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Alabama Water Institute Interdisciplinary Innovation Program offers funding support for new research

The Alabama Water Institute’s Interdisciplinary Innovation, or I2, Program is designed to increase the rate of competitive federal and foundation grant submissions for affiliated faculty members at The University of Alabama. The program supports new and groundbreaking research proposed by interdisciplinary research teams, and projects should address societal needs of vital water resources. Since its…

Bonizzoni Building Student Success Through Chemistry and Collaboration

Marco Bonizzoni is an associate professor and director of graduate recruiting in The University of Alabama’s Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. He is also an Arts & Sciences Distinguished Teaching Fellow. Bonizzoni leads a group of graduate students that focuses on the design and characterization of supramolecular systems, which are complex chemical systems that extend…

Alabama Water Institute Researchers Prepare for Disasters by Studying Online Behavior

A group of researchers affiliated with the Alabama Water Institute is working to understand society’s perspective of slow-changing weather events and create disaster response plans based on those views. Kimberly Stowers is an assistant professor in management in The University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Business where her primary area of research is human-technology interaction.…

Formulating a Better Partnership for Water Quality

Water is one of the most important resources on the planet, and researchers at The University of Alabama are calculating ways to improve its quality and management. Part of this equation is the collaboration between various disciplines through the Alabama Water Institute. Affiliated faculty members in the Department of Mathematics are offering their expertise in…

Alabama Water Institute offers water research funding support through new bridge program

A new funding program from the Alabama Water Institute is available. The AWI Pilot Bridge program supports faculty engaged in water research who are submitting external federal grants and would benefit from institute support in order to resubmit their proposal submissions. The deadline to apply is February 28. Since the program’s inception, AWI has approved…

When Lionfish Roar

Much like the South’s favorite non-native and far-reaching plant, kudzu, the Gulf of Mexico has its own invasive species. Lionfish may be beautiful, but they have been creating problems in the Gulf for more than 30 years. Native to the Indo-Pacific Ocean, lionfish found a new home in the waters around Miami in the mid-1980s.…

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