Category: 2022
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Denton area residents invited to Dec. 6 riparian workshop for Hickory Creek
The Texas Water Resources Institute, or TWRI, will host a free Texas Riparian and Stream Ecosystem Education Program on Dec. 6, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., in Denton for area residents interested in land and water stewardship in the Hickory Creek watershed. The morning session will be at the Clear Creek Natural Heritage Center, 3310 Collins Road in…
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TWRI names two professors Faculty Fellows, awards federal funding
Article originally written by Cameron Castilaw The Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) has named two Texas A&M University professors 2022 Faculty Fellows, awarding $15,000 in federal funding to each faculty member to support their research: Yina Liu, Ph.D., an assistant professor from the Department of Oceanography and Xingmao ‘Samuel’ Ma, Ph.D., an associate professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental…
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Texas Water Journal publishes new articles and commentary
Article originally written by Sarah Richardson The Texas Water Journal has published three new papers in volume 13: an article titled Determining Geothermal Resources in Three Texas Counties, by Joseph Batir and Maria Richards; a commentary titled Texas Comptroller’s Good for Texas Tour: Water Planning and Innovations, by Glenn Hegar; and an article titled Water Management in the Rio Conchos…
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Partnership leads to civic innovation planning grant award
The National Science Foundation recently announced project awards for its Civic Innovation Challenge (CIVIC) planning grant program, and the team led by Wendy Jepson, Ph.D., Texas Water Resources Institute associate director and University Professor of Geography in the College of Arts and Sciences, was selected as a recipient. Jepson and the Urban Water Innovation and Sustainability Hub (Urban…
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Meet a scientist: Bill Balboa
Article originally written by Jaclyn Robertson Bill Balboa, the executive director of the Matagorda Bay Foundation, has dedicated his life and career to advocating for the protection of Matagorda Bay. Balboa grew up in Central Texas and spent most of his teenage years in the 1970s outdoors, swimming in the Highland Lakes’ rivers and streams. His…
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The Water Diplomats
Article originally written by Chantal Cough-Schulze The Gift Alfredo Granados Olivas has a farm in Chihuahua, Mexico, about a 30-minute drive south of the border with New Mexico. When we visited, he was sitting at the head of a kitchen table on that farm. He’d gathered about 20 people — researchers, students and family members…
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Texas Water Resources Institute team continues to grow
Article orignally written by Chantal Cough-Schulze The Texas Water Resources Institute team has grown a lot in the past year, and it’s still growing. TWRI’s Luna Yang transitioned from being a graduate research assistant to being a full-time research specialist earlier this year. More recently, Audrey McCrary joined the TWRI team as a program specialist. Both Yang and…
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Berthold named Texas Water Resources Institute interim director
Article originally written by Gabe Saldana, Texas A&M AgriLife This article was originally published in AgriLife Today. Allen Berthold, Ph.D., has been named interim director of the Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI); his term began June 1. Berthold has served TWRI in several capacities, beginning in 2009, when he joined the institute as project manager. He also…
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Texas A&M AgriLife researchers study Carrizo-Wilcox Aquifer
Article originally written by Adam Russell, Texas A&M AgriLife This article was originally published in AgriLife Today. Restoring Texas’ Post Oak Savanna ecoregion to reflect its historic native prairies could be a key to sustaining the Carrizo-Wilcox Aquifer. Scientists from Texas A&M AgriLife Research and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences are undertaking a project that will shed light…
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New faces join TWRI’s growing team
Article originally written by Chantal Cough-Schulze The Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) is continuing to grow. Three new faces have joined the team in recent months: Alexander Neal as a program specialist, Jason Nitsch as a grant administrator and Jason Gerlich as a research specialist. “I was fascinated that the Great Trinity Forest even existed…
