Category: 2024
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TWRI is hiring an administrative assistant
The Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) is currently hiring a part-time administrative assistant, who will provide the TWRI leadership team with scheduling, coordination and administrative support. This is a part-time position located in College Station that would ideally work each day Monday-Friday, up to 19.5 hours per week. Some flexibility is available based on candidate needs.…
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Rhodes recognized by Society for Range Management for Ogallala research
Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) Research Specialist TWRI Ed Rhodes received the technical publication award at the annual Texas Section Society for Range Management (TSSRM) meeting held last month in Victoria. “The honors and recognition received by our faculty and students highlight the significant and ongoing contributions of Texas A&M AgriLife to rangeland health and resource stewardship…
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Medina River watershed protection meeting set for Nov. 19 in Castroville
The Texas Water Resources Institute, TWRI, will host a stakeholder meeting for the Medina River Below Medina Diversion Lake Watershed Protection Plan on Nov. 19 in Castroville. The free, public meeting will be from 1-3 p.m. at the Braden Keller Community Center, 1410 Amelia St. This meeting will begin covering the final components of the plan…
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Riparian and stream ecosystem workshop set for Nov. 26 in Taylor
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, Texas Water Resources Institute, TWRI, and the Texas Riparian Association will host a free Texas Riparian and Stream Ecosystem Education Program on Nov. 26 in Taylor. The program, which is for area residents interested in land and water stewardship in the Brushy Creek watershed, will be from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The morning session…
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Meet a scientist: Ying Li
While some children may find their passion by studying art or history, Ying Li, Ph.D., was fascinated by math and science in his earlier years — a zeal that has continued into the rest of his life. Now a professor in the J. Mike Walker ’66 Department of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University, Li pursued…
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Research roundup: recent water research from TWRI and around Texas
Read the latest peer-reviewed research on Texas water by scientists from universities throughout the state and by Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) researchers. Peer-reviewed publications by TWRI and Texas A&M University System scientists Effective transboundary aquifer areas between Mexico and the United States: A border-wide approach: Texas Water Resources Institute scientists identified regions within the…
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Texas Watershed Planning Program honored with UCOWR Education and Public Service Award
Kevin Wagner, OWRC, Lucas Gregory, TWRI, and Gerald J. Kauffman, UCOWR past-president. The Texas Watershed Planning Program received the 2024 Education and Public Service Award from the Universities Council on Water Resources (UCOWR) during the 60th Anniversary Joint Water Resources Conference in St. Louis, Missouri earlier this month. The joint conference was hosted by UCOWR, the National…
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TWRI names two Faculty Fellows, awards federal funding
The Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) has named two Texas A&M University professors 2024-2025 Faculty Fellows, awarding $15,000 in federal funding to each faculty member to support their water-related research: The Faculty Fellows program provides unique funding support for faculty researchers seeking further external funding. Upon completion of the year, each fellow will submit a larger proposal to…
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Mills Scholarships awarded to five Texas A&M students
2024-25 Mills Scholarships recipients (left to right, top row) Christopher Cobos, Shubham Jain, Madan Sapkota, (bottom row) Mingxiu Wang and Veronica Zancho. The Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) has awarded 2024-25 Mills Scholarships to five graduate students conducting water-related research at Texas A&M University. The scholarship recipients are: TWRI administers the Mills Scholars Program, an annual competitive scholarship program supporting graduate research in…
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Landowners invited to feral hog workshop Nov. 19 in Rosebud
Local landowners are invited to a free feral hog management workshop Nov. 19 in Rosebud, provided by Texas A&M AgriLife to help landowners address the impacts that wild pigs have on agriculture, water quality, ecosystems and the health of humans and animals. The program will be from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Caywood Center…
