2025 Virginia Water Monitoring Council (VWMC) Conference September 30, 2025 The Water Center is supporting the 2025 VWMC Conference. The conference will be held at the Virginia Public Safety Training Facility (Knox Hall) in Hanover, Va. The conference runs from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on September 30, 2025. The…
We’re thrilled to announce that Holly Young has been selected as the 2025–2026 recipient of the William R. Walker Graduate Research Fellow Award, presented by the Virginia Water Resources Research Center! Holly holds a BA in Geological Sciences from the University of Kentucky and a MS in Geography from Virginia…
The PDF link below provides access to the News Grouper’s monthly water-status report on precipitation, stream flow, flooding, and drought, as of the end of February 2025. Click here for the February 2025 report (PDF). For previous monthly water status reports, please see this link: https://vawatercentralnewsgrouper.wordpress.com/?s=Water+Status.
We’re thrilled to share that Andie Flota, who served as our VWRRC-USGS Summer Water Intern in 2024, has been selected as a 2025 Society for Freshwater Science (SFS) Instars Fellow! This prestigious fellowship recognizes promising undergraduate students interested in freshwater science and provides mentorship opportunities to support their professional development. The Instars Fellowship…
The Virginia Water Resources Research Center is pleased to welcome Dr. Ashleigh Kirker! Dr. Kirker joins the Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation department as an Assistant Professor, with a 10% appointment at the VWRRC. Dr. Kirker’s research focuses on connections between headwater catchments, urban landscapes, and sediment legacies. Specifically, she…
The Virginia Water Resources Research Center is excited to welcome Adeline Muras as our undergraduate intern this semester! Adeline is a senior majoring in Water: Resources, Policy, and Management and minoring in Biodiversity Conservation, Environmental Science, and Wetland Science. She plans to pursue a career focusing on water quality and…
The Virginia Water Resources Research Center is pleased to announce Ella Lewis as our newest undergraduate intern! Ella is a junior in Biological Systems Engineering, focusing on Environmental Health and Ecological Engineering. After graduating, she plans to work towards Professional Engineer Licensure and pursue a career in Water Resources Engineering….
Congratulations to Paramita Chakraborty, recipient of the 2024 William R. Walker Graduate Research Fellow Award! Paramita is an M.S. Geography student researching manganese contamination in private drinking water systems in Virginia under Luke Juran and Erin Ling. Paramita holds a B.A. in Political Science and Education from the University of…
The American Ecological Engineering Society is holding their annual meeting at Virginia Tech on May 29-31, 2024! In addition to learning about the latest research and practice of ecological engineering, there will be opportunities to: The meeting is hosted by the Virginia Tech Department of Biological Systems Engineering. The Virginia Water Resources Research Center is…
We have announced the top photos in this year’s annual Virginia Waters Photo Contest! Our first place goes to Morgan Stanley from Virginia Tech, with a photo of a pickerel frog peeking out of a stream at Pandapas Pond, near Blacksburg, Virginia. Second place (below) is a lotus flower at the…
