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IRIS researchers co-produce online training on ecological stream mitigation practices for wetland managers
In collaboration with the National Association of Wetland Managers (NAWM), IRIS Director Dr. Brian Bledsoe and alum Dr. Holly Yaryan Hall recently introduced an online training series for aquatic resources staff on compensatory stream mitigation projects. The training was funded through a cooperative agreement with U.S. EPA Region 4 (Southeast)…
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Restoring Mannington Meadows: Wetland researchers take a field trip to New Jersey
Warnell School of Forestry & Natural Resources professor Rhett Jackson and Ducks Unlimited Natural Infrastructure Fellow Nicholas Austin joined representatives from Ducks Unlimited, USACE, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), USFWS, Partnership for the Delaware Estuary, New Jersey Conservation Foundation, The Nature Conservancy, Conserve Wildlife NJ, and NOAA on Monday,…
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Bringing resilience home: doctoral student Luciana Iannone Tarcha begins project to install flood sensors in São Paulo, Brazil
How far would you move for a job you’re passionate about? Doctoral student Luciana Iannone Tarcha moved fields–and continents–to study flooding, a major problem in her home state of São Paulo, Brazil. With her latest project, she hopes to bring the technology she’s working with back to where her career…
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Pictures from UGA Engineering Boot Camp: Teaching Hydrology… with Legos.
This summer, a group of incoming undergrads attended Discovering Engineering at UGA Boot Camp, taking classes and visiting labs across the UGA College of Engineering to get ready for their first year as Engineering Dawgs! The Compound Inundation Team for Resilience Applications (CITRA) lab, including Dr. Felix Santiago-Collazo, graduate students…
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NOAA recommends collaborative oyster reef restoration project for funding
ATHENS, GA – A new project seeks to join Sapelo Island’s Saltwater Geechee community and public entities in a collaborative effort to reduce flooding through oyster reef restoration. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association recommended the project, which is a collaboration between the University of Georgia’s Institute for Resilient Infrastructure…
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IRIS introduces flagship Graduate Certificate in Natural Infrastructure
We’re very excited to announce the launch of our new Natural Infrastructure Graduate Certificate, which will help train the workforce the world needs to tackle tomorrow’s complex climate and infrastructure problems. The certificate, which will be available this fall through the University of Georgia’s Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems, aims…
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IRIS hosts a Young Scholar Program student for the summer
Meet one of our summer interns, Miller Cooper! Cooper, a rising junior at Athens Academy, joined Dr. Felix Santiago-Collazo’s Compound Inundation Team for Resilient Applications (CITRA) Lab this summer for the Young Scholars Program (YSP) at UGA. Cooper has always enjoyed learning about STEM in school, and applied for the…
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Marshall Shepherd provides expertise on changing hurricane seasons- and what they mean for communities.
In a special edition of the Network for Engineering With Nature’s (N-EWN) Nature at Work series, Dr. Marshall Shepherd of UGA Geography provided expertise on hurricanes and the impact of a changing hurricane season on coastal communities. Shepherd is a Georgia Athletic Association Distinguished Professor of Geography and Atmospheric Sciences…
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“The Case for the Science Popularizer,” a new article by Marshall Shepherd
Dr. Marshall Shepherd has many titles: Associate Director of Climate Science and Outreach, Georgia Athletic Association Distinguished Professor, Director of Atmospheric Sciences Program at the University of Georgia. He has also garnered many accolades over the years, including election to the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and…
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Join us for an upcoming defense: Oscar Villegas Gutierrez
Join us on Thursday, July 11 for IRIS graduate student Oscar Villegas Gutierrez’s thesis defense, “Comparative analysis of estimated longshore sediment transport rates with river and dredging fluxes in the Savannah Harbor.” Abstract: The determination of the relative contributions of inland and marine sources of sediment is essential for accurately…
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Q&A with IRIS Alum Anastasia Klosterman
Anastasia Klosterman was a graduate student under Dr. Brock Woodson, where she received her Master’s degree as part of the COBIA lab. Now, she’s working for the engineering firm Burns and McDonnell, helping to facilitate the implementation of electric vehicles in Georgia. Recently, she was selected for the second time…
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First Natural Infrastructure Graduate Fellow Defends Thesis
We’re very excited to announce that Madlyn Carpenter will defend her Master’s thesis on Monday, July 8th. Madlyn is part of the Natural Infrastructure Graduate Fellowship, an educational initiative formed by the Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems (IRIS) at the University of Georgia and Ducks Unlimited. Graduate students in this…
