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Partners Represent N-EWN at 2024 AISES Conference
Last week, a few of our partners joined forces to spread the word of N-EWN at the 2024 American Indian Science and Engineering Society National Conference (AISES) in San Antonio, Texas. The crew, made up of professionals and students from USACE, San Antonio River Authority, University of Oklahoma, Biohabitats and LimnoTech spent the day talking…
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Make a Dam Decision: Facilitating Dam Removals Through New Multiple-Criteria Decision Analysis Tool
Dams across the United States are aging, with the cost to repair or remove all known deficient non-federal dams estimated at over $1.5 billion. Even for functioning dams, there may still be a number of reasons to remove them, from emissions reduction to flood risk mitigation to wildlife benefits. However, the decision to remove a…
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Meet us in person at ASLA 2024 : Come to the N-EWN meet up!
Next week: ASLA 2024 Conference on Landscape Architecture and RAE’s 2024 Coastal and Estuarine Summit are both happening in D.C., and we want to see you there! If you’re attending either conference, please join us for a combined social for attendees of both events! This meetup will be held on the evening of Wednesday, October…
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N-EWN paper receives Journal of American Water Resources Association Lanfear Award
We’re excited to announce that the N-EWN publication, “Operationalizing equity for integrated water resources management,” was selected to receive the Lanfear Award from the Journal of the American Water Resources Association (JAWRA) The publication was a dual effort between the N-EWN founding partners, the University of Georgia (UGA) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). It…
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A Bright Future Ahead for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and IRIS Partnership
Originally published here by the Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems. David Pittman, Director of the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center and Director of Research and Development of the U.S. Army Corps comes to Athens Earlier this month, the Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems (IRIS) at the University of Georgia welcomed David Pittman, Director…
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Nature at Work: Ecosystem Engineers (Part 1): Terrestrial Technicians
We appreciate wildlife for plenty of reasons, but it’s rare that we take a moment to admire their natural technical abilities. These animals may never have taken a statistics class or used CAD software, but they use their own special skillsets to shape their habitats–earning them a place in the special category of species called…
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September 2024 Knowledge Series: Watershed Modeling Efforts In The City Of Austin
Abel Porras, Supervising Engineer with the City of Austin Watershed Protection Department WPD is charged with protecting the lives and property of City of Austin residents from flooding, erosion, and water pollution. To that end, WPD has developed watershed models to answer a variety of questions related to erosion and water pollution. The impetus for these models was…
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September 2024 Partner Podcast Roundup
As summer comes to an end, we thought we’d update you on our partners’ podcasts across the net! Check out some the most recent episodes below, including a new podcast from a collaboration between our partners at Duke and UGA! Circadian Wisdom Podcast Center for Innovation in Risk-analysis for Climate Adaptation and Decision-making (CIRCAD), Duke…
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HDR implementing innovative coastal solutions across the country
We’d like to give another warm welcome to our new partners at HDR, a 100% employee-owned architectural, engineering, environmental and construction firm working in over 200 locations around the world. To get to know them, here’s a look at a collection of coastal projects they’re currently working on: Shoreline Restoration in the Gulf of Mexico…
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Ram Mohan, Anchor QEA, joins UGA IRIS as Professor of Practice
Originally published here by the UGA Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems. We’d like to extend a warm welcome to our new Professor of Practice at IRIS, Dr. Ram Mohan! A fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Dr. Mohan will establish and lead the Sustainable Sediment Management Hub at IRIS. He joins us as…
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HDR Joins Network for Engineering With Nature to Advance Infrastructure Solutions
This article was originally published here by HDR. HDR has strengthened its commitment to creating a resilient future by joining Network for Engineering With Nature, a community of researchers, practitioners and educators that fosters the integration of natural systems into infrastructure planning and design. “We strive to design sustainable, resilient and equitable projects at HDR,”…
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Identifying Pathways to Match Dredged Material with Drowning Marshes
Originally published here by the NOAA National Centers for Coastal and Ocean Science (NCCOS). For many coastal communities, marshes help reduce coastal flooding by absorbing wave energy and water, protecting inland infrastructure. Coastal marshes build up elevation by trapping sediment that is brought in by ocean tides. As sea levels continue to rise, intertidal marshes…
