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Foufoula-Georgiou is best known for her research within the field of
Environmental Engineering, including her work with wavelet analysis and its applications in Geophysics. She is also a member of multiple national committees, including the NASA Earth Sciences Subcommittee and the US Nuclear Waste
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in 2016, where she currently resides. She is a distinguished professor at the university and holds the Henry
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Paola, Chris; Foufoula-Georgiou, Efi; Dietrich, William E.; Hondzo, Miki; Mohrig, David; Parker, Gary; Power, Mary E.; Rodriguez-Iturbe, Ignacio; Voller, Vaughan (2006).
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Kitanidis, Peter K.; Foufoula-Georgiou, Efi (1988-08-01). "Gradient dynamic programming for stochastic optimal control of multidimensional water resources systems".
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Krajewski, Witold; Foufoula-Georgiou, Efi (1995-07-01). "Recent advances in rainfall modeling, estimation, and forecasting".
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Foufoula-Georgiou, Efi; Kumar, Praveen (1994). "Wavelet
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