The Virginia Water Resources Research Center is excited to welcome Adeline Muras as our undergraduate intern this semester! Adeline is a senior majoring in Water: Resources, Policy, and Management and minoring in Biodiversity Conservation, Environmental Science, and Wetland Science. She plans to pursue a career focusing on water quality and…
The Virginia Water Resources Research Center is pleased to announce Ella Lewis as our newest undergraduate intern! Ella is a junior in Biological Systems Engineering, focusing on Environmental Health and Ecological Engineering. After graduating, she plans to work towards Professional Engineer Licensure and pursue a career in Water Resources Engineering….
On October 23, 2024, the Virginia Water Resources Research Center (VWRRC) hosted the second annual Virginia Tech Water Research Colloquium. The event brought together 80 attendees from 12 different academic departments to share ideas and explore opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration on water-related research projects. The colloquium began with an Open…
By Kora Bednar, Intern at the Virginia Water Resources Research Center Growing up in southwest Virginia, I was surrounded by mountains, creeks, forests, and rivers. But before college, I never viewed water as a resource. It was simply just…water. You drank it, swam in it, used it to wash your…
The Virginia Water Resources Research Center is pleased to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the National Institutes of Water Resources! The National Institutes for Water Resources (NIWR) comprises 54 Water Resources Research Institutes—one in each state, D.C., Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam—established under the Water Resources Research Act of…
Congratulations to Paramita Chakraborty, recipient of the 2024 William R. Walker Graduate Research Fellow Award! Paramita is an M.S. Geography student researching manganese contamination in private drinking water systems in Virginia under Luke Juran and Erin Ling. Paramita holds a B.A. in Political Science and Education from the University of…
Welcome Dr. Kevin McGuire as the new director of the Virginia Water Resources Research Center! Dr. McGuire began his new role as director of the Water Center in April. Dr. McGuire served as the Center’s associate director for 14 years before becoming director, and he is also a professor of…
By Lauren Handley, Intern at the Virginia Water Resources Research Center How often do you think about where your household water comes from, where it goes, or how much of it you use daily? How about whether this water could be recycled to decrease our environmental impacts? Well, did you…
“Trees and Water,” a publication from the Virginia Cooperative Extension, has been updated. “Trees and Water” provides a basic introduction to Virginia’s trees and a foundation for assessing the connections between trees and water. In addition, the influence of trees on water quality, aquatic habitat, water quality, and the interactions among…
We have announced the top photos in this year’s annual Virginia Waters Photo Contest! Our first place goes to Morgan Stanley from Virginia Tech, with a photo of a pickerel frog peeking out of a stream at Pandapas Pond, near Blacksburg, Virginia. Second place (below) is a lotus flower at the…
