U-M faculty members involved in water research are invited to a Sustainable Waters Initiative Research Opportunities Meeting to learn about, and discuss, research needs and funding opportunities related to water.
The meeting will take place from 4-6 p.m. March 18 in the Michigan League Hussey Room.
“Freshwater Systems is one of three priority research themes for University of Michigan, and the Sustainable Waters Initiative is part of a universitywide initiative to leverage our multidisciplinary research strengths and institutional capabilities in this important area,” says Graham Institute Director Don Scavia, who will moderate a panel discussion about funding opportunities at the event. “There are extraordinary opportunities available for interdisciplinary, solutions-focused research related to water, and the March 18 meeting promises to be a valuable catalyst for such activity.”
Before the event, the Sustainable Waters Initiative Faculty Team requests that colleagues indicate their primary research interests from among the following subjects: Ecology; Hydrology/Hydrodynamics; Great Lakes; Chemical Exposure/Effects; Human Health Impacts; Treatment Technology Sensors/Observing Systems; Policy Analysis; Social Science; Watershed Dynamics; and Other.
Presenters at the meeting include:
• John Austin, director, Great Lakes New Economy Initiative and nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution
• Allen Burton, director, Cooperative Institute for Limnology and Ecosystems Research
• Paul Freedman, director, LimnoTech Inc.
• Jon Kinsey, director, Research Relations, College of Engineering
• Susan Shields, senior director, Business Engagement Center
• Nancy Love, chair, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
• Maureen Martin, director, U-M Foundation Relations
• Don Scavia, director, Graham Institute
U-M Library staff will also host a resource table at the meeting, with demonstrations and materials about finding funding for water research.
The Sustainable Waters Initiative steering committee includes Burton, Love and Scavia, as well as Deborah Goldberg, chair, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Manja Holland, research programs officer, Graham Institute; and Howard Hu, chair, Environmental Health Sciences/School of Public Health.
The agenda and online registration form are available at www.graham.umich.edu/e-mails/water-research.html.
