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Fellowships and Student Support
TRIF funding is used to support Water Fellowship Awards. Each year, outstanding graduate and undergraduate students studying any aspect of water resources at UA are nominated by department heads to receive awards to encourage and support their research. Recipients are determined by the WSP Executive Committee on a competitive basis. These are exceptional students with the ability to make significant contributions to the study of water resources at UA and beyond.
In 2008/2009 up to four graduate fellowships of approximately $18,000 each and up to four undergraduate fellowships of $2,750 will be awarded. The deadline for submission of application packages is April 30, 2008. Awards will be announced early May and funding will begin Fall semester, 2008.
Please see the following links for application details:
guidelines for graduate fellowship (PDF - 26 Kb)
guidelines for undergraduate fellowship (PDF - 26 Kb)
Student fellowship awards for FY 2008/09
Student fellowship awards for FY 2007/08
Student fellowship awards for FY 2006/07
Student fellowship awards for FY 2004/05
Student fellowship awards for FY 2003/04
Student Fellowship Awards 2008/09
UNDERGRADUATE FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENTS AWARD: $2,750.
- Lucy Cheng - Implementation and Testing of Water Quality Monitors, Department of Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering - Advisor: Mark Riley
- Jarrod Shawn Deverse - An Evaluation of the Effects of Land Application of Biosolids on Pathogens in Irrigation Return Flows, Department of Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering - Advisor: Chris Choi
- Ritika Mohan - Electrocoagulation for Arsenic Removal, Department of Chemical & Environemental Engineering - Advisors: Jim Baygents and Jim Farrell
- Sarah Daw - Adaptive Governance and the Politics of Reclaimed Water, Department of Political Science - Advisor: Ramiro Berardo
GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENTS AWARD: $18,500.
- Hoori Ajami - Quantifying Recharge in Semi-Arid Basins: Translating Impact of Climate Variability and Change on Groundwater Resources, Department of Hydrology & Water Resources - Advisor: Tom Maddock
- Jenna Bloxom - Aridity and Algae: Biodiesel Production in Arizona, Center for Latin American Studies - Advisor: Scott Whiteford
- Brent Jacobsen - Sustainable Roofscapes: Methods for Linking Green Roofs and Urban Riparian Corridors for the Benefit of Human and Wildlife Habitats, School of Landscape Architecture - Advisor: Margaret Livingston
- Jelena Vukomanovic - Conservation Easement Monitoring: Development of a Monitoring Protocol for Riparian Area Management, Arid Lands Resource Sciences - Advisor: Ed de Steiguer
Student Fellowship Awards 2007/08
Left to Right - Front Row: Amy Lynn, Ivann Hsu, Melissa Bui, Nikita Patel; Back Row: David Delgado, Juan Villegas, Jennifer Pullen, Erika Gallo
UNDERGRADUATE FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENTS AWARD: $2,750.
- Melissa Bui - The Use of Biosensors in Detecting Pathogens in Arizona's Water Distribution System, (pdf) Department of Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering - Advisor: Jeong-Yeol Yoon
- Ivann Hsu - Anoxic Oxidation of Arsenite linked to Denitrification, (pdf) Department of Chemical & Environmental Engineering - Advisor: Reyes Sierra
- Amy Lynn - Development of a Water Management Model for the Metropolitan Water District (NW Tucson), (pdf) Department of Civil Engineering & Engineering Mechanics - Advisor: Kevin Lansey
- Nikita Patel - Use of Household Bleach Products for Emergency Disinfection, (pdf) Department of Soil, Water & Environmental Sciences - Advisor: Chuck Gerba
GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENTS AWARD: $18,500.
- David Delgado - Infrastructure Leakage Index (ILI) as a Regulatory and Provider Tool, (pdf) Department of Civil Engineering & Engineering Mechanics - Advisor: Kevin Lansey
- Erika Gallo - Urbanization Impacts on the Spatial Variability of Rainfall Distribution: Implications for Recharge and Biogeochemical Cycles, (pdf) Department of Hydrology & Water Resources - Advisor: Paul Brooks
- Jennifer Pullen - Unintended Consequences of Regulatory Takings Reform on the SDCP and Arizona Water Management, (pdf) Office of Arid Lands - Advisor: Dennis Cory
- Juan Villegas - Ecosystem Water Exchange and Partitioning of Evapotranspiration Along Vegetation Gradients: Implications of Projected Dust-Bowl Climate in Arizona, (pdf) School of Natural Resources - Advisor: Dave Breshears
Student Fellowship Awards 2006/07
UNDERGRADUATE FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENTS:
- Deena Clark - Alternative Methods of Drinking Water Disinfection, Department of Veterinary Science & Microbiology - Advisor: Kelly Bright
- Jerry Shen - Implementation of a New Water Quality Model into EPANET in Hopes of Reducing Arizona Public Drinking Water Sytem's Vulnerability to Contamination, Department of Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering - Advisor: Chris Choi
- Sean Small - Analysis of Legal Barriers to Trade on the Transfers of Water in the West, Department of Economics - Advisors: Gary Libecap and Stan Reynolds
- Devin Whipple - Electrocoagulation: A Technology for Water Recycle and Wastewater Treatment in Semiconductor Manufacturing, Department of Chemical & Environmental Engineering - Advisors: Jim Baygents and Jim Farrell
GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENTS:
- Dustin Garrick - Simulating Sustainability: Conjunctively Managing Land and Water Resources in the Upper Santa Cruz River Valley, Department of Geography & Regional Development - Advisors: Carl Bauer and Kathy Jacobs
- Victor Grijalva - Selective Removal of Heavy Metals from Acid Mine Drainage Using Anaerobic Bioreactors, Department of Environmental Engineering - Advisor: Reyes Sierra
- Peter Littlehat - Development of a Bioassay to Measure Thyroid Hormone Activity in Environmental Samples, Department of Environmental Engineering - Advisor: Bob Arnold
- Amy McCoy - Causes, Consequences, and Management Implications of Riparian Tree Die-off in the Upper Santa Cruz River: A Case Study for Shifting Riparian Conditions, Office of Arid Lands Studies - Advisor: Barron Orr
- Aleix Serrat-Capdevila - Climate Change: Coupling Hydrologic Modeling with Policy Making, Department of Hydrology & Water Resources - Advisor:Juan Valdés
Student Fellowship Awards 2004/05
UNDERGRADUATE FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENTS:
Left to Right: Yvonne Resendez Young, Nick Nelson, Erin Gleeson, Liese Beenken
- Liese Beenken - Water Recycle and Reuse, (pdf) Department of Chemical & Environmental Engineering - Advisor: Kim Ogden
- Erin Gleeson - Dynamic Simulation Modeling of Water Resources in Semi-arid Environments: Quantifying Riparian Ecosystem Structure and Water Use, (pdf) Department of Geosciences - Advisor: Dr. Paul Brooks
- Nicholas Nelson - The Effect of Biosolids Application on Water Quality in Arizona, (pdf) Department of Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering - Advisor: Chris Choi
- Yvonne Resendez Young - Enhancing the Understanding and Importance of Granting Instream Flow Water Rights in Arizona, (pdf) School of Natural Resources - Advisor: Peter Ffolliott
GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENTS:
Left to Right: Carla de las Casas, Gina Chorover, Joe Abraham, Derya Sumer, Matt Baillie
- Joe Abraham - Community Water Supply Vulnerability in Northern Gila County (pdf) Department of Geography & Regional Development - Advisor: Andrew Comrie
- Matthew Baillie - Quantifying San Pedro River Inflows to Improve Riparian Sustainability Efforts: A Geochemical Tracer Approach (pdf) Department of Hydrology & Water Resources - Advisors: Brenda Ekwurzel and James Hogan
- Gina Chorover - Living on the Edge: Mitigating the Impact of Development near Riparian Areas through Community Design and Land Stewardship (pdf) School of Landscape Architecture - Advisor: Margaret Livingston
- Carla De Las Casas - Destruction of Gas-Phase VOCs by a Coupled Adsorption/Fenton's Reaction Process (pdf) Department of Chemical & Environmental Engineering - Advisors: Wendell Ela and Bob Arnold
- Derya Sumer - A Groundwater-Dynamic Simulation Model: Application to the Upper San Pedro (pdf) Department of Civil Engineering & Engineering Mechanics - Advisor: Kevin Lansey
Student Fellowship Awards for 2003/04
UNDERGRADUATE FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENTS AWARD: $4,000.
Left to Right: Erin Gleeson, Stephanie Freeman, Arin Haverland, Micheal Liga, David Roncayolo
- Stephanie Freeman - Permanent Reactive BioBarriers for the Containment of Heavy Metals at Mine Impacted Sites (pdf) (photo)Department of Chemical & Environmental Engineering
- Erin Gleeson - Development of a Decision Support Model to Assess Water Use by Different Riparian Communities (pdf) (photo)Department of Hydrology & Water Resources
- Arin Haverland - Exploring the Revegetation of Old Main through Water Harvesting Options on the UA Campus (pdf) (photo)Department of Soil, Water, & Environmental Science
- Michael Liga - A Design Model for Subsurface Drip Irrigation in Arizona (pdf) (photo)Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
- David Roncayolo - Analysis of Colorado River Paleoclimatic Records for Evidence of Large Droughts (pdf) (photo)Department of Civil Engineering & Engineering Mechanics
GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENTS AWARD: $20,000.
- David Brown - A Winter Precipitation ‘Dipole’ in the Western United States Associated with Multidecadal ENSO Variability, (pdf) Department of Geography & Regional Development
- Otakuye Conroy - Estrogenic and Anti-Estrogenic Activity in Wastewater Effluent: Fate During Soil Aquifer Treatment, (pdf) Department of Chemical & Environmental Engineering
- Andrew Hinnell - Improving Electrical Resistivity Tomography for Characterization of Non-point Source Contaminants, (pdf) Department of Hydrology & Water Resources
- Paula Renda da Costa - Greenhouse Tomato Production with High Saline Nutrient Solution Simulating a Re-circulating Irrigation System without Environmental Discharge (pdf) Department of Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering