The Water Center would like to congratulate Dr. Zach Easton and Dr. David Sample for their recognition by University Council in Water Resources (UCOWR)! Dr. Easton was selected for the UCOWR 2020 Mid-Career Award for Applied Research. This award recognizes outstanding contributions in applied research related to water. Dr. Easton is…
Welcome to Nizhoni Tallas, our Water Center Intern! Nizhoni is a proud member of the Diné tribe and is currently a Junior studying Natural Resources and Conservation and minoring in American Indian Studies. She plans to attend graduate school to focus on Indigenous Natural Resources and climate adaptation. Nizhoni is…
We want to welcome our new student intern Ross Cooper! Ross is an undergraduate student with a major of Water: Resources, Policy, and Management and a minor in Environmental Economics. During his internship, Ross plans to investigate the relationships between TMDL status, pollutants, cause of impairment, and income values in…
This month, Governor Northam appointed four new members for the Water Center’s Statewide Advisory Board. The new members are: Russell W. Baxter of Richmond, Deputy Director, Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation Kendall Tyree Covington, PhD of Richmond, Executive Director, Virginia Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts Troy Hartley…
The Virginia Water Resources Research Center has received an Outstanding ranking by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in their five year review! A USGS panel performs a review of the nation’s water centers every five years. This ranking is based on the activities during fiscal years 2011-2015. The panel’s specific…
The Water Center’s former Stormwater Policy Intern, Jonathan Reynolds, was featured in the Virginia Tech Daily News and on their Daily Video! Jonathan talks about the importance of internships in preparing him for his career in water management. See excerpt below from the Virginia Tech Daily News article, “Class of…
On November 25, 2019, Virginia Water Radio published their 500th episode! The episode identifies the aspects of Virginia’s water resources that the show has endeavored to explore, including areas such as aquatic life, waterways, citizen involvement, historical connections, and water safety. Virginia Water Radio is produced weekly by Alan Raflo…
The Water Center’s Daniel McLaughlin is a principal investigator for a collaborative National Science Foundation grant that will study the linkages between hydrological and carbon dynamics in forested wetlands. Researchers from Virginia Tech, University of Maryland, and University of Alabama will work with isolated wetlands in the Delmarva Peninsula of…
The Water Center wants to welcome Trevor Celata, the Virginia Water Monitoring Council’s new intern! Trevor will assist with the VWMC announcements, which are sent out weekly and include water-related job opportunities, conferences, trainings, workshops, and other announcements. Trevor is a Virginia Tech sophomore, majoring in Water: Resources, Policy, and…
The Water Quality Academic Advisory Committee (WQAAC) published two new reports this week: Emerging Contaminants in the Waters of Virginia and Development of Aquatic Life Use Assessment Protocols for Class VII Waters in Virginia. Emerging Contaminants in the Waters of Virginia covers a wide list of emerging contaminants in detail,…
