Professor, University of Texas and ICESat-2 Science Definition Team Leader, NASA In this issue’s Q&A, Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Todd Votteler, interviews Dr. Lori Magruder, research scientist at the University of Texas’ Applied Research Laboratories and the Ice, Cloud and Land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) Science Definition Team Leader for NASA. Her technical background is in aerospace engineering, with a focus on lidar remote sensing. ICESat-2 is part of NASA’s Earth Observing System. It is a satellite designed to
Author: Todd Votteler
Todd Votteler is President of Collaborative Water Resolution LLC and Water Opinions LLC. He is the Editor-in-Chief as well as a co-founder of both the Texas Water Journal, and Texas+Water. Todd has 30 years of experience in Texas water resources management, policy, dispute resolution, and science. Votteler served as Special Master during the Edwards Aquifer Endangered Species Act litigation, Sierra Club v Babbitt et al. He has a B.S. in Natural Resources from The University of the South, an M.S. in Natural Resources from The University of Michigan, and a Ph.D. in Environmental Geography from Texas State University.
talk+water: Michael Campana, Oregon State University
Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Todd Votteler, talks with Michael Campana, who is a Professor of Hydrogeology and Water Resources Management at Oregon State University and Technical Director of the American Water Resources Association. He formerly directed the Water Resources Program at the University of New Mexico where he is Emeritus Professor. Interests include hydrogeology; hydrophilanthropy; IWRM (integrated water resources management); WaSH (water, sanitation, and hygiene); in developing regions; water policy; managed aquifer recharge; and education. He is
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talk+water: Lori Olson, Texas Land Trust Council
Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Todd Votteler, talks with Lori Olson, who is the Executive Director of the Texas Land Trust Council. Olson has extensive experience in the field of land conservation and has worked with a number of land trusts across the country.
q&a+water: Katharine Hayhoe, Climate Scientist
Professor, Texas Tech University and CEO, ATMOS Research In this issue’s Q&A, Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Todd Votteler, interviews Dr. Katharine Hayhoe, Professor in the Public Administration program at Texas Tech University and Director of the Climate Science Center at Texas Tech, part of the Department of the Interior’s South-Central Climate Science Center. Dr. Hayhoe’s research focuses on developing and applying high-resolution climate projections to evaluate the future impacts of climate change on human society and
q&a+water: GSD&M Co-Founder Roy Spence
Roy Spence, Chairman and Co-Founder of GSD&M Roy Spence is one of the founders of ad giant GSD&M. Spence has brought in two other Texas based marketing organizations, Harbinger and Harman Friday. Together they are partnering with Texas State University’s Meadows Center for Water and the Environment and the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) on a project to raise awareness in Texas on water use. What drew you to your new collaboration with the TWDB and the