2020 Mississippi Water Resources Conference
The 2019 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 Registration
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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 (2019)
Topic: Hidden complexity of the Mississippi River Alluvial Valley aquifer illuminated like never before using regional-scale airborne geophysics Salon A
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Mohammed Al Otmi
Mississippi State University Experimental Study of the Performance of the N, N'-di (carboxymethyl) dithicarbamate Chelating Resin in Removing Heavy Metals from Oilfield Waste Water -
Meredith Brock
Mississippi State University A Geospatial Inventory of Surface Water for Irrigation in the Big Sunflower River Watershed -
Corey Bryant
Mississippi State University Characterization of Runoff Water Quality from Established BMP Soybean Production Systems -
Lucas Glisson
University of Alabama Bottom-up Effects of Leaf Litter Conditioning on Snail Physiological Rates -
Yiwen Han
China Agriculture University The Spatiotemporal Variation of Groundwater Level and Response to Landuse Change in the Big Sunflower River Watershed -
Hashindra Herath
University of Mississippi Iron-precipitation in Mississippi Streams from Discharge of Iron-rich Groundwater: Characterization and Modeling -
Jane Kunberger
University of Alabama Investigating Variables Which Could Affect Unionid Abundance and Biodiversity -
Yizhuo Li
Auburn University Systematic Water Use Efficiency in Maize-Soybean Rotations: The Impact from Climate Change and Cover Crops -
Yuanyuan Li
Shaanxi Province, China Increase in Plant Available Water Holding Capacity of Soils Amended by Biochar -
Audrey McCrary
Mississippi State University Assessing the Environmental and Educational Value of an Agricultural Stream Restoration -
Taten Palmer
Mississippi State University Control of Chinese Privet as a Part of the Water Resources Management Plan for the Redbud-Catalpa Creek Watershed -
Austin Scircle
University of Mississippi "One pot" Method for Collection and Preparation of Microplastic Samples for Detection and Characterization Purposes -
Moniba Shabbir
Mississippi State University DSS based BMPs Effectiveness Impacts and Evaluation of Water Quality at Yazoo River Sub Basin -
Dave Spencer
Mississippi State University Runoff and Transportation in Conservation Management Systems Under Simulated Rainfall -
Brian van Ee
University of Alabama Determining Ecosystem Function and Thermal Thresholds of Freshwater Mussels -
Samantha Wacaster
University of Mississippi The Use of Lumped Parameter Modeling to Determine Groundwater Age of the Mississippi River Valley Alluvial Aquifer
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James Cizdziel
University of Mississippi Microplastics in the Mississippi River System -
David Lang
Mississippi State University Establishment of a Riparian Buffer Along the Constructed Levees of Catalpa Creek -
Xiaofei Li
Mississippi State University Estimating the Optimal Water Requirement for Soybean Production in the State of Mississippi -
Eric Stevens
U.S.D.A./A.R.S. Characterizing Phosphorus Fractionation in Delta Soils
Contact
Jessie Schmidt
- MWRRI
- P.O. Box 9547
- Mississippi State, MS 39762
- jessie.schmidt@msstate.edu