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Research conducted by University of Washington Tacoma scientists at the Center for Urban Waters seeks to understand and quantify the sources, pathways, and impacts of chemical pollutants in urban waterways.
06/15/2021
We are pleased to invite you to our next EMCON event, to be held virtually on September 13-14, 2021! Hear the latest research news & discoveries about emerging environmental contaminants & their management. At EMCON, you can virtually reconnect with old colleagues and meet new friends from around the world while discussing exciting research and ideas.
Congratulations to our very own Ed Kolodziej for being recognized by UW Tacoma for his research here at Urban Waters!
Puget Sound Institute collaborator Ed Kolodziej is the recipient of this year’s University of Washington Tacoma Distinguished Research Award for his work to identify toxic contaminants in the Puget Sound watershed. The annual award “recognizes a faculty member who has achieved a record of notabl...
Reporting on recently published work out of our lab at the Center for Urban Waters!
SEATTLE – Puget Sound is home to an abundance of species but as of recently it’s become a hot spot for an unfortunate kind of guest. University of Washington researchers detected 64 never before found chemicals in the waterway – with eight of them at potentially hazardous concentra...
We are hiring! Puget Sound Institute is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Scientist 2 to develop decision support tools in support of ecosystem-based management. A primary focus will be accounting for the influence of multiple stressors on ecological and social endpoints, including connections between terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems and tradeoffs associated with land use.
Visit UW Hires to Apply (Req # 165198)
12/05/2019
Learn about Urban Waters affiliate faculty member Dan Burgard's research at the upcoming Grit City think and Drink! Tuesday, Dec 10th from 6:30 - 8 pm at the Swiss.
No piddling around here. A University of Puget Sound chemistry professor joins an international ma*****na study and exemplifies local leading-edge research at its most pragmatic level: down in the sewer pipes of Tacoma.
10/26/2019
Raj Katti has had a huge impact on the UW Tacoma campus. SET is growing and providing more great opportunities for students!
New initiatives and rapid growth are part of the vision for engineering and technology education at UW Tacoma.Before he was Dean of UW Tacoma’s School of Engineering and Technology, Rajendra “Raj” Katti worked as a professor at North Dakota State University (NDSU) in Fargo. Among other achieve...
10/07/2019
This past summer, Julie Masura led a UW Tacoma research course that was partly hosted here at the Center for Urban Waters. Read the article to learn more about this great opportunity for students to work in our research lab, and the awesome students who participated this year!
09/29/2019
Did you know Olympia oysters are the only species of oyster native to the Puget Sound? They were nearly wiped out by overharvesting and pollution. Great to see some progress on bringing back Olympia oysters! Thank you to the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe and partners for all of your hard work.
With a substantial boost from fans of their historical, ecological — and culinary — contributions, the West Coast’s only native oyster is staging a powerful comeback.
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The Center for Urban Waters is the result of nearly a decade of work by civic leaders and organizations who dreamed of a premier research center dedicated to developing solutions to the problems facing urban bay communities. In 2002, potential partners — including the City of Tacoma, Port of Tacoma, University of Washington Tacoma and business leaders — met to outline a vision for the center.
Over the next few years, these community leaders raised funds for a feasibility study and an endowment to support a top-flight researcher at the University of Washington Tacoma. Along the way, the partners agreed to combine the research facility with labs and offices for the City of Tacoma’s Environmental Services unit. The City of Tacoma’s purchase of former industrial land on the Thea Foss Waterway in 2007 led to detailed planning. Ground was broken in early 2009 and staff began moving into the building in March 2010.
Dr. Joel E. Baker, a leading researcher of water pollution in marine environments, was hired by the University of Washington as the first Port of Tacoma Endowed Chair, where he oversees research that protects the region’s waters, as well as pollution and contamination cleanup efforts. Our building was officially opened on September 9, 2010. Since then, the three building partners have been working hard and finding new ways to collaborate on Urban Water issues relevant to the South Puget Sound region and beyond.
That same year, a $4 million grant from the Environmental Protection Agency was awarded to the University of Washington Tacoma to create the Puget Sound Institute. The institute, headquartered at the Center for Urban Waters, brings together top scientists to examine issues facing Puget Sound.
In autumn of 2014, Dr. Edward Kolodziej began his appointment at the University of Washington Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering with a joint appointment at Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences at UW Tacoma. His research looks at some of the ways that organic compounds like steroids and other pharmaceuticals persist in the environment. Known as contaminants of emerging concern (CEC), these compounds are flushed into Puget Sound and other natural systems every day.
