The Research Committee of UCOWR presented the 1999 Dissertation Awards at its annual conference in Kamuela, Hawaii in July. The awards were given to the best dissertation or thesis in each of three areas (Water Management, Water Quality, and Water Processes).

Recipients include:

• Water Quality: David Cummings, University of Idaho for his paper titled, "Microbial Fe(III) Reduction in the Sediments of Lake Coeur d'Alene, Idaho."

 
• Water Processes: Susan Sharpless Hubbard, University of California, Berkeley for her paper titled, "Stochastic Characterization of Hydrogeological Properties Using Geophysical Data."

 
• Water Management: Alison Adams, Colorado State University for her paper titled, "Analysis of Regional Water Conflicts:  The Case Study Approach."