2020 Mississippi Water Resources Conference
The 2020 Mississippi Water Resources Research Institute (MWRRI) annual conference promises to be an exciting event. This year’s event will be held in Jackson, MS, March 31 - April 1, 2020 and will be the water conference in Mississippi that you will not want to miss. We hope you will attend. Abstracts are now being accepted for presentations and posters.
Call for Session Organizers & Abstracts
The Mississippi Water Resources Research Institute (MWRRI) is pleased to issue a call for session organizers and abstracts (presentations and posters) for the 2020 Mississippi Water Resources Conference. The event will be held in Jackson, MS on March 31–April 1, 2020 at the Jackson Hilton. This well-attended annual conference is the premiere water resources event in Mississippi and regularly features a wide range of session topics of statewide, regional, and national interest.
Abstracts are now being accepted from individuals/teams that desire to organize and moderate special sessions on water topics of their choice as well as persons that wish to perform oral and/or poster presentations. We again will feature a student competition for oral and poster presentations and monetary awards for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in each category.
Abstract should be submitted to Jessie Schmidt (jessie.schmidt@msstate.edu) by Friday, January 10, 2020. Session organizers will be expected to develop and submit a session abstract, solicit session presenters, and moderate the session during the conference. Individual presenters will be required to submit abstracts for their oral presentations and/or posters. All session organizers and presenters whose abstracts are accepted are required to register for the conference and pay their registration fee which will cover all conference activities for the dates they register. The full conference registration if $225 ($275 for late registration after February 28, 2020) for professionals and $100 for full-time students ($150 for late registration). A one-day registration for Tuesday is available for $150 (professionals) or $75 (students). Cancellations after March 1, 2020 will be responsible for payment of their registration fee.
All submissions must include the following information:
- Title
- Type of Presentation (oral, poster, both)
- Presenter’s Name, Title and Affiliation
- Presenter’s Address (business preferred, if applicable), Phone, Fax and Email
- Any Co-authors and Affiliation
- Whether a Student (and, if so, name of major advisor)
- Abstract
Abstracts for session topics, oral presentations, and posters may address any water-related top- ic and should contain 200-400 words. Examples of potential session topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Climate – precipitation trends and forecasts; innovative water capture applications
- Coastal Issues – Harmful algal blooms and other pathogens; hypoxia; fresh water inputs; ecosystem restoration
- Drinking Water and Wastewater – Lead corrosion; Infrastructure longevity; capacity assurance and development
- Economics of Water – Value of drinking water and wastewater; energy optimization
- Ecosystem Health – Case studies; nutrient concentrations and responses; stream restoration
- Emerging and Innovative Technologies – Nutrient reduction; model development; unmanned aerial vehicles
- Groundwater – Aquifer characterization and recharge; water budgets; management challenges and approaches
- Policy and Planning – Policy impacts; planning approaches; case studies
- Surface Water – Quality and quantity (various topics); BMP effectiveness; nutrient concentrations and responses
- Water Management – Social Science Nexus – Social indicators; civic engagement measures
- Water Use Efficiency and Reuse – Water reclamation and reuse; water use and irrigation efficiency
- Watershed Management – Case studies; innovative management and modeling approaches
Student Confirmation
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The conference will be held at the Jackson Hilton, in Jackson MS. Reservations may be made by phoning 1-888-263-0524. Mention group code WATER4 to receive the special group rate.
Agenda (2020)
- Liya Abera Efficiency Analysis of Green Stormwater Infrastructure Practices for Runoff Reduction
- Alexandra Firth Long-Term Soil Physical Responses from Integrating Cover Crops and No-Till Management to Agricultural Soils in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley
- Thu Ya Kyaw Assessing Nutrient Mitigation Potential of Short Rotation Woody Crops in Marginal Croplands of the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley
- William Rossell The Performance of a Model Floating Breakwater for Embankment Protection
- Dillon Russell Effects of Sensor Threshold Irrigation Scheduling on a Soybean-Cover Crop Rotation
- Dave Spencer Runoff Water Quality and Quantity in Conservation Management Systems Under Simulation
- Ryan Adams Estimating Streambed Hydraulic Conductivity for Selected Streams in the Mississippi Alluvial Plain Using Continuous Resistivity Profiling Methods
- Musaddaq Azeem Fog Harvesting with Vertical Harp Structure
- Pablo Bacon Voluntary flooded agriculture systems generate macroinvertebrate food resources for waterbirds and shorebirds in the Lower Mississippi River Basin
- Tingting Chang Methods for Assessing the Impacts of Soil Amendments and Cover Crops on Soil Health
- Mark Dugo Applying a Watershed Scale - Ecosystem Services Framework to Improve Stakeholder Engagement and Increase Participation of African Americans in Ecological and Environmental Sciences
- Yiwen Han The Influence of Agricultural Water Management Practices on Groundwater Budget in Big Sunflower Watershed
- Tong Heng Impact of Conventional and Water-Saving Irrigation Schemes on Soybean Yield in Big Sunflower River Watershed
- Fangni Lei Integrating High-Resolution Remote Sensing Data for Improved Agricultural Soil Water Monitoring
- Yuanyuan Li Soil Water Characteristic in Relation to Textural Composition and Organic Matter Content Under BioChar Application
- Karissa Logan Mississippi Water Stewards: Development of a Statewide Citizen Water Monitoring Program
- Andrew Lucore Effects of Cover Crops on Edge-of-Field Water Runoff in the Mid-South
- Matt Moran Estimating the Century-Long Precipitation Trends in Lower Mississippi River Alluvial Valley Using Nonparametric Analysis
- Nuttita Pophet Development of a Web-Based Agricultural Integrated Management System (AIMS) for Watershed Management: a case study for the Johnson Creek-Long Creek Watershed in Panola County, Mississippi
- Eric Stevens A Preliminary Analysis of Soil Nutrients in Agricultural and Forest Habitats in the Mississippi Delta
- Meihui Wang Rice Yield and Groundwater Level as Affected by Irrigation Management in Mississippi Delta
- Xuefeng Zhang Biobased Multifunctional Magnetic Absorbent from Forest Residues for Non-Point Pollution Water Treatment
- Yujie Zhang Impact of Long-Term Organic Fertilizer on Soil Physical Health of High Tunnels in the Southern United States
Sponsors/Exhibitors
- Mississippi Aquatic Invasive Species Council
Planning Committee
- Mississippi Water Resources Research Institute
- U.S. Geological Survey
Contact
Jessie Schmidt
- MWRRI
- P.O. Box 9547
- Mississippi State, MS 39762
- jessie.schmidt@msstate.edu