Graduate Program of Hydrologic Sciences UNR & DRI

Congratulations on an _outstanding_ dissertation defense Ian McDowell. "Advancing Observational and Modeling Capabilities of Meltwater – Firn Interactions in Ice Sheet Percolation Zones." And you sure did make it look like a piece of cake! Thanks to advisor Kaitlin Keegan (great introduction) and committee Anne Nolin, Nathan Chellman, Nander Wever, Alison Banwell, Ph.D., and Colin Meyer. Keep in touch, Ian!

Opportunity alert! Our colleague Dr Joel Scheingross at UNR (https://lnkd.in/gv7-NTgQ) seeks a PhD student to work with him on a funded NSF project to research landscape evolution following volcanic eruptions and the evolution of topographic ridgelines. Learn more and apply at the link below! Please re-post. https://lnkd.in/dQiW4zbM #geology #hydrology #gradschool

Congratulations, Hannah Lukasik on an outstanding MS defense!! "Microplastics occurrence and distribution in two western arid river systems: the Truckee River and the Lower Colorado River." Keep in touch. Thanks to advisor Dr. Monica Arienzo and the Microplastics Lab, committee members Dr. Sarrah Dunham-Cheatham and Dr. Kay Ho, and Desert Research Institute.

Read about our program's latest happenings in this fall's issue of Aqua Clara!! Meet new students Janelle Bustarde, Abigail Clarke, Mackenzie Nolde, Gbenga Lawrence Alawode, John Whiting, Nyamekye Joshua Okyere, Deandre Presswood, and Izac Torres. Read about alumni Karen Johannesson, Ph.D., P.G. and current students Sydney Corcoran, Johanne Albrigtsen, and Dylen Swan (watch your balance). Many thanks to editor Maggie Duncan and resident photographer Isaac Bowers for the cover photo.

Learn more about PhD Candidate Johanne Albrigtsen's research in this short film she created. Thanks to Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic Science, Inc. (CUAHSI)'s Lets Talk About Water grant for supporting her. Link to the film and more info below:

It is with a heavy heart that we share the news of Dr. Michael Campana's passing. Michael was extremely active member of our hydro community, filling his calendar with countless professional, educational, and humanitarian obligations. We will miss him. Donations in his memory may be made to the Ann Campana Judge Foundation (https://acjfoundation.org/).

PhD opportunity alert! Are you interested in researching how repeated wildfires impact flooding risk in communities? And how the impacts of both climate change and vegetation recovery time in drought years affect flooding risk? Come work with our colleague Guo Yu, Ph.D., P.E. at Desert Research Institute while enrolled in the Graduate Program of Hydrologic Sciences UNR & DRI and taking classes at University of Nevada, Reno. Please check https://lnkd.in/g-6v2RXS for program admissions info and application deadlines. https://lnkd.in/gsiZjBTD #hydrology #gradschool #fire #flooding #risk

Read about our PhD student Alyssa Radakovich's research in Unalaska Island, Alaska. We look forward to hearing about the results! https://lnkd.in/gBfee-ta

Great job defending your dissertation on "Waterfall erosion and alteration of river form," Sophie Rothman! It's bittersweet to see you go, stay in touch!! Thanks to advisor Joel Scheingross; committee members Katherine Barnhart, Adam Csank, Scott McCoy, Andrew Zuza; and the Department of Geological Sciences and Engineering at the University of Nevada, Reno.

PhD opportunity alert! Research the elusive physical processes of the North American Monsoon (NAM) to: quantify characteristics, understand the role of sea surface temperature, and investigate climate change. This project aims to quantify the key NAM features over a longer period and explore the physical relationship between it and extreme rainfall in southern Nevada under a changing climate. ? Come work with Guo Yu, Ph.D., P.E. at Desert Research Institute in the Graduate Program of Hydrologic Sciences UNR & DRI at University of Nevada, Reno. Please check https://lnkd.in/g-6v2RXS for admissions info and application deadlines. Figure below shows percent of total annual precipitation occurring during July to September based on CPC Unified rain-gauge-based data from 1979 to 2020 (Credit:Climate.gov), as well as the five crucial aspects of the NAM life cycle that this study aims to quantify over a long period.