Assistant Professor
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Affiliate Faculty, Florida Climate Institute
Affiliate Faculty, UF Water Institute
ORCID: 0000-0002-5771-4640
Focus Areas
Research Statement
Among the most severe current and future challenges to humanity is the ability to support a growing human population with water, food, and energy in a sustainable way. Using a mixed methods approach my research is based in large-scale hydroclimatology with applications for society. Of particular interest to me are climate services, the science of how climate data can be used to make informed decisions about everything from long term water management to renewable energy production.
Recent Publications
Engström, J. (2024). Energy vs. the Environment: A case study of the Allatoona Dam. Southeastern Geographer, 64(1), 1-3.
Engström, J., Abbaszadeh, P., Keellings, D., Deb, P., & Moradkhani, H. (2022). Wildfires in the Arctic and tropical biomes: what is the relative role of climate?. Natural Hazards, 1-14.
Barzehkar, M., Parnell, K. E., Soomere, T., Dragovich, D., & Engström, J. (2021). Decision support tools, systems and indices for sustainable coastal planning and management: A review. Ocean & Coastal Management, 212, 105813.
Engström, J., Praskievicz, S., Bearden, B., & Moradkhani, H. (2021) Drought in the Southeast U.S. as observed by the GRACE satellites. Water Policy.
Deb, P., Moradkhani, H., Abbaszadeh, P., Kiem, A. S., Engström, J., Keellings, D., & Sharma, A. (2020). Causes of the widespread 2019–2020 Australian bushfire season. Earth’s Future, 8(11), e2020EF001671.
Engström, J., Jafarzadegan, K., & Moradkhani, H. (2020). Drought Vulnerability in the United States: An Integrated Assessment. Water, 12(7), 2033.
Keellings, D. & Engström, J. (2019). The Future of Drought in the Southeastern U.S.: Projections from Downscaled CMIP5 Models. Water. 11(2), 259.
Engström, J. & Keellings, D. (2018). Drought in the Southeastern U.S.: An Assessment of downscaled CMIP5 models. Climate Research. 74 (3), 251-262.
Engström, J. (2018). Hydropower in the Southeast U.S.: Balancing Lakeview and Production Optimization. The Southeastern Geographer. 58(4), 379-393.
Keellings, D., Bunting, E. & Engström, J. (2018). Spatiotemporal Changes in the Size and Shape of Heat Waves Over North America. Climatic Change. 147 (1-2), 165-178.
Engström, J., & Waylen, P. (2018). Drivers of long-term precipitation and runoff variability in the southeastern USA. Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 131 (3-4), 133-1146.
Educational Background
- PhD in Geography, University of Florida, 2017
- M.S. in Physical Geography and Ecosystem Analysis, Lund University, Sweden, 2011
- B.S. in Physical Geography, Lund University, Sweden, 2009
Current Graduate Students
Currently accepting graduate student applications. Please reach out by email.