CEE at Illinois PhD student Kevin Wallington has been selected at the recipient of the University Council of Water Resources (UCOWR) Outstanding Dissertation Award in Water Policy & SocioEconomics for 2025.
Each year, UCOWR recognizes two outstanding Ph.D. dissertations on water issues, one in each of the following categories: (1) Water Policy and SocioEconomics, and (2) Natural Science and Engineering. Nominations are reviewed on the following criteria:
- Quality and clarity of writing
- Originality and innovation
- Scientific merit, technical quality; soundness of research
- Understanding of previous related research
- Contribution to and impact on water resources research
The UCOWR Outstanding Ph.D. Dissertation Award will be presented at the UCOWR/NIWR Water Resources Conference in Minneapolis, Minn. in June, where Wallington will be asked to present his research during one of the sessions.
The UCOWR was founded in 1964 as an expansion of the Universities Council on Hydrology and is a consortium of academic institutions and affiliates invested in water resources research, education and outreach. In 2024, UCOWR recognized CEE Professor Ximing Cai with the Warren A. Hall Medal for his exceptional accomplishments and distinction of an individual in the water resources field.