‘Future of Water’ conference at MSU

STARKVILLE, Miss. - More than 60 academic and government researchers will participate as speakers and panelists at March’s SEC Academic Conference to discuss “The Future of Water.” Mississippi State University is hosting the March 27-28 event. Researchers and academics from all 14 SEC institutions will be featured along with agencies such as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Geological Survey, Environmental Protection Agency, and Mississippi’s Delta Council. “The Future of Water: Regional Collaboration on Shared Climate, Coastlines and Watersheds” is the theme of the conference that will focus on research collaboration. Former National Geographic executive environment editor Dennis Dimick and University of California-Irvine professor, and NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory senior water scientist Jay Famiglietti, will be among the presenters. (Source: Mississippi State University 02/14/17)