2003-04 USGS Research Grant Recipients

The Texas Water Resources Institute awarded USGS Research Grants in 2003-04 to the graduate students listed below.

Jason Afinowicz, Texas A&M University
Graduate Advisor: Clyde Munster
Determining a Method for Targeting Brush Control through Remote Sensing, GIS, and Hydrologic Modeling
Proposal  Report  Poster  Presentation  
Jason Afinowicz
Jonathan Goodall, University of Texas at Austin
Graduate Advisor: David Maidment
Coupling Modular Hydrologic Models with Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Proposal  Presentation  Progress Report  
Jonathan Goodall
Roger Havlak, Texas A&M University
Graduate Advisor: Richard White
Predicting Water Use in Urban Residential Landscapes
Proposal  Report  Presentation  
Roger Havlak
Alyce Lee, Texas A&M University
Graduate Advisor: James Pinckney
Biotic Responses to Reduced Freshwater Inputs into Texas Bays: Hypersalinity Effects on Benthic Microalgal Community Structure and Function
Proposal  Poster  Progress Report  
Alyce Lee
Ju Young Lee, Texas A&M University
Graduate Advisor: Kelly Brumbelow
Quantification of Stochastic Crop-Water Production Functions and Net Profit-Water Functions for Agriculture on the Edwards Aquifer
Proposal  Progress Report  
Ju Young Lee
Yoko Masue, Texas A&M University
Graduate Advisor: Richard Loeppert & Timothy Kramer
Adsorption, Desorption, and Stabilization Behavior of Arsenic on AI-3+ Substituted Fe+3 Hydrous Oxides
Proposal  Progress Report  
Yoko Masue
Alyson McDonald, Texas A&M University
Graduate Advisor: Charles Hart
Monitoring and Evaluation of the Pecos River Ecosystem Project
Proposal  Progress Report  
Alyson McDonald
Brandon McDonald, Texas A&M University
Graduate Advisor: Don Vietor
Relating Nutrient Imports to Exports and Losses During Sod Production
Proposal  Progress Report  Research Photos  
Brandon McDonald
Catalina Ordonez, University of Texas at El Paso
Graduate Advisor: Lisa Bain
Natural Remediation of Contaminants Along the Forgotten River Stretch of the Rio Grande
Proposal  Progress Report  
Catalina Ordonez
Shane Porter, Texas A&M University
Graduate Advisor: Clyde Munster
Measuring Infiltration Using a Rainfall Simulator to Comparing Shrub and Water Interactions of Brush Species
Proposal  Progress Report  
Shane Porter
Leslie Randolph, Texas A&M University
Graduate Advisor: Bruce Herbert
Spatial and Temporal Characterization of the Radon Distribution in a Region of the Hickory Aquifer in Central Texas: Assessment of Stratigraphy and Groundwater Dynamics on Radon Concentrations
Proposal  Progress Report  
Leslie Randolph
Gil Strassberg, University of Texas at Austin
Graduate Advisor: David Maidment
Groundwater Data Modeling for ArcHydro
Proposal  Progress Report  AWRA Paper  Presentation  
Gil Strassberg