Virginia Tech is taking an interdisciplinary approach to meet the complex challenges of managing water by proposing a new bachelor of science degree that draws upon the resources of five of its colleges. The degree program — called Water: Resources, Policy, and Management — will be unique in the Commonwealth of…
The Walker Award winner for 2014-15 is Heather Govenor. Heather is a Ph.D. candidate at Virginia Tech in the Department of Biological Systems Engineering and a fellow in the Interfaces of Global Change Program. Established to honor the late William Walker, the founding director of the Virginia Water Resources Research Center, this award…
Recently, the Water Center conducted its annual competition for recognizing and supporting students studying water resources in Virginia. In the Competitive Grants category, awards went to the following students and projects: Emily Lipscomb, Ph.D. student in the Virginia Tech Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering: “Effect of storm events on transport…
From Virginia Tech News BLACKSBURG, Va., April 22, 2014 – A geostatistical approach for studying environmental conditions in stream networks and landscapes has been successfully applied at a valley-wide scale to assess headwater stream chemistry at high resolution, revealing unexpected patterns in natural chemical components. “Headwater streams make up the majority…
Scientists have spent years trying to convince policymakers that the world’s most critical problem is a shortage of quality water. More than a billion people worldwide lack access to safe drinking water, and by the year 2050, 2 billion to 7 billion people will be facing water shortages. “Water is…
Student researchers at Virginia Tech are exploring new ways to develop sustainable water systems as resources become strained in many parts of the world. Caitlin Grady, a 2010 graduate from Norfolk, Va., studied the use of rainwater harvesting in the Dominican Republic. Traveling to the tourist community of Punta Cana,…
The Virginia Water Resources Research Center at Virginia Tech is taking part in a large-scale regional study initiated in the southeastern United States. The forest biofuel sustainability study aims to evaluate how growing cellulosic biofuels such as switchgrass within pine plantations affects water supply and water quality. Listen to Dr….
Nearly half of the nation’s electricity comes from coal. Coal mining plays an integral role in the economy and culture of far southwestern Virginia and throughout the Appalachian coalfields. In recent years, developments in mining technology and economics have led to an expansion of the scope and scale of surface…
FROM VT NEWS BLACKSBURG, Va., Sept. 2, 2009 – The Virginia Water Resources Research Center at Virginia Tech has embarked on two new research projects in headwater streams affected by coal mining in southwestern Virginia. As the federal government announces new plans to protect water resources, these research efforts are aimed…
