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Website: http://waterprogram.tamu.edu
Managing water is increasingly complex requiring the integration of science, engineering, economics, environment, institutions, laws and social considerations Traditional approach in educating water managers and scientist concentrates programs in a University department New approach is to educate managers and scientists on a multidimensional and trans-disciplinary basis—disciplinary depth and interdisciplinary breadth TAMU water management and hydrologic science program uniquely draws on expertise of faculty in 4 colleges and 12 different departments Our mission is to educate the next generation of water managers and scientist to deal with increasingly complex water issues
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY GRADUATE WATER PROGRAM 2003 Program planning instituted by senior faculty committee 2004 Approved by TAMU Board of Regents in Dec 2005 Approved by Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board in March 2005 First Class admitted in August 2007 First Degree granted
UNIQUE PROGRAM STRUCTURE
•Degree Supervised by Intercollegiate Faculty • Four Colleges: Agriculture, Architecture, Engineering, Geoscience • Sixty (60) faculty in 12 departments
• Faculty Elect an Executive Committee and Water Chair to administer program
• Separate from a Department
• College of Geoscience •Degree Name: Water Management & Hydrologic Science
PROGRAM COMPONENTS
Graduate Education • Master degrees (2) • Doctoral degree
Integrative Research Faculty • Topical Teams
• Water quality, quantity, distribution
Outreach Education •Seminar Series •Conferences •Websites
•Master of Water Management:36 hrs/2 yrs • 7 hrs core classes • 12 hrs common body of knowledge • 14 hrs directed water courses • 3 hrs free electives
• Master of Hydrological Science:32 hrs/2yrs • 7 hrs core classes • 18 hrs directed water courses • 3 hrs free electives • 4 hrs research • Doctorate in Hydrological Science:64 hrs
Water Degrees
Water Courses HYDROLOGY
•Fundamentals of Atmospheric Dynamics •Climate Change •Climate Modeling •Small Watershed Hydrology •Modeling Small Watersheds Using GIS •Surface Water Hydrology •Stochastic Hydrology •Water Resources Systems Engineering •Geographic Information Systems •Fluvial Geomorphology •Engineering Geomorphology •Coastal Sediment Processes •Estuary Hydrodynamics
•Range and Forest Watershed Management
GROUNDWATER HYDROLOGY
Pedology Advanced Soil Physics Groundwater Engineering Field Methods in Hydrogeology Geology of Groundwater Applied Groundwater Modeling Chemical and Isotopic Evolution of Groundwater WATER ECOLOGY
Aquatic Entomology Foodweb Dynamics of Aquatic Ecosystems Aquatic Microbial Ecology Wetland Plant Taxonomy Estuarine Ecology ECOHYDROLOGY Wetland Ecology Foodweb Dynamics of Aquatic Ecosystems Aquatic Microbial Ecology Zoogeography
WATER QUALITY
Introduction to Environmental Biophysics Land Disposal of Waste Mode of Action and Environmental Fate of Herbicides Contaminant Transport in Groundwater Fundamentals of Environmental Remediation Processes Environmental Risk Analysis Environmental Engineering Management Environmental Analysis of Treatment Systems Environmental Control of Oil and Hazardous Materials Spills Environmental Remediation of Contaminated Sites Contaminant Hydrology
WATER MANAGEMENT
• Accounting • Finance • Water Economics • Water Resources Planning and Management • Human Impact on the Environment • Survey of Management • Negotiations • Marine Environmental Policy • Dispute Resolution in Planning • Problems of Environmental Planning Administration • Public Administration • Politics, Policy and Administration • Public Policy Theory • Environmental Communication • Political Sociology • Sociology of Complex Organizations • Environmental Impact Analysis • Water Law
OUR AMAZING WATER FACULTY
RESEARCH
50 research grants totaling $11 million in funding
Published 175 journal articles and reports
Made 185 presentations at professional meeting
SERVICE
Editors of 8 water journal
Reviewers for 84 different journal
TEACHING
Generated over 700 student credit hours
OUR AMAZING WATER FACULTY RESEARCH AREAS
Agricultural Water Management Coastal StudiesClimate
Variability/ChangeContaminant Detection, Transport &
TreatmentEcohydrology
Economics
HydrologyHydrogeologyInfomatics and Geographic Information
SystemsModeling (Groundwater)Modeling/Surface
WaterRiparian/Stream RestorationStormwater ManagementWater
ConservationWater Management/Policy AnalysisWatershed
ManagementWater Resources Planning Wetlands
WMHS PROGRAM GROWTH
Year Students •2005 11 •2006 16 •2007 26 •2008 30 •2009 40 •2010 45 •Current 48 •**33 masters, 15 doctoral**
OUR STUDENT UNDERGRADUATE BACKGROUNDS
• Civil engineering • Mechanical engineering • Geology • Environmental science • Wildlife sciences • Aquatic biology • Soil science • Hydrology • Chemistry • Mathematics • Agriculture • Business • Diplomacy
OUR DIVERSE STUDENTS • International
•China, India, Jordan, Mexico, Mauritius, S. Africa, Republic of China (Tiawan), Jamica
• United States •East & West Coast, Midwest and South
• Texas •East, West, South
• 2 Fulbright Scholars, 3 USDA Fellows, 8 Diversity & Hispanic Fellows, 1 STEM Fellow
WHERE ARE OUR GRADUATES
• FORTY-THREE GRADUATES (43) • Positions
•Cities: e.g San Antonio Water System • Harris County • Consulting Firms • EPA • Universities • National Research Laboratories • Water quality labs • U.S. Forest Service • Groundwater Districts • International NGO’s • Water Associations • Army COE • Tx Soil Board • Texas Water Resources Institute
OUTREACH EDUCATION PROGRAM 1. Targeted Education Programs
• Annual Water Conference • Groundwater Conferences
2. Websites: http://texaswater.tamu.edu 3. Targeted Publications
Our Future Plans
1. Develop internship programs for our masters students
2. Cooperate with Texas water organizations to develop
annual conferences and seminars 3. Explore adding web based water courses for working
professionals 4. Develop graduate scholarships: e.g. Valeen Silvy Water Fellowship 5. Continue to recruit the best students