Whitepaper research summary.\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/p>\nDr. Matthew Shane Loop (PI), Dr. Ann S. Ojeda. “Rates of private well use and cardiovascular disease mortality in Alabama.” Keywords: Groundwater Resources and Contamination<\/span><\/p>\n2023<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\nMichael Perez, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Auburn University, \u201cImpacts of re-nourishment or accretion on marsh vegetation survival.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nThorsten Knappenberger, Associate Professor, Department of Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences, Auburn University, “Land use change effects on coastal headwater wetland hydrology.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n2022\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nJulia Cherry, Professor and Director, Department of Biological Sciences and New College, University of Alabama, \u201cInteractive effects of nutrient enrichment and wave energy on plant community structure and ecosystem stability in an Alabama tidal marsh.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nJasmeet Lamba, Associate Professor, Department of Biosystems Engineering, Auburn University, \u201cEffect of cover cropping on soil pore properties and nutrient leaching.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nJake Nelson, Ann Ojeda, and Stephanie Rogers, <\/span>Co-Principal Investigator<\/span>s, Assistant Professors, Department of Geosciences, Auburn University, \u201cBuilding a private well contamination risk model to reduce environmental inequity.\u201d <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n2021<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nFrances O\u2019Donnell Principal Investigator, <\/span>Assistant Professor, Jose Vasconcelos Co-Principal Investigator, Associate Professor, Benjamin Bowers Co-Principal Investigator, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Auburn University, \u201cWater quality dynamics of permeable pavement in Alabama.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nKevin Wang Principal Investigator, Assistant Professor, Alan Wilson, Co-Principal Investigator, Professor, James Stoeckel Co-Principal Investigator, Associate Professor, School of Fisheries, Aquaculture, and Aquatic Sciences, Auburn University \u201cEngineering a cost-effective biochar-surfactant system for sorpiton and degradation of PFAS in drinking water and groundwater in Alabama.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nYaniv Olshansky Principal Investigator, Assistant Professor, Department of Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences, Ann Ojeda Co-Principal Investigator, Department of Geosciences,\u00a0Auburn University, \u201cInteractions of Poly- and Perfluoroalkyl substances with dissolved organic matter as potential contributor to water contamination.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n2020<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nMilad Rabbani, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Alabama, \u201cHigh-performance adsorptive membranes functionalized by super-fine powder activated carbon for enhanced removal of long-chained and sort-chained perfluoroalkyl substances.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nBrendan Higgins Principal Investigator, Assistant Professor, Department of Biosystems Engineering, Auburn University, <\/span>Co-Principal Investigators: Dusty Kimbrow, City of Auburn, Alabama, Dan Hilyer, City of Opelika, William Kent, Columbus Water Works (GA)<\/span>\u00a0\u201cDevelopment of a predictive model for taste and odor episodes in regional drinking water reservoirs.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nEvan Wujcik Principal Investigator, Assistant Professor, Leigh Terry <\/span>Co-Principal Investigator, Assistant Professor, Mark Elliott Co-Principal Investigator, Associate Professor, Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, University of Alabama, \u201cDevelopment of a practical, efficient, and inexpensive sensor for real-time effective determination of trihalomethanes in treated drinking water.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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About the AWRRI<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nThe AWRRI\u2019s mission is to provide technical information relevant to the conservation and use of Alabama\u2019s water resources. The Alabama Water Resources Research Institute (AWRRI) is one of 54 water resources institutes nationwide authorized by the Federal Water Resources Research Act, administered by the US Geological Survey. The state-based Water Resources Research Institutes are located at land grant universities, like Auburn University, and promote research and information dissemination on the state\u2019s and nation\u2019s water resources problems.<\/span><\/p>\nThe Alabama Water Resources Research Institute (AWRRI) is a university-based, interdisciplinary, problem-oriented research and technology center with support from the federal government that enables the program to address broad national needs and relevant industrial technology.<\/span><\/p>\nThe WRRI\u00a0coordinates research programs that\u00a0are applicable to the solution of present and emerging water resources problems. In carrying out this mission, the Institute has developed a broadly based research, training, information transfer, and public service program involving personnel from many academic disciplines in the state\u2019s research universities.<\/span><\/p>\nPurpose of the Institute<\/strong><\/p>\nThe institute is a university-based, interdisciplinary, problem-oriented research and technology center with support from the Federal Government that enables our program to address broad national needs and relevant industrial technology.<\/p>\n
Our goal is to support research and training that is responsive to the identified priority problems of our State and the Southeastern Region of the United States. Virtually all \u201cnational\u201d water resources problems are thereby covered. The AWRRI focuses on research proposals that have a high probability of producing useful results and\/or attracting more adequate funding based on positive results.<\/p>\n
Our Mission<\/strong><\/p>\nAlabama is blessed with an abundant supply of water. The present management and development of the state\u2019s water resources will largely determine the quality of life for future Alabamians. Water is frequently cited by top state officials as the number one natural resource concern in Alabama. As this state grows, so will the demand on our water resources. Decisions must be made concerning the myriad of inter-related water resources needs \u2013 municipal, industrial, and agricultural water supplies; waste-water disposal systems; flood and drought management; recreation areas for fishing, boating, and swimming; and fish\/wildlife habitat. In making decisions concerning water resources use, all factors (environmental, economic, and social) must be taken into account. Scientific research provides a technical base of information necessary for decision making.<\/p>\n
Objectives<\/strong><\/p>\nTo plan, conduct, and otherwise arrange for competent research that fosters (a) the entry of new research scientists into the water resources fields, (b) the training and education of future water scientists, engineers and technicians, (c) the preliminary exploration of new ideas that address water problems or expand understanding of water and water-related phenomena, and (d) the dissemination of research results to water managers and the public.<\/p>\n
To identify major research needs and develop for Alabama and the Southeastern Region short- and long-term research priorities.
To encourage research applying to environmental resources closely associated with water.<\/p>\n
To maintain close consultation and collaboration with governmental agencies, public groups, and cooperate closely with other colleges and universities in the state that have demonstrated capabilities for research, information dissemination, and graduate training in order to develop a statewide program designed to resolve state and regional water and related land problems.<\/p>\n
Services Provided by the Institute<\/strong><\/p>\nResearch<\/span>:<\/p>\nThe essential ingredient for determining proper policies and practices is factual information. Often such information must be obtained by means of scientific research. The Institute conducts a program that stimulates, sponsors, and provides for research, investigation, and experimentation in the fields of water and of resources as they affect water, and encourages the training of scientists in the fields related to water.<\/p>\n
Project Planning Assistance<\/span>:<\/p>\nSuccessful management requires planning that not only has access to the best available scientific information, but also involves effective communication and coordination between individuals and groups.<\/p>\n
A hallmark of the Institute is its commitment to program management. Continuing fiscal management to the project level and frequent contact with principal investigators and their Department Heads and Deans is bolstered by midyear detailed project reviews. Principal Investigators are specifically advised about information needs and schedules to meet reporting requirements of the granting agencies. The Institute provides financial, editorial, and other assistance to insure that publishable results are made available and made known through appropriate media.<\/p>\n
Education and Training<\/span>:<\/p>\nStudents are an integral part of the Institute\u2019s research program as one of the Institute\u2019s primary goals is to transmit, store, and use knowledge to train future scientists.<\/p>\n
Although the Institute does not have the responsibility for course instruction leading to a specific degree, it supplements and extends existing programs. It provides a variety of educational opportunities for students and helps them to develop an understanding of the problems of natural resource management at theoretical and practical levels. In many cases, students work on a particular aspect of a research project which then becomes the basis for their Master\u2019s theses or Doctoral dissertations.<\/p>\n
The process of having a high level of activity by many people interactively engaged in advancing water science and solving water resources problems is an accumulating investment in human capital. People are training and being trained to deal with the even greater problems of the future. Education is an investment in a trained cadre of experts for the future.<\/p>\n
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The Water Resources Council is responsible for recommending research priorities and reviewing and approving faculty research proposals. Established in 1964 to help develop the Institute’s initial program, the Council meets one or two times each year. Members include representatives from state and federal agencies (e.g., Geological Survey of Alabama, Alabama Department of Environmental Management, Alabama Office of Water Resources, United States Geological Survey, Alabama Soil and Water Conservation Committee, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources). Membership also includes cooperating universities (Alabama A&M, Tuskegee University, University of Alabama in Huntsville, and University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa), industry, and nongovernmental organizations.<\/p>\n
\n- Eve Brantley (Chair)<\/strong> – Auburn University Water Resources Center<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n
- Tom Littlepage –\u00a0<\/strong>Alabama Department of Environmental and Community Affairs, Office of Water Resources<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n
- Bennett Bearden –\u00a0<\/strong>Geological Survey of Alabama<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n
- Amy Gill – <\/strong>U.S. Geological Survey; Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n
- Chris L. Johnson –\u00a0<\/strong>Alabama Department of Environmental Management, Water Division<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n
- Ross Nazari – <\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Engineering<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n
- Lee Ellenburg – <\/strong>University of Alabama at Huntsville, Earth System Science Center<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/li>\n
- Pat O\u2019Neil –\u00a0<\/strong>Cawaco RC&D<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n
- Wubishet Tadesse –\u00a0<\/strong>Alabama A&M University, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/li>\n
- Joseph Quansah –<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>Tuskegee University, Department of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n
- Jason Throneberry – <\/strong>The Nature Conservancy of Alabama<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n
- Todd Fobian – <\/strong>Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Fisheries Section<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n
- Josh Bruce – <\/strong>USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service <\/em><\/span><\/li>\n
- Lynn Sisk – <\/strong>Jacobs Engineering Group Incorporation<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n
- Michael Gremillion – <\/strong>University of Alabama, Alabama Water Institute<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n
- VACANT – <\/strong>U.S. Army Corps of Engineers<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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For inquiries regarding the annual 104(b) RFP and 104(b) research proposals, please contact:<\/span><\/p>\nDr. Adam Newby, <\/span><\/span>newbyaf@auburn.edu<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/span>or 334-844- 3993<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_accordion_item][\/et_pb_accordion][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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