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N-EWN Partners Gather to Discuss Proposed USACE Rule Change
On Thursday, April 4, a team of affiliates from the Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems including Todd Bridges and Matthew Shudtz held a webinar with Network for Engineering With Nature (N-EWN) partners to discuss the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ new draft of agency-specific procedures for implementing Principles, Requirements, and Guidelines for Federal Investments in Water Resources. The goals of the…
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Graduate students visit Jekyll Island to learn about coastal infrastructure
Who says field trips stop after high school? Last week, IRIS graduate students studying coastal resilience and environmental engineering traveled to Jekyll Island, Georgia. The group met with conservation researchers and practitioners at the Georgia Sea Turtle Center, Jekyll Island Authority and the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Coastal Resource Division (DNR-CRD). Led by Professor Matt Bilskie of IRIS and…
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Jenna Jambeck named 2024 SEC Professor of the Year
Congratulations to affiliate researcher Dr. Jenna Jambeck on being named the 2024 Professor of the Year by the Southeastern Conference! Jambeck is a Georgia Athletic Association Distinguished Professor of Environmental Engineering at the University of Georgia. She has previously been awarded a MacArthur “Genius” Grant for her research investigating the global scale of plastic pollution and how to address it. Read…
