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Gabriel G. Katul

Gabriel G. Katul

George Pearsall Distinguished Professor
Civil and Environmental Engineering
gaby@duke.edu
Box 90287, Hudson Hall, Durham, NC 27708-0287
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 121 Hudson Hall, Box 90287, Durham, NC 27708-0287

Awards & Honors

Hydrological Sciences Medal

Other American Meteorological Society · January 2025 The award was for work expanding and advancing the theoretical foundations of the hydrologic cycle and incorporating aspects of atmospheric thermodynamics and plant physiology. More about this award

Fellow of the American Meteorological Society

Scholarly Society American Meteorological Society · 2024 More about this award

Membership (NAE)

National National Academy of Engineering · February 2023 "For advances in eco-hydrology and environmental fluid mechanics." More about this award

Award for Outstanding Achievement in Biometeorology

Scholarly Society American Meteorological Society · January 2021 The Award for Outstanding Achievement in Biometeorology is given to an individual who has made outstanding contributions to the theory, teaching, and/or application of knowledge about interactions between the atmosphere and biological systems. The award is presented occasionally. . More about this award

John Dalton Medal

International European Geosciences Union · 2018 The John Dalton medal was established by the Division on Hydrological Sciences in recognition of the scientific achievements of John Dalton. It is awarded by the European Geosciences Union for distinguished research in Hydrology.

Norbert Gerbier-Mumm International Award

International World Meteorological Organization · July 2012

Hydrologic Sciences Award

International American Geophysical Union · 2012 The Hydrologic Sciences Award, known as the Robert E. Horton Award from 1956 to 1998, was established in 1956 and is granted by the Hydrology Section for outstanding contributions to the Science of Hydrology over a career, with an emphasis on the past five years. It is the highest disciplinary recognition for senior scientists within the Hydrology section. The name of the award has changed over the years to the Hydrology Section Award (1998-2000), Hydrology Award (2000-2005) and Hydrologic Sciences Award in 2005. More about this award

Scientific and Technological Achievement Award

National United States Environmental Protection Agency · 2012

Fulbright Distinguished Chair (Torino, Italy)

International Council for International Exchange of Scholars · 2010

James B. Macelwane Medalists

National American Geophysical Union · 2002

Fellow of the American Geophysical Union

International American Geophysical Union · 2002

Inspirational Teaching

School The Students of the Nicholas School of the Environment · March 25, 1994

In the News

Published February 10, 2023
Katul Elected a Fellow of the National Academy of Engineering
Published October 26, 2021
Welcome the Pratt School New Faculty
Published August 23, 2021
Statistics Say Large Pandemics Are More Likely Than We Thought
Published September 28, 2020
Window for Slowing COVID’s Spread Was Smaller than Projected
Published October 11, 2019
Researchers Develop Tool to Diagnose Dying Forests
Published October 8, 2019
Researchers develop tool to diagnose dying forests
Published September 20, 2019
No One-Size-Fits-All Way to Combat Urban Heat Island Effect
Published September 5, 2019
Solutions to urban heat differ between tropical and drier climate
Published September 4, 2019
Natural ways of cooling cities
Published September 21, 2018
Wind Speed Governs Turbulence in Atmospheric Inversions
Published December 27, 2017
Water Resources Interview - The world this morning or Alam Alsabah
Published December 12, 2017
Water Resources Interview - Raghem kul shaik or Despite Everything
Published January 3, 2017
Tenfold Jump in Green Tech Needed to Meet Global Emissions Targets
Published November 15, 2016
Climate, Not Conflict, Explains Extreme Middle East Dust Storm
Published February 16, 2016
Soil Crusts Play a Dual Role in Desertification
Published November 19, 2015
Climate Variability Across Scales Affects Ecosystems over Time
Published March 31, 2015
Population Could Outpace Water By Mid-Century
Published January 16, 2015
Microbial activity in dry soils
Published June 24, 2014
A simple model to calculate when drought causes plants to die
Published October 18, 2009
Winds Strengthened Global Warming May Disperse Seeds, Pollen Farther
Published December 31, 2007
Land use changes in southeastern United States help to cool regional surface temperatures
Published February 18, 2007
Moratorium on GM Trees
Published August 5, 2005
Mechanistic analytical models for long-distance seed dispersal by wind