The VWRRC hosts a reception for new VT Water Faculty

Virginia Tech recently expanded its already excellent water program (over 80 faculty in 15 departments) through the addition of seven new full-time, tenure-track faculty positions. These water cluster faculty members will develop significant collaborative research, teaching, and outreach programs in water science, policy, and management. On February 5, 2014, the…

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Coal mining and stream insects

The Environmental Monitor, an online magazine for environmental professionals, recently featured our lab’s TDS research in the Appalachian coalfields. Read the entire article here. Exerpt: In an attempt to gain a clearer understanding of long-term TDS levels, the researchers obtained additional funding from U.S. Office of Surface Mining to expand…

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