Meet Jessie Curl

Meet Jessie Curl

MEET JESSIE CURL, AUWRC OUTREACH & AL PRIVATE WELL PROGRAM COORDINATORCan you tell us a little bit about your background and your current role at the AUWRC?I began working at the Auburn University Water Resources Center (AUWRC) in 2020, shortly after earning my...

Meet Amy Zvonar

Meet Amy Zvonar

MEET AMY ZVONAR, NEW AUWRC STAFF MEMBER! Tell us about your background and current position. I’m originally from the Atlanta, Georgia area, and my parents were both 7th grade life science teachers, so science and education were a big part of my early childhood...

Meet Bill Batchelor, the WRC’s New Director

Meet Bill Batchelor, the WRC’s New Director

DIRECTOR, WATER RESOURCES CENTER PROFESSOR, BIOSYSTEMS ENGINEERING The Water Resources Center has welcomed Dr. Bill Batchelor as the Center’s new director. Dr. Batchelor is a professor of biosystems engineering and Adjunct Professor in Crop, Soil and Environmental...

Meet Daniel Gragson, WRC’s Stream Management Technician

Meet Daniel Gragson, WRC’s Stream Management Technician

Tell us about your background and what brought you to work with the AUWRC? I’ve got degrees in fisheries and aquatic sciences now, but that wasn’t always what I thought I’d be doing. When I first started my undergrad at UGA in 2016, I thought I was going to be an...

Meet Emily Ward, Summer Intern!

Meet Emily Ward, Summer Intern!

WE SAT DOWN WITH EMILY WARD TO LEARN ABOUT HER EXPERIENCEEmily representing the AU Water Resources Center at the Russell County Farmers MarketTell us about your background and what brought you to work with the AUWRC? I began working with water in 2018 when I was in...

Meet Carolina Ruiz

WE SAT DOWN WITH AUWRC'S CAROLINA RUIZ ALABAMA WATER WATCH'S ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTCarolina with Cahaba Lilies, one of the most iconic plants on the Cahaba River. Photo Credits: Sydney ZinnerTell us about your background and current position.I have a Bachelor of...

Meet Brianne Minton

WE SAT DOWN WITH NEW AUWRC TEAM MEMBER, BRIANNE MINTON, ALABAMA DROUGHT REACH PROGRAM COORDINATOR.Tell us about your background and previous position.I grew up in Murfreesboro, TN but moved to Birmingham, AL for undergrad where I received my B.S. in Urban...