Category: 2024
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Meet TWRI’s newest water team members
Anna Eismont (left) and Sarah Stannard (right). Photos by Cameron Castilaw, TWRI. As 2024 comes to an end, the Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) has added two new water team staff members. Anna Eismont joined the team in October as a program specialist. In this role, she works to address water quality and quantity concerns through…
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Texas A&M and TWRI scientists measure PFAS levels in Arroyo Colorado
Located in Texas’ Lower Rio Grande Valley, the Arroyo Colorado watershed is quickly urbanizing and growing in population. Research conducted by the Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) and Texas A&M University scientists analyzed water samples collected in the Arroyo Colorado watershed and found levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS. Published earlier this year in the…
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Turfgrass Field Day showcases field advancements
Ambika Chandra, Ph.D., at the 2024 Turfgrass and Landscape Field Day Research and experiments are exciting to read about, but even more fun to see up close and personal. Texas A&M University and Texas A&M AgriLife scientists working in turfgrass recently gave people that chance at their Turfgrass and Landscape Field Day. Hosted this year…
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New commentary published in Texas Water Journal Volume 15
Cover image for Texas Water Journal, Volume 15, Number 1: The Narrows on the Blanco River.©2020 Erich Ross Schlegel, Texas Water Foundation. The Texas Water Journal has published a new commentary in Volume 15, titled Now or Never: It’s Time to Address Water Scarcity in Texas by Senator Charles Perry, Chairman of the Senate Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs Committee.…
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TWRI awards USGS Graduate Research Grants
The Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) has awarded three 2024-25 U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Graduate Research Grants to Sarah Davis and Alexandra Prouse, Elena Lundeen, and Nowrina Rahim for their water-related research projects. Learn more about the grant recipients: Since 2001, TWRI has awarded more than $772,000 in USGS grants to support 141 students in water resources-related fields. TWRI…
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Research roundup: recent water research from TWRI and around Texas
Peer-reviewed publications by TWRI and Texas A&M University System scientists Producer Willingness to Accept Incentive Levels for Cover Crop Adoption in the Southern Great Plains: Texas Water Resources Institute scientists and co-authors analyzed agricultural producers’ willingness to adopt regenerative cover crop practices in their operation. This research analyzed survey responses submitted by producers and non-operating landowners…
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Private water well screenings set for Floresville Dec. 17-18
The Texas Well Owner Network, TWON, will host water well screenings Dec. 17-18 in Floresville Dec. 17-18 for Wilson County residents. Water samples will be screened for contaminants, including total coliform bacteria, E. coli, nitrate-nitrogen and salinity. “The TWON program was established to help well owners become familiar with Texas groundwater resources, septic system maintenance, well maintenance…
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Mills Scholarship recipient Dallas Williams studies rain garden best practices
Dallas Williams receiving second place and the People’s Choice Award in the doctoral division at the Three Minute Thesis Finals competition. Photo courtesy of the Texas A&M University Department of Soil and Crop Sciences Could using alternative materials for rain gardens make them more efficient and sustainable? Dallas Williams, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of…
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Natural resources professionals invited to online stakeholder facilitation training Dec. 11-12
The Texas Water Resources Institute will host an online training workshop, Stakeholder Facilitation – Working with Stakeholders to Move the Process Forward, Dec. 11-12. This virtual event is designed to equip participants with essential skills for effective stakeholder engagement in natural resource programs. Participants will gain valuable insights and practical tips on: · Setting up…
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Meet a scientist: Pao Tai Lin
Pao Tai Lin, Ph.D., began his academic journey pursuing dual undergraduate studies in chemistry and electrical engineering, before discovering his true calling in using optical sciences for water quality monitoring. After earning his master’s degrees in chemistry and optics, Lin went to Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, to pursue his Ph.D. in materials science. During his…
