Congratulations to our Fall 2024 Water Institute Travel Awardees

The Water Institute congratulates the five recipients of the Fall 2024 Water Institute Travel Awards: Taryn Chaya, Jessica Donaldson, Dogil Lee, Megan Sanford, and Zoe Spielman! These awards, offered every semester, provide financial support to attend national or international conferences. At the conferences, students have the opportunity to present their research, network with other professionals, and enhance their skills.

Stay tuned via the Water Institute’s listserv or social media for updates on upcoming Lunch by the Water seminars events to learn more about their research.

Taryn Chaya
School of Natural Resources and Environment
Conference: Society of Wetland Scientists
Presentation Title: Leveraging Mosquito Impoundments to Treat Eutrophic Waters in the Indian River Lagoon, FL

Jessica Donaldson
Department of Environmental & Global Health
Conference: SETAC North America 45th Annual Meeting
Presentation Title: Transcriptomic Responses of Zebrafish Following Dietary Exposure to the Short Chain PFAS Perfluorohexanoic Acid (PFHxA)

Dogil Lee
Agricultural and Biological Engineering Department
Conference: American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2024
Presentation Title: Impacts of Land Use/Land Management Change and Climate Change on Water Availability and Water Quality in the Santa Fe River Basin Using SWAT-MODFLOW-RT3D

Megan Sanford
Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure & Environment
Conference: American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2024
Presentation Title: Classifying the Microbial Community Composition of Swedish Fjord Sediments Across Oxygen Regimes: Implications on Microbial Diversity and the Fate of Organic Carbon
Presentation Title:Hydrological and Geochemical Alteration of an Estuary with Recurring Harmful Algal Blooms

Zoe Spielman
Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences
Conference: ASA, CSSA, SSSA International Annual Meeting, 2024
Presentation Title: Linking Phosphorus Storage Mechanisms with Removal Performance in Everglades Stormwater Treatment Wetlands

October 2, 2024