Overview
Water
Water researchers work across the entire water cycle and include studies on precipitation, run-off, groundwater, lakes, wetlands, rivers and streams. They examine how environmental changes affect water quality and supplies, model water movement to predict water availability, and learn more about water’s connections to climate, ecosystems and human communities.
Research Specialty
Watersheds & Remote Sensing/GIS
Water research is often focused around watersheds and includes management and modeling of water quality and quantity. Remote sensing tools and geographic information systems (GIS) are invaluable in watershed-scale research.
Groups & Programs
Water Resources Research Initiative
The Water Resources Research Initiative (WRRI) seeks to strengthen the University of Nebraska's efforts to be a key resource in teaching, research and Extension education in water sciences, water management, and water policy and law to serve Nebraska and to be recognized as a national and international leader in these areas.
Students
Hydrologic Sciences Graduate Specialization
The research interests of the School of Natural Resources water faculty are diverse and represent many components and processes of the earth's hydrologic cycle. Research includes both field and laboratory investigations in Nebraska and the world.
Contact
| Water Faculty Area Leader | |
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Dan Snow |
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202 Water Sciences Laboratory 1840 North 37th Street Lincoln NE 68583-0844 |
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| Phone: 402-472-7539 | |
| Fax: 402-472-9599 | |
| E-mail: dsnow1@unl.edu | |
Water News
Congratulations to Lindy Rauscher, an environmental restoration science major, whose poster, “Using slow-release permanganate to remediate PAH-contaminated water,” was named the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources’ best poster presentation at UNL’s Spring Research Fair 2012.
UNL School of Natural Resources hydrogeologist Steven Sibray is using cutting-edge technology to map the shallow High Plains (or Ogallala) Aquifer -- technology that mining companies could also use to find uranium.
