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AWI Awards $162,000 in Equipment Support to UA Faculty

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Part of the Alabama Water Institute’s mission is to support its affiliated University of Alabama faculty members by providing funds to help purchase critical equipment for research. The institute recently awarded nearly $162,000 in multiple grants through the AWI Equipment Support Program to support their water-related research efforts. The AWI has provided…


NOAA Sea Grant Awards UA Researchers $2.34M for Marine Debris Prevention

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – University of Alabama researchers have been awarded a $2.34 million federal grant to help prevent and remove marine debris along the Gulf Coast as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Dr. Mark Cheng, professor in UA’s College of Engineering and lead principal investigator, and Michael…


AWI Student Spotlight: Kaden Archer

The Alabama Water Institute recently welcomed student intern Kaden Archer. Archer, a rising junior at The University of Alabama, joined AWI in spring 2024. He is majoring in environmental science. Archer works under Amanda Blair, CIROH research project manager, and Lanna Nations, AWI research education and outreach program director. Archer works primarily with CIROH data…


AWI Student Spotlight: Peter Feldkamp

The Alabama Water Institute and the Community Oriented Nature-based Science for Ecosystem Restoration and Versatile Engineering Research Group, or CONSERVE, recently welcomed student intern Peter Feldkamp. Feldkamp, a rising senior at The University of Alabama majoring in biology, joined AWI as an undergraduate research assistant in summer 2024. Feldkamp works under Michael Fedoroff, director of…


CIROH Hosts National Water Center Innovators Program Summer Institute

The National Water Center Innovators Program Summer Institute is a seven-week experiential learning program that brings graduate students together with academic researchers, other professionals and NWC staff. Since 2015, more than 180 students have participated in the program, which continues to play an important role in advancing the National Water Model and water prediction in…


AWI Student Spotlight: Amani Roberson

The Alabama Water Institute recently welcomed student intern Amani Roberson as a video production intern. Roberson, a sophomore at The University of Alabama, joined AWI at the start of 2024. She is majoring in biology with a minor in African American studies. Roberson works under Zach Krauss, director of research institute communications, and Brock Parker,…


AWI Spotlight: Kayla Roberson

The Cooperative Institute for Research to Operations in Hydrology, or CIROH, is excited to welcome Kayla Roberson as its new communications specialist student intern. Roberson is a senior in the Accelerated Master’s Program at The University of Alabama, obtaining her degree in advertising with a minor in digital consumer engagement. She has been working with…


AWI Staff, Affiliates Attend Annual American Meteorological Society Meeting

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…


AWI CONSERVE Research Group Selected to Lead National Preservation Program for Department of Defense

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…


AWI Student Spotlight: Ava Noffsinger

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.…


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