Director of the New Mexico Water Resources Research Institute
Dr. Sam Fernald is the Director of the New Mexico Water Resources Research Institute (NM WRRI). He leads NM WRRI in its mission to develop and disseminate knowledge that will assist the state, region, and nation in solving water resources problems. NM WRRI supports university faculty research, provides training opportunities for students, and transfers research findings to the academic community, water managers, and the general public. Sam is the past president of the National Institutes for Water Resources (NIWR) which advocates for the 54 water institutes in the nation.