Illinois Water Resources Center

The Illinois Water Resources Center (IWRC), in partnership with the Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL), requests proposals to fund exploratory research or educational projects to drive a new initiative: Emerging Frontiers in the Water-Cancer Nexus. This is an open call contingent on funding availability. In order to be eligible for this opportunity, the cancer researcher must be a CCIL member. Read…

The University of Maryland is offering a full-time tenure-track position in water resources engineering in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. The appointment is anticipated at the Assistant Professor level; however, appointments at other academic ranks may be considered based on the qualifications and experience of the successful candidate. Find out more about this opportunity…

Landon Marston, winner of a Ph.D. Dissertation Award nominated by IWRC and awarded by the Universities Council on Water Resources (UCOWR), joined the Curious Conversations podcast at Virginia Tech to discuss the impact of data centers on water usage. Find out more about this appearance on Virginia Tech’s website.

The Illinois Water Resources Center (IWRC), in partnership with the Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL), requests proposals to fund exploratory research or educational projects to drive a new initiative: Emerging Frontiers in the Water-Cancer Nexus. This is an open call contingent on funding availability. Read the full call for proposals here for complete instructions on how to apply. To adequately …

The Algal Bloom Action Team invites you to join them for their Sixth Annual Harmful Algal Bloom Virtual Symposium on January 8th, 2026. Registration is now live here, and there is a registration fee of $25. You can find the agenda for this year’s symposium on the Algal Bloom Action Team’s new website.

The Algal Bloom Action Team invites you to join them for their Sixth Annual Harmful Algal Bloom Virtual Symposium on January 8th, 2026. Registration is now live here, and there is a registration fee of $25. Keep an eye on the new Algal Bloom Action Team website for more details upcoming!

The Algal Bloom Action Team invites you to join their upcoming webinar featuring speaker Paul C. Hanson, who will speak on the usage of knowledge guided machine learning (KGML) to power advances in water quality modeling. Dr. Paul Hanson is a Distinguished Research Professor and ecosystems ecologist at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Center for Limnology. His work explores how climate change…

The Illinois Water Resources Center (IWRC) requests proposals to fund exploratory research or educational projects that enhance water sciences research and higher education throughout Illinois. Although we are interested in supporting all water resources studies that affect Illinois, our 2026 priority topics (in alphabetical order) are: - ecohydrology - emerging water quality issues - socioeconom…

The Algal Bloom Action Team invites you to join their upcoming webinar featuring speaker Hans W. Paerl, who will speak on mitigating harmful cyanobacterial blooms in an increasingly chaotic and extreme global climate. Hans W. Paerl is the Kenan Professor of Marine and Environmental Sciences at the University of North Carolina’s Institute of Marine Sciences. His research addresses microbially-medi…

The Algal Bloom Action Team, a collaboration of water professionals, researchers, and educators from 12 states in the North Central Region of the United States, invites you to submit an abstract to the Sixth Annual Harmful Algal Bloom Virtual Symposium. The symposium will feature emergent harmful algal bloom (HAB) research and provide opportunities to discuss community outreach efforts. The Algal…

On August 6th, the Algal Bloom Action Team hosted a webinar to discuss the work being done on cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms (cHABs) in Minnesota. Cody Sheik, microbial ecologist, talks about the process of tracking and managing cHABs

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is recruiting for an Emerging Contaminants Research Scientist to join the Groundwater Section at the DNR. This is a full-time, permanent position (with a one-year probationary period) ideally suited for individuals with strong expertise in hydrogeology, geochemistry, and data analysis. The role offers the opportunity to work on […]

The Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic Science, Inc (CUAHSI) is seeking to hire a Research Scientist I and an Environmental Data Science Fellow. If you are looking for a way to positively impact the water and environmental science communities, or are interested in contributing to a dynamic, community-serving organization, you are encouraged to apply!

The 21st Show first talks with Dave Clark, public works director for the city of Mattoon, about the specific situation of Mattoon’s recent harmful algal bloom, how it has affected the water supply there, and what is being done about it. Following that is a discussion with Amy Weckle, Assistant Director for the Illinois Water […]

The Algal Bloom Action Team invites you to join their upcoming webinar featuring speaker Cody Sheik, who will speak on the broad work being done on cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms (cHABs) in Minnesota. Cody Sheik is a microbial ecologist who focuses on microbial life in freshwater systems. His lab uses molecular tools to address a broad range […]

This webinar, Realizing Resilience: Coordinating efforts from across the Great Lakes basin, is the first of a three-part series from the Great Lakes Commission (GLC): Realizing Resilience: Coordinating efforts from across the Great Lakes basin. The webinar series is offered in advance of the Midwest Climate Resilience Conference, scheduled for October 20-22 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Staff from the…

The Great Lakes Commission's (GLC) Standing Committee on Climate Resilience is thrilled to partner with the Midwest Climate Resilience Conference (MCRC) to offer a Great Lakes theme for this 3-day convening, scheduled for October 20-22 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The GLC is coordinating a Great Lakes conference sub-track that will highlight basin-wide resilience efforts for all conference attendees,…

Join the Midwest Climate Adaptation Science Center this summer to meet adaptation scientists and practitioners, learn about innovative research, and discuss regionally important issues related to climate adaptation.

The Midwest Climate Adaptation and Science Center (MW CASC) invites proposals from faculty and researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign to support up to three 11 month, 50% Graduate Research Assistantships (RAs) for incoming graduate students. Eligible incoming/current students are those pursuing research applicable and relevant to the mission of the MW CASC, and that have been …

The Illinois Water Resources Center, in cooperation with the U.S. Geological Survey, is anticipating the release of 3 nationally competitive funding opportunities this month! Although the specific research priorities have not yet been released, opportunities are expected to be on general water resources, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, and aquatic invasive species.