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Hello! My name is Witold F. Krajewski—Witek to all who know me. With my friend and colleague Larry Weber and support from the Iowa Legislature, I founded the Iowa Flood Center (IFC) in 2009 and became its first director.

It has become my professional mission to serve the people of Iowa with science-based flood information, tools, and services. I am proud to lead this dedicated group of researchers, staff, and students, all focused on providing flood-related research and solutions to Iowans.

I came to the United States shortly after earning MS and PhD degrees from the Warsaw University of Technology in my native Poland. I served as a research hydrologist at the National Weather Service before joining the faculty at the University of Iowa in 1987. I am a faculty researcher at IIHR—Hydroscience & Engineering (IIHR) and a professor in the UI Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, as well as the Rose & Joseph Summers Chair in Water Resources Engineering. .

My primary research expertise is in hydrologic modeling, flood forecasting, remote sensing, and uncertainty quantification. I have received research funding from the National Science Foundation, NASA, NOAA, and other state and federal agencies, leading or contributing to more than 100 research projects