. Here is the link to download PDF version
https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007%2Fs10653-019-00457-6.pdf
October 2019 Congratulations to Shahin on his new paper being accepted by Environmental Geochemistry and Health. Great job, Shahin!
October 2019 Shahin and Dr. Han attended the Muncie Sailing Club annual meeting, and presented our research to the local community.
September 2019 Dr. Han represented the newly merged Department of Environment, Geology, and Natural Resources on the Ball State Preview Day event.
September 2019 Shahin's paper has been accepted with minor revision. Congratulations, Shahin!
September 2019 Welcome Syndi Harper to our group as a undergraduate researcher.
August 2019 Dr. Han was interviewed by Newslink Indiana on local water quality issues
https://www.ballstatedaily.com/article/2019/09/water-testing-for-harmful-algae-underway-in-delaware-county
August 2019 Dr. Han signed on a letter to the editor of the Star Press regarding the proposed Waelz facility initiated by Dr. Pichtel.
July 2019 Shahin and Dr. Han were interviewed by Hoosier Environmental Counsel for their research of the White River water quality.
June 2019 Shahin and Dr. Han presented their research at the 40th Indiana Water Resources Annual Symposium.
May 2019 Welcome Alex Silowsky to our group as a PhD student. Alex will officially start from August. He has experience with R, ArcGIS, and statistical analysis, with a biological background.
May 2019 Dr. Han attended the Project Lead The Way advisory panel to hep with K-12 student teaching on environmental sustainability.
May 2019 Welcome William Cape to our group as an undergrad research assistant.
April 2019 Congratulations to Andie being nominated for the Cooper Award.
April 2019 Dr. Han attended the 48th Central Indiana Technical and Environmental Societies' Annual Environmental Symposium
April 2019 Congratulations to Kayla Burch on a successful thesis defense.
March 2019 Kayla Burch received an award of "Ball State University Student of Achievement". Congratulations.
Feb 2019 Shahin received a BSU ASPIRE Student Grant to support his master's study. Congratulations!
Feb 2019 Dr. Han received funding from USGS to study climate change and wetland restoration effects on water use in Indiana.
Feb 2019 Dr. Han has a paper published on WATER.
Han B., Benner S.G., Flores A.N. Including Uncertainty in Assessing Climate Change Impacts on Water Resources in an Intensively Managed Landscape. Water. 2019.
Jan 2019 Dr. Han has a co-authored publication on Environmental Science and Pollution Research, as corresponding author.
Burch K., Han B., Pichtel J., and Zubkov, T. (2019). Removal efficiency of commonly prescribed antibiotics via tertiary wastewater treatment. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, DOI: 10.1007/s11356-019-04170-w.
Dec 2018 Andie Reidy and Dr. Han presented the work on nutrient runoff simulation of the White River Watershed in the American Geophysical Union Fall Conference (AGU Fall 2018).
Dec 2018 Dr. Han has a new co-authored publication on Proceedings of Indiana Academy of Science.
Hylton L., Ghezzi J.L. , and Han B. (2018). Microplastic Pollution in Indiana's White River: an Exploratory Study. Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science, 127(1):72-81.
Nov 2018 Dr. Han is awarded a grant by Indiana Academy of Sciences. The grant will support Dr. Han's on-going work to study water quality change of the Prairie Creek Reservoir after implementation of water conservation plans since 2007.
Oct 2018 Dr. Han has a new co-authored publication on WATER.
Steimke, A., Han, B., Brandt, J., & Flores, A. (2018). Climate Change and Curtailment: Evaluating Water Management Practices in the Context of Changing Runoff Regimes in a Snowmelt-Dominated Basin. Water, 10(10), 1490.
Aug 2018 Welcome Dr. Yucai Wang to our team as a visiting scholar.
Aug 2018 Welcome Md Shahin Alam to our team as a graduate student.
May 2018 Congratulations to Kayla Burch on her new job at Summit Environmental Services
May 2018 Dr. Han is awarded DSL Associate
April 2018 Andie Reidy presented her research: Comparison of the HSPF and SWAT Models for Simulating Hydrologic and Water Quality Responses to Land Use and Climate change at The 2018 Student Symposium at Ball State University