Research Funding, Special Event Are
Opportunities For AZ Universities |
| WRRC Invites Research Proposals The University of Arizona’s Water Resources Research Center will soon issue a request for proposals for research grants under the Water Resources Research Act, Section 104B. Funded by the U.S. Geological Survey, Section 104B provides support for small research projects on water-related issues of importance to the state and region. Faculty members at the three Arizona state universities may submit proposals. The WRRC typically funds three to five small grants of about $10,000 to $12,000. Projects are funded for 12 months and will start March 1, 2007. To receive a notice of the RFP announcement, contact Terry Sprouse at tsprouse@ag.arizona.edu or 520-792-9591 ext. 13. Arizona Water Institute Issues RFP The Arizona Water Institute is issuing a RFP for a new grants program with proposals due Sept. 22. Information is available at http://www.azwaterinstitute.org/rfps.html. Faculty and staff from Arizona’s state universities must be the primary applicants; grants are for applied projects with direct benefits to water quality and water quantity management stakeholders. Projects also must be collaborations between the universities and/or directly partnered with stakeholders. Please note that there are “theme leaders” associated with a series of research topics. If you have any questions about a potential project idea please contact either the campus coordinators for the three campuses (http://www.azwaterinstitute.org/campuscoordinators.html) or the theme leaders (http://www.azwaterinstitute.org/themeleaders.html). Questions about the RFP can either be addressed to the coordinators or to Kathy Jacobs at kjacobs@azwaterinstitute.org UA Water Forum Scheduled The Water Sustainability Program (WSP) is sponsoring the second annual University of Arizona Water Forum, Nov. 2 at the UA Student Union, South Ballroom from 2:00 to 5:00 pm. This year’s event will feature UA faculty and staff talking about “Tools and Technology for the Water Trade,” supported through TRIF (Technology and Research Initiative Fund) funding. Posters on campus water related research, outreach and education activities are invited. Student entries will be eligible to enter a poster competition that will offer cash prizes. Please see the WSP web site for details as plans are finalized: http://uawater.arizona.edu/cgi-bin/uawater/news.pl?ID=50 |
Agricultural Water Reuse Conference
The WateReuse Association, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Washington
State University will present a specialty conference on Opportunities
and Challenges in Agricultural Water Reuse October 29-31 in Santa Rosa,
CA. The conference will cover success stories in agricultural reuse, the
USDA’s role in water management, regulations and health aspects
of the use of recycled water on edible and nonedible crops, economics,
technology, and public perception. For more information check http://www.watereuse.org/USDA_conf.html
Call For Proposals AZ - NM History Convention
Persons involved in the history of water take note: the program committee
invites proposals for papers on any aspect of Arizona history or New Mexico
history for presentation at the Arizona-New Mexico Joint History Convention
at Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ. Proposals must be submitted by Oct. 1 to Bruce
Dinges, c/o Arizona Historical Society, 949 E. Second Street, Tucson,
AZ 85719. For more information, contact Bruce Dinges, 949 E. Second Street,
Tucson, AZ 85719, (520) 628-5774, or check: www.arizonahistory.org.
Research Conference on the Pesky Tamarisk
The “Tamarisk Research Conference: Current Status and Future Directions”
will be conducted Oct. 3 - 4 in Fort Collins, Colorado. In efforts to
better manage the non-native tamarisk (Tamarix spp.), scientists across
the West have been conducting research on the habitats it occupies, its
effects on ecosystems, control methodologies and restoration approaches.
The purpose of this conference is to bring tamarisk researchers together
at a single venue to share their results with other scientists and western
land managers so that future management efforts can be guided by the state-of-the-science.
Additionally, this conference will promote dialogue between researchers
and managers to identify future research needs for the development of
effective policy and management decisions. To register and for more information
check: http://www.tamarisk.colostate.edu
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