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…
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 Cooperative Institute for Research to Operations in Hydrology, or CIROH, recently held its second annual science meeting at The University of Alabama. The meeting’s purpose was to review the advancement of CIROH’s research agenda, as well as strengthen the translation of research into practice. Matt Womble, executive director of the Alabama Water Institute, said…
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The first cohort of The University of Alabama’s Water-R2O National Science Foundation Research Traineeship program has been assembled and is beginning its unique hydrologic science research and training journey. Established by a $3 million award in July 2022, the Water-R2O NSF NRT program brings master’s and Ph.D. students together from a variety…
The Alabama Water Institute is committed to supporting its University of Alabama affiliated faculty members in their needs for equipment, proposals and publications. To assist in their water-related research requirements, the AWI recently awarded $110,341 in multiple grants. The AWI has provided the following funds to seven researchers through the institute’s Equipment Support Program: Dr.…
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…
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…
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