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  • Two good things at once: encouraging wetland design for phosphorus uptake and waterfowl habitat

    Two good things at once: encouraging wetland design for phosphorus uptake and waterfowl habitat

    Wetlands do a myriad of good things for humanity: protecting cities from storms by soaking up and slowing down the flow of floodwaters, helping filter out pollutants, and providing places to escape out into the natural world. However, when thinking about where and how to install wetlands, it can be difficult to keep these many […]

  • Natural Infrastructure Fellows attend Ducks Unlimited National Engineering Meeting

    Natural Infrastructure Fellows attend Ducks Unlimited National Engineering Meeting

    As part of the Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems (IRIS)’ commitment to providing educational opportunities grounded in the real world, we partnered with Ducks Unlimited (DU) to create the Natural Infrastructure (NI) Fellowship. The NI Fellowship offers funded graduate fellowships for Masters students across the fields of engineering and environmental science. Real world learning means […]

  • Two engineering students to defend masters theses next week!

    Two engineering students to defend masters theses next week!

    Next week is an exciting one here at IRIS, with two students defending their Masters theses! Check them out: ⎯ “Redefining the Bounds of approximations to the Sant-Venant Equations for Overland and Riverine Flows in Compound Flood Simulations” Logan Bayer, MS candidate in Engineering, Emphasis in Environmental Engineering Date: Wednesday, October 30, 8:30amLocation: I-STEM 2 […]