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Water-R2O Program Prepares Next Generation of Water Scientists with Real-World Focus

The University of Alabama's Water-R2O NRT program welcomes third cohort of graduate students for study tours, seminars and international experiences while developing cutting-edge skills in machine learning applied to hydrologic prediction.


UA Researchers Detect ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Water with Unique Equipment

University of Alabama researchers are using the state’s first combustion ion chromatography system to detect “forever chemicals,” in water.


Social Science Meets Hydrology: Bridging Human Insight and Water Innovation

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CIROH Celebrates R2O Award Recipients at Annual Science Meeting

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First Alabama Water Institute Faculty Fellows Graduate, Reflect on Program

The Alabama Water Institute launched its Faculty Fellowship Program in 2021 to recognize University of Alabama faculty members whose research, extension and education efforts have made significant contributions to advancing UA’s interdisciplinary water-related scientific communities. AWI Faculty Fellows serve as representatives of AWI’s initiatives during their term and help promote the institute across UA, its…


Alabama Water Institute Names Fourth Class of Faculty Fellowship Recipients

The Alabama Water Institute has selected four faculty members from The University of Alabama to serve as 2024-27 fellows in the AWI Faculty Fellowship Program. The program recognizes UA faculty for outstanding research, extension and education programs that significantly advance UA’s interdisciplinary water-related communities of science. In previous years, each cohort was comprised of two…


USGS Hydrologic Instrumentation Facility Offers New Opportunities for UA Faculty

The recent opening of the U.S. Geological Survey’s Hydrologic Instrumentation Facility on The University of Alabama campus marks a significant milestone in advancing water science and technology and presents unprecedented opportunities for UA faculty members to enhance their water research. “The HIF provides unique research capabilities not found elsewhere, including sensor evaluation, calibration and testing…


Equitable Apportionment: The Wave of the Future in Interstate Water Disputes

Co-Authors: Bennett L. Bearden and Caleb T. Anderson Introduction The year 2021 will serve as a landmark moment for interstate water disputes and the application of the doctrine of equitable apportionment. During 2021, the Supreme Court of the United States (Court) ruled on two distinct interstate disputes: Florida v. Georgia and Mississippi v. Tennessee. The…


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 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…


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