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Cross-disciplinary researchers to look at water quality, quantity issues through eight research and education projects. Researchers at the University of Missouri have received seed grant funding from the Missouri Water Center through an Environmental Protection Agency appropriation to address various aspects of water quality and quantity, including flooding, in Missouri. Faculty members are from the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (CAFNR) and the College of Engineering (COE). The appropriation totaled $700,000 and will fund eight research and education projects. “This provides funds to do proof-of-concept studies, which, if successful, will allow Water Center faculty to leverage even larger federal grants,” said interim Water Center co-director Pat Market, director of the School of Natural Resources in CAFNR. The Missouri Water Center was founded in 2022 through the merger of two existing research centers at Mizzou: the Center for Watershed Management and Water Quality; and the Missouri Water Resources Research Center. The merger means a more focused and inclusive infrastructure and a new vision for conducting leading-edge water research in the state. |
