IWW Staff

Dr. Todd Jarvis

Director, Institute for Water and Watersheds

Telephone: 541-737-4032

Office: 210 Strand Hall
Email: todd.jarvis@oregonstate.edu

Todd has 20 years of experience as a hydrogeologist specializing in groundwater development and source water protection with emphasis in fractured rock and karst terranes. With professional licenses as a Certified Engineering Geologist and Certified Mediator, his interests include transboundary aquifers, environmental conflict resolution, and education in water science and policy. Todd is also a member of the faculty of the OSU Water Resources Graduate Program in Water Resources Science and Water Resources Policy and Management.

Ms. Julie Bain

Assistant to the Director, Institute for Water and Watersheds

Telephone: 541-737-9918
Office: 210 Strand Hall
Email: julie.bain@oregonstate.edu

Julie is the Administrative Assistant and manages the business office for the IWW and Institute for Natural Resources. Julie previously worked for the Native Americans in Marine & Space Sciences Program & Diversity Internship Program.

Dr. Richard A. Meganck

International Program Leader, Institute for Water and Watersheds

Office: 210 Strand Hall
Email: rameganck@gmail.com

Dr. Maganck is on assignment with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ International Center for Integrated Water Resources Management (UNESCO-ICIWaRM). Dr. Maganck brings a wealth of knowledge in international development and water resources education to OSU. From 2003 until 2009 he was rector and professor of the United Nations Institute for Water Education, UNESCO-IHE in the Netherlands. Dr. Maganck’s career also includes dozens of natural resources and economic development missions to more than 100 countries around the world. Dr. Maganck received his PhD from OSU in 1974. View a video about one of Dr. Maganck's projects in Brazil.

Ms. Kathy Motter

Manager, Institute for Water and Watersheds Collaboratory

Telephone: 541-737-5120
Lab: 048 Peavy Hall
Email: kathryn.motter@oregonstate.edu

Kathy manages the IWW Collaboratory, a shared laboratory that provides Oregon State University affiliates with access to low cost trace level, fresh water analysis instrumentation and procedures. Kathy also manages CCAL, a cooperative laboratory operated by the OSU Department of Forest Science.

Ms. Maria Wright

Faculty Research Assistant, Institute for Water and Watersheds

Telephone: 541-737-6148
Office: 210 Strand Hall
Email: maria.wright@oregonstate.edu

Maria is the project coordinator for the Willamette Water 2100 project. In the past she has managed websites, edited newsletters and written technology transfer material for the IWW, the Subsurface Biosphere Initiative and other programs. She has a background in geology and geomorphology and worked as a hydrologist for the USGS in Columbia, Missouri before coming to OSU in 2001.

Mr. Said Amali

PhD, PE, Senior Water Advisor

Telephone: 503-720-2116
Office: 210 Strand Hall
Email: said.amali@geo.oregonstate.edu

Said has more than 22 years of experience as a scientist and engineer specializing in providing technical expertise and strategic planning in environmental pollution assessment and remediation, and groundwater supply development and management to the industry, local governments, and agricultural producers. His specific expertise and interests are in research, education, and consulting in sustainable water use, regional and trans-boundary water resources management, and the intersections of natural resource availability and socio-cultural development, especially in the Middle East. He is a licensed professional engineer.

Mr. Andrew Wentworth

MS Candidate in Water Resources Science
Water Research Graduate Assistant, Institute for Water and Watersheds

Telephone: 541-737-6437
Office: 210 Strand Hall
Email: wentwora@onid.orst.edu

Andrew is a graduate student in the Water Resources Science program. He is interested in alternative future scenarios analysis as a tool to inform policy. Before starting in the Water Resources Graduate Program at Oregon State, Andrew worked as a GIS consultant for a number of organizations in the Willamette Valley.

Mr. Adam Shapiro

Professional Science Masters Candidate in Water Resources
Water Research Graduate Assistant, Institute for Water and Watersheds

Telephone: 541-737-6437
Office: 210 Strand Hall
Email: shapiroa@onid.orst.edu

Adam is a Water Resources graduate student in the Professional Science Master’s Program at OSU. He is interested in urban water conservation projects and informing policy makers on the implementation of water conservation measures. Before starting the Professional Science Master’s Program he recently completed a water research internship for an urban sustainability pilot project in Denver, CO.

Ms. Latifa Salih

BS Environmental Science salihl@onid.orst.edu

Latifa is an undergraduate student in the Environmental Science program. She is interested in water resource policy and management and is working on narrowing her focus. Latifa is a participant in the IDES (Increasing Diversity in the Earth Sciences) program at OSU.