The deadline to submit abstracts for the 2017 Mid-Atlantic Water Resources Conference has been extended to June 1, 2017. To submit an abstract for an oral or poster presentation, visit the conference website at www.midatlanticwrc.org. The conference will be held October 12-13, 2017 at the National Conservation Training Center (pictured…
The American Society of Mining and Reclamation hosted the 2017 Joint Conference with the Mine Drainage Task Force, the American Society of Mining and Reclamation, and the Appalachian Regional Reforestation Initiative in Morgantown, WV on April 9-13, 2017 (click here for conference link). VWRRC Director Stephen Schoenholtz presented “Water quality…
The Virginia Water Center is pleased to host Dr. Mark Johnson from the University of British Columbia for a seminar on Friday, April 28 in 315 Cheatham Hall from 4 to 5pm. Dr. Mark Johnson will present “What happens to carbon and water cycling when a temperate rainforest is cleared? Using…
On March 31, 2017, the Dan River Basin Association Club from Patrick County High School visited the Virginia Water Center and the Virginia Tech College of Natural Resources and the Environment. On their visit, the students learned how macroinvertebrates can be used to assess water quality, toured the Water Center…
The Global Change Center at Virginia Tech is pleased to host Brian Richter, as part of their Distinguished Lecture Series. Brian Richter is the Chief Scientist for the Global Water Program of the Nature Conservancy and the President of Sustainable Waters, a global water education organization. Brian Richter will speak…
Abstracts are being accepted through March 27, 2017 for the 2017 Mid-Atlantic Water Resources Conference. The conference will be held October 12-13, 2017 at the National Conservation Training Center (pictured below) in Shepherdstown, W.Va. The theme for the conference is “Water Research: Building Knowledge and Innovative Solutions.” Researchers from colleges…
The Water Center is pleased to announce that Eryn Turney has been selected for our 2017 Internship. The semester-long, paid internship will provide Eryn with opportunities to learn lab and field techniques in water resources and to work with staff, faculty, and graduate students affiliated with the Water Center. Eryn…
The Virginia Water Resources Research Center (VWRRC) at Virginia Tech is helping to organize the 2017 Virginia Water Monitoring Council (VWMC) Conference. The VWMC is a non-profit organization that promotes information sharing among individuals who collect and/or use water monitoring data from Virginia. The VWMC 2017 conference will be held…
The Virginia Water Resources Research Center (VWRRC) is providing competitive funding for research in water resources for the period June 1, 2017 to May 30, 2018. 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…
Robert (Trip) Krenz, Assistant Professor at Western Carolina University and a former doctoral student in the Virginia Tech Forest Hydrology and Soils Lab, has published a paper in Ecological Engineering. The paper discusses results from a portion of his dissertation research, which focused on assessing structure and ecological functions of constructed…
