Ani Jayakaran
Washington State University
Professor and Stormwater Specialist
expertise:
state: WA
city: Puyallup
LGBTQ: NO
Tribal Affiliation: NO
languages: English
race + ethnicity: South Asian (eg: Indian, Pakistani, Nepali, Bangladeshi)
Ani is a green stormwater infrastructure specialist with a background in Civil Engineering and Agricultural & Biological Engineering. His current research is focused on developing tools and information needed for the sustainable management of stormwater in urban and urbanizing landscapes. Ani works throughout the state of Washington circulating strategies to manage water resources using "Low Impact Development" and improving current engineering designs with ecosystems-centric solutions for handling stormwater through applied research. Talk to him about: green infrastructure, best management practices, watershed hydrology and fluvial geomorphology, and climate and environmental justice.