CW3E Welcomes Dr. Zach Brodeur

November 21, 2025

Zach joined CW3E in November 2025 as a Water Resources Engineer after completing two years as a postdoctoral associate in the Biological and Environmental Engineering department at Cornell University. He completed his PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering at Cornell University under Dr. Scott Steinschneider and has been actively engaged in FIRO-related research efforts with CW3E through the course of his PhD and postdoctoral positions. Prior to his Cornell tenure, he earned his B.S. in Environmental Engineering from the U.S. Air Force Academy and served as an active-duty officer and F-16 pilot in the U.S. Air Force for 13 years.

Zach’s work has centered around the development of synthetic ensemble forecasting strategies that hold great promise for advancing the robustness of FIRO strategies. He will continue to develop this technology at CW3E, while also supporting a core mission of the CW3E Water Resources Engineering (WRE) team to provide crucial leadership and research-based operational analysis for FIRO viability assessments. In addition, he will help continued development of the Research and Operations Partnership (RAOP) model in WRE by leveraging a broad research background in hydrology, atmospheric science, and systems engineering coupled with deep military aviation operational experience.