Shashank Anand
Anand focuses his research on understanding the emergence of complex networks in natural ecosystems, such as drainage networks in the landscape, xylem-phloem networks in the plant, etc. He is particularly interested in analyzing the evolution and organization of topographic features and their effects on sediment and water transport, as well as ecosystem regulation. His adviser is Amilcare Porporato, the Thomas J. Wu ’94 Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the High Meadows Environmental Institute.