About the UF Water Institute

The Water Institute builds partnerships to

  • Identify, understand and solve complex interdisciplinary water issues
  • Develop intellectually stimulating environments to address important water resource problems
  • Prepare a pool of well-trained water-related scientists, engineers, planners and policy-makers
  • Ensure sustainable water resources for Florida and beyond

The Water Institute builds partnerships by

  • Providing one-stop shopping for UF water expertise
  • Hosting working groups of industry, government and academic personnel
  • Hosting state and national symposia to highlight recent advances in water-related science, policy and law
  • Building interdisciplinary teams to research, develop and encourage the implementation of new technology and policy solutions

During 2020-21, 14 interdisciplinary featured projects were coordinated ($7.4M) and supported (10.4M).

Programs Featured