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Arkansas Water Currents
The Arkansas Water Resources Center publishes this e-news each month to highlight research, faculty, news and important events.
Shadia Alzurqani Investigates the Impact of Drought on Vegetation Cover in Arkansas
Shadia Alzurqani worked with Dr. Hamdi Zurqani on mapping and analyzing the drought effects and trends on land cover in Arkansas. She joined Dr. Zurqani’s project in 2022 as a graduate research assistant at the University of Arkansas at Monticello. Alzurqani’s...
Dr. Lei Guo Works to Develop Sensors that Detect PFAS Chemicals On-Site in Minutes
Dr. Lei Guo is working to develop a nanomaterial that will rapidly detect a common “forever” chemical right where potentially contaminated water samples are collected. Dr. Guo’s research history has led to an interest in real-world applications for materials...
What’s in store for the 104(b) Competitive Seed Grants Program in 2024?
Look for the Arkansas Water Resources Center to release the FY2024 Request for Pre-Proposals for our Competitive Seed Grants Program later this fall! The 104(b) project period now runs from September to August the following year. We have adjusted the application...
Thomas McKean Works to Improve Filtration of Toxic Contaminants from Water
Thomas McKean is working on applications of membranes for removing toxic contaminants from water resources. McKean joined Dr. Ranil Wickramasinghe’s research group at the University of Arkansas as a Ph.D. student in 2021. McKean’s project uses a technique called...
Ashworth’s Research Investigates Manure Seepage in Karst Soil Landscapes
Research soil scientist, Amanda Ashworth, explained her FY2021 project about animal manure seepage in Karst soil landscapes. Ashworth works for the United States Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service. Karst landscapes are hollow by nature and the...
Celestene Sebag Investigates Antibiotic Resistant Genes in Water Resources
Celestene Sebag, graduate student from the University of Arkansas, worked with Dr. Wen Zhang to quantify the concentration of antibiotic resistance genes in water that would be used for agricultural irrigation or for reuse. “We wanted to focus on the separation of...
AWRC Graduate Student in Environmental Dynamics is Working to Find Water Quality Solutions Using Biochar
Brittany McIntyre is a graduate student at the University of Arkansas conducting research to find water-quality solutions using Biochar. McIntryre focuses her research on harmful algal blooms and the relationship of activated charcoal or biochar. During her research,...
The Arkansas Water Resources Center Welcomes Two New Staff Members
Mallory Hoff (left) is an Agriculture Lab Technician at the AWRC Water Quality Laboratory. Mallory completed her undergraduate degree in Environmental, Soil, and Water Science at the University of Arkansas in December 2022. Her favorite part of her job at the lab is...
New Edition of Arkansas Bulletin of Water Research Now Available
The 2021-2022 edition of Arkansas Bulletin of Water Research is now available on the Arkansas Water Resources Center (AWRC) website and ScholarWorks. The Bulletin is a publication of final reports from Arkansas researchers on topics related to water resources. “The...
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