Water Science & Policy

Graduate Program

First Annual Symposium

September 26, 2014

2-6:30 pm Townsend Hall

Commons

SYMPOSIUM AGENDA September 26, 2014; Townsend Hall Commons; 2 – 6:30 pm

2 pm Welcome by Shreeram Inamdar, Director Water Science and Policy Program 2:10 pm Opening remarks by Dr. Mark Rieger, Dean, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources 2:20 pm Seminar introduction and protocol by Alex Soroka and Jennifer Egan (WSP students) and seminar setup 2.30pm Short talks by Senior WSP students (see student list and talk titles below). Each talk will be 10 min long including 2-3 minutes for questions and feedback from audience 3.30pm Lightning talks by Junior WSP students - 5 min each with 1-2 minutes for feedback 4.30 pm Panel discussion by Water Professionals and Scientists 5.30pm First place awards for best student talks (senior & junior student category) 5.40 pm Informal networking and hors d'oeuvres in Townsend Commons 6:30 pm Adjourn

Panelists for Water Science & Policy Symposium

Dr. Lyndie Hice-Dunton, Research Coordinator, DNERR.

Dr. Richard Green, Environmental Engineer, DNREC.

Dr. Judy Denver, Project Chief, NAWQA,

USGS

Dr. Jeanette Miller, UD-EPSCoR & DENIN.

Mr. Charles Hegberg, President, reGENESIS, LLC

Mr. A. Scott Andres, Hydrogeologist, DGS

WSP Student talks: student name, degree being sought, advisor in brackets, and title

Senior students (10 minute talks including 2-3 min questions): • Tom Santangelo, MS, (Luc Claessens). Geospatial analysis of Nitrogen Removal by

Riparian Buffers • Frances Bothfeld, MS, (Angelia Seyfferth). Unravelling the Effects of

Biogeochemical Processes on Green House Gas Flux in an Estuarine Environment • Jennifer Egan, PhD, (Joshua Duke). Policy Analysis: Agricultural nonpoint source

nutrient pollution • Melissa Savin, MS, (Amy Shober). Characterizing Phosphorus in Agricultural

Ditch Sediments to Guide Effective Ditch Management • Fang Tan, PhD, (Holly Michael and Paul Imhoff). The Co-evolution of Soil

Hydraulic Properties and Mineral Weathering and the Impact of Farming on Mineral Weathering

• Alex Soroka, MS, (Amy Shober). Effects of in-Season Fertilization Strategies on Nitrogen Use Efficiency and Yield of Irrigated Corn

Junior students (5 minute talks; 1 min questions): • Matthew Miller, part-time PhD, (Shreeram Inamdar), Drinking Water Quality and

Extreme Weather Events: A Juggling Act for Utilities • Dan Warner, PhD, (Shreeram Inamdar & Rodrigo Vargas). Topographically

regulated relationships between soil organic matter and greenhouse gas fluxes • Sandra Petrakis, MS, (Rodrigo Vargas). Examining the underlying processes

controlling Greenhouse Gas Flux responses in soils through high temporal frequency measurements

• Richard Rowland, MS, (Shreeram Inamdar). Particulate Organic Matter Responses to Extreme Weather Events Across Watershed Land Use and Scale: a Combined Approach using In-Situ Monitoring and Multiple Tracers

• Catherine Winters, MS, (Shreeram Inamdar). Dissolved carbon and nitrogen responses to extreme weather events and seasonal hot moments: As assessment using high-frequency sensors

• Kelsey Moxey, MS, (Luc Claessens). Evaluating nitrogen mitigation potential in a spatially diverse watershed

• Kristen Molfetta, MS, (Gerald Kauffman). Drinking water resources, watershed management, water policy, water law, New York City water supply

• Samuel Villarreal, PhD, (Rodrigo Vargas). TBD. • Matt Ludington, MS, (Gerald Kauffman). Water Resources and their Connection to

Modern Natural Gas Extraction. • Joe Brown, PhD, (Gerald Kauffman). TBD.

Example questions for Water Panel Discussion

Panel will discuss external and internal issues relevant to the Water Science and Policy program. These could include (among others) -

• What are the key water and watershed priorities in the Mid-Atlantic and how

can our students address those priorities?

• How can our students better prepare for the water/environmental job market? What types of skills are employers looking for? What tips and suggestions can the panel provide to our students?

• What types of new research and educational partnerships can our students and faculty develop with industry, state, federal scientists and engineers and non-profit organizations? How can the Water Science and Policy program facilitate this interaction?

• Is there interest with the industry and government scientists for a professional Master's degree program (non-thesis) in Water Science & Policy?

• How can we enhance within-program collaborations and interactions between

WSP students and faculty? Panel Facilitators – Frances Bothfeld (WSP student) & Shreeram Inamdar