UW-Madison civil and environmental engineering and environmental studies professor Kenneth Potter will hold the title of Gaylord Nelson professor for the next four years.
The Nelson Institute selects recipients for their research, innovative thinking and other contributions. The award includes an annual stipend for research support.
Potter is a supporter of watershed and resource protection and dedicates his teaching to storm water management and aquatic systems restoration in Dane County. He worked with 17 of the institute's annual water resources management workshops. According to university officials, the workshops unite teams of graduate students with government and nonprofit organizations to improve water quality.
Potter is a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the American Geophysical Union. He has also served on 10 committees for the National Academy of Sciences, according to a UW-Madison statement.
According to the statement, Gregg Mitman, interim director of the institute, announced the honor.
