Nebraska Water Center and Water News

Permanent Director Search Opens
The University has opened the search for a permanent director for the Nebraska Water Center. Review of applications begins June 22. The position description and application instructions are available online.

Latest USGS Report on Water-Level Changes in the High Plains Aquifer Now Available

Call for Presenters for Hydrologically Connected Fall Events
Mark your calendars for these back-to-back events this fall: Water: Science, Practice and Policy on Nov. 13 and the Water Law Conference on Nov. 14. The Call for Presenters for the Nov. 13 event is now open.

Global Water for Food Conference is May 30 - June 1
"Blue Water, Green Water and the Future of Agriculture," the fourth global Water for Food Conference is May 30 through June 1 in Lincoln. Registration is now open.

Missouri River Water Tour Planning Progresses
This summer's water and natural resources tour, July 17-19, will visit many areas of Nebraska and Iowa that were most effected by last summer's record flooding on the Missouri River.

Mapping Aquifers and Finding Uranium in the Nebraska Panhandle
It fuels both bombs and power plants, but uranium probably doesn't come to mind to many people when they think about Nebraska. Still, it's there and a University of Nebraska-Lincoln researcher is mapping the aquifers and rock formations that may contain it.

EPA to Work with Drinking Water Systems to Monitor Unregulated Contaminants
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has published a list of 28 chemicals and two viruses that approximately 6,000 public water systems will monitor from 2013 to 2015 as part of the agency's unregulated contaminant monitoring program.

Groundwater Levels Up; 30-Year Averages Show Differences East and West
Groundwater levels rose or were unchanged throughout much of Nebraska over the past year, but over the past 30 years, there have been markedly different changes in eastern Nebraska compared to western Nebraska.

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Confidence in Climate Data: Using 3 Million-Year-Old Records
How do we understand what's happening today by looking back millions of years? Scientists are looking at what climate conditions were like 3.3 to 3 million years ago, during a geologic period known as the Pliocene, and they are confident in the accuracy of their data.

Featured Faculty and Staff

Over 170 UNL faculty and staff work on water-related issues. They are in many units; and work collaboratively across disciplines, including the public and private sector, to address real-world water problems facing Nebraska, the U.S. and the world. We are pleased to feature:

Amy Burgin Amy Burgin is an assistant professor in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's School of Natural Resources, since September 2011. Her research integrates the fields of microbial ecology, biogeochemistry and aquatic ecosystem ecology. | Learn more about Amy.
John Gilley John Gilley is an agricultural engineer with the U.S. Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service and adjunct professor (100% research appointment) in the UNL's Department of Biological Systems Engineering since September 1982 | Learn more about John.
Tala Awada Tala Awada is an associate professor in the UNL School of Natural Resources, where she has been an SNR faculty member for the nine years. Her areas of research interest include grassland/forest ecology, plant ecophysiology, water relations and gas exchange | Learn more about Tala.
Cody Knutson Cody Knutson is a research assistant professor, water resources scientist and leader of the NDMC Planning and Social Science Program at UNL. NDMC is part of UNL's School of Natural Resources. Knutson has been an NDMC faculty member since 2004 and was previously a professional staff member since 1997 | Learn more about Cody.
Chris Thompson Chris Thompson is a research economist in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Department of Agricultural Economics and has been with the department for three years. | Learn more about Chris.
Martha Shulski Martha Shulski directs the High Plains Regional Climate Center at the UNL and is an assistant professor of applied climate science in UNL's School of Natural Resources since August 2009 | Learn more about Martha.
Greg Kruger

Greg Kruger joined University of Nebraska-Lincoln as an assistant professor and cropping systems specialist in UNL's Department of Agronomy and Horticulture at West Central Research and Extension Center, North Platte early this year. | Learn more about Greg


Featured Research

The Nebraska Water Center helps facilitate, fund and publish a wide variety of water and water-related research involving NU researchers from many scientific disciplines. We are pleased to feature:


Information and Events

Nebraska Water Center FYI

Upcoming Events

Spring Lecture Series

2012 Nebraska Floodplain and Stormwater Managers Association Conference is July 12
Abstracts due April 15.

Registration open for the 2012 North American Invasive Plant Ecology and Management Short Course.

Missouri River Learning Adventures Offered through OLLI and Nebraska Water Center
(Please note that the January OLLI course, #305, is already full. Course instructor Bob Kuzelka is maintaining a waiting list, please contact him for availability)