Student Water Research Awards 2014-2015

	Project Abstract	Project Report	Full Title	Authors
	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)