A graduate student in The University of Alabama Department of Biological Sciences has been awarded a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. David R. Yannick, from Orlando, Florida, is studying the biogeochemistry of wetlands in his graduate program at UA. He is one of 2,500 NSF Graduate Research Fellows selected for 2023. Yannick’s award is…
A team of 30 scientists, including a group from The University of Alabama, have returned to the waters surrounding Antarctica to better understand the biodiversity of an understudied group of marine invertebrates and how these animals are affected by climate change. The spring 2023 Icy Inverts expedition marks the second time in three years that…
The Cooperative Institute for Research to Operations in Hydrology recently welcomed Mary Eliza Beaumont as its first communications specialist student intern. Beaumont, a senior at The University of Alabama, is majoring in communication studies with minors in political science and environmental policy pre-law. As the communications specialist student intern, Beaumont writes feature articles highlighting CIROH’s…
A new National Science Foundation award is helping researchers from The University of Alabama to study what happens to “forever chemicals” once they enter water reuse treatment plants. Dr. Leigh Terry has been awarded $195,000 for the NSF Research Infrastructure Improvement Track-4 Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research, or EPSCoR, Research Fellows project. The award…
Undergraduate students and researchers at The University of Alabama are making it possible to scan and image the bottom of waterways using light detection and ranging, or LiDAR, mounted on drones fitted with green lasers. Dr. Seongsin Margaret Kim and her students are developing a system to make it faster and more affordable to measure and…
Equipment, proposals and publications are critical tools for ensuring successful research at The University of Alabama. The Alabama Water Institute recently awarded $144,451.50 in multiple grants to AWI-affiliated faculty members to support their water-related research efforts. The AWI has provided the following funds to five researchers through the institute’s Equipment Support Program: Dr. Gregory Starr,…
The Alabama Water Institute recently welcomed Emily Fischer as a science communications student intern. Fischer is a sophomore at The University of Alabama, majoring in biology with a minor in English. As a science communications intern, Fischer writes press releases and feature articles highlighting cutting-edge hydrological research and projects being conducted at UA and by…
Research from The University of Alabama reveals the southern United States is a primary hotspot for hydroplaning due to extreme rainfall, a phenomenon that is known to elevate the risks of road accidents. A study recently published by Kaustubh Anil Salvi, a postdoctoral researcher with the Alabama Transportation Institute, and Dr. Mukesh Kumar, associate professor of civil, construction and…
The U.S. Geological Survey estimates that at least one-tenth of all freshwater originates or flows through Alabama. One of the state’s most eye-catching drinking water sources is hiding in Blount County among the foothills of the Southern Appalachian Mountains. Protected beneath a white barnlike structure with a dark green roof, the 60-foot wide and 35-foot…
The Alabama Water Institute has named Michael Fedoroff as its new Director of Cultural and Water Resources Preservation at The University of Alabama. Fedoroff is a seasoned water resource professional with experience in applied water resource infrastructure and environmental restoration for the Department of Defense. As director, Fedoroff is responsible for developing applied research avenues…
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