Muhammad Alif
Focus: River Morphodynamics and Floodplain Processes, Sediment Transport
Muhammad's primary research focuses on understanding sediment dynamics in river-floodplain systems using various tools, including numerical modeling and remote sensing data analysis. The ongoing part of this work investigates the influence of vegetation on sediment transport and the morphological stability of agricultural floodplains and floodplain channels.
The other part of his research focuses on sediment transport modeling in riverine systems, particularly emphasizing the fine sediment dynamics, aiming to enhance our understanding of how fine sediments move within river networks.
Conference Proceedings
Alif, M., Khan, S. A., Czuba, J. A., & Edmonds, D. A. (2024, December). Evaluating the Influence of Vegetation Practices on Fine Sediment Dynamics in Agricultural Floodplain Channels of the East Fork White River Using 2D Hydro-morphodynamic Modeling. In AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts (Vol. 2024, No. 1316, pp. EP43C-1316).
Khan, S. A., Alif, M., Czuba, J. A., & Edmonds, D. A. (2024, December). Objectively Extracting Floodplain-Channel Networks and Identifying Network Characteristics. In AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts (Vol. 2024, No. 1343, pp. EP43C-1343).
Leach, S., M. Alif, S.A. Khan, J.A. Czuba, and D.A. Edmonds (2025), Unsteady flood hydraulics and the non-uniqueness of the stage-inundation relationship on floodplains, American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) Annual International Meeting, Toronto, Canada, 13-16 July.
Leach, S., M. Alif, S.A. Khan, J.A. Czuba, and D.A. Edmonds (2025), Unsteady flood dynamics across the channelized, agricultural floodplain of the East Fork White River, Indiana, American Ecological Engineering Society Annual Meeting, Athens, Georgia, 28-30 May.
Chiang, C., J. Hargett, E. Oare, S. Leach, M. Alif, and J.A. Czuba (2025), Predicting fine sediment accumulation in gravel streambeds, American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) Annual International Meeting, Toronto, Canada, 13-16 July.