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Optimizing reservoir operations to mitigate nutrient and phytoplankton loads in a eutrophic subtropical lake

February 17, 2025

Osama Tarabih, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of South Florida Join us for the livestream February 19, 11:45am ET: https://youtube.com/live/zck6hikILKg?feature=share (Please visit our YouTube channel main page for the stream if there are any issues with the direct link.) ABSTRACT Harmful algal blooms have large impacts on aquatic ecosystem and human health. […]

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An overview of the last 50 years of paleoclimate/paleoenvironment study in the Maya Lowlands

February 11, 2025

Mark Brenner, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida Join us for the livestream February 12, 11:45am ET: https://youtube.com/live/6FZc81XS9mA?feature=share (Please visit our YouTube channel main page for the stream if there are any issues with the direct link.) ABSTRACT The Maya region of Mesoamerica has been the focus of paleoclimate/paleoenvironment investigations for decades. It is […]

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Nitrogen and water transport in a rotational production system: Monitoring and modeling for water quality management

February 4, 2025

Vivek Sharma, Ph.D., assistant professor, Agricultural and Biological Engineering Department, University of Florida  Join us for the livestream February 5, 11:45am ET: https://youtube.com/live/cGCoJuSNj7c?feature=share (Please visit our YouTube channel main page for the stream if there are any issues with the direct link.) ABSTRACT The use of nitrogen (N) fertilizers, both organic and inorganic, poses a risk of […]

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Shallow-water sponge restoration aquaculture in the Florida Keys

January 27, 2025

Shelly Krueger, Florida Sea Grant Agent III, Extension faculty at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS), Monroe County Join us for the livestream January 29, 11:45am ET: https://youtube.com/live/ukoMafKGYyc?feature=share (Please visit our YouTube channel main page for the stream if there are any issues with the direct link.) ABSTRACT Serial sponge die-offs in Florida Bay […]

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Exploring treatment wetland nature-based solutions for water resource challenges

January 21, 2025

Allison Lewis, Senior Technologist, Jacobs Engineering Join us for the livestream January 22, 11:45am ET: https://youtube.com/live/ggUCtX9a1K4?feature=share (Please visit our YouTube channel main page for the stream if there are any issues with the direct link.) ABSTRACT The latest buzzword from the World Bank and White House to the engineering community is “nature-based solutions” (NBSs). While the concept […]

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Numerical estimation of nitrogen loading from septic systems to surface waterbodies

November 18, 2024

Ming Ye, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science, Department of Scientific Computing Join us for the livestream November 20th, 11:45am ET: https://youtube.com/live/O3jdLNuq4cc?feature=share (Please visit our YouTube channel main page for the stream if there are any issues with the direct link.) ABSTRACT Nitrogen pollution is one of the most prevalent and challenging environmental problems […]

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Development and application of flexible modeling approaches for aquatic ecosystems in a changing environment

November 12, 2024

Aavudai Anandhi, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Biological Systems Engineering Join us for the livestream November 13th, 11:45am ET: https://youtube.com/live/mF0KAsJVPcU?feature=share (Please visit our YouTube channel main page for the stream if there are any issues with the direct link.) ABSTRACT As the intensive use of natural resources continues to place significant pressure on aquatic ecosystems (e.g., hypoxia […]

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Interdisciplinary approaches to water studies across deserts and coasts for environmental and planetary science insights

November 5, 2024

Rachel Rotz, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Marine and Earth Sciences, Florida Gulf Coast University  Join us for the livestream November 6th, 11:45am ET: https://youtube.com/live/Kib87Ie8Bno?feature=share (Please visit our YouTube channel main page for the stream if there are any issues with the direct link.) ABSTRACT Water systems are shaped by complex interactions between environmental, climatic, and geological […]

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Leveraging machine learning for coastal freshwater floodplain wetland identification and habitat suitability

October 29, 2024

Elliott White Jr., Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Earth Science Department, Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability, Stanford University  Join us for the livestream October 30th, 11:45am ET: https://youtube.com/live/XA3yMEM3IrQ?feature=share (Please visit our YouTube channel main page for the stream if there are any issues with the direct link.) ABSTRACT Coastal forested wetlands (CFWs) are a critical component of the coastal […]

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Applying ecohydraulics research to the robust design of natural infrastructure: Sediment transport and retention in complex biological canopies

October 21, 2024

Kelly Kibler, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Water Resources Engineering, Department of Civil, Environmental and Construction Engineering, University of Central Florida Join us for the livestream October 23rd, 11:45am ET: https://youtube.com/live/vDnzPCPdsto?feature=share (Please visit our YouTube channel main page for the stream if there are any issues with the direct link.) ABSTRACT Features of aquatic ecosystems such as wetlands, […]

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