Faculty Profiles

Dr. Eunsang Cho joined Texas State University (TXST) in the Fall 2023 as an Assistant Professor. Dr. Cho’s research background is primarily in hydrology and remote sensing, emphasizing quantifying climate and anthropogenic impacts on water resources, extreme events (e.g., floods and drought), and water-related infrastructure in natural and human systems. As a research tool, he uses field observations, remote sensing techniques (from UAV, aircraft, and satellite platforms), land surface and climate modeling, big-data analytics, and machine learning techniques. He obtained his B.S. (2010) and M.S. degrees (2014) from Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea, and Ph.D. (2020) from the University of New Hampshire, USA. Prior to joining TXST, he worked as a Postdoctoral and Assistant Research Scientist in the Hydrological Sciences Laboratory at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), also affiliated with the Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center (ESSIC), University of Maryland College Park from 2020 to 2023. He has published more than 25 peer-reviewed articles in renowned journals in hydrology, water resources, and geosciences including Water Resources Research, Remote Sensing of Environment, and Geophysical Research Letters. Recent articles were highlighted in the AGU EOS Science Magazine, ScienceDaily, and multiple magazines. At TXST, he is a lead PI of a NASA-funded flood prediction project (Jan 2023 – Jan 2026) collaborating with scientists at NASA GSFC, UMD, & UNH. He is also serving as a convenor of a session of the Conference on Hydrology, American Meteorological Society (AMS), and a review editor of Frontier in Big Data.