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2012

Op-Ed on water conservation in Texas in Houstin Chronicle May 30, 2012 [PDF]

2011

Dr. Reible received award from AEESP (Malcolm Pirie Frontier in research award)
Dr. Reible was named Director of CRWR

Feb 2009

Danny Reible was named a Fellow of the American Association of the Advancement of Science, one of the most influential scientific organizations in the world and publisher of the journal Science.

Danny Reible, University of Texas, Austin: For distinguished contributions to the assessment and management of environmental pollution, particularly the science and technology of contaminated sediment assessment and remediation.

 

Reible receives volunteer award from President Bush
May 3, 2006
 

Dr. Danny Reible has received a President's Volunteer Service Award for his work retraining former Soviet defense scientists in environmental science and engineering.
 

The President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation gives the award to Americans who contribute a significant amount of time to volunteer service. The award is designed to encourage a commitment to civic participation and to inspire others to volunteer.

Specifically, Reible was honored for his efforts in advising a project supported by the Science and Technology Center of the Ukraine on evaluating human and environmental health in the Aral Sea basin. He has previously advised projects in Russia, and the Ukraine, and led NATO projects in the Czech and Slovak Republics.

Reible researches contaminant processes in the environment, models pollution transport, and assesses and remediates contaminated sediments. He holds the Bettie Margaret Smith Chair of Environmental Health Engineering and directs the Hazardous Substance Research Center/South & Southwest, a consortium of five universities.

Nathan Johnston Awarded EPA Fellowship

September 27, 2006
Two students at The University of Texas at Austin have been awarded Science to Achieve Results (STAR) fellowships from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
 

Stacey Bricka and Nathan Johnson are two of 112 students chosen from more than 1,300 applicants across the country who competed for the prestigious fellowships, which provide annual support of up to $37,000.
 
Johnson, originally from Minnesota, is pursuing a doctor's degree in environmental and water resources engineering. His research seeks to understand chemical and biological processes that affect mercury in aquatic sediments. Johnson studies sediment from a river in the Washington, D.C., area to understand if mercury release will be reduced or increased by proposed remediation efforts. Mercury, a known neurotoxin, is responsible for fish consumption advisories in tens of thousands of lakes and rivers across the country.

The STAR graduate fellowship program supports some of the nation's most promising master's and doctoral candidates in environmental studies. Students compete for the fellowships through a rigorous merit review process to ensure that some of the best students in the country are chosen for the program.
 
Students can pursue degrees in traditionally recognized environmental disciplines as well as other fields, such as urban and regional planning and decision sciences. The fellowship helps produce future academic researchers, government scientists, science teachers and environmental engineers

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