Welcome to the 2007 Virginia / West Virginia Water Research Symposium website!
November 26-30, 2007
“Connecting Management to Aquatic Communities”
The Inn at Virginia Tech and Skelton Conference Center
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA
Participants learned about innovative monitoring methods, new modeling techniques, and current research findings, gained new insights into biological and chemical water quality contaminants, and obtained a better understanding of water conflicts and collaborations. They networked with others to share ideas on ways to protect and restore our region's waters - groundwater, streams and rivers, lakes, wetlands, and the Chesapeake Bay.
Topics spanned a wide range of water quality and water supply issues. The symposium consisted of a plenary session, more than 80 oral presentations, and workshops.
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Symposium porceedings now available online!
You can download the electronic version of the proceedings from here [PDF, 5.7MB].
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Congratulations to the Best Student Paper winners!
Undergraduate Presenters
- Christopher Burrell
Managing Manganese in Drinking Water: An Assessment for Microbes and Metals
Christopher Burrell*(1), Andrea Dietrich(2), Joseph Falkinham(3), Jose Cerrato(2)
(1)Marine and Environmental Science, Hampton University; (2)Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech; (3)Biological Sciences, Virginia Tech
Graduate Presenters
- Session A: Jonathan W. Holley, College of William & Mary
Water Quality in Headwater Streams: A Test of Best Management Practices
Jonathan W. Holley*(1), Randolph M. Chambers(1), Gregory S. Hancock(2)
(1)Biology, College of William & Mary; (2)Geology, College of William & Mary - Session B: Daniel Miller, West Virginia University
A Cost-Benefit Analysis of an Alternative Raceway Material
Daniel Miller*(1), Gerard D’Souza(1), Charles Conklin(2)
(1)Davis College of Agriculture, Forestry & Consumer Sciences, West Virginia University; (2)Big Brown Fish Hatchery - Session C: Charlene Kelly, Virginia Tech
Differential Rates of Nitrate Retention in Two Watersheds in the Fernow Experimental Forest: Norway Spruce vs. Native Hardwood Systems
Charlene Kelly*, Stephen Schoenholtz, Mary Beth Adams, Forestry, Virginia Tech
Symposium brochure
The 2007 Virginia / West Virginia Water research Symposium brochure is now available for download (PDF file, 348KB).
To download the brochure, click on the image or here. (latest update: 11/19/07)
Other symposium materials
- Symposium abstracts (PDF file, 410KB)
- Symposium program at a glance (PDF file, 102KB)
- Presentations schedule (PDF file, 79KB)
- Author guide (PDF file, 20KB)
Sponsors
We would like to thank the following sponsors for their generous support:
- College of Natural Resources, Virginia Tech
- Department of Biological Sciences, Virginia Tech
- Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Virginia Tech
- Via Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech
- Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences, Virginia Tech
- Department of Geosciences, Virginia Tech
- Micron Foundation
- Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
- West Virginia University
Symposium highlight
Donald J. Orth
Donald J. Orth, Professor of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences hosted the symposium's plenary session titled:
Water for Wildlife: Emerging Issues in Virginia and West Virginia Waters
Workshops
Tess Wynn and W. Cully Hession, Virginia Tech
- Tools for Watershed Modeling and Assessment
Panel of experts moderated by Dave Gruber, Biological Monitoring, Inc.
Michael Strager, Jacquelyn Strager, Saumel Lamont, Vishesh Maskey, West Virginia University