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Résumé
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Contact: |
virginia_smith@mail.utexas.edu |
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Degree: |
MS, Environmental and Water Resources Engineering,
University of Texas at Austin (in progress) |
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BS, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia
Institute of Technology (2003) |
Biography
Virginia came to Texas
in the fall of 2006 to pursue her master's degree in
Environmental and Water Resource Engineering at the
University of Texas . Virginia grew up around the world,
living in Iceland , America , Germany , Japan , and Greece
. Her travels finally landed her in Georgia where she
attended college at Georgia Institute of Technology. While
at Georgia Tech, Virginia studied Civil and Environmental
Engineering, worked as a co-op for Lowe Engineers and
a teaching assistant, ran track and cross country for the
university, as well as partook in several clubs. After
graduating she briefly worked for Lowe Engineers before
joining the Peace Corps. Virginia served her Peace Corps
service in Western Samoa . While in the Peace Corps she
worked on the Samoan National Water Project and several
small scale develop projects. In the fall of 2006 Virginia
began her pursuit of a master’s degree at the University of
Texas . Her studies focus on water resource engineering.
She is working on research under the direction of Dr.
Maidment at the Center of Research in Water Resources.
Research
Virginia is working on
an Integrated Drought Information System (IDIS) for the
Texas Natural Resource Information System (TNRIS). The IDIS
is being developed to serve as a state-wide information
system for drought. The goal of the project is to create a
service that will improve drought monitoring, management and
warning systems.
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