News release: Reclamation launches prize competition seeking new ideas to improve sediment modeling in river systems
The Bureau of Reclamation is launching a new prize competition to improve the model currently used to calculate the sediment transport rate in a river system. It is specifically looking for solutions to improve the execution speed of models that simulate river hydraulics, sediment erosion, transport, and deposition. Up to $300,000 is available to win during this two-stage prize competition. Up to four awards totaling $150,000 will be available in Phase 1, with the winner receiving $65,000.