IWRC is one of 54 programs funded by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the
Water Resources Research Act of 1964 to promote and support the restoration,
conservation, and best management of water resources in the United States and
U.S. territories.
The IWRC is a federal–state partnership whose aim is to:
We conduct and facilitate novel and interdisciplinary water sciences research that benefits the people, economy, and environment of Illinois, the Mississippi River basin, and the Great Lakes region. The IWRC is dedicated to promoting transformative research and technological advances in water sciences by using team-based strategies to tackle grand societal challenges through collaboration on national and international scales.
“They enlist the intellectual power of universities and research institutes in a nationwide effort… Their ready accessibility to State and local officials.. permit each problem to be attacked on an individual basis, the only way in which the complex characteristics of each water deficiency can be resolved.”
– Statement by the President Lyndon Johnson upon signing the Water Resources Research Act, July 17, 1964
As the fall semester begins the National Ground Water Association NGWA is offering free student memberships to those studying in groundwater related programs in both undergraduate and graduate programs whether in a university community college or a drilling school NGWA student member benefits include There are also special benefits available...
Prairie Research Institute Leads Campus Collaboration with Oak Ridge National Laboratory Geothermal Energy Technology 8220 This installation was supported through the collaborative efforts of the Illinois Geothermal Coalition which was established on campus as a Living Laboratory workshop hosted by iSEE in 2018 The Illinois Geothermal Coalition is a collection...
Online Geothermal Resource Now Available The Illinois Geothermal Coalition is pleased to announce the release of a novel comprehensive review of geothermal energy in the U S Midwest This resource is free and publicly available online in a wikipedia style format from the link below
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The 2022 Illinois State Water Plan is now available IWRC is pleased to have contributed to the report as part of the Illinois State Water Plan Task Force a unified coalition of state agencies developed by the Department of Natural Resources addressing key issues in state water resource management The...
The Harmful Algal Bloom Research Symposium is coming back in 2023 The Algal Bloom Action Team 8217 s popular Harmful Algal Bloom Research Symposium will return for it 8217 s third year this January 5 6 2023 The symposium is free and will be held entirely virtually Over the last...
February 22 2022 Ames IA The Iowa Water Center recently received a second round of funding from the nbsp North Central Region Water Network nbsp to co lead the delivery of research based harmful algal bloom information to Extension professionals across the Midwest The Algal Bloom Action Team a collective...
Contact Beth Wanamaker nbsp 734 396 6082 nbsp beth glc org Ann Arbor Mich nbsp A report released by the nbsp Great Lakes Commission nbsp finds that 37 8 million gallons of water per day were withdrawn from the Great Lakes basin in 2020 a close to 3 decrease from...
The Midwest Big Data Innovation Hub MBDH plans to develop an NSF RCN proposal to address community needs and we are interested in input from academic researchers government agency staff nonprofits and industry partners to ensure we have cross sector engagement There will be additional opportunities for input and collaboration...
We are pleased to announce that the National Institutes of Water Resources NIWR is sponsoring travel awards for students to attend the Universities Council on Water Resources UCOWR conference from June 13 15 2023 in Fort Collins CO One awardee per NIWR region will be chosen at random with awards...
The National Institutes of Water Resources NIWR has released its annual request for proposals RFPs under its National Competitive Grants Program In cooperation with USGS these RFPs submitted through each state s Water Resources Research Institute WRRI have historically funded only four applicants throughout the nation In the last few...
USGS in cooperation with the National Institutes of Water Resources NIWR has released their annual request for proposals under its National Competitive Grants Program 104g General PFAS and Aquatic Invasive Species Any investigator at an institution of higher learning is eligible to apply for these grants with research that focuses...
The Illinois Indiana nbsp Sea nbsp Grant nbsp College Program IISG anticipates having $800 000 to invest in promising research projects relevant to southern Lake Michigan and surrounding coastal communities in northeast Illinois and northwest nbsp Indiana Work is to be completed in the 2024 25 biennium Work can be...
The Illinois Water Resources Center IWRC requests proposals to fund exploratory research or educational projects that enhance water sciences research and higher education throughout Illinois While we are interested in all nbsp water resources issues nbsp that impact Illinois nbsp our 2023 priority topics are agriculture climate ecosystem structure and...
Biota Awards an initiative of the Walder Foundation s Environmental Sustainability program now in its second year are a funding opportunity for early career researchers based in Illinois who seek to restore protect and conserve biodiversity locally and around the world Awardees receive $300 000 of flexible research funding distributed...
The National Institutes of Water Resources NIWR has released their annual request for proposals RFPs under their National Competitive Grants Program In cooperation with USGS these RFPs submitted through each state s Water Resources Research Institute WRRI have historically funded only four applicants throughout the nation In the last few...
IISG Mission One of Illinois Indiana Sea Grant 8217 s IISG long term goals is to help build a community of researchers and outreach professionals focused on critically important Lake Michigan issues The IISG Scholars programs are designed to help build this community by introducing researchers to the issues and...
The North Central Region Water Network NCRWN hosted the 4th Annual Harmful Algal Bloom Symposium on January 4th and you can watch the recordings here Check out these videos as well as more recordings from previous events on NCRWN 8217 s YouTube Channel
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The city of Urbana is hosting a Pumpkin Smash event at the Landscape Recycling center on Saturday November 4th from 11 am to 3 pm This is a free event to bring your old October gourds to the food compost pile and smash them up while learning about local compost...
Date Speaker Affiliation Topic February 1st Donna Hill USEPA Toxins Associated w Freshwater HABs amp Mammalian Health Effect April 5th Jeanine Refsnider Alba Argerich University of Toledo University of Missouri Effects of Lake Erie Harmful Algal Blooms on Wildlife Health Lessons Learned from 30 Years of Community Science The Lakes...
nbsp Upcoming Webinar Toxins Associated with Fresh Water Harmful Algal Blooms and Their Mammalian Health EffectsWednesday February 1 2023 11 00 AM CT 12 00 PM ET nbsp nbsp The Algal Bloom Action Team is hosting its first webinar of 2023 on Wednesday February 1st This webinar will feature...
The Algal Bloom Action Team s popular Virtual Harmful Algal Bloom Research Symposium returned for its third year on January 5 6 2023 The event brought together over 800 water professionals from across the North Central Region to hear about the latest harmful algal bloom Research discuss examples of effective...
Join NGWA on October 25th to explore the Hydrogeology of Illinois As hydrogeology varies widely across the United States and as primary jurisdiction over groundwater development rests with the states each is unique This webinar series explores the issues encountered in each of the 50 states one at a time...
The Harmful Algal Bloom Research Symposium is coming back in 2023 The Algal Bloom Action Team 8217 s popular Harmful Algal Bloom Research Symposium will return for it 8217 s third year this January 5 6 2023 The symposium is free and will be held entirely virtually Over the last...
Wednesday July 6 at 10 AM CT nbsp Presented by Brian Urlaub Associate Vice President amp Director of Geothermal Operations SALAS O BRIEN Geothermal energy systems allow community and district scale energy plants and facilities multi building developments and campuses to attain higher energy efficiencies better energy cost savings and...
Description Join Illinois Indiana Sea Grant staff as they host a panel discussion with representatives from different funding agencies Panelists will share what their organization looks for when selecting proposals to support and audience members will have an opportunity to ask questions The primary audience for this webinar is students...
California Institute for Water ResourcesUniversity of California Division of Agriculture and Natural ResourceWEBINAR Free and open to the public Wednesday February 23 2022 12 pm C T Join by Clicking WEBINAR LINK Contacting egroninger siu edu for link in email Many science communication practitioners find themselves working on issues that...
Geothermal Energy Federal Energy and Water Sustainability Requirements Energy Storage Disaster Resiliency and Sustainability Federal Models in Resiliency and Sustainability At home and Abroad This event has passed You can view the slides recording and find more information at the links below Slides nbsp https uofi box com s wa5h0gc3g1rl9n9htlzvl3pbzijn1re9...
The School of Earth Systems and Sustainability ESS at Southern Illinois University SIU Carbondale campus invites applications for a full time tenure track Assistant Professor in the broad field of Environmental Geology This is a 9 month position in the regular title series with an anticipated start date of August...
The Department of Commerce DOC National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA National Weather Service NWS is hiring a hydrologist with one position open at the Missouri Basin River Forecast Center in Pleasant Hill Missouri To learn more visit https www usajobs gov job 757886000
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The California Water Science Center is looking to hire a recent graduate to be a hydrologist Recent graduate means the candidate must have graduated Masters or PhD within the last two years They are looking for someone with interest in hydrologic modeling managed aquifer recharge or groundwater studies in general...
The U S Geological Survey Water Mission Area is hiring multiple Physical Scientists and Interdisciplinary Data Scientists This is a cluster hire for nbsp permanent federal positions nbsp at multiple levels of experience GS11 12 and GS12 13 Apply online at USAjobs gov where the positions are anticipated to open...
The U S Geological Survey s USGS Central Midwest Water Science Center UMid WSC is pleased to announce we are seeking to fill a postdoc position The vacancy is a Research Hydrologist GS 12 position located in Urbana IL that will lead modeling studies aimed at producing stream water quality...
The Geological Survey 8211 Central Midwest Water Science Center is hiring Open application period 02 02 2023 to 02 28 2023 Please visit this link to apply This is a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship appointment not to exceed 13 months with possible extensions up to a total of 4 years without...
The Prairie Research Institute and the Illinois Water Resources Center a multidisciplinary research institute at the University of Illinois are seeking several motivated resourceful and tech savvy undergraduate students to join our team The duties across all opportunities will include the following Desired experience per opportunity includes the following Wages...
Four nbsp Mendenhall research fellowship opportunities within the nbsp Integrated Water Prediction Program nbsp of the Water Mission Area of the U S Geological Survey are listed below The closing date for applications is Nov 1 2022 and information about required application materials can be found nbsp here nbsp nbsp...
Sandia National Laboratories currently has graduate and undergraduate summer internship postings in the FORCEE Institute Future of Research for Climate Earth and Energy If you are an interested student please visit the links below to see the internship postings Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Grid Modernization 8211 R amp D Graduate<...