Our top-notch researchers and facilities can be easily leveraged for variety of modeling and research efforts, not just in the hydrodynamics of waterways but also in understanding threats to the riparian and aquatic environment that can endanger water resources for millions of people and animal species.  Asian carp are an invasive species that has spread throughout the United States and now threatens the Great Lakes.  Our team, in collaboration with the U.S. Geological Survey, is performing research on the transport of Asian carp eggs.  This modeling effort helps policy and decision makers understand the propagation of the species by understanding how the eggs drift in rivers and lakes.  The FluEgg computational model was developed by our team and we are actively collaborating with the U.S. Geological Survey on further research and development.