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The second in a
series of Texas water symposia co-sponsored by Schreiner University,
Texas Tech University at Fredericksburg and Texas Public Radio will
take place Thursday, Nov. 8, at 7 p.m., in the Admiral Nimitz
Ballroom in the National Museum of the Pacific War in
Fredericksburg. The title of the lecture and forum is “H20: The
Science of Water Issues.” |
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Speakers at the
symposium will be Dr. Kirk Winemiller of the Section of
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Department of Wildlife and
Fisheries Sciences at Texas A&M; Dr. George Ward, research
scientist and associate director of the Center for Research in Water
Resources, University of Texas; Dr. Tom Arsuffi, director of
the Llano River Field Station and Research, Texas Tech University
Center at Junction; and Dr. Ken Rainwater, director of the
Water Resource Center and professor of civil engineering at Texas
Tech University. |
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Winemiller’s specialty is aquatic, fish
and community ecology. His previous positions have included research
associate at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Fulbright Research Scholar in
Zambia and ichthyology curator, Texas Natural History Collection, Texas
Memorial Museum in Austin.
Ward’s research focus is marine biotechnology. Among his publications are
“Texas Water at the Century's Turn: Perspectives, Reflections and a Comfort
Bag,” Chapter 2 in “Water for Texas,” J. Norwine, J. Giardino and S.
Krishnamurthy, Texas A&M University Press, and “The Effect of a Changing
Climate on Drought-based Water Management in Texas,” in “The Changing
Climate of Texas: Predictability and Implications for the Future,” edited by
J. Norwine, J. Giardino, G. North, J. Valdés, GeoBooks, Texas A&M
University.
An aquatic ecologist, Arsuffi has served as president of the Texas Academy
of Science and program chair for regional and international scientific
societies. He has been a reviewer for National Science Foundation, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency and United States Department of Agriculture
panels, as well as an external reviewer for state science center programs.
Along with working with the national media on science and water issues, he
is active in projects improving ecological literacy for the public.
In addition to teaching and his work with the Water Resource Center,
Rainwater undertakes research focusing on groundwater modeling, groundwater
rights, perchlorate levels in groundwater, groundwater hydrology issues and
waste treatment technology. Among his other projects he is involved in the
evaluation of NASA’s Advanced Life Support Integrated Water Recovery System.
He has 22 years of experience in water resources and environmental
engineering, and has received several teaching awards.
Two 2008 spring symposia also are planned for January 24 at Texas
Tech University Center at Junction (“Conservation: Taking Action for Your
Children’s Children”) and March 6 (“Policy, Planning and Politics:
Where Do We Go from Here?”), returning to Schreiner University in Kerrville.
All of the forums will be taped and broadcast on Texas Public Radio eight
days after each event. The series is free and open to the public.
For more information, please visit the Texas Water Symposium Web site at
www.schreiner.edu/water or contact
Bob Hickerson, chief operating officer for Texas Tech University Division of
Off-Campus Sites, at 830-990-2717, 806-742-6440 or e-mail him at
bob.hickerson@ttu.edu.
For those unable to attend the symposia, the Texas Water Symposium Web site
features a “Submit Your Question” e-mail function. |
