Welcome to Nizhoni Tallas, our Water Center Intern! Nizhoni is a proud member of the Diné tribe and is currently a Junior studying Natural Resources and Conservation and minoring in American Indian Studies. She plans to attend graduate school to focus on Indigenous Natural Resources and climate adaptation. Nizhoni is…
We want to welcome our new student intern Ross Cooper! Ross is an undergraduate student with a major of Water: Resources, Policy, and Management and a minor in Environmental Economics. During his internship, Ross plans to investigate the relationships between TMDL status, pollutants, cause of impairment, and income values in…
The Virginia Water Resources Research Center has received an Outstanding ranking by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in their five year review! A USGS panel performs a review of the nation’s water centers every five years. This ranking is based on the activities during fiscal years 2011-2015. The panel’s specific…
The Water Center’s former Stormwater Policy Intern, Jonathan Reynolds, was featured in the Virginia Tech Daily News and on their Daily Video! Jonathan talks about the importance of internships in preparing him for his career in water management. See excerpt below from the Virginia Tech Daily News article, “Class of…
On November 25, 2019, Virginia Water Radio published their 500th episode! The episode identifies the aspects of Virginia’s water resources that the show has endeavored to explore, including areas such as aquatic life, waterways, citizen involvement, historical connections, and water safety. Virginia Water Radio is produced weekly by Alan Raflo…
The Water Center’s Daniel McLaughlin is a principal investigator for a collaborative National Science Foundation grant that will study the linkages between hydrological and carbon dynamics in forested wetlands. Researchers from Virginia Tech, University of Maryland, and University of Alabama will work with isolated wetlands in the Delmarva Peninsula of…
Applications are now open for the Spring 2020 Water Center Internship! Each year the Water Center supports a Virginia Tech student (second-semester sophomore or above) for a semester-long, paid internship. The Water Center envisions the internship as an opportunity for a student to experience learning and work activities that will…
We are pleased to announce Kristen Bretz as the 2019 William R. Walker Graduate Research Fellow! Kristen is a 2nd year PhD student in Biological Sciences at Virginia Tech studying stream biogeochemistry. Prior to starting her research at Virginia Tech, Kristen received her M.S. from UNC Chapel Hill where she…
The Virginia Water Center has announced the 2019 Student Competitive Grant recipients! Derek Detweiler: The role of dissolved organic matter in supporting harmful algal blooms in the York River, Virginia; Doctorate Student in the Department of Biological Sciences, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, William & Mary. Samantha Fortin: From gene…
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…
