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National Ground Water Research and Educational Foundation awards $3,000 (June 1, 2011)

(WESTERVILLE, OH — June 1, 2011) The National Ground Water Research and Educational Foundation (NGWREF) awarded a total of $3,000 in Farvolden Awards to four students for paper or poster presentations made at the 2011 NGWA Ground Water Summit that took place in May in Baltimore, Maryland.

Given in honor of the late Dr. Robert Farvolden, former senior science counsel for the National Ground Water Association, the $750 scholarships were awarded based on the quality of the presentation, content (including contribution to groundwater science, engineering, management, or policy), and demonstrated insight on the chosen topic.

The awards for 2011 through 2013 are underwritten by S.S. Papadopulos & Associates Inc. S.S. Papadopulos & Associates also committed to contributing $500 each of these years for the NGWREF Len Assante Scholarship Fund and associated administrative costs.

The 2011 Farvolden Award winners are:

Peggy Altman, Colorado School of Mines, “Biologically Enhanced Tetrachloroethene DNAPL Dissolution in an Experimental Fracture Network"
Christopher J. Russoniello, University of Delaware, “Construction of a Watershed-Scale Model to Assess Submarine Groundwater Discharge to Indian River Bay, Delaware"
Melissa Schaar, University of Nevada at Las Vegas, “E. Occurrence and Mobility of Uranium and Other Elements in the Grand Canyon Springs”
Stephanie S. Wong, Baylor University, “Quantifying the Extent of Aquifer Reduction Due to Floodplain Sand and Gravel Mining.”

To learn more about NGWREF, click on the "NGWREF" menu tab above or call 800 551.7379 (614 898.7791).

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NGWREF is operated by NGWA as a 501(c)(3) public foundation focused on conducting educational, research, and other charitable activities related to a broader public understanding of groundwater.

NGWA, a nonprofit organization composed of 12,000 U.S. and international groundwater professionals — contractors, equipment manufacturers, suppliers, scientists, and engineers — is dedicated to advancing groundwater knowledge. NGWA’s vision is to be the leading groundwater association that advocates the responsible development, management, and use of water.

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