Water Resources

Fellow Story

Creating Sustainable Communities

In 1997, Oakland, California, began to face the challenge of sustainability on a community level. Today, Oakland enjoys cleaner air, improved recycling, more bike lanes – and a consistent ranking in the Top Ten U.S. Green Cities. Garrett Fitzgerald, Oakland’s Sustainability Coordinator and a Switzer Fellow, shares key steps.
July 2, 2010
Leadership Grant Grant

Ecological Leadership for California's Flood Management Future Leadership Program, Year 1

American Rivers has hired Dr. Mark Tompkins to serve as a technical and policy advisor in high-level stakeholder deliberations on California’s Central Valley Flood Management Plan. Mark will develop technical studies, provide engineering...
June 18, 2010
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Matthew Hamilton

2010 Fellow
Matt Hamilton is an NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Michigan. His research focuses on understanding human adaptation to climate change in fire-prone ecosystems. He is particularly interested in how social and...
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Sarah Kapnick

2010 Fellow
Sarah Kapnick, Ph.D., is chief scientist for NOAA. In this role, Dr. Kapnick is responsible for advancing policy and program direction for NOAA’s science and technology priorities. Dr. Kapnick has extensive experience at the intersection of...
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Kristy Deiner

2010 Fellow
Kristy Deiner holds a PhD. in Ecology from the University of California, Davis (UCD). She also holds a degree certificate from UCD in Conservation Management. Her dissertation research focused on applying genetic tools to assess...
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Stormwater Control Technology: Reclaiming Urban Watersheds

If the questions surrounding the feasibility of utilizing stormwater runoff for groundwater recharge could be resolved, the result may be greater self-sufficiency for the Los Angeles Basin in terms of water supply reliability.
May 13, 2010
Leadership Grant Grant

Leadership for South Yuba River Citizen’s League, Year 1

To hire Katrina Schneider as Staff River Scientist, providing leadership for South Yuba River Citizen’s League’s evolving and expanding science programs. As Staff River Scientist, Katrina will use her skills in hydrology, fluvial...
March 29, 2010
Leadership Grant Grant

Leadership for South Yuba River Citizen’s League, Year 2

South Yuba River Citizens League received funding to support Katrina’s position as Senior River Scientist for a second year, building on the successes of her first year in this position. In her first year with SYRCL, Katrina made...
March 29, 2010
Leadership Grant Grant

An Environmental Assessment of the Los Angeles Basin, Year 2

This grant provides a second year of funding for Rafe Sagarin as Research Coordinator for UCLA's Institute of the Environment's SEA-LABB program. This second year of funding will allow Rafe to continue the work he began last year heading up...
March 29, 2010
Leadership Grant Grant

Water Treatment Technology on the Ganges River, Year 2

This project takes the current effort to implement more effective and energy efficient wastewater treatment solutions on the Ganges River in Varanasi, India to the next level. The primary focus of the first year of this partnership was for...
March 29, 2010