Student Training in Water Resources at the University of the Virgin Islands

Henry H. Smith

IWRM Workshop

University of the West Indies

Cave Hill, Barbados

June 5, 2013

University of the Virgin Islands

• U. S. Virgin Islands

• Two Campuses

• Principally an Undergraduate Institution

• 2,500 Students

• www.uvi.edu

UVI Mission

The University of the Virgin Islands is a learner-centered institution dedicated to the success of its students and committed to enhancing the lives of the people of the U.S. Virgin Islands and the wider Caribbean through excellent teaching, innovative research and responsive community service.

Colleges and Schools

• School of Business

• School of Education

• College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

• School of Nursing

• College of Science and Mathematics

Relevant Course Offering

SCI 210. INTRODUCTION TO METEOROLOGY. The course is designed to provide students with a fundamental understanding of weather phenomena. The students will understand meteorological measurements of the atmosphere and be able to interpret weather developments from these measurements. In addition, this course provides the foundation for further studies in the field of meteorology.

Research and Public Service

• Agricultural Experiment Station

• Cooperative Extension Service

• Center for Marine and Environmental Studies

• Eastern Caribbean Center

• Research Publications Unit

• Small Business Development Center

• Virgin Islands Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research

• Water Resources Research Institute

VI Water Resources Research Institute

• U. S. Geological Survey

• History

• Mission

– Research

– Information Dissemination

– Training

Training

Research

Terrestrial Sediment Delivery and Near-shore Water Turbidity – A Case Study from the East End of St. Croix, USVI

Micro-irrigation for Sustainable Vegetable Production in the US Virgin Islands

Quantifying Water Use and Growth of Seven Virgin Islands Native Trees Suitable for Landscaping Within the Environment of a Tree Nursery

Information Dissemination

• WRRI website

• Newsletter

• Public presentations

• Tours

Representative Student Participation

Student Research Area Institution Degree Employ

Marci Bortman Waste Management SUNY – Long

Island

PhD TNC

Carlos Ramos Erosion/Sediment-

ation

Colorado State PhD U. of Texas

Paul Adjodha Weather

Monitoring

UVI BA National

Guard

Trika Gerard Wastewater

Management

FAMU MS

(PhD)

NOAA

Pedro Nieves Watershed

Management

UVI MS DPNR

Heath Kelsey Nonpoint Source

Pollution

U. of South

Carolina

PhD UM

(NOAA)

Sharika

Mandeville

Rain Water

Harvesting

UWI MS St. Vincent

Thank you!