Dr. Czuba is a UCOWR Early Career Award in Applied Research Honorable Mention

The Universities Council on Water Resources (UCOWR) has named Dr. Jonathan Czuba as an Honorable Mention in the UCOWR 2022 Early Career Award in Applied Research for 2022!  Dr. Czuba is an Assistant Professor of Watershed Engineering in the Department of Biological Systems Engineering (BSE) and is affiliated with the Global Change Center at Virginia Tech. From…

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Caitlin Shipman and Joe Buckwalter are 2021 Walker Graduate Research Fellows

Congratulations to Caitlin Shipman and Joe Buckwalter, the 2021 Walker Graduate Research Fellows!  Caitlin is a first-year master’s student in Virginia Tech’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, working with Dr. Stanley Grant. Caitlin completed her undergraduate degree in Integrated Science and Technology, with a concentration in Environment and minor in Biology, at James…

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Jacob Shemer Receives AWRA’s Richard A. Herbert Memorial Scholarship

Congratulation to Jacob Shemer for receiving the 2021-2022 AWRA Richard A. Herbert Memorial Scholarship!  Jacob Shemer is an undergraduate majoring in Water: Resources, Policy, and Management in the Virginia Tech College of Natural Resources and Environment.  The AWRA Richard A. Herbert Memorial Scholarships are awarded to undergraduate and graduate students studying the field of water resources. The…

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VT AWRA Student Chapter Receives 2021 N. Earl Spangenberg Award

Congratulations to the Virginia Tech American Water Resources Association (AWRA) Student Chapter! The group was selected as the 2021 winner of the N. Earl Spangenberg Outstanding Student Chapter Award! The AWRA Student Chapter received the award for activities that further AWRA’s objectives and include clean-up events, a stream bank restoration project, Adventures…

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Dr. Shannon Bell Interviewed by Water Center Intern Abby Spotswood

On April 30th, 2021, Virginia Water Center Intern Abby Spotswood interviewed Dr. Shannon Bell to discuss issues surrounding environmental justice. Dr. Bell is an associate professor of Sociology at Virginia Tech and a faculty affiliate of the Appalachian Studies Program, Women’s & Gender Studies Program, ASPECT, and the Center for Coastal Studies at Virginia Tech. Her research…

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