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The Institutes

 

There are 54 Water Resources Research Institutes or Centers, one in:

  • each of the 50 states
  • the District of Columbia
  • Puerto Rico
  • the U.S. Virgin Islands
  • Guam

The Water Resources Research Institute for each state or territory is located at its "1862" land-grant university or at another college or university designated by the governor or state legislature. The Institute in Guam is a regional institute serving Guam, The Federated States of Micronesia, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

U.S. Virgin Islands  Puerto Rico  Hawaii  Hawaii  Hawaii  Hawaii Guam  Alaska  Texas  Arkansas  Missouri  Louisiana  Florida  Alabama  Georgia  South Carolina  Tennessee  North Carolina  Kentucky  Montana  West Virginia District of Columbia Maryland Delaware New Jersey Connecticut Rhode Island Massachusetts  Virginia  Virginia  Maryland  Delaware New Jersey Connecticut Rhode Island Massachusetts   Maine  New Hampshire  Vermont  New York  Pennsylvania  Ohio  Indiana  Michigen  Illinois  Wisconsin  Iowa  Minnesota  North Dakota  Montana  Idaho  Washington  Oregon  California  Oklahoma  South Dakota  Nebraska  Kansas  Nevada    Wyoming  Utah  Colorado  New Mexico Arizona
Map of United States

Use links on map and below to obtain the address, phone number, and email address for Institute Directors or print the National Institutes for Water Resouces Directory in pdf format*. Use the left side bar to link directly to an institute web site.


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Alabama

Dr. Dennis Block, Interim Director
Alabama Water Resources Research Institute
1090 South Donahue Drive
Auburn University
Auburn, Alabama 36849-5431
E-MAIL: hatchlu@auburn.edu
FAX: (334) 844-4462
PHONE: (334) 844-4132

Alaska

Dr. Douglas Kane, Director
Water and Environmental Research Center
University of Alaska-Fairbanks
Fairbanks, Alaska 99775-5860
E-MAIL: ffdlk@uaf.edu
FAX: (907) 474-7979
PHONE: (907) 474-7808

Arizona

Dr. Sharon Megdal, Director
Water Resources Research Center
350 N. Campbell Ave.
The University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona 85721
E-MAIL: smegdal@ag.arizona.edu
FAX: (520) 792-8518
PHONE: (520) 792-9591

Arkansas

Dr. Brian E. Haggard, Director
Arkansas Water Resources Center
ENGR 203
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701
E-MAIL: haggard@uark.edu
FAX: (479) 575-2879
PHONE: (479) 575-2846

California

Dr. Laosheng Wu, Interim Director
Center for Water Resources
Rubidoux Hall 094
University of California
Riverside, California 92521
E-MAIL: laosheng.wu@ucr.edu
FAX: (951) 827-5295
PHONE: (951) 827-4327

Colorado

Dr. Reagan M. Waskom, Interim Director,
Colorado Water Institute
E-102 Engineering Building
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-2033
E-MAIL: Reagan.Waskom@ColoState.edu
FAX: (970) 491-1636
PHONE: (970) 491-6308 or -5247

Connecticut

Dr. Glenn Warner, Director
Connecticut Institute of Water Resources
W. B. Young Building, Room 308
1376 Storrs Road, U-18
The University of Connecticut
Storrs, Connecticut 06269-4018
E-MAIL: GLENN.WARNER@uconn.edu
FAX: (860) 486-5408
PHONE: (860) 486-2840

Delaware

Dr. J. Thomas Sims, Director
Water Resources Center
113 Townsend Hall
University of Delaware
Newark, Delaware 19716-2103
E-MAIL: jtsims@udel.edu
FAX: (302) 831-6758
PHONE: (302) 831-6757

District of Columbia

Dr. William W. Hare, Director
D.C. Water Resource Research Institute
University of the District of Columbia
4200 Connecticut Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20008
E-MAIL: whare@udc.edu
FAX: (202) 274-7016
PHONE: (202) 274-7133

Florida

Dr. Kirk Hatfield, Director
Florida Water Resources Research Center
Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering
365 Weil Hall
P.O. Box 116580
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida 32611
E-MAIL: khatf@ce.ufl.edu
FAX: (352) 392-3394
PHONE: (352) 392-9537 ext. 1441

Georgia

Dr. Aris P. Georgakakos, Director
Georgia Water Resources Institute
School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
790 Atlantic Drive
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0355
E-MAIL: ageorgak@ce.gatech.edu
FAX: (404) 894-2677
PHONE: (404) 894-2240

Guam

Dr. Gary Denton, Director
Water and Environmental Research Institute of the Western Pacific
University of Guam
303 University Drive
Mangilao, Guam 96923
E-MAIL: gdenton@uguam.uog.edu
FAX: 011 (671) 734-8890
PHONE: 011 (671) 735-2685/6

Hawaii

Dr. James Moncur, Director
Water Resources Research Center
2540 Dole Street
Holmes Hall 283
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
E-MAIL: jmoncur@hawaii.edu
FAX: (808) 956-5044
PHONE: (808) 956-7847 or 7848

Idaho

Dr. John C. Tracy, Director
Idaho Water Resources Research Institute
Idaho Water Center
322 Front Street
Boise, Idaho 83702
E-MAIL: iwrri@uidaho.edu
FAX:(208) 885-6431
PHONE:(208) 364-9921

Illinois

Dr. Richard Warner, Director
Illinois Water Resources Center
1101 West Peabody Drive
Room 350
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Urbana, Illinois 61801-4723
E-MAIL: dickw@uiuc.edu
FAX: (217) 333-8046
PHONE: (217) 333-0536

Indiana

Dr. Ronald F. Turco, Jr., Director
Indiana Water Resources Research Center
915 West State Street / G 121 Lilly Hall
Purdue University
West Lafayette, Indiana 47907
E-MAIL: rturco@purdue.edu
FAX: (765) 496-2926
PHONE: ((765) 494-8077

Iowa

Dr. Rick Cruse, Director
Iowa Water Center
Department of Agronomy
3212 Agronomy Hall
Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa 50011-1010
E-MAIL: rmc@iastate.edu
FAX: (515) 294-3163
PHONE: (515) 294-7850

Kansas

Dr. William Hargrove, Director
Kansas Water Resources Research Institute
44 Waters Hall
Kansas State University
Manhattan, Kansas 66506
E-MAIL: bhargrov@ksu.edu
FAX: (785) 532-6563
PHONE: (785) 532-7419

Kentucky

Dr. Lindell E. Ormsbee, Director
Kentucky Water Resources Research Institute
233 Mining and Mineral Resources Building
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0107
E-MAIL: lormsbee@engr.uky.edu
FAX: (859) 323-1049
PHONE: (859) 257-1299

Louisiana

Dr. John Pardue, Director
Louisiana Water Resources Research Institute
3221 CEBA Building
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803
E-MAIL: jpardue@lsu.edu
FAX: (225) 578-5043
PHONE: (225) 578-8661

Maine

Dr. John M. Peckenham, Director
Maine Water Resources Research Institute
Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Environmental & Watershed Research
102 Norman Smith Hall
University of Maine
Orono, Maine 04469-5710
E-MAIL: jpeck@maine.edu
FAX: (207) 581-3320
PHONE: (207) 581-3254

Maryland

Prof. Allen P. Davis, Director
Water Resources Research Center
Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Maryland
College Park, Maryland 20742
E-MAIL:apdavis@eng.umd.edu
FAX: (301) 405-2585
PHONE: (301) 405-1958

Massachusetts

Dr. Paula Rees, Interim Director
Water Resources Research Center
Blaisdell House
310 Hicks Way
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, Massachusetts 01003
E-MAIL: rees@ecs.umass.edu
FAX: (413) 545-2304
PHONE: (413) 577-2337

Michigan

Dr. Jon Bartholic, Director
Institute of Water Research
101A Manly Miles Building
1405 South Harrison Road
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan 48823-5243
E-MAIL: bartholi@msu.edu
FAX:(517) 353-1812
PHONE:(517) 353-3742

Minnesota

Dr. Deborah Swackhamer, Director
Water Resources Center
University of Minnesota
173 McNeal Hall
1985 Buford Avenue
St. Paul, Minnesota 55108
E-MAIL: dswack@umn.edu
FAX: (612) 625-1263
PHONE: (612) 624-9282

Mississippi

Dr. George M . Hopper, Director
Water Resources Research Institute
PO Box 9680
107 Thompson Hall
Mississippi State University, MS 39762
E-MAIL: ghopper@cfr.msstate.edu
FAX: 662-325-0015
PHONE: 662-325-2953

Missouri

Dr. Thomas E. Clevenger, Director
Missouri Water Resources Research Center
E1511 Engineering Building East
University of Missouri
Columbia, Missouri 65211
E-MAIL: Clevengert@missouri.edu
FAX: (573) 882-4784
PHONE: (573) 882-7564

Montana

Gretchen Rupp, Director
Montana Water Center
Room 101 Huffman Building
Montana State University
Bozeman, Montana 59717
E-MAIL: grupp@montana.edu
FAX: (406) 994-1774
PHONE: (406) 994-6690

Nebraska

Dr. Kyle Hoagland, Director
Nebraska Water Resources Center
Hardin Hall, 3310 Holdrege St.,
P.O. Box 830979
University of Nebraska
Lincoln, Nebraska 68583-0979
E-MAIL: khoagland@unl.edu
FAX: (402) 472-3574
PHONE: (402) 472-3305

Nevada

Dr. John J. Warwick, Director
Division of Hydrologic Sciences
Desert Research Institute
2215 Raggio Parkway
Reno, Nevada 89512
E-MAIL: John.Warwick@dri.edu
FAX: (775) 673-7363
PHONE: (775) 673-7379

New Hampshire

Dr. William H. McDowell, Director
Water Resources Research Center
c/o Department of Natural Resources
219 James Hall
Unversity of New Hampshire
Durham, New Hampshire 03824
E-MAIL: bill.mcdowell@unh.edu
FAX: (603) 862-4976
PHONE: (603) 862-2249

New Jersey

Dr. Joan G. Ehrenfeld, Director
New Jersey Water Resources Research Institute
Dept. of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources
Cook College, Rutgers University
New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903
E-MAIL: ehrenfel@rci.rutgers.edu
FAX: (732) 932-8746
PHONE: (732) 932-1081

New Mexico

Dr. M. Karl Wood, Director
Water Resources Research Institute MSC 3167
Box 30001
New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, New Mexico 88003-0001
E-MAIL: kwood@wrri.nmsu.edu
FAX: (505) 646-6418
PHONE: (505) 646-4337

New York

Dr. Susan Riha, Director
New York State Water Resources Institute
Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
1123 Bradfield Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca, New York 14853-1901
E-MAIL: nyswri@cornell.edu
FAX: (607) 255-2106
PHONE: (607) 255-3034

North Carolina

Dr. David H. Moreau, Director
Water Resources Research Institute of the University of North Carolina
Campus Box 7912
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7912
E-MAIL: David_Moreau@ncsu.edu
FAX: (919) 515-2839
PHONE: (919) 515-2815

North Dakota

Dr. G. Padmanabhan, Director
North Dakota Water Resources Research Institute
Department of Civil Engineering and Construction, CIE 201A
1410 North 14th Avenue
North Dakota State University
Fargo, North Dakota 58105
E-MAIL: g.padmanabhan@ndsu.edu
FAX: (701) 231-6185
PHONE: (701) 231-7043

Ohio

Dr. Harold Walker, Co-Director
Dr. Linda Weavers, Co-Director
Water Resources Center
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Geodetic Science
470 Hitchcock Hall
2070 Neil Avenue
Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio 43210-1275
E-MAIL: walker.455@osu.edu or weavers.1@osu.edu
FAX: (614) 292-9448
PHONE: Dr. Walker (614) 292-8263
PHONE: Dr. Weaver (614) 292-4061

Oklahoma

Dr. William J. Focht, Director,
Oklahoma Water Resources Research Institute
003 Life Sciences East
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, Oklahoma 74078-3011
EMAIL: will.focht@okstate.edu
FAX: (405) 744-7673
PHONE: (405) 744-9994

Oregon

Dr. Michael Campana, Director
Institute for Water and Watersheds
210 Strand Agriculture Hall
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331-3906
E-MAIL: aquadoc@oregonstate.edu
FAX: (541) 737-1887
PHONE: (541) 737-2413

Pennsylvania

Dr. Elizabeth W. Boyer, Director
Pennsylvania Water Resources Research Center
304 Forest Resources Building.
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA 16802
E-MAIL: ewb100@psu.edu
FAX: (888) 865-8454
PHONE: (814) 865-8830

Puerto Rico

Dr. Jorge Rivera Santos, Director
Puerto Rico Water Resources and Environmental Research Institute
P.O. Box 9040
College of Engineering
Mayaguez, Puerto Rico 00681-9040
E-MAIL: riveraj@uprm.edu
FAX: (787) 832-0119
PHONE: (787) 833-0300

Rhode Island

Dr. Leon Thiem, Director
Water Resources Center
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
1 Lippitt Road
University of Rhode Island
Kingston, Rhode Island 02881
E-MAIL: thiem@egr.uri.edu
FAX: (401) 874-2786
PHONE: (401) 874-2693

South Carolina

Dr. Jeffery S. Allen, Director
South Carolina Water Resources Research Institute
Strom Thurmond Institute
Clemson University
Box 345203
Clemson, South Carolina 29634-5203
E-MAIL: jeff@strom.clemson.edu
FAX: (864) 656-4780
PHONE: (864) 656-0208

South Dakota

Dr. Van Kelley, Director
South Dakota Water Resources Research Institute
Agricultural Experiment Station
AE 107, Box 2120
South Dakota State University
Brookings, South Dakota 57007-1496
E-MAIL: van_kelley@sdstate.edu
FAX: (605) 688-4917
PHONE: (605) 688-4910

Tennessee

Dr. Tim Gangaware, Associate Director
Tennessee Water Resources Research Center
600 Henley St., Suite 311
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-4134
E-MAIL: gangwrrc@utk.edu
FAX: (865) 974-1838
PHONE: (865) 974-2151

Texas

Dr. C. Allan Jones, Director
Texas Water Resources Institute
The Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas 77843-2118
E-MAIL: cajones@tamu.edu
FAX: (979) 845-8554
PHONE:(979) 845-1851

Utah

Dr. Mac McKee, Director
Center for Water Resources Research
8200 Old Main Hill
Utah State University
Logan, Utah 84322-8200
E-MAIL: mmckee@cc.usu.edu
FAX: (435) 797-3663
PHONE: (435) 797-3188

Vermont

Dr. Breck Bowden, Director
Vermont Water Resources and Lake Studies Center
George D. Aiken Center for Natural Resources
81 Carrigan Drive
The University of Vermont
Burlington, Vermont 05405
E-MAIL: Breck.Bowden@uvm.edu
FAX: (802) 656-8683
PHONE: (802) 656-2513

Virginia

Dr. Stephen Schoenholtz, Director
Virginia Water Resources Research Center
23 Agnew Hall MC 0444
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Blacksburg, Virginia 24061-0001
E-MAIL: Stephen.Schoenholtz@vt.edu
FAX: (540) 231-6673
PHONE: (540) 231-5624

Virgin Islands

Dr. Henry H. Smith, Director
Virgin Islands Water Resources Research Institute
University of the Virgin Islands
St. Thomas, Virgin Islands 00802
E-MAIL: hsmith@uvi.edu
FAX: (340) 693-1065
PHONE: (340) 693-1062

Washington

Dr. Michael E. Barber, Director
State of Washington Water Research Center
P.O. Box 643002
Washington State University
Pullman, Washington 99164-3002
E-MAIL: meb@wsu.edu
FAX: (509) 335-1590
PHONE: (509) 335-6633

West Virginia

Dr. Paul Ziemkiewicz, Director
West Virginia Water Resources Research Institute
Box 6064
West Virginia University
Morgantown, West Virginia 26506-6064
E-MAIL: pziemkie@wvu.edu
FAX: (304) 293-7822
PHONE: (304) 293-2867,ext. 5441

Wisconsin

Dr. Anders W. Andren, Director
Water Resources Institute
1975 Willow Drive - 2nd Floor
The University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, Wisconsin 53706-1177
E-MAIL: awandren@aqua.wisc.edu
FAX: (608) 262-0591
PHONE: (608) 262-0905

Wyoming

Mr. Greg Kerr, Director
Office of Water Programs
University of Wyoming
Department 3295
1000 East University Avenue
Laramie, Wyoming 82071
E-MAIL: rrek@uwyo.edu
FAX: (307) 766-2221
PHONE: (307) 766-6656

 

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