​Research Project:

Zaichen's main research focus is investigating strategies that will minimize irrigation-induced groundwater depletion in the High Plains Aquifer, USA. His main study region is southwest Kansas. He has developed a linked DSSAT-MODFLOW model for the region, to investigate the impact of management strategies and climate change on future groundwater supply. He is a key member of the USDA-funded Ogallala Water Coordinated Agriculture Project.

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Funding:

"Sustaining Agriculture through Adaptive Management Resilient to a Declining Ogallala Aquifer and Changing Climate"

USDA-NIFA CAP (2017-2020)

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