Aug 7, 2018 | Project 3 (Fate & Transport), PROTECT Team, PROTECT Trainees, Trainee Spotlight
PROTECT Trainee Norma Torres Featured in SRP Newsletter The July Edition of the SRP Newsletter “Trainee Spotlight” features PROTECT Project 4 trainee Norma Torres, highlighting her work with Dr. Ingrid Padilla on contaminant distribution in karst aquifers. Norma has...
Jul 27, 2018 | News on Environmental Health, Project 3 (Fate & Transport), PROTECT Team
Cave Sediments & Hurricanes: Digging into the Past Puerto Rico is finally starting to recover from Hurricane Maria, but the huge storm may continue to influence the cave and karst systems for generations. A group of PROTECT researchers met in Puerto Rico in July...
Jul 27, 2018 | Project 3 (Fate & Transport), PROTECT Team
PROTECT Researcher Dorothy Vesper Elected as GSA Fellow In May 2018, PROTECT Project 4 researcher Dorothy Vesper was elected as a Geological Society of America Fellow. New GSA Fellows are nominated by existing Fellows in recognition of their contributions to the field...
Jul 25, 2018 | Events, News on Environmental Health, Project 3 (Fate & Transport), PROTECT Events and Presentations, PROTECT Team
PROTECT Team Members Attend the 15th “Sinkholes Meeting” Current and past members of PROTECT attended the 15th “Sinkholes Meeting” (15th Multidisciplinary Conference on Sinkholes and the Engineering and Environmental Impacts of Karst) in Shephardstown, WV, during...
Apr 12, 2018 | Project 3 (Fate & Transport), PROTECT Research, PROTECT Trainees
Spatiotemporal assessment of CVOC contamination in karst groundwater sources and exposure at tap water point of use in Puerto Rico The “Trainee Publication Spotlight Series” aims to provide PROTECT trainees with opportunities to practice translating their...
Apr 10, 2018 | Project 3 (Fate & Transport), PROTECT Team, PROTECT Trainees
PROTECT Trainee Norma Torres Awarded Ford Fellowship Norma I. Torres, PROTECT trainee at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, has been selected to receive the Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowship, which aims to increase diversity in U.S. higher education...