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Dr. Jirka Šimunek receives the 2021 Hydrologic Sciences Award from the American Geophysical Union

The Hydrologic Sciences Award recognizes outstanding contributions to the science of hydrology over the course of the awardees' careers. The results are published in the latest issue of EOS.

Dr. Amir Haghverdi receives UCOWR Early Career Award for Applied Research

Dr. Amir Haghverdi is selected to receive the 2021 Universities Council on Water Resources ( UCOWR) Early Career Award for Applied Research. The UCOWR Early Career Award for Applied Research recognizes outstanding early contributions in applied research related to water. The successful candidate should have a significant record of research accomplishment and show promise of...

Student highlight: Brandon Fong

Beyond a number of other projects that he has diligently facilitated over the years, Brandon has been leading his own research on boulder displacement during shallow landslide events in the Box Springs and Blue Mountains of southern California. Over the past year, he was awarded undergraduate research and travel grants from the Environmental Sciences Department...

4th Annual UCI Postdoctoral Scholar Research Symposium, Postdocs at the Forefront

At the 4th Annual UCI Postdoctoral Scholar Research Symposium, Dr. Salini Sasidharan won 1st prize. Congratulations, Salini! Read More
UCR research agronomist Elia Scudiero

UCR research agronomist receives USDA New Investigator Award

he National Institute of Food and Agriculture, a division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, has awarded nearly $500,000 to Elia Scudiero, a professional researcher in the environmental sciences department, for a project helping California’s farmers use water more efficiently while protecting crops. ​The Food and Agricultural Science Enhancement New Investigator grant Scudiero received is...
By Jules Bernstein | Inside UCR |
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Irrigation specialist receives USDA New Investigator Award

Amir Haghverdi, an assistant cooperative extension specialist of irrigation and water management in the environmental sciences department, has been awarded a nearly $500,000 Food and Agricultural Science Enhancement New Investigator grant by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture of the United States Department of Agriculture. National Institute of Food and Agriculture Food and Agricultural...
By Holly Ober | Inside UCR |
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Marsh Environmental Sciences Travel Award Recipient: Ryan Khoury

In addition to the AGU Student Travel Grant, Ryan Khoury has received the Marsh Environmental Sciences Travel Award from the UCR Environmental Science department. Ryan will present his NO2 study under the supervision of Assistant Professor King-Fai Li during the 2018 AGU Fall Meeting in Washington, D.C.
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AGU Student Travel Grant Award Recipient: Ryan Khoury

Ryan Khoury, a senior undergraduate student in UCR Environmental Science, has been awarded the 2018 AGU Fall Meeting General Student Travel Grant. In December 2018, Ryan will present his research project that is performed under the supervision of Assistant Professor King-Fai Li during the 2018 AGU Fall Meeting in Washington, D.C. Ryan has been studying...
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NWRI-SCSC Graduate Fellowship Award Recipient: Amninder Singh

Amninder Singh has been selected to receive a prestigious graduate fellowship from NWRI-SCSC. Amninder was awarded for his proposal entitled "Using Smart Irrigation Technologies to Optimize Recycled Water Application for Turfgrass Irrigation to Conserve Water, Maintain Turf Quality, and Sustain Soil Health". Throughout his research, he will be also exploring the suitability of smart irrigation...
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NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Recipient: Isis Frausto-Vicencio

Isis Frausto-Vicencio is a first year PhD student has been awarded a prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship for her proposal "Linking Greenhouse Gases to Health: Methane Hotspots as a Proxy for Toxic Air Pollutants." Isis will examine patterns of methane and toxic air pollutants in the Harbor area of Los Angeles, an area...
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NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Recipient: Win Cowger

Science is the best way to drive the change I want to see in the world. Collaboration helps me to amplify everything I do to a global audience. By the end of my PhD, I want to say I helped build the foundation for my rapidly developing field, Plastic Pollution. Around the world people are...
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Albert Marsh Environmental Sciences Scholarship Recipient: Alexander Frie

The Albert Marsh Environmental Sciences Scholarship will be used to fund my attendance of the 2017 American Association for Aerosol Research Conference in Raleigh North Carolina. At this conference, I will present my work investigating the chemical drivers of optical properties of a variety of organic aerosols. Aerosols are known to affect the earth's radiation...
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