On March 20, 2019 the Virginia Water Center Director, Dr. Stephen Schoenholtz, gave an invited talk to the Virginia Section of the American Water Works Association at the University of Richmond. The theme of the seminar was “Resilience – Are you Ready?” The seminar was presented by the VA AWWA…
Virginia Water Center Research Associate Alan Raflo did a presentation at the Rotary Club of Blacksburg on March 21, 2019. Discussions included the Rotary Foundation’s work to bring clean water and sanitation to communities around the world. Mr. Raflo’s presentation was on Virginia Water Radio, a weekly podcast and radio show he…
On February 25th and 26th, Lily Michaud, the 2019 Water Center intern, accompanied Water Center Director, Stephen Schoenholtz, and Associate Director, Kevin McGuire, to their annual National Institutes for Water Resources (NIWR) visit to Capitol Hill. On Monday evening, they attended a reception hosted by Van Scoyoc Associates to socialize…
The Water Center’s Daniel McLaughlin was featured on WVTF Virginia Public Radio in a report about how Virginia Beach is looking at forests as one solution to help mitigate flooding. The report, “How Forests Help Mitigate Flooding,” is by Pamela D’Angelo at WVTF: Listen and read more HERE. McLaughlin and Virginia Tech are…
Water Center Associate Director, Kevin McGuire, was invited for a departmental seminar in Geography at the University of Delaware on February 22, 2019. The title was “Soil patterns and processes for explaining sources and chemistry of streamflow.” While at the University of Delaware, Dr. McGuire also visited the Delaware Water…
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…
On February 12, 2019, VWRRC Director Schoenholtz presented an invited seminar to the Hawaii Sea Grant and Water Resources Research Center at the University of Hawaii – Manoa. His seminar provided a brief overview of some of the complex water-resources challenges in the Mid-Atlantic Region, the role of the Virginia…
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…
Virginia Water Center Director Stephen Schoenholtz was an invited panelist at the American Water Resources Association annual conference. The panel discussed “Benefits and Challenges of Delivering Interdisciplinary Graduate and Undergraduate Education in Water Resources.” The panel discussion highlighted some of the successes and challenges associated with training the next generation…
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…
