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The Iowa Water Center Newsletter

Advancing water science to meet Iowa’s water resource needs

Thursday, April 6, 2023

Spreading Wings at Ada Hayden

Photo Credits: Ray Chen

Iowa Water Conference 2023

Iowa Water Center and the conference planning committee are working on the details of the 2023 Iowa Water Conference, scheduled for Sept. 18-20, 2023, in Altoona, Iowa (Prairie Meadows Conference Center).

This year, the theme of the conference is "Navigating the Extremes." We are planning various tracks, including those that address climate change, climate change and water, community education, women, leadership and water, and many others.

The call for submissions is now live and can be found here.

Illinois EPA Surface Water Section Virtual Harmful Cyanobacteria Bloom (HCB) Workshop

Workshops will be held on April 6, 2023, and April 12, 2023, from 1:00- 2:30 pm (CST). Both workshops will cover the same material.

Registration is required. There is no registration fee to attend these free workshops.

Link to register for the April 6, 2023 workshop:

https://illinois.webex.com/weblink/register/r88b535fd80e7635deac6e76ae29a1ebb

Link to register for the April 12, 2023 workshop: https://illinois.webex.com/weblink/register/r3fcdaa8420701cc88fa95c9d0a7bfa40

The Water Resources National Competitive Grants Program accepting proposals

The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the National Institutes for Water Resources, requests proposals for research projects.

The deadline for submissions to the Iowa Water Center is April 15, 2023 5:00 p.m. Central Time.

The Water Resources Research Institutes National Competitive Grants program for Aquatic Invasive Species

The Water Resources Research Institutes National Competitive Grants program for Per-And Polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) Substances

The Water Resources Research Institutes: National Competitive Grants Program (104G)

Food Forests Are Bringing Shade and Sustenance to US Cities

Iowa Learning Farms Webinar: Modeling Nitrogen and Water Balances and Impacts

Join Iowa Learning Farms April 12 at noon for a webinar featuring Iowa State University’s Sotirios Archontoulis.

In the webinar, “Review of Iowa Water and Nitrogen balances Using APSIM Modeling,” Archontoulis will present an overview of changes to water and nitrogen balances in Iowa corn-soybean systems over the past 40 years. Referring to the APSIM model framework, he will highlight temporal and spatial patterns in these balances that have changed over time. He will also discuss implications of these changes on future crop production and water quality impacts.

Shortly before 12:00 p.m. CDT, click the link below or type this web address into your internet browser: https://iastate.zoom.us/j/364284172

Or, go to https://iastate.zoom.us/join and enter meeting ID: 364 284 172

Competitive Graduate Student Research Grant now accepting proposals

The Water Security Initiative is a consortium of interdisciplinary researchers at Iowa State University collectively and collaboratively working towards advancing water security and justice throughout the urban-rural continuum. The mission of the initiative is to support world-class research and education in water sustainability that ensures equity for all people and care for natural and managed ecosystems.

To promote graduate student research and engagement in this effort, a competitive grants program is open for graduate students at Iowa State University. This funding will allow students to engage in additional research projects beyond the scope of their current project.

Proposals are due April 28 by 5 p.m. Late proposals will not be accepted. More info here.

Save the date for Prairie Lakes conference in August! Details here.

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