Last week, the UF Water Institute community gathered to celebrate and honor three cohorts of Faculty Fellows:
Fellowship Term: 2022-2025
Christa Court, Assistant Professor, Food and Resource Economics
Samuel Smidt, Assistant Professor, Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences
Fellowship Term: 2021-2024
Lisa Krimsky, Regional Specialized Agent, Florida Sea Grant
Jiangxiao Qiu, Assistant Professor, School of Forest, Fisheries, & Geomatics Sciences
Fellowship Term: 2020-2023
Nancy Denslow, Professor and Director Aquatic Toxicology, Veterinary Medicine
AJ Reisinger, Assistant Professor Urban Soil and Water Quality
In a ceremony hosted at the beautiful Earl and Christy Powell University House, Dr. Wendy Graham (Director UF Water Institute), Dr. Sobha Jaishankar (Assistant Vice President Office of Research), and Dr. Scott Angle (Senior Vice President for Agriculture and Natural Resources), recognized the contributions and accomplishments of the Fellows to UF’s interdisciplinary water related research, education, and extension programs.
![]() Dr. Court leads an innovative extension-research program focused on the intersection of economics and the environment, promoting a systems thinking approach to understand and solve complex water challenges. |
![]() Dr. Smidt leads an innovative teaching-research program focused on water sustainability and water policy. His programs demonstrate an amazing and exemplary commitment to teaching and student development. |
![]() Dr. Qiu’s research lies at the intersection of landscape ecology, ecosystem services, global change, and sustainability science. He seeks to unravel how global environmental change affects hydrologic ecosystem services, and what management and intervention strategies can sustain future freshwater supplies. |
![]() Dr. Krimsky provides leadership for the development, implementation, and evaluation of water resources Extension programs, with an important and timely focus on coastal water quality and harmful algal blooms. |
![]() Dr. Denslow’s research centers on environmental toxicology with an emphasis on water contaminants. She is a pioneer in integrating molecular mechanisms to help define how contaminants are affecting the health of aquatic organisms. |
![]() Dr. Reisinger’s research focuses on nutrient and energy dynamics of freshwater ecosystems and how these dynamics are affected by human activities on the landscape. |
More photos from the ceremony and reception can be found at this link (Photos courtesy of Tyler Jones, IFAS Photography).
November 9, 2023