Category: 2021
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Meet a scientist: Ali Ajaz
Article originally written by September Martin From the time he first witnessed the massive irrigation infrastructure growing up in Indus River Basin in Pakistan, Ali Ajaz, Ph.D., program specialist with Texas Water Resource Institute (TWRI), has dedicated his studies and professional activities to irrigation engineering. “I come from a region which has a lot of…
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New papers published by TWRI water team members
Members of the Texas Water Resources Institute’s (TWRI) water team have published two new papers: Direct Mailing Education Campaign Impacts on the Adoption of Grazing Management Practices and Binational reflections on pathways to groundwater security in the Mexico–United States borderlands. The paper, Direct Mailing Education Campaign Impacts on the Adoption of Grazing Management Practices, was published online in the Journal…
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Top 10 TWRI articles from 2021
After a productive year, the Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) communications team has put together a list of the top 10 most-read articles, including many from the winter 2021 issue of txH2O, which focused on binational water challenges along the Rio Grande. Other articles in the list were published in Conservation Matters, the monthly newsletter about land, wildlife and…
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New U.S.-Mexico transboundary aquifer data included in 2021 Transboundary Aquifers of the World Map
Article originally written by Chantal Cough-Schulze The transboundary aquifers shared by the United States and Mexico are now included on the official global map of transboundary aquifers, thanks to new research by Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) senior research scientist Rosario Sanchez, Ph.D., and TWRI graduate research assistant Laura Rodriguez. The map, which is updated every five years,…
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Texas Water Journal publishes new article
The Texas Water Journal has published a new article in Volume 12, titled Groundwater Withdrawals Associated with Oil and Gas Production from Water Supply Aquifers in Texas: Implications for Water Management Practices, by Katie Coeckelenbergh, Dorina Murgulet, Kristine Uhlman and Chris Vickers. The demand for water is continuing to increase as population and industry grow. According to the…
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txH2O highlight: Diversifying water portfolios
Having enough water for growing populations in Texas is an important issue for city water utilities to anticipate. In the article Diversifying water portfolios, from the summer 2019 issue of txH2O, El Paso Water and San Antonio Water System (SAWS) describe the water management strategies they have implemented to supply enough water to their growing populations. In an…
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TWRI awards three graduate student research grants
The Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) has awarded U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) graduate student research grants to three students for September 1, 2021–August 31, 2022. The grant winners are: TWRI administers the program with funds from USGS through the National Institutes for Water Resources. Since 2001, TWRI has awarded more than $697,000 in USGS grants to support…
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Four Programs of Excellence funded through the Water Exceptional Item
The new biennium of funding for the Research, Engineering and Extension: Development of Water Programs of Excellence, also called the Water Exceptional Item, has kicked off. Each submission went through a panel review process, and four projects were selected by Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station…
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Meet a scientist: Katie Lewis
Article originally written by September Martin “I was a science nerd from as far back as I can remember,” said Katie Lewis, Ph.D., associate professor of soil chemistry and fertility, Texas A&M AgriLife Research. When Lewis was growing up in South Texas, she carried around an old cigar box that she called her “science mate.”…
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Sneak preview: Fall 2021 txH2O
The fall 2021 issue of txH2O magazine, a publication by the Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI), will be available soon. This issue’s theme is the future of water, with a focus on the outlook of water infrastructure, workforce needs and alternative water sources. The articles examine how climate change and other water challenges affect the future of…
