The Consortium for the Advancement of Hydrologic Science, Inc. (CUAHSI) is a go-to group for hydrology workshops, conferences, and networking. Their once-every-two-years meeting is a great chance to hear some fantastic talks, meet other researchers and students, and share your work. This year’s meeting is in Sheperdstown, WV (a mere …
This work is being conducted by undergraduate lab member, Allison Reynolds. Allison presented her work as part of the CUAHSI/USGS Virtual Workshop on applications of laser specs to hydrology and biogeochemistry. From that workshop, she will have an extended abstract published in a USGS open file report, and her poster …
These are augers. This is an augur. The free dictionary defines augur as follows: n. 1. One of a group of ancient Roman religious officials who foretold events by observing and interpreting signs and omens. 2. A seer or prophet; a soothsayer. v. au·gured, au·gur·ing, au·gurs v.tr. 1. To predict, especially from signs or …
Kent State and Holden Arboretum are hosting a summer REU (Research Experience for Undergraduates) focused on aquatic-terrestrial linkages in urban impacted ecosystems. Lots of great faculty in geology, biological sciences and other departments are participating, and I would be thrilled to mentor a student through the program. The program will …
Radar is increasingly used to measure precipitation in hydrologic science applications. It’s handy because it can be both frequent and areally distributed. This NWS newsletter does a great job of going over the basics of how weather radar can be used to derive rainfall rates and totals. This page gives a …
From an email to CUAHSI members today: A quick reminder that we invite you to join us for a special CUAHSI Cyberseminar this Thursday at a special time hosted by Roy Haggerty, Tom Meixner, and Patrick Belmont, members of the Water, Sustainability and Climate (WSC) community. Thursday, January 23rd, 2 …
I got this email from someone at the Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park, and I thought I would share it here. Cuyahoga Valley National Park (CVNP) and its nonprofit friends group, the Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park, have a number of spring and summer internships and jobs to offer to …
CUAHSI is the consortium of universities for the advancement of hydrologic science, inc. and Kent State University became a full member of the consortium in December 2013. That’s good timing, because for the last year I’ve been sitting on the organizing committee for a virtual workshop sponsored by CUAHSI and …
Cross-posted at Highly Allochthonous The massive impact of last week’s chemical spill into the Elk River in West Virginia continues to cause hardship for the up to 300,000 people affected by the water ban and to pose tough questions for scientists and authorities involved with assessing and mitigating the spill’s …
Darren Reilly, co-advised in the Watershed Hydrology Lab, won first place in the student poster competition for his work on groundwater contamination in northeastern Pennsylvania at the Mudrocks Symposium and Student Expo, co-hosted by the Appalachian Geological Society and Eastern Section AAPG, in Morgantown, W.Va.