The Virginia Water Center has announced the 2019 Student Competitive Grant recipients! Derek Detweiler: The role of dissolved organic matter in supporting harmful algal blooms in the York River, Virginia; Doctorate Student in the Department of Biological Sciences, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, William & Mary. Samantha Fortin: From gene…
Water Center sponsors 2019 Virginia Water Monitoring Council Conference to be held April 10th in Henrico, Va. 2019 Virginia Water Monitoring Council (VWMC) Conference “Exploring Emerging Water Issues” April 10, 2019 Henrico County Training Center, Henrico, Va. This one-day conference includes invited speakers who provide current information about water monitoring and…
Under the Competitive Grants Program, the Water Center considers proposals for funding up to $5,000 for student research grants. Proposals are considered in all areas of water resources. Submitted proposals are reviewed and ranked by peers and a subset of members from the Water Center’s Technical Advisory Panel. Review criteria…
The Walker Award winner for 2018-19 is Mary Lofton. Mary is a 3rd year Ph.D. candidate in Biological Sciences studying limnology. Prior to her graduate work at Virginia Tech, Mary worked as a high school Biology and Environmental Science teacher, and was drawn back to graduate school in the…
The Virginia Water Resources Research Center (VWRRC) is providing competitive funding for research in water resources for the period June 1, 2018 to May 30, 2019.Proposals are invited in all areas of water resources-related research including science, policy, management, and engineering. The maximum funding amount is $5,000 for one year; up to…
The Virginia Water Resources Research Center at Virginia Tech is pleased to support the 2018 Virginia Water Monitoring Council Conference to be held March 21, 2018 at the Henrico County Training Center, located at 7701 E. Parham Road, Henrico, VA 23294. The conference theme is “Exploring Emerging Water Issues.” Conference Agenda During this one-day conference, each participant…
Repost from the Global Change Center: “The Global Change Center recently awarded an Undergraduate Science Policy Fellowship to James Maze to attend the Washington Semester Program during summer semester 2018. James is majoring in Water: Resources, Policy, and Management at Virginia Tech. He is interested in integrating engineering-based solutions with…
We are pleased to announce the publication of the Virginia Water Educators Directory! The Virginia Water Resources Research Center and the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality have worked together to publish this online directory of trained water educators in the state. This website directory is intended to establish and reinvigorate the…
2017 Mid-Atlantic Water Resources Conference October 12-13, 2017 The Virginia Water Resources Research Center at Virginia Tech is pleased to invite you to the 2017 Mid-Atlantic Water Resources Conference to be held October 12 & 13, 2017 at the National Conservation Training Center in Shepherdstown, WV. The conference theme…
Jake is a third-year PhD student in Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation studying ecohydrology. Prior to Virginia Tech, Jake was a water resources consultant working on hydrology and water quality issues in the intermountain west. He was drawn back to research due to a lingering fascination with science and a…
