Xuefeng Chu, a research scientist at Grand Valley State University, secured a $519,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to advance scientific understanding about how water flows through the environment and develop a first-of-its-kind, state-of-the-art software program to promote water resource education.
"This is a very prestigious grant," said Dr. Al Steinman, director of the Annis Water Resources Institute at GVSU. "It builds on the increasing level of scholarship and external funding being generated by faculty throughout Grand Valley. These types of grant awards also provide unique and exciting research opportunities for our undergraduate and graduate students."
Chu, who also serves as an assistant professor of water resources at GVSU, holds degrees from the University of California, China University of Geosciences, and Outer Mongolia Agricultural University. He came to West Michigan in 2002.
"Annis Water Resources Institute is a premier educational institution on the study of issues that impact freshwater and the Great Lakes," said U.S. Representative Pete Hoekstra. "The National Science Foundation grant will help the AWRI to advance yet another worthwhile academic endeavor."
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Source: Grand Valley News and Information Services
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