NC WRRI

"NC Water Resources Research Institute 26th Annual Conference; March 20-21, 2024; Now Accepting Abstracts"

Oct 5, 2023

NC WRRI Calls for 2024 Conference Abstracts

UPDATE December 4, 2023: The abstract submission deadline has been extended to December 17. Now Accepting Abstracts WRRI’s annual conference brings together students, faculty, and practitioners from multiple sectors and disciplines working in water resources across North Carolina. The 2024 event will take place on March 20-21 in Raleigh. NC WRRI is accepting abstracts until…

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Sep 27, 2023

NC WRRI Fellows Work to Improve Well Water Quality Through PFAS Research

BY EMMA SCARDINA Graduate students Tiffany VanDerwerker of North Carolina State University and Charlotte Robbins of UNC Chapel Hill are supporting rural communities through their research on PFAS in well water. VanDerwerker’s research considered an alternative water source for homes that have contaminated well water. Robbins’ project analyzes how PFAS leaks from landfills into surrounding…

Aug 29, 2023

Faculty Funding

Open Funding Opportunities There are currently no open funding opportunities. Please check back later! Closed Funding Opportunities These opportunities are currently closed. WRRI-USGS 104(b) Grants WRRI issued its annual RFP for faculty pre-proposals for the FY 2025-2026 Competitive Grants Program. This RFP is sponsored by WRRI and the USGS 104(b) program. Faculty or university affiliates…

Aug 29, 2023

Other Funding Opportunities

Community Collaborative Research Grant (CCRG) The Community Collaborative Research Grant Program, or CCRG, is an innovative funding opportunity that requires research approaches that couple local knowledge with scientific expertise. The CCRG is supported by WRRI and North Carolina Sea Grant, in partnership with the William R. Kenan Jr. Institute for Engineering, Technology and Science (KIETS). This opportunity…

Aug 29, 2023

Student Funding

Open Funding Opportunities Mountains to Sea Graduate Research Fellowship This opportunity is funded by NC WRRI and North Carolina Sea Grant. It is open to full-time graduate students at North Carolina’s colleges and universities. Proposed research should be conducted under the guidance of a faculty advisor. Research should address one or more of these focus…

Aug 28, 2023

Call for Abstracts

Submit Abstracts by November 18th The conference program is determined by the abstracts that are submitted and accepted by WRRI. Past conferences have had sessions on a variety of topics from across the state including water quality and quantity, flooding, emerging contaminants, water and wastewater treatment, erosion control, stormwater management, water policy, and much more.…

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Aug 7, 2023

“Keeping Water Renewable” Lesson Plan Receives National Award

This year’s APEX Awards for Publication Excellence have honored Keeping Water Renewable: 5E Lesson, a free, standards-aligned lesson on renewable water for middle and high school students. The interactive blended lesson provides a thorough explanation of the water cycle, including how climate change and human interference affect water quality and availability and contains enough material for 10 to 12 class periods. The lesson was developed by PBS NC, in partnership with NC Water Resources Research Institute, North Carolina Sea Grant, and the NC Department of Environmental Quality. It is available on the PBS NC website.

Jul 19, 2023

The Road Less Traveled: An Academic Journey from Undergrad to Professor

Emine Fidan, former NC WRRI and NC Sea Grant Joint Funding recipient defended her dissertation in November 2022 and began her appointment as a professor in January 2023. When asked what advice she would give to other graduates, she said, “I would just say not to be discouraged by your failures in research. And that’s because I had so many. A huge part of my Ph.D. was just trying something new, finding out that it didn’t work, trying something else, and then reaching another obstacle.”

May 24, 2023

2021 Projects

WRRI-supported researchers explore a wide range of topics in water resources, from emerging contaminants and drinking water quality, to stormwater infrastructure, to environmental justice issues, community engagement, and much more. Read on to learn about funded projects for 2021. Faculty Projects Novel Mass Spectrometry Approaches for the Identification of Pesticides and Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances…

May 17, 2023

2022 Projects

WRRI-supported researchers explore a wide range of topics in water resources, from emerging contaminants, to flooding, to stormwater management, community engagement, and more. Read on to learn about funded projects for 2022. If searching for Faculty projects, visit the 2021 Projects page. Graduate Projects Advancing Understanding of Flood Water Quality Distributions and Drivers through Statistical…