Category: Meetings and Workshops

National Competitive Grants (104g) Webinar

by Kaye L. Brubaker

The previously announced webinar was held Aug. 21, 2025. The Illinois Water Resources Center provides a recording and slides. You can access the video here and the slides here. You may need to click a “join folder” or “join as a collaborator” button in the upper right corner to access the content.

Follow this link for notices of Funding Opportunity for the 104(g) programs.

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The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in partnership with the National Institutes for Water Resources (NIWR), will soon release its annual Requests for Proposals (RFPs) under the National Competitive Grants Program. This year’s program includes opportunities in three key areas: 104g General, PFAS (Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances), and Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS).

These grants are open to investigators at institutions of higher education whose work addresses water-related research needs of regional and national significance. Proposals must be submitted through the Water Resources Research Institute (WRRI) in the applicant’s state or territory.

Funding Highlights (based on last year’s awards):

  • Up to $348,000 for the General 104g program
  • Up to $310,000 each for PFAS and AIS projects
  • Project duration: 1–3 years
  • 1:1 non-federal cost share required

We anticipate a tight application timeline — roughly four weeks between the RFP release and the WRRI submission deadline — so we’re encouraging early preparation.

To help interested researchers get ready, WRRIs from across the country are hosting an informational webinar:

Date: TBD (Watch this space)

The session will provide an overview of the funding opportunities, details on the proposal process, and time for Q&A. It will also offer a chance to connect with other researchers who may be interested in collaborative projects.

For more information, visit:
https://water.usgs.gov/wrri/how-to-apply-for-grants-internships.php
Or contact your state’s WRRI.

Seminar: Dr. Janet Hering, Oct. 1 at University of Maryland, College Park

by Kaye L. Brubaker

 

 
The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
is pleased to present
Janet Hering, Professor Emeritus
Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science & Technology
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
Bridging the Gap Between Knowing and Doing for
Environmental Problems
October 1, 2024
Seminar: 3-4 p.m.
Reception: 4-5 p.m.
Room 1179
Glenn L. Martin Hall
Snacks Will Be Provided
Register by September 27, 2024
From Our Speaker
The long lag between scientific understanding and the adoption of policy measures that can reduce harmful impacts on human and environmental health parallels the well-known “bench-to-bedside” lag in medicine. Implementation science, developed in the health domain, offers concepts and tools that also have potential applicability for environmental problems. Implementation science for the environment could also benefit from synergies with actionable research and the concept of small wins. In this talk, I will examine the synergies among these approaches, the barriers that conventional academic incentives pose to their application, and how academic research institutions could contribute more effectively to addressing the world’s most pressing issues. 

 

Bio
Since 2023, Janet Hering has been Director Emerita of the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science & Technology (Eawag) and Professor Emerita at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich (ETHZ) and Lausanne (EPFL). Prior to moving to Switzerland in 2007, Prof. Em. Hering was a faculty member at Caltech and UCLA. She is a former Associate Editor of Environmental Science & Technology and former member of the Board of Reviewing Editors for Science. She is an elected member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering and Academia Europaea.
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NatureCity Forum, March 26, 2019

by Kaye L. Brubaker

Register Now for NatureCity Forum 2019

“Building Community through Green Infrastructure”

March 26, 2019

Brookside Gardens, Wheaton Maryland

 

Come spend a day exploring the best practices and collaborations that are addressing urban flooding, health, and engagement with nature.   Hear local and national examples of green infrastructure projects, innovative tools, and community engagement.

Tour the natural beauty of Brookside Gardens and learn about their innovative green infrastructure parking garden.

Speakers include

  • Dr Sam Brody, Texas A & M, Urban Flooding: A growing national challenge to Sustainability

  • Dr Autumn Saxton Ross, Nature Bridge, Access to Nature: A Social and Human Right

  • Scott Walzak, Georgetown Heritage, C & O Canal Project

  • Nancy Striniste, Early Space, Parks, Nature Play & the Next Generation

Hear about project such as:

  • Druid Heights Greening in Baltimore City, Interfaith Community Project in Montgomery County, Ellicott City Flood, Recovery & Planning Efforts and more

Learn about community engagement efforts such as

  • Community art projects, bi-lingual programming, and community science

Click here for registration & information.

After March 1

  • $ 25- Student Rate

  • $ 60 – Full Day

2017 Maryland Water Monitoring Council Conference

by Kaye L. Brubaker

The Maryland Water Monitoring Council will hold its 23rd Annual Conference at the Maritime Institute, North Linthicum, Maryland, on Friday, December 8, 2017. Registration will begin at 7:30 AM and the conference will adjourn at 4:30 PM. The conference will include a plenary session, six concurrent breakout sessions, posters and exhibitor tables, and the famous Maritime Institute all-you-can-eat buffet lunch. You’ll also have plenty of time to network and catch up with old friends and colleagues during the long breaks and the post-meeting social (location TBA).

Follow this link for more information.

The challenges of restoring and protecting our aquatic resources are daunting. Stressors related to climate change and population growth will require us to adapt as we move further into the 21st Century. But there are reasons to be optimistic.  Enhanced implementation of sound science, supported by robust water monitoring will undoubtedly be essential to ensure healthy aquatic ecosystems in the future. With such challenges in mind, he theme of the 2017 MWMC conference is Managing Water Quality in a Changing World. Concurrent sessions will focus on these challenges and our need to adapt to them. These sessions include Climate Change and Adaptation, Stream Restoration Biomonitoring, Leveraging Data Sources, New Monitoring Technologies, Agriculture and Water Quality, Citizen Science, and Communicating Progress and Successes. The morning plenary session will feature two presentations:

“The 2016 Ellicott City Flood: A 225-Year-Old Mill Town’s Survival Story” by Jim Caldwell – Director, Howard County Office of Community Sustainability

“A 10,000 Year Record of Climate, Forests, Land Use, and Chesapeake Water Quality” by Grace Brush – Professor, Johns Hopkins University

Talks and posters are invited. ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE – October 20, 2017.

The 6th MWMC Student Poster Award will be offered.

Follow this link for more information.

 

NAE Symposium on Groundwater Depletion

by Kaye L. Brubaker

The National Academy of Engineering will sponsor a symposium on groundwater depletion on Oct. 11, 2016, in conjunction with its annual meeting in Washington, D.C. There is no fee; a continental breakfast and lunch are provided along with one night’s accommodations and a per diem meal. Information on the Symposium is posted at:

http://blog.uvm.edu/webwizrd-nae/

Please note the end date for registration is Sept. 30, 2016 and there is only room for 50 participants.