Tag: research

  • Saving Mannington Meadows: Natural Infrastructure Fellow paves the way for wetland restoration

    Saving Mannington Meadows: Natural Infrastructure Fellow paves the way for wetland restoration

    Graduate student Nicholas Austin has spent the last two years compiling a full profile of a once-freshwater wetland in New Jersey. His work is not only a thesis topic for his own Master’s degree, it’s blazing a path for future students to continue working towards the protection of this site.  Austin’s graduate research journey began […]

  • IRIS Faculty seeking Postdoctoral Associates

    IRIS Faculty seeking Postdoctoral Associates

    Researchers at IRIS are always looking to add talent and new ideas to their teams, but you can only go to graduate school so many times… So if you’ve finished your time in grad school but want to stick around in an academic environment doing amazing resilience research, check out these postdoctoral opportunities! Risk and […]

  • IRIS welcomes Dr. Steven Thur, NOAA, to discuss research and relationships

    IRIS welcomes Dr. Steven Thur, NOAA, to discuss research and relationships

    ATHENS, GA – The Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems welcomed a special guest on Wednesday, August 21: NOAA’s Assistant Administrator for Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, Dr. Steven Thur. In this position, Dr. Thur oversees the foundational research that is key to understanding weather, climate, and marine and Great Lakes ecosystems. Thur’s focus is on applying […]