Hillslope hydrology undergraduate research opportunity at Hubbard Brook

/ Field work, Undergraduate research /

The National Science Foundation is funding two REU (Research Experience for Undergraduates) positions at Hubbard Brook this summer as part of the Long Term Ecological Research program (see the HBRF webpage for details or our opportunities webpage) ($5000 stipend for the summer + living expenses). One of the those positions is with our Hydropedology project and […]

Hillslope hydrology undergraduate research opportunity at Hubbard Brook Read More »

Forest roads and sediment project: Field work update – first rainfall simulation experiment

/ Field work, Project update /

On Saturday, February 11, 2012, Brian Morris, AJ Lang, and I performed our first rainfall simulation experiments on a freshly re-opened forest road approach to a stream crossing at the Reynolds Homestead. I had been looking forward to this day for a long time, for sure. Clay Sawyers had re-opened six of these road approaches

Forest roads and sediment project: Field work update – first rainfall simulation experiment Read More »

American Geophysical Union Fall 2011 presentations by lab members and collaborators

/ Lab news, Meetings /

Wednesday:  Characterizing the Hydrologic Impacts of Mountaintop Mining Using Stable Isotopes; Nicolas Zegre and Kevin J. McGuire, H31A-1120. Thursday: A Hydropedological View of Critical Zone Structure and Function at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, New Hampshire, USA; Scott W. Bailey, Kevin J. McGuire, Thomas D. Bullen, and Donald S. Ross, B41H-07. Rare Earth Elements as

American Geophysical Union Fall 2011 presentations by lab members and collaborators Read More »

Forest roads and sediment project: Field work update – dirtbag connection

/ Field work, Project update /

Today I finished work on connecting sediment collection bags (aka Dirtbags) on six road approaches to stream crossings at the Reynolds Homestead Forest Resources Research Center. Rainfall simulations will be conducted on these sites to measure surface runoff, infiltration, and sediment loads associated with rain events of various return period intervals. The data obtained from

Forest roads and sediment project: Field work update – dirtbag connection Read More »

Hydrolab Newbie

/ Lab news /

Greetings VT Hydro Lab members and followers! My name is Cody Gillin, and I’m the newest member of Kevin McGuire’s research team. I’ll spend the next two years learning all about hydropedology while pursuing a master’s degree. I’d like to take this opportunity to introduce myself, my background, and goals for my time at Virginia

Hydrolab Newbie Read More »

July 2011 Water Status Report (via Virginia Water Central News Grouper)

/ ReBlog /

Heads up… To stay up to date on Virginia’s water resources, follow Virginia Water Central News Grouper. It’s maintained by Alan Raflo of the Water Center. Here is Virginia Water Central’s monthly water-status report for July 2011. First, here are National Weather Service preliminary precipitation totals for July at eight Virginia locations. Locations below the

July 2011 Water Status Report (via Virginia Water Central News Grouper) Read More »

July 2011 Water Status Report (via Virginia Water Central News Grouper)

/ ReBlog /

Heads up… To stay up to date on Virginia’s water resources, follow Virginia Water Central News Grouper. It’s maintained by Alan Raflo of the Water Center. Here is Virginia Water Central’s monthly water-status report for July 2011. First, here are National Weather Service preliminary precipitation totals for July at eight Virginia locations. Locations below the

July 2011 Water Status Report (via Virginia Water Central News Grouper) Read More »

The Contributions of Mentees to Mentors

/ Graduate studies /

I saw this blog post today in the Chronicle’s Innovation blog.  It’s so true – we learn a lot from our students and that’s one of the aspects I find most exciting about being a professor.  Thanks mentees! Article: http://chronicle.com/blogs/innovations/?p=30022 By the way…I hate the term mentee, but I don’t know of a better one.  Interestingly,

The Contributions of Mentees to Mentors Read More »

Field work update: Forest Roads and Sediment Project at Reynolds Homestead

/ Field work, Project update /

Part of my dissertation research involves the measurement of soil erosion rates from forest roads in the Virginia Piedmont. All of the road segments in this study are located at the Reynolds Homestead Forest Resources Research Center in Critz, VA. The objectives for this particular study are to quantify soil erosion rates from forest road approaches

Field work update: Forest Roads and Sediment Project at Reynolds Homestead Read More »