Research Interests
- Integrated Hydrological Modeling
- Analytical and Numerical Modeling
- Climate and Land Use Change
- Environmental Challenges and Water Policy
- Groundwater Recharge and Streamflow Depletion
Projects
Grants & Awards
- Fall 2024 PBGA Professional Development Award
- UC Merced 2024 Summer Fellowship Award
- Chancellor’s Fellowship for Inclusive Excellence
Workshops & Short Courses
- June 2023: Climate Adaptation Science Academy – Experiential Learning Expedition (CASA ELE), Secure Water Future, Utah.
- Nov 15, 2023: 2nd State of the Tulare Basin Conference, Tulare Basin Watershed Network in partnership with UC ANR and SWF.
- June 2–5, 2024: MODFLOW and More 2024: “AI, Global Change, and the Future of Groundwater Modeling”, Princeton University.
- June 18–20, 2024: 3rd International Conference Linking Science & Policy: Toward Sustainable Groundwater in Agriculture, San Francisco, CA.
- Oct 28–29, 2024: 2024 State of the Science of Land Repurposing Workshop, co-sponsored by UC Merced's Secure Water Future and the California Institute for Water Resources, UC Merced, CA.
Conference Abstracts & Presentations
- April 27 – May 2, 2025: “Modeling Surface Water–Groundwater Interactions in the Tulare Lake Basin, California, USA,” European Geosciences Union General Assembly, Vienna, Austria. Sinshaw, B., Viers, J. H., Safeeq, M.
- March 11, 2025: “Modeling Surface Water–Groundwater Interactions in the Tulare Lake Basin, California, USA,” SNRI Early Career Researcher Lightning Talks, UC Merced. Sinshaw, B., Viers, J. H., Safeeq, M.
- October 1, 2024: “Modeling Surface–Groundwater Interaction in California Endorheic Tulare Basin,” Environmental Systems Graduate Group Retreat, UC Merced. Sinshaw, B., Viers, J. H., Safeeq, M.
- June 18–20, 2024: “A Systematic Review on Global Managed Aquifer Recharge: Techniques, Impacts, and Future Implications,” 3rd International Conference Linking Science & Policy: Toward Sustainability, San Francisco, CA.
- June 2–5, 2024: “AI, Global Change, and the Future of Groundwater Modeling,” MODFLOW and More 2024, Princeton University, NJ. [Link]
- October 28–29, 2024: State of the Science of Land Repurposing Workshop, co-sponsored by UC Merced's Secure Water Future and the California Institute for Water Resources. [Link]
- June 18–20, 2024: 3rd International Conference Linking Science & Policy: Toward Sustainable Groundwater in Agriculture, San Francisco, CA. [Link]
- 2024: SWAT Conference, Strasbourg, France. [Link]
- January 21–24, 2025: SWAT+ Advanced Workshop, organized by Texas A&M University. [Link]
- 2023: Climate Adaptation Science Academy - Experiential Learning Expedition (CASA ELE), Secure Water Future (SWF), Utah. [Link]
Publications
- Sinshaw, B., Viers, J., Khan, M. (in prep). Modeling Surface Water–Groundwater Interactions in the Tulare Lake Basin, California, USA.)
- Sinshaw, B., Dahlke, H., Viers, J., Khan, M., 2025. Global Advances in Managed Aquifer Recharge: A Systematic Synthesis. (Accepted: Environmental Reviews)
- Sinshaw, B., Nandi, S., Ghezzehe, T., Viers, J., Khan, M., 2025 (Accepted for AGU 2025 poster presentation). Estimating Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity from Environmental Covariates: A Machine Learning Approach.
- Atinkut, H., Dagnew, D., Molla, D., Taye, M., Sahlu, D., Bimrew, G., Sinshaw, B.G., Amare, Z., Bewket, B., Sileshi, A., Abate, K. and Tekle, B., 2025. Revisiting State-of-the-Art of Resilience: A Review.
- Kassie, G.G., Atanaw, S.B., Sinshaw, B.G., Ayele, G.T., Kessie, K.G. and Kidie, W.D., 2024. Evapotranspiration Dynamics in the Ribb Watershed, Upper Blue Nile, Ethiopia.
- Beyene, A.M., Abate, M., Sinshaw, B.G., Belete, A.M. and Chekole, B.Z., 2023. Anthropogenic Amplification of Geomorphic Processes on Fluvial Channel Morphology: Case Study in Gilgel Abay River Mouth, Lake Tana Sub-Basin, Ethiopia. Heliyon, 9(4).
- Eshete, D.G., Sinshaw, B.G., Gizaw, H.D. and Zerihun, B.A., 2022. Simulating Maize Water Productivity at Deficit Irrigated Field in Northwest Ethiopia. Sustainable Water Resources Management, 8(6), p.186.
- Rigler, G., Dokou, Z., Khadim, F.K., Sinshaw, B.G., Eshete, D.G., Aseres, M., Amera, W., Zhou, W., Wang, X., Moges, M. and Azage, M., 2022. Citizen Science and the Sustainable Development Goals: Building Social and Technical Capacity Through Data Collection in the Upper Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia. Sustainability, 14(6), p.3647.
- Birhanu, S.Y., Moges, M.A., Sinshaw, B.G., Tefera, A.K., Atinkut, H.B., Fenta, H.M. and Berihun, M.L., 2022. Hydrological Modeling, Impact of Land-Use and Land-Cover Change on Hydrological Process and Sediment Yield; Case Study in Jedeb and Chemoga Watersheds. Energy Nexus, 5, p.100051.
- Sinshaw, B.G., Belete, A.M., Mekonen, B.M., Wubetu, T.G., Anley, T.L., Alamneh, W.D. and Birhanu, M.M., 2021. Watershed-Based Soil Erosion and Sediment Yield Modeling in the Rib Watershed of the Upper Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia. Energy Nexus, 3, p.100023.
- Endalamaw, N.T., Moges, M.A., Kebede, Y.S., Alehegn, B.M. and Sinshaw, B.G., 2021. Potential Soil Loss Estimation for Conservation Planning, Upper Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia. Environmental Challenges, 5, p.100224.
- Tefera, A.K., Wassie, A.B., Sinshaw, B.G., Defersha, D.T., Takele, T.A., Atanaw, S.B., Tesfaye, A.T., Getu, E., Fenta, H.M., Atinkut, H.B. and Enku, T., 2021. Groundwater Quality Evaluation of the Alluvial Aquifers Using GIS and Water Quality Indices in the Upper Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia. Groundwater for Sustainable Development, 14, p.100636.
- Bizuneh, B.B., Moges, M.A., Sinshaw, B.G. and Kerebih, M.S., 2021. SWAT and HBV Models’ Response to Streamflow Estimation in the Upper Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia. Water-Energy Nexus, 4, pp.41–53.
- Sinshaw, B.G., Belete, A.M., Tefera, A.K., Dessie, A.B., Bizuneh, B.B., Alem, H.T., Atanaw, S.B., Eshete, D.G., Wubetu, T.G., Atinkut, H.B. and Moges, M.A., 2021. Prioritization of Potential Soil Erosion Susceptibility Region Using Fuzzy Logic and Analytical Hierarchy Process, Upper Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia. Water-Energy Nexus, 4, pp.10–24.
- Eshete, D.G., Sinshaw, B.G. and Legese, K.G., 2020. Critical Review on Improving Irrigation Water Use Efficiency: Advances, Challenges, and Opportunities in the Ethiopia Context. Water-Energy Nexus, 3, pp.143–154.
- Eshete, D.G., Tilahun, S.A., Moges, M.A., Dokou, Z., Sinshaw, B.G., Atalay, E.B., Moges, M.A., Takele, D.Y. and Getie, W.A., 2019, August. Evaluation of Shallow Ground Water Recharge and Its Potential for Dry Season Irrigation at Brante Watershed, Dangila, Ethiopia. In International Conference on Advances of Science and Technology (pp. 148–168). Cham: Springer International Publishing.
- Sinshaw, Berhanu G., Mamaru A. Moges, Seifu A. Tilahun, Zoi Dokou, Semu Moges, Emmanouil Anagnostou, Daniel G. Eshete et al., 2019. Integration of SWAT and Remote Sensing Techniques to Simulate Soil Moisture in Data Scarce Micro-Watersheds: A Case of Awramba Micro-Watershed in the Upper Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia. In International Conference on Advances of Science and Technology, pp. 294–314. Cham: Springer International Publishing.
- Bihonegn, B.G., Moges, M.A., Mulu, G.F. and Sinshaw, B.G., 2019, August. Evaluation of Stream Flow Prediction Capability of Hydrological Models in the Upper Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia. In International Conference on Advances of Science and Technology (pp. 210–227). Cham: Springer International Publishing.
- Fenta, H.M., Tamene, G.M. and Sinshaw, B.G., 2019. Evaluating Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity Under Different Land Use Types, Gumara Watershed, Tana Sub-Basin. Journal of Academia and Industrial Research (JAIR), 7(9), p.124.
- Bekele, E., Tilahun, S., Beyene, A., Asres, S., Geremew, B. and Atinkut, H., 2019, August. Soil Water Dynamics on Irrigated Garlic and Pepper Crops Using Hydrus–1D Model in the Lake Tana-Basin, Northwestern Ethiopia. In International Conference on Advances of Science and Technology (pp. 193–209). Cham: Springer International Publishing.
- Aseres, M., Moges, M.A., Tilahun, S., Geremew, B., Geletaw, D. and Bekele, E., 2019, August. Performance Evaluation and Assessment of Quashni Small Scale Irrigation Scheme, in Amhara Region. In International Conference on Advances of Science and Technology (pp. 126–147). Cham: Springer International Publishing.
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