Dr. Kate Brauman will join the Global Water Security Center (GWSC) as the associate director for analysis and communications effective Nov.1. Brauman is a 2020-22 Water and Climate Resilience Fellow at the U.S. Department of Defense through a science technology policy fellowship with the American Academy for the Advancement of Science. Brauman’s research quantifies and…
A new equipment grant will allow University of Alabama researchers at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab to improve their ability to forecast harmful algal blooms in Mobile Bay. The Gulf Coast Ocean Observing System has awarded $457,000 to Dr. Kenneth Hoadley for the purchase and maintenance of two Imaging FlowCytobots, or IFCBs, and for personnel.…
The National Science Foundation has awarded Alabama A&M University $399,000 in supplemental funding for a collaborative aquatic project with The University of Alabama and other institutions. The supplemental support will be used for the Aquatic Intermittency effects on Microbiomes in Streams, or AIMS, an EPSCoR RII Track-2 project that is partially based at UA. With…
The Alabama Water Institute has launched its five-year strategic plan to guide its mission of carrying out cutting edge and applied research and to train the next generation of scientists to provide working, novel solutions for a more water-secure world. The plan, which outlines the institute’s path until 2026, focuses on the collaborations of water…
In the ongoing efforts to support water-related research at The University of Alabama, the Alabama Water Institute has awarded five faculty members a total of $76,630 through the AWI Equipment Support Program. Dr. James Harris, assistant professor in UA’s Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, has been awarded $30,130 from the AWI for a diffuse…
The University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, or UCAR, has awarded a $15,000 grant to The University of Alabama’s Dr. Cory Armstrong to examine the effectiveness of tornadic-related weather information on the general public. Her project, “Does that work for you? Comprehension and Interpretation of NWS Weather Graphics by Urban and Rural Mid-South Residents,” was funded…
The Alabama Water Institute recently awarded an equipment grant to Dr. Lingyan Kong from The University of Alabama’s College of Human Environmental Sciences. Kong was awarded $10,900 for an electrospinner, which is a lab scale unit used to produce nanofibers. The AWI funding is half of a cost-sharing grant from CHES, bringing the total to…
The research, conservation and education of freshwater mussels has led to a 5-year $1.04 million National Science Foundation CAREER award to an ecologist from The University of Alabama. Dr. Carla Atkinson, an associate professor in UA’s Department of Biological Sciences, recently received the award, which is one of the most prestigious recognitions of top-performing young…
Two University of Alabama professors have been selected by the National Science Foundation to lead a $1.5 million effort from its CISE Community Research Infrastructure program. Dr. Aijun Song, assistant professor in UA’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Dr. Xiaoyan Hong, associate professor in the Department of Computer Science, have been awarded $880,000…
The University of Alabama is spearheading a new approach to wastewater treatment in Alabama’s Black Belt region thanks to a grant from Columbia World Projects. The initial investment of $710,000 establishes a pilot program that allows researchers to show that rural underserved areas can have healthier and more affordable access to wastewater management systems. With…
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