The Walker Award winner for 2015-16 is Carlos F. Mantilla Pena. Carlos is a Ph.D. candidate at Virginia Tech in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Carlos is beginning the second year of his Ph.D. studies after completing his M.S. in civil and environmental engineering at Tech in 2014 and transitioning…
Stephen Schoenholtz, director of the Virginia Water Resources Research Center, was elected this week to serve as the president of the National Institutes for Water Resources (NIWR). NIWR is the organization of state water resources research institutes or centers authorized by section 104 of the Water Resources Research Act of 1964….
Recently, the Water Center had 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: Jonathan Doubek, Ph.D. student, Biological Sciences, Virginia Tech: “Effects of hypolimnetic hypoxia on zooplankton biomass, community composition, and vertical…
New degree program will help students with both the scientific and human sides of water issues Competition for clean water around the world intensifies year after year. Stressors, such as climate change, land use, and changing demands on water resources, call for people with a scientific understanding of the water…
Seminar: A Hydrologist’s Foray into the World of “Coupled Human and Natural Systems Research” by Dr. Bradford Wilcox, Professor, Department of Ecosystem Science and Management, Texas A&M University When: March 17 at 3:00 Where: 311 Latham Hall Rangelands in the Southern Great Plains and much of the western United States have…
Applications are now welcome for the 2015 William R. Walker Graduate Research Fellow Award. Graduate students from Virginia Tech are invited to submit applications to the Water Center. Individuals pursuing graduate work in a water resources field different from the field of emphasis as an undergraduate, or individuals with work experience returning…
The Water Center is co-sponsoring an ICTAS New Horizons seminar by Dr. Brian McGlynn on Tuesday, February 24th. The seminar, titled “Watershed Storage and the Spatial Patterns of Streamflow Generation,” will focus on the storage and release of water to streamflow as a fundamental watershed process. Despite it this, our understanding of…
Our local news, WSLS in Roanoke, did a story on the new bachelor’s program at Virginia Tech called Water: Resources, Policy and Management. To view the story, click here. For more information on the degree program, go to: http://waterdegree.frec.vt.edu.
The Virginia Water Resources Research Center (VWRRC) is providing competitive funding for research in water resources for the period June 1, 2015 to May 30, 2016. 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…
From VT News BLACKSBURG, Va., Jan. 23, 2015 – Virginia Tech’s new undergraduate degree in water, approved by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia in early December, is one of the most innovative, interdisciplinary offerings in the country and will position graduates for a wide spectrum of careers in…
