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News from the Nevada Water Innovation Institute

Krishna Pagilla

University professor Krishna Pagilla selected for EPA Science Advisory Board

Environmental engineering expert joins newly appointed board, advising EPA on health and environmental protection efforts

A woman in a white shirt and brown pants stands in front of a lab table with shelves.

Environmental Engineering grad student studies a plant-based way to clean wastewater

Biofilm bacteria take out pollutants

Person in hiking boots standing on rocks in a stream, using a metal detector to search the water.

Regional water and environmental stakeholders gather for annual symposium

University researchers and water experts presented May 1-2 at the Truckee River Watershed Symposium

For more information

Krishna Pagilla
NWII Director
Ralph E. & Rose A. Hoeper Engineering Professor
Chair, Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Nevada, Reno
pagilla@unr.edu
(775) 682-7918

John A. Martini
Chair, NWII Board of Advisors
Assistant City Manager, City of Sparks
jmartini@cityofsparks.us

Dwayne Smith
Vice-chair, NWII Board of Advisors
Director of Engineering and Capital Projects at Washoe County
desmith@washoecounty.us