… 2022 South Dakota Student Water Conference Agenda Monday, Oct. 10 TimeEvent 3–5 p.m.Tours - Mesonet test bed station, Brookings Green Infrastructure, Raven Precision Ag Center 5–7:30 p.m.Informal Social and Supper - Cubby's, 307 Main Ave, Brookings, SD (Supper on Your Own) Tuesday, Oct. 11 TimeEvent7–8 a.m.Registration, Hobo Day Gallery, SDSU Student Union7:30–8 a.m.Coffee, Hobo Day Gallery, SDSU Student Union8–8:10 a.m.Welcome, Hobo Day Gallery, SDSU Student Union8:10–9:40 a.m. Session 1 Presentations, Hobo Day Gallery, SDSU Student Union 8:10–8:25 a.m. | Evapotranspiration, Fiber Yield, Water … Capacity in Irrigation Water Management for Variable Rate Irrigation. Rehnuma Maisha – North Dakota State University 9:10–9:25 a.m. | Responses of crop water productivity and growth parameters for maize under different irrigation regimes in semi-arid western Nebraska. Swathi Palle – University of Nebraska – Lincoln 9:25–9:40 a.m. | Spatially distributed …
… Conference 2023 South Dakota Student Water ConferenceTuesday, Oct. 10, 2023 Hobo Gallery University Student Union and Raven Precision Ag Center South Dakota State University Brookings, SD Agenda: Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023 Hobo Gallery, Student Union, South Dakota State University TimeEvent7:00–8:00 amRegistration8:00–8:10 amWelcome - Hobo Gallery8:20–9:50 amOral Presentations Rooms 250 (Dakota Room) & 253 (Pheasant and Crest Rooms)9:50–10:05 amBreak10:05–11:35 amSession 2 - Oral Presentations Rooms 250 (Dakota Room) & 253 (Pheasant …
… 2023 Eastern South Dakota Water Conference Agenda Time Event 7:30-8:20 a.m. Registration 8:20-8:30 a.m. Welcome by Dr. John McMaine , Griffith Chair of Agriculture and Water Resources, Director of South Dakota Water Resources Institute and Mesonet at SDState 8:30-9:00 a.m. Ron Graber, Central Kansas Watershed Specialist, Kansas State University 9:00-9:30 a.m. Trisha Moore , Associate Professor, Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Kansas State University 9:30-10:00 a.m. Jason Vogel, Director, Oklahoma Water Survey, Professor, School of Civil Engineering and Environmental Science, University of … Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources 1:40-2:10 p.m. Jeremiah Bergstrom, School of Design, Landscape Architecture, South Dakota State University 2:10-2:30 p.m. Break 2:30-2:50 p.m. Deb Soholt , South Dakota Lakes and Streams Association 2:50-3:10 p.m. Sushant Mehan, Assistant Professor of Water Resources Engineering, South Dakota State University 3:10 …
… 2023 Eastern South Dakota Water Conference “Building Water Resilient Communities in South Dakota” Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023 McCrory Gardens Education and Visitor Center 631 22nd Avenue Brookings, SD AGENDA REGISTRATION I CLOSED Online … for attendance ends Friday, Sept. 29, 2023 at 5 p.m. CST. Online registration for professionals ($75) ends Sept. 29, 2023 at 5 p.m. CST. Online registration for presenters ($50) ends Sept. 29, 2023 at 5 p.m. CST. Online registration free to students and the general public with the option to purchase lunch ($20). CALL FOR SPEAKERS/ABSTRACTS CLOSED AUG. 31, …
… FY2024 USGS mini-grant Pre-proposal Guidelines Guidelines for Pre-Proposals for the FY2024 SDSU Water Resources Institute Competitive USGS 104b Grants The South Dakota State University Water Resources Institute (SDSU WRI) is soliciting pre-proposals for its annual competition for research funds provided by Congressional appropriation to Water Resources Institutes through the U.S. Geological Survey. The deadline … and Wages PI Staff Students$0 $0 $5,000$4,000 $4,000 $0$4,000 $4,000 $5,000Student Tuition Remission$5,000$0$5,000 Total Salaries and Wages $10,000 $8,000 $18,000 Fringe Benefits$50$2,000$2,050Materials and Supplies$1,000$0$1,000Equipment$1,500$0$1,500Contractual$1,500$0$1,500Travel$800$0$800Other Direct Costs$0$0$0 Total Direct Costs $14,850 $10,000 $24,850 …
… USGS 104g Competitive Research Grants The U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the South Dakota Water Resources Institute (SD WRI) requests proposals under Section 104(g) of the Water … Resources Research Act of 1984 requires that this competitive grant program focus on: “water problems and issues of a regional or interstate nature beyond those of concern only to a single State and which relate to specific program priorities identified jointly by the Secretary (of the Interior) and the (water resources research) institutes.” Objectives of this … $250,000 per project. Each applicant must match each Federal dollar provided to support each proposed project with not less than one dollar from non-federal sources. Proposed projects may be of 1 to 3 years in duration, with discrete 12-month budget periods. Awards will be made directly to the Water Resources Research Institute through which the proposal was …
… BCRNF samples using different ratios of PLA to PGA. The properties and performance of the produced BCRNF samples were tested and characterization, and then optimize the PLA and PGA combination to produce the most cost-effective BCRNF that not only increase nitrogen use efficiency and crop productivity but also improve water quality in agricultural … cover crops as well as livestock integration and grazed pasture) each with soil cores collected from four depths (0-10, 10-20, 20-30 and 30-40) which were replicated four times. The image analysis system called Computed Tomography(CT) scanning was used for analyzing the images of the soil cores collected at different depths. The parameters like total porosity, … result in the upregulation of universal stress proteins (e.g., USP-A & USP-II) in DA-G20, which in turn controls the expression of type-IV pilin components. An extensive study of Open Reading Frame (ORF) in the genome of DA-G20 was carried out, and we identified 12 genes from Flp subfamily Type IVb pili protein in DA-G20. The structural and functional …
… Sunlight, titanium dioxide remove harmful compounds from wastewater Wastewater treatment plants use disinfectants, such as chlorine, to kill harmful microorganisms before releasing their effluent water into rivers and streams. However, these disinfectants can also react with organic matter in the water, forming byproducts that can cause cancer and other … is needed to apply this technology for wastewater treatment. Abusallout envisions a continuous flow system using clear tubing, with the length determined based on removal time, but an open storage area might also work. He is also testing another process that uses sunlight along with hydrogen peroxide. Once he determines which process is most effective at removing …
… Nonprofit joins battle to mitigate Lake Mitchell algal blooms Lake Mitchell has a long history of algal blooms. The reservoir, built in 1928, was once a source of drinking water for the city of Mitchell and recreation for the community. However, by the 1990s, algal blooms increased due to nutrients accumulating in the lake. By 2003, the city stopped using the lake as its sole source for drinking water. Part … were taken five times during summer 2020 at an average of 70 locations in the lake. Other SDSU faculty are doing research to connect the amount of algae with other water quality parameters, according to assistant professor John McMaine, who now leads the project. “We want to be able to monitor the extent of algae and blue-green algae concentration using a list …
… Funding and Research Opportunities Funding Opportunities The South Dakota Water Resources Institute offers, in collaboration with the United States Geological Survey (USGS) several … March 15, 2024 Faculty or affiliates from South Dakota public universities and colleges2-4104gThe 104g grants focuses on water problems and issues of regional or interstate natureMay 13, 2024Any investigator at an institution of higher learning in the United States5–10 nationwideStudent Research Opportunities The South Dakota Water Resources Institute …