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P Ruess

  • Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Virginia Climate Center

    Contact Info

    P Ruess
    Name
    P Ruess
    Preferred Pronouns
    They/Them
    Job Title
    Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Virginia Climate Center
    Office Number
    Research Hall 214

    Affiliations

    Departments

    Other Affiliations

    • Civil Engineering

    Centers

    • Center for Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Studies (COLA)

    Education

    PhD, Water-Food Nexus and Water Resources Management, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2022)
    MS, Flood Forecasting and Emergency Response, University of Texas at Austin (2017)
    BS, Paleo-Hydrology, University of Virginia (2014)

    About

    Dr. Ruess is broadly interested in water and food, particularly regarding improved management of these critical resources. Primary responsibilities at GMU involve studying and addressing issues impacting water and food as a result of climate change in Virginia.

    Selected Publications

    • P. J. Ruess, J. Hanley, M. Konar (2023). Irrigation Trade Flows and Water Footprints of Grains, Produce, and Animal Feed in the CONUS in 2012 and 2017. In Production.
    • P. J. Ruess, M. Konar, N. Wanders, M. Bierkens (2022). Irrigation by crop in the Continental United States from 2008 to 2020. Water Resources Research. DOI: 10.1029.2022WR032804.
    • P. J. Ruess (2020). Book Review: The Water Footprint of Modern Consumer Society. Water Economics and Policy. DOI: 10.1142/S2382624X20800016.
    • S. Gumidyala, P. J. Ruess, M. Konar, L. Marston, C. Dalin, Y. Wada. (2019). Groundwater depletion embedded in domestic transfers and international exports of the United States. Water Resources Research. DOI: 10.1029/2019WR024986.
    • P. J. Ruess, M. Konar. (2019). Grain and virtual water storage capacity in the United States. Water Resources Research. DOI: 10.1029/2018WR024292.

    Awards

    • University of Illinois Sloan Scholar, 2017-2022
    • University of Illinois grant secured annually for “Allies in STEM” proposal, 2019-2022
    • IIASA Young Scientists Summer Program Research Fellow, 2019
    • National Water Center Summer Institute Research Fellow, 2016

    Contact Info

    P Ruess
    Name
    P Ruess
    Preferred Pronouns
    They/Them
    Job Title
    Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Virginia Climate Center
    Office Number
    Research Hall 214