Watershed Innovations (WINS) Grant Program

Watershed Innovations (WINS) Grant Program is sponsored by University of Minnesota Water Resources Center. WINS amplifies work from University of Minnesota scientists conducting high-impact, interdisciplinary research at the intersection of water, land, and people. It provides supplemental research stipends for graduate students.

Watershed Innovations (WINS) Grant Program | Water Resources Center Watershed Innovations (WINS) Grant Program WINS amplifies work from UMN scientists conducting high-impact, interdisciplinary research at the intersection of water, land, and people. WINS was created to catalyze lasting collaborative initiatives that will build and strengthen the growing interdisciplinary expertise around water resources at the University of Minnesota.

The Water Resources Center (WRC) assists this effort by providing support for graduate students in the form of supplemental research stipends. WINS leverages resources from the Water Resources Research Institutes program at the USGS . For questions or more details, contact Sarah Roth .

Assessing the impact of industrial agriculture on water quantity and quality in the Park Rapids region Principal investigator: John Nieber Project topics: hydrology , modeling , water quality , water quantity Assessing the implications of chloride from land application of manure for Minnesota waterways Principal investigator: Melissa Wilson Project topics: chloride , hydrology , modeling Barriers and opportunities for Tribal participation in the Clean Water Act’s TAS Principal investigator: Afton Clarke-Sather Project topics: socioeconomics , water quality Comparing the Effects of Winter Rye and Oat-Radish Mix Cover Crops in Southern Minnesota Agroecosystems Principal investigator: Anna Cates Project topics: agriculture , sediments , soil health , water chemistry , water quality Developing a multi-proxy varve chronology at Steel Lake, MN, USA to examine quantitative correlation to local hydroclimate and improve predictive modeling Principal investigator: Byron Steinman and William Daniels Project topics: flooding , hydrology , modeling , sediments Evaluating the Impacts of Nitrogen Management, Cover Crop, and Living Mulch Schemes on Crop Yield and Water Quality in Minnesota Corn and Soybean Principal investigator: Fabian Fernandez Project topics: agriculture , soil health , water quality Investigating whether soil health systems improve field workability and quality of life Principal investigator: Anna Cates Project topics: socioeconomics , soil health Nitrogen rate, cover crops, and living mulches: Their impact on irrigated corn and soybean production and the environment Principal investigator: Fabian Fernandez Project topics: soil health Protecting groundwater: An assessment of hydrophysical and social risks Principal investigator: Amit Pradhananga Project topics: groundwater , socioeconomics Sediment-facilitated transport of infectious prions in Minnesota surface waters Principal investigator: Diana Karwan Project topics: sediments Snow hydrology in Minnesota headwater catchments Principal investigator: Xue Feng Project topics: hydrology , snow Tribal cultural ecosystem values in the Great Lakes Basin Principal investigator: Mae Davenport Project topics: water chemistry , water quality Urban flood prediction from limited data: a data-model integrated approach Principal investigator: Kun Zhang Project topics: flooding , hydrology Water chemistry and Manoomin health; a snapshot of the Ottertail Watershed Principal investigator: Cara Santelli Project topics: water chemistry Minnesota Stormwater Seminar and Research Spotlight Series Water and Agricultural Landscapes Lakes and Aquatic Ecosystems Minnesota Water Resources Conference Water Resources Science Graduate Program