Members of the Alabama Water Institute recently attended the 104th Annual American Meteorological Society Meeting in Baltimore, Maryland. The meeting, held at the end of January, featured several presenters from NOAA’s Cooperative Institute for Research to Operations in Hydrology. The goal of the 2024 meeting was to leverage society’s collective strengths so that communities can…
A team from The University of Alabama and Alabama Water Institute’s CONSERVE research group recently spent a productive week working with the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. Their goal was to observe and understand native rivercane populations — a plant species that is important to the watersheds and cultural lifeways of…
Members of the Alabama Water Institute wrapped up 2023 by attending the annual American Geophysical Union meeting in San Francisco. Every year, the AGU hosts thousands of attendees from more than 100 countries to share research and network. These meetings aim to help researchers, scientists, educators, students, policymakers, exhibitors, journalists and communicators better understand our…
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Many pieces of equipment are critical for ensuring successful research at The University of Alabama. The Alabama Water Institute recently awarded $157,891.91 in multiple grants to AWI-affiliated faculty members to support their water-related research efforts. The grants are made available through AWI’s Equipment Support Program. The AWI has provided the following funds…
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Combatting “forever chemicals” known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, is crucial because they are persistent environmental pollutants that pose significant health and ecological risks. These chemicals are often found in water, and two University of Alabama researchers are developing a new way to quickly detect them. Through the Alabama Water…
It’s the summer of 2022, and an almost-dry Po River runs through northern Italy. There hasn’t been any rain in nearly four months, and, on average, temperatures are nearly 4-degrees warmer than usual. This unparalleled drought, the most severe over the past two centuries, is likely a manifestation of the effects of global warming. Not…
A new local Southeast chapter of an international scientific society is helping to promote understanding of freshwater ecosystems. The Southeast USA chapter for the Society for Freshwater Science recently held its inaugural science meeting in Columbus, Georgia. More than 130 attendees gathered for workshops and networking opportunities concerning strategies in preserving and improving freshwater resources.…
During the recent annual Cooperative Institute for Research to Operations in Hydrology Science Meeting, Marouane Temimi, an associate professor at the Stevens Institute of Technology, received the CIROH Research to Operations (R2O) award, an achievement that spotlights the work of the consortium’s R2O team. Temimi’s project focused on advancing research in cold regions hydrology to…
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama Water Institute’s Community Oriented Nature-based Science for Ecosystem Restoration and Versatile Engineering, or CONSERVE, Research group and the U.S. Department of Defense are partnering to establish a program aimed at preserving and protecting cultural resources at military installations across the country. This partnership is funded through the Office of the…
The Alabama Water Institute recently welcomed student intern Ava Noffsinger as a student intern for its Community-oriented Nature-based Science for Ecosystem and Versatile Engineering, or CONSERVE, research group. Noffsinger, a junior at The University of Alabama, joined AWI in the spring of 2023. She is majoring in anthropology with minors in English and international business.…
