| April 2022 | Final Report | Wastewater treatment and water recycling through use of byproducts from hydrothermal liquefaction of food waste | Hengameh Bayat, Chemical and Material Engineering, NMSU, PhD (Advisor: Dr. Catherine Brewer) | |
| March 2022 | Final Report | Mitigation of Harmful Algal Blooms Using Modified Clays | Wijayalath Kodige Nimasha Lakshani Abeykoon, Civil Engineering, NMSU, MS (Advisor: Dr. Yanyan Zhang) | |
| February 2022 | Final Report | Hydrogeochemical Analysis of Springs in the Cibola National Forest: Implications for Springs/Wetlands Sustainability & Geochemical Response to Forest Fire | Naomi T. Delay, Earth and Planetary Sciences, UNM, MS (Advisor: Dr. Laura J. Crossey) | |
| January 2022 | Final Report | Sediment Transport Management in New Mexico’s Water Systems Using CFD Platform Flow 3-D Code | Saman Mostafazadeh-Fard, Civil Engineering, NMSU, PhD (Advisor: Dr. Zohrab Samani) | |
| December 2021 | Final Report | Occupancy and detection of Rio Grande cooter (Pseudemys gorzugi) on the Pecos River | Laramie Mahan, Biology, ENMU, MS (Advisor: Dr. Ivana Mali) | |
| November 2021 | Final Report | Template Report Format | A Comparative Overview of Legal Frameworks and Conflict Resolution Mechanisms in the Nile and Rio Grande Basins | Stephen D. Earsom, School of Law, UNM, JD (Advisor: Dr. Adrian Oglesby) |
| October 2021 | Final Report | Determination of naturally occurring radioactive materials (NORM) in groundwater around the WIPP site | Rong He, Chemical and Materials Engineering, NMSU, PhD (Advisor: Dr. Meng Zhou) | |
| September 2021 | Final Report | Nesting Ecology of the Rio Grande Cooter (Pseudemys gorzugi) on the Black River, New Mexico | Francisco Rodriguez, Biology, ENMU, MS (Advisor: Dr. Ivana Mali) | |
| August 2021 | Final Report | Quantifying groundwater to surface water exchanges in the Belen reach of the MRGCD | Ethan Williams, NMT, (Advisor: Dr. Alex Rinehart) | |
| July 2021 | Coming Soon | Living with Water-Insecurity: How do people adapt and cope with poor water quality and access? | Hailey Taylor, Anthropology, NMSU, MS (Advisor: Dr. Kathryn Olszowy) | |
| June 2021 | Coming Soon | Techno-Economic Analysis to Determine Cost of Atmospheric Water Capture Technologies | Natalie Gayoso, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, UNM, MS (Advisor: Dr. Anjali Mulchandani) |
| January 2021 | Final Report | Improving Continuous Sediment Monitoring in an Ephemeral Arroyo in Central NM | Kyle Stark, Earth and Environmental Science, NMT, PhD; (Dr. Daniel Cadol) |
| February 2021 | Final Report | The effect of concentration and composition on PFAS adsorption at air-water interface | Zahra Abbasian, Chemical & Materials Engineering, NMSU, PhD; (Dr. Reza Foudazi) |
| March 2021 | Final Report | Water Quality Monitoring of the Upper Pecos River; Protecting the Pecos with Baseline Data | Megan Begay, Natural Resources Management, NMHU, BS; (Dr. Jennifer Lindline) |
| March 2021 | Final Report | Solar reforming of microplastics in water for H2 production and degradation using nanocomposite photocatalysts | Thiloka Edirisooriya, Civil Engineering, NMSU, MS; (Dr. Huiyao Wang) |
| April 2021 | Final Report | Recovery of Rare Earth Elements and Potable Water from Produced Water | Lin Chen, Civil Engineering, NMSU, PhD; (Dr. Frank Ramos) |
| April 2021 | Final Report | Evaluating Soil Lead Bioavailability in Agricultural Fields across Animas Watershed | Bianca Wright, Plant & Environmental Science, NMSU, BS; (Dr. April Ulery) |
| May 2021 | Final Report | Assessment of the cyanobacterial Harmful Algal Blooms (cHABs) and toxins in the blooming water bodies of New Mexico | Sergei Shalygin, Plant & Environmental Science, NMSU, PhD; (Dr. F. Omar Holguin) |
| May 2021 | Final Report | Improving Green Water Use Proportion in a Center Pivot Irrigation System by Using Circular Grass Buffer Strips | Paramveer Singh,Plant & Environmental Science, NMSU, PhD; (Dr. Sangu Angadi) |
| July 2020 | Final Report | Exploring surface water as the reservoir of CRE infecting patients in SE New Mexico | Kasandra Velarde, Biology, NMT, BS; (Dr. Linda DeVeaux) |
| August 2020 | Final Report | Bioderived PolyHIPE Hydrogels Designed for Improving Water Scarcity Solutions | Ryan Zowada, Chemical & Materials Engineering, NMSU, PhD; (Dr. Reza Foudazi) |
| August 2020 | Final Report | Development of The Navigator: A smart sensing system to characterize aquatic ecosystems | Aashish Khandelwal, Civil, Construction & Environmental Engineering, UNM, PhD; (Dr. Ricardo Gonzalez-Pinzon) |
| September 2020 | Final Report | Transport and biogeochemical controls on nutrient retention along stream corridors | Jancoba Dorley, Civil, Construction & Environmental Engineering, UNM, PhD; (Dr. Ricardo Gonzalez-Pinzon) |
| October 2020 | Final Report | Investigating the effects of flow on growth and survival of larval pelagic-spawning minnows of the Pecos River, NM | Richard Raymondi, Biology, ENMU, MS; (Dr. Jesse Filbrun) |
| November 2020 | Final Report | Evaluation of Heavy Metal Adsorption onto Microplastics | Jasmine Anne Quiambao, Civil, Construction & Environmental Engineering, UNM, MS; (Dr. Jorge Gonzalez Estrella) |
| December 2020 | Final Report | Environmental Chemistry of the Upper Pecos River; Understanding Natural and Anthropogenic Influences on Water Quality | Letisha Mailboy, Natural Resources Management, NMHU, BS; (Dr. Jennifer Lindline) |
| July 2020 | Final Report | Wastewater Treatment Using Food Waste Char Obtained from Hydrothermal Liquefaction as a Low-Cost Adsorbent Material | Hengameh Bayat, Chemical & Materials Engineering, NMSU, PhD; (Dr. Umakanta Jena) |
| June 2020 | Final Report | Surface Area of a Local Clay Material to Elucidate Uranium Abatement for Potable New Mexico Water Management | Moticha M. Franklin, Chemistry & Biochemistry, NMSU, BS; (Dr. Antonio S. Lara) |
| June 2020 | Final Report | Determine the Usefulness of Surface Water as a Proxy for Precipitation in a Semi-Arid, Mountainous Environment | Victoria Blumenberg, Animal & Range Sciences, NMSU, PhD; (Dr. Michaela Buenemann) |
| May 2020 | Final Report | Modeling Rainfall-Runoff Relationships in Conjunction with Sediment Transport Measurements in Ephemeral Channels | Madeline Richards, Earth & Environmental Sciences, NM Tech, MS; (Dr. Daniel Cadol) |
| May 2020 | Final Report | Assessment of Disinfection Byproducts (DBPs) Formation in Algae-Treated Wastewater for Safer Reuse in Unrestricted Applications | Srimali Preethika Munasinghe-Arachchige, Civil Engineering, NMSU, PhD; (Dr. Nirmalakhandan) |
| April 2020 | Final Report | Herbicide Phytotoxicity Under Drought Conditions in Warm and Cool Season Turfgrass | Jackson Powers, Plant & Environmental Sciences, NMSU, MS; (Dr. Ryan Goss) |
| April 2020 | Final Report | Wasterwater-Treatment Algae-Derived Hydrochar for Heavy Metal Adsorption and Recycling | Jiuling Yu, Chemical & Materials Engineering, NMSU, PhD; (Dr. Hongmei Luo) |
| March 2020 | Final Report | Domestic Wastewater Treatment Using Algal Systems in Winter Climate | Isuru Sachitra Abeysiriwardana Arachchige, Civil Engineering, NMSU, PhD; (Dr. Nirmalakhandan) |
| February 2020 | Final Report | Tracking CRE in the Rio Grande: Determining Correlation Between the Appearance of Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria in Surface Waters and Local Infection Rates | Kimberly McNair, Biology, NM Tech, MS; (Dr. Linda DeVeaux) |
| January 2020 | Final Report | Monitoring Toxic Metal Uptake by Corn Grown in Agricultural Fields Across Animas and San Juan Rivers | Michael Whiting (Gaurav Jha, student mentor), Geology, NMSU, MS; (Dr. April Ulery) |
| December 2019 | Final Report | Design of Optimized Produced Water Treatment Units for the Agricultural Irrigation | Muchu Zhou, Chemical & Materials Engineering, NMSU, PhD; (Dr. Reza Foudazi) |
| November 2019 | Final Report | Electrochemical-Assisted Ultrafiltration Membranes for Simultaneous Removal of As, Cd and Cr | Alireza Bandegi, Chemical & Materials Engineering, NMSU, PhD; (Dr. Reza Foudazi) |
| October 2019 | Not Available | A Survey: New Mexicans’ Willingness to Pay for Produced Water Treatment for Beneficial Re-Use | Alyssa Latuchie, Economics, UNM, PhD; (Dr. Janie Chermak) |
| September 2019 | Final Report | Enhanced Water Recovery and Membrane Scaling Mitigation for Desalination Using Innovative Electromagnetic Field (EMF) and 3D Printed Open Flow Channel Membranes | Juliano Penteado de Almeida, Civil Engineering, NMSU, PhD; (Dr. Pei Xu) |
| August 2019 | Final Report | Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment of the Rio Mora at the Rio Mora National Wildlife Refuge, Mora County, NM | Johnson Adio, Natural Resources Management, NMHU, MS; (Dr. Jennifer Lindline) |
| Not Available | Final Report | Developing a 2/3D Model for Improving Fertigation Scheduling Under Salinity Stress for Pecan | Esmaiil Mokari, Plant & Environmental Sciences, NMSU, PhD; (Dr. Manoj Shukla) |
| July 2019 | Final Report | Recyclable monolithic aerogels as efficient adsorbents for chromium VI removal from rural ground-water resources | Zahra Abbasian, NMSU, PhD student (Reza Foudazi) |
| June 2019 | Final Report | Energy and Nutrient Recovery from Co-Solvent Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Wastewater-Grown Algae | Zheng Cui, NMSU, PhD student (Catherine Brewer) |
| May 2019 | Final Report | Hydroelectric management on the Rio Chama: examining costs and benefits from nonconsumptive flow management between the El Vado and Abiquiu reservoirs | Suzanne Stradling, UNM, PhD student (Janie Chermak) |
| May 2019 | Final Report | Herbicide Phytotoxicity Under Drought Conditions in Warm and Cool Season Turfgrass | Jackson Powers, NMSU, master’s student (Ryan Goss) |
| April 2019 | Final Report | Ecological responses in a river with more and less water: a case study of the highly managed Chama River, New Mexico” | Monika Hobbs, UNM, master’s program (Rebecca Bixby) |
| April 2019 | Final Report | Optimizing fertilizer application and leaching under abiotic stresses within and below the Root Zone of Pecan Orchards” | Esmaiil Mokarighahroodi, NMSU, PhD student (Manoj Shukla) |
| March 2019 | Final Report | Surface Water Quality Implications of Valles Caldera Geothermal Fluids on Jemez Watershed: A Holistic Hydrogeochemical Investigation | Jon K. Golla, UNM, master’s student (Laura J. Crossey) |
| March 2019 | Final Report | Speciation of metal(loids) in agricultural field soils impacted by Animas/San Juan River after the 2015 Gold King Mine Spill | Gaurav Jha, NMSU, PhD student (April Ulery) |
| February 2019 | Final Report | Recovery of Ammonium and Magnesium from Produced Water by Struvite Precipitation | Lei Hu, NMSU, PhD student (Yanyan Zhang) |
| February 2019 | Final Report | Preparing a sediment monitoring station on an ephemeral channel for summer monsoon flows | Kyle Stark, NM Tech, master’s student (Daniel Cadol) |
| January 2019 | Final Report | Gold King Mine Spill: Contaminant Removal of San Juan County Rivers via Phytoremediation | Jason Fechner, NMSU, bachelor’s student (April Ulery) |
| January 2019 | Final Report | Monitoring basking activity and assessing water conditions in relation to basking of Rio Grande cooters along the Black River | Thanchira Suriyamongkol, ENMU, master’s student (Ivana Mali) |
| December 2018 | Final Report | Developing new strategies to mitigate antimicrobial resistance for safe water reuse | Xiaoxiao Cheng, NMSU, PhD student (Yanyan Zhang) |
| November 2018 | Final Report | Water Reuse and Desalination with Self-cleaning Photocatalytic Membrane Distillation | Lin Chen, NMSU, PhD student (Pei Xu) |
| November 2018 | Final Report | Mineralogical and Kinetic Considerations for Uranium Leaching | Alexandra Pearce, NM Tech, PhD student (Kierran Maher) |
| October 2018 | Final Report | Historic and Ancient Ditch Irrigation Inform Current Systems: A Cross Cultural Comparison from Creekside Village of Tularosa, New Mexico | Christine Gilbertson, ENMU, master’s student (John Montgomery) |
| September 2018 | Final Report | The Everyday Politics of Irrigated Agriculture and an Uncertain Future | Holly Brause, UNM, PhD student (David Dinwoodie) |
| September 2018 | Final Report | An efficient forecasting of hydrologic extremes under climate change | Khandaker Islam, NMSU, PhD student (Christopher Brown) |
| August 2018 | Final Report | Potable Water Recovery Through Energy Efficient Algal Wastewater Treatment and Hybrid Membrane Processes | Chathurika Bandara, NMSU, PhD student (Nirmala Khandan) |
| July 2018 | Final Report | Antibiotic resistance in wastewater treatment: the effects of different treatment methods on the differential survival of antibiotic resistant pathogens over non-resistant bacteria through the treatment process of two different wastewater treatment plants | Angelica Cave, NM Tech, master’s student (Linda DeVeaux) |
| June 2018 | Final Report | Further Investigation of the Complex Hydrology at La Cienega, Santa Fe County, NM | Ryan Mann, NMHU, master’s degree (Jennifer Lindline) |
| January 2018 | Final Report | Pore-Scale Transport of Strontium and Chromate During Dynamic Water Content Changes in the Unsaturated Zone | William Weaver (Lambis Papelis) NMSU, Civil Engineering, PhD |
| December 2017 | Final Report | Spatial prediction of soil hydraulic properties accounting for variable wildfire burn severity, Valles Caldera, New Mexico | Michael Wine (Daniel Cadol) NMTech, Earth & Environmental Science, Hydrology, PhD |
| November 2017 | Final Report | Monitoring water quality parameters within a known range of Western River Cooters (Pseudemys gorzugi) within Black River Drainage | Andrew Letter (Ivana Mali) NSMU, Geography, MS |
| October 2017 | Final Report | Solar Energy Assisted Water Purification: Incorporation of an Environmentally Benign Porous Graphitized Carbon Nitride (g-C3N4) photocatalyst with Graphitized Polyacrylonitrile (g-PAN) for Efficient Oxidation of Toxic Arsenite [As(III)] | Stephanie Richins (Hongmai Luo) NMSU, Chemical and Materials Engineering, BS |
| September 2017 | Final Report | A lab and pilot scale comparison of attached growth and suspended culture for the algal remediation of arsenic from water | Chase Stearnes (Andrew Schuler) UNM, Civil Engineering, BS |
| September 2017 | Final Report | Gila National Forest Stream Temperature and Intermittency Monitoring Network for Species of Special Interest | Tyler Wallin (Colleen Caldwell) NMSU, Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Ecology, MS |
| August 2017 | Final Report | Effects of NRCS and BLM Conservation Practices on Plant and Soil Biological Communities and Hydrologic Processes in the Rio Puerco Watershed | Jeremy Schallner (Amy Ganguli) NMSU, Animal and Range Sciences, MS |
| July 2017 | Final Report | Post Wildfire Geomorphic and Hydrological Effects in the Upper Santa Fe Municipal Watershed | Manuel Lopez (Daniel Dugas) ENMU, Biology, MS |
| July 2017 | Final Report | Investigation of soil composition from burned areas affecting water quality changes following wildfires | Amanda Otieno (Rebecca Bixby) UNM, Biology/Water Resources Program, MS |
| June 2017 | Final Report | Developing the Water-Budget and Calculating the Recharge for the Mesilla Bolson Aquifer | Pooneh Pahlavani (Zohrab Samani) NMSU, Civil Engineering, MS |
| May 2017 | Final Report | San Jose Mining District Groundwater Investigation | Moticha Yellowman, Antonio Lara, Dennis McQuillan |
| March 2017 | Final Report | Integrated geological, geophysical, and hydrological study of field-scale fault-zone cementation and permeability | Johnny Hinojosa (Peter Mozley) NMTech, Earth and Environmental Science, MS |
| Februrary 2017 | Final Report | Economic Impact of Water Conservation, Storage Capacity Development, and Crop Diversity in the Tucumcari Project of East-Central New Mexico | Befekadu Habteyes (Frank Ward) NMSU, Ag Economics and Ag Business, PhD |
| Februrary 2017 | Final Report | Is there a relationship between tree canopy cover change on the landscape and the discharge of Gallinas Creek through time (from 1939 to 2015) in Las Vegas, NM? | Behnaz Yekkeh (Edward Martinez) NMHU, Natural Resource Management, MS |
| November 2016 | Final Report | Characterization of Pathogenic Bacterial Regrowth and Impairment Potential along the Rio Grande near Albuquerque | James Fluke (Ricardo Gonzalez-Pinzon) UNM, Civil Engineering, MS |
| Not Available | Final Report | Improved Meteorological Infrastructure for Water Management in the Middle and Lower Rio Grande, New Mexico | Garrett Gibson (Salim Bawazir) NMSU, Civil Engineering, BS |
| Not Available | Final Report | Uranium Abatement for Contaminated, Limited Water Resources Using Clay Pellets | Nhat Nguyen (Antonio Lara) NMSU, Chemistry and Biochemistry, BS/BA |
| November 2016 | Final Report | Characterization of Pathogenic Bacterial Regrowth and Impairment Potential along the Rio Grande near Albuquerque | James Fluke (Ricardo Gonzalez-Pinzon) UNM, Civil Engineering, MS |
| Final Report | Improved Meteorological Infrastructure for Water Management in the Middle and Lower Rio Grande, New Mexico | Garrett Gibson (Salim Bawazir) NMSU, Civil Engineering, BS | |
| February 2017 | Final Report | Economic Impact of Water Conservation, Storage Capacity Development, and Crop Diversity in the Tucumcari Project of East-Central New Mexico | Befekadu Habteyes (Frank Ward) NMSU, Ag Economics and Ag Business, PhD |
| March 2017 | Final Report | Integrated geological, geophysical, and hydrological study of field-scale fault-zone cementation and permeability | Johnny Hinojosa (Peter Mozley) NMTech, Earth and Environmental Science, MS |
| November 2017 | Final Report | Monitoring water quality parameters within a known range of Western River Cooters (Pseudemys gorzugi) within Black River Drainage | Andrew Letter (Ivana Mali) NSMU, Geography, MS |
| July 2017 | Final Report | Post Wildfire Geomorphic and Hydrological Effects in the Upper Santa Fe Municipal Watershed | Manuel Lopez (Daniel Dugas) ENMU, Biology, MS |
| Final Report | Uranium Abatement for Contaminated, Limited Water Resources Using Clay Pellets | Nhat Nguyen (Antonio Lara) NMSU, Chemistry and Biochemistry, BS/BA | |
| July 2017 | Final Report | Investigation of soil composition from burned areas affecting water quality changes following wildfires | Amanda Otieno (Rebecca Bixby) UNM, Biology/Water Resources Program, MS |
| June 2017 | Final Report | Developing the Water-Budget and Calculating the Recharge for the Mesilla Bolson Aquifer | Pooneh Pahlavani (Zohrab Samani) NMSU, Civil Engineering, MS |
| October 2017 | Final Report | Solar Energy Assisted Water Purification: Incorporation of an Environmentally Benign Porous Graphitized Carbon Nitride (g-C3N4) photocatalyst with Graphitized Polyacrylonitrile (g-PAN) for Efficient Oxidation of Toxic Arsenite [As(III)] | Stephanie Richins (Hongmai Luo) NMSU, Chemical and Materials Engineering, BS |
| August 2017 | Final Report | Effects of NRCS and BLM Conservation Practices on Plant and Soil Biological Communities and Hydrologic Processes in the Rio Puerco Watershed | Jeremy Schallner (Amy Ganguli) NMSU, Animal and Range Sciences, MS |
| September 2017 | Final Report | A lab and pilot scale comparison of attached growth and suspended culture for the algal remediation of arsenic from water | Chase Stearnes (Andrew Schuler) UNM, Civil Engineering, BS |
| September 2017 | Final Report | Gila National Forest Stream Temperature and Intermittency Monitoring Network for Species of Special Interest | Tyler Wallin (Colleen Caldwell) NMSU, Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Ecology, MS |
| January 2018 | Final Report | Pore-Scale Transport of Strontium and Chromate During Dynamic Water Content Changes in the Unsaturated Zone | William Weaver (Lambis Papelis) NMSU, Civil Engineering, PhD |
| December 2017 | Final Report | Spatial prediction of soil hydraulic properties accounting for variable wildfire burn severity, Valles Caldera, New Mexico | Michael Wine (Daniel Cadol) NMTech, Earth & Environmental Science, Hydrology, PhD |
| February 2017 | Final Report | Is there a relationship between tree canopy cover change on the landscape and the discharge of Gallinas Creek through time (from 1939 to 2015) in Las Vegas, NM? | Behnaz Yekkeh (Edward Martinez) NMHU, Natural Resource Management, MS |
| May 2017 | Final Report | San Jose Mining District Groundwater Investigation | Moticha Yellowman Antonio Lara Dennis McQuillan |
| Project Abstract | Final Report | Real Time Monitoring of Flood Control Dams for Emergency Action Management | Abdullah Alazmi, Dennis Felipe Jr, Reynold Durden, Malcolm Braughton, Paul Candelaria, Seth Davis, NMSU, Bachelor’s and master’s students (Dr. J. Phillip King) |
| Project Abstract | Final Report | Cost‐efficient detection of endocrine‐disrupting compounds in drinking water | Maxwell Baymiller, NM Tech, undergraduate student (Dr. Snezna Rogelj) |
| Project Abstract | Final Report | Evaluation of Impacts of Silvicultural Operations such as Thinning Treatments on Water Quality and Quantity in New Mexico Forests | Onur Beyazoglu and Yasser Almalki, NMSU, master’s students (Dr. Owen Burney) |
| Project Abstract | Final Report | Temporal analysis of non‐snow fed streams in New Mexico | Fawn Brooks, UNM, PhD student (Dr. David Gutzler) |
| Project Abstract | Final Report | Test of the new LAS MkII Scintillometer for validation of statewide New Mexico evapotranspiration maps | Reid Brown, NM Tech, master’s student, (Dr. Jan Hendrickx) |
| Project Abstract | Final Report | The Detection of Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria (ARB) in the Gallinas River | Laurel Carr, master’s student (Dr. Ben Nelson) |
| Project Abstract | Final Report | Fire ash influences on aquatic primary producers through changes in water quality | Alexander Clark, UNM, undergraduate student, (Dr. Rebecca Bixby) |
| Project Abstract | Final Report | Evaluating the Impacts of Particulate Matter Deposition on Snow Melt Processes in the Upper Rio Grande, NM | Angela Gregory, UNM, PhD student (Dr. Mark Stone) |
| Project Abstract | Final Report | Development of a Bio‐indicator to Assess Water Quality in Ephemeral Ponds | Rebekah Horn, NMSU, PhD student, (Dr. David Cowley) |
| Project Abstract | Final Report | Enhanced Photocatalysis for Water Purification and Disinfection using Optical Fibers Coated with Nanocomposite Thin Films | Lu Lin, NMSU, MS/PhD student (Dr. Pei Xu) |
| Project Abstract | Final Report | Linking Forests to Faucets: Investigating Alternative Approaches for Securing Long‐Term Funding for Watershed Restoration in New Mexico | Edward McCorkindale, UNM, master’s student, (Dr. Robert Berrens) |
| Project Abstract | Final Report | Effects of Turbidity on Group Cohesion in Sand Shiners and Red Shiners from the Pecos River in New Mexico | Sabrina Michael, ENMU, master’s student, (Dr. Marv Lutnesky) |
| Project Abstract | Final Report | Submerged Aquatic Macrophytes – Ecosystem Engineers in New Mexico Mountain Streams – Effects of Forest Fire | Virginia Thompson, UNM, PhD student, (Dr. Clifford Dahm) |
| Project Abstract | Final Report | Water Politics and Cultural Difference: Fostering Community Relationships to Promote Environmental Health and Community Wellbeing in Times of Drought | Elise Trott, UNM, PhD student (Dr. Erin Debenport) |
| Project Abstract | Final Report | Assessment of Water Quality in the Irrigation Drainage Canals as a Source of Reusable Irrigation Water | Kai Williams, NMSU, master’s student, (Dr. Salim Bawazir) |
| Project Abstract | Final Report | Application of HydroGeoSphere to model climate change effects on three‐dimensional hydrological processes in the Valles Caldera, New Mexico | Michael Wine, NM Tech, PhD student, (Dr. Daniel Cadol) |
| Project Abstract | Final Report | Investigation of Improved Operational Streamflow Forecasting in the Rio Grande Basin | Shalamu Abudu, Civil Engineering (advisor: J. Phillip King), New Mexico State University |
| Project Abstract | Final Report | The Dependency of Anomalous Transport Behavior on Flow Path Orientation | Nicholas B Engdahl, Earth and Planetary Sciences (advisor: Gary S. Weissmann), University of New Mexico. |
| Project Abstract | Final Report | Evaluation of Multi-stage solar-powered desalination system | Akash Mummaneni, Civil Engineering (advisor: N. Nirmala Khandan), New Mexico State University. |
| Project Abstract | Final Report | Aqueous Geochemistry of the Springs and Wells of the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge: Evaluating Hydrochemical Pathways and Microbiology | Amy J. Williams, Earth & Planetary Sciences (advisor: Laura Crossey), University of New Mexico |
| Project Abstract | Final Report | Residence Time Distribution in Dynamically Changing Hydrologic Systems | Jesus D. Gomez, Earth and Environmental Sciences, (advisor: John L. Wilson), New Mexico Tech |
| Project Abstract | Final Report | Composite Membrane for Membrane Distillation Desalination Process | Sai Reddy Pinappu, Chemical Engineering (advisor: Shuguang Deng), New Mexico State University |
| Project Abstract | -- | Updating the Groundwater Flow Model for the Southern Jornada Del Muerto Basin – Implementing Reviewers Comments | B. V. N. P. Kambhammettu, Civil Engineering (advisor: J. Phillip King), New Mexico State University |
| Project Abstract | Final Report | Assessment of a novel source-tracking protocol for evaluating the significance of municipal wastewater sources on the microbial contaminant levels of discharged wastewaters | Jesus Sigala, Plant and Environmental Science (advisor: Adrian Unc), New Mexico State University |
| Project Abstract | -- | Effects of Copper Sulfate Treatment on Benthic Macroinvertebrates in Peterson Reservoir Sediments | Daryl Williams, Natural Sciences (advisor: Edward A. Martinez), New Mexico Highlands University |
| Project Abstract | Final Report | Uranium Abatement in Water | Nicholas G. Beltran, Biology (advisor: Antonio S. Lara), New Mexico State University |
| Project Abstract | -- | Removal of Arsenic from Aqueous solution using activated carbon prepared from Pecan shells | Ranganath Potluri, Chemical Engineering (advisor: David Roskstraw), New Mexico State University |
| Project Abstract | Final Report | From Stormwater Management to Stormwater Integration: The Use of Low Impact Development Techniques in the Albuquerque Region | KT LaBadie, Water Resources Program and Community and Regional Planning Program (advisor: Bill Fleming), University of New Mexico. |
| Project Abstract | Final Report | Feasibility Study of Wastewater Purification by Low Temperature Distillation Method | Veera Gnaneswar Gude, Civil Engineering Department (advisor: Nirmala Khandan), New Mexico State University. |
| Project Abstract | Final Report | Arsenic Adsorption and Desorption in Storrie Lake Sediments | Celestine Ngam, Department of Natural Sciences (advisor: Michael Meyer), New Mexico Highlands University |
| Project Abstract | Final Report | New Mexico Water Rights Prices Database Development | Shawn Landfair, Agricultural Economics and Agricultural Business Department (advisor: Frank Ward), New Mexico State University |
| Project Abstract | Final Report | New Mexico State University Estimating Evaporation from Elephant Butte Reservoir with the Monin Obukhov Simularity Theory Using Simple Instrumentation | Jimmy Moreno, Civil Engineering Department (advisor: A. Salim Bawazir) |
| Project Abstract | Final Report | Iron(II) Oxidation in New Mexico Waters: Experimental Development of a Molecular-Level Predictive Model | Andrea Higdon, Department of Chemistry (advisor: Michael Pullin), New Mexico Tech |
| Project Abstract | Final Report | Drinking Water Purification for U.S.A.-Mexico Border Region | Arely A. Torres, Chemical Engineering Department (advisor: Shuguang Deng), New Mexico State University |
| Project Abstract | Final Report | Land Application of Wastewater Containing Arsenic: Impacts on the Sorption and Mobility of Arsenic in Soil | Sylvia Nemmers, Plant and Environmental Sciences (advisor: April Ulery), New Mexico State University |
| Project Abstract | Final Report | Carbon Nanotube-Based Biosensor for Pathogens Concentration and Detection | Dipendu Saha, Chemical Engineering Department (advisor: Shuguang Deng), New Mexico State University |
| Project Abstract | Final Report | New Mexico Highlands University, Bioassessment of Arsenic Contamination of the Gallinas River Using Benthic Macroinvertebrates | Bildad Eta Eyong, Department of Natural Sciences (advisor: Edward Martinez) |
| Project Abstract | Final Report | The Effects of Acequias and Riparian Evapotranspiration on the Rio Grande Flow Levels | Ciara Cusack, Animal and Range Sciences (advisor: Sam Fernald), New Mexico State University |
| Project Abstract | Final Report | Investigating Potential Salt Contamination of Aquifers from Irrigated Landscapes | Elena Sevostianova, Plant and Environmental Sciences (advisor: Bernd Leinauer), New Mexico State University |
| Project Abstract | Final Report | Characterization of Heavy Metal Binding by Functional Groups Found in Biomaterials | Jesus Q. Cantu, Department of Physics (advisor: Jacob Urquidi), New Mexico State University |
| Project Abstract | Final Report | Community and Ecosystem Effects of a Nonnative Fish in Refugia in an Intermittent Stream: Implications for Native Fish Restoration | Ryan McShane, Department of Fishery and Wildlife Sciences (advisor: David Cowley), New Mexico State University |
| Project Abstract | Final Report | Relating Fish Abundance and Condition to Environmental Factors in Desert Sinkholes | Kristin Swaim, Department of Fishery and Wildlife Sciences (advisor: Wiebke J. Boeing), New Mexico State University |
| Project Abstract | Final Report | The Effects of Eutrophication on the Structure and Function of Stream Biofilms | David J. VanHorn, Department of Biology (advisor: Clifford Dahm), University of New Mexico |
| Project Abstract | Final Report | Experimental and Numerical Modeling Analysis of Arsenic-sulfide Precipitation in Groundwater Environments | Matthew F. Kirk, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences (advisor: Laura Crossey), University of New Mexico |
| Project Abstract | Final Report | The Influence of Predator Detection on Life History Strategies in DAPHNIA | Irene M. Roselli, Department of Biology (advisor: Marvin M.F. Lutnesky), Eastern New Mexico University |
| Project Abstract | Final Report | The Influence of Larval Culiseta sp. (Diptera: Culicidae) on Behavior and Growth Rate of Tadpole Shrimp Triops longicaudatus (LeConte) (Notostraca: Triopsidae) | Nicole M. Harings, Department of Biology, (advisor: Marvin M.F. Lutnesky), Eastern New Mexico University |
| Project Abstract | Final Report | Determination of Heavy Metal Distribution in the Gallinas River Using Aquatic Macrophytes | Chemanji Shu-Nyamboli and Joel Lowry, Department of Natural Sciences (advisor: Edward A. Martinez), New Mexico Highlands University |
| Project Abstract | -- | Uranium and Heavy Metals in Macroinvertebrates in the Santa Fe River on the Cochiti Reservation | Carlos R. Herrera, Department of Natural Sciences (advisor: Michael L. Meyer), New Mexico Highlands University |
| Project Abstract | Final Report | Runoff Processes and the Evolution of Water Chemistry in the Saguache Creek Watershed of the Upper Rio Grande | Marty D. Frisbee, Department of Earth and Environmental Science (advisor: Fred Phillips), New Mexico Tech |
| Project Abstract | Final Report | Use of Remotely Sensed Observations for Improved Distributed Hydrological Modeling in the Jemez River Basin | Taufique Mahmood, Department of Earth and Environmental Science (advisor: Enrique Vivoni), New Mexico Tech |
| Project Abstract | Final Report | Multi-disciplinary Analysis of a New Mexico Cold Water Tufa Spring Mound | Katrina Koski, Department of Earth and Environmental Science (advisor: Penelope J. Boston), New Mexico Tech |
| Project Abstract | Final Report | Cattails and Ostracodes: An Investigation of Prehistoric Water Management in the Chupadera Arroyo Basin, Central New Mexico | Monica L. (Enke) Murrell; Department of Anthropology and Applied Archaeology, Eastern New Mexico University |
| Project Abstract | Final Report | Groundwater Quality and Well Water Assessment in Las Vegas New Mexico Area | Joel Lowry and Simone-Camille Yelah Tar; Department of Natural Sciences, New Mexico Highlands University |
| Project Abstract | Final Report | Surveying Health Risks Associated with Arsenic in the Gallinas Watershed | Justin Johns-Kaysing; Department of Natural Sciences, New Mexico Highlands University |
| Project Abstract | Final Report | Riparian Evapotranspiration Estimates on the Middle Rio Grande Using Remote Sensing | Maritza A. Macias-Corral; Department of Civil and Geological Engineering, New Mexico State University |
| Project Abstract | Final Report | Modeling of Mass and Heat Transport in Membrane Distillation Process for Brackish Water Desalination | Prajwal Vikram; Department of Chemical Engineering, New Mexico State University |
| Project Abstract | Final Report | Soil Recovery After Herbicide Treatment of Saltcedar Stands and Management Implications | Cheryl Rosel; Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, New Mexico State University |
| Project Abstract | Final Report | Rapid Detection of Human Fecal Contamination Using sIgA as an Indicator | Jessica Hamel; Department of Microbiology and Biology, New Mexico State University |
| Project Abstract | Final Report | Numerical Modeling Investigation of Fluid Flow Above and Below Sediment-Water Interfaces | Meinhard Bayani R. Cardenas; Department of Earth and Environmental Science, New Mexico Tech |
| Project Abstract | Final Report | Hydrometeorological Field Studies During the North American Monsoon in the Valles Caldera National Preserve | Alex J. Rinehart; Department of Earth and Environmental Science, New Mexico Tech |
| Project Abstract | Final Report | Investigation of Transpiration Water Loss from Pinyon-Juniper Forests | Sue White; Department of Environmental Engineering, New Mexico Tech |
| Project Abstract | Final Report | Water Quality Along the Middle Rio Grande of New Mexico | Lydia Zeglin; Department of Biology, University of New Mexico |
| Project Abstract | Final Report | Mycorrhizal Colonization in Cottonwood and Salt Cedar Stands Along the Middle Rio Grande: Implications for Water Quality and Water Consumption | Jennifer Follstad Shah; Department of Biology, University of New Mexico |
| Project Abstract | Final Report | Human Impacts on Nitrate Dynamics in Hyporheic Sediments Using a Stable Isotope Tracer | Chelsea Crenshaw; Department of Biology, University of New Mexico |
| Project Abstract | Final Report | Escherichia coli Source Tracking by DNA Fingerprinting in Diverse Watersheds of Northern New Mexico | Greg M. Huey, Department of Natural Sciences, New Mexico Highlands University |
| Project Abstract | Final Report | Using Natural Tracers to Improve Estimates of Groundwater Recharge Resulting from Snowmelt | Sam Earman, Department of Earth and Environmental Science, New Mexico Tech |
| Project Abstract | Final Report | Water Quality Assessment in the Gallinas Watershed, Las Vegas, New Mexico | Thomas Evans, Environmental Geology Program, Department of Natural Sciences, New Mexico Highlands University |
| Project Abstract | Final Report | Under What Conditions are Salinity-gradient Solar Ponds Cost-effective as a Source of Heat and/or Electricity for Desalination of Brackish Groundwater? | Robin A. Foldager, Environmental Science, New Mexico State University |
| Project Abstract | Final Report | Prehistoric Water Management in the American Southwest | Stacy K. Galassini, Department of Anthropology and Applied Archaeology, Eastern New Mexico University |
| Project Abstract | Final Report | Mapping Lake Evaporation Using Satellite Imagery | Alex Herting, Tim Farmer, and Jordan Evans; Department of Civil and Geological Engineering, New Mexico State University |
| Project Abstract | Final Report | The Fate of Pharmaceutically Active Drugs in the Rio Grande and Groundwater | Maceo Carrillo Martinet, Department of Biology, University of New Mexico |
| Project Abstract | Final Report | Can Non-Potable Saline Groundwater Be Used for Turfgrass Irrigation? | Casey Johnson, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, New Mexico State University |
| Project Abstract | Final Report | Identification of Membrane Foulants in Natural Waters | Khalid Mehboob, Department of Civil Engineering, University of New Mexico |
| Project Abstract | Final Report | Effects of Gender and Predation Risk on Depth Choice in the Mosquitofish, Gambusia affinis | Tony Spitzack, Department of Biology, Eastern New Mexico University |
| Project Abstract | Final Report | Effects of Burning and Thinning on Forest Hydrology | Anthony Madrid, Department of Animal and Range Sciences, New Mexico State University |
| Project Abstract | Final Report | Geochemistry of Rio Grande Rift Travertine Depositing Springs: Implications for Rio Grande Valley Water | Dennis L. Newell, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico |
| Project Abstract | Final Report | Climate, Land-use Change, and Hydrologic Response: Modeling the Rio Puerco Basin | Robert W Wyckoff, Earth and Environmental Sciences, New Mexico Tech |
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