Fall 2017: Hydrologic Sciences and Water Resources Engineering Seminar Series

Location:   ECCE 1B41     Time:   Wednesdays  11:00 - 12:00 PM      Co-ordinator: Prof. R. Balaji


DATE

SPEAKER

TOPIC

Aug.30
(Wed)
Hydrology, Water Resources and Environmental Fluid Mechanics Faculty and Students Introductions, Hydrology, Water Resources, and Fluid Mechanics Graduate Program details (Prof. John Crimadi & Prof. Joe Kasprzyk), Campus wide Hydrologic Sciences Program (Prof. John Pitlick)
  Sep 6
(Wed)
Dr. Pablo Mendoza
Research Scientist
Advanced Mining Technology Center
University of Chile
Santiago, Chile
Towards Improved Operational Streamflow Forecasts Abstract
Sep 13
(Wed)
Mr. Price Stark
Sr. Technical Advisor
Pinnacle a
Halliburton Service

Denver, CO
The Modern Oilfield, Technology, Understandin Abstract
Sep 20
(Wed)

Dr. Katie Walton-Day
Research Hydrology/Water Quality Specialist
USGS, Denver, CO
CWEST Distinguished Seminar

The August 2015 Gold King Mine Release
in the Context of Previous Geologic and Water-Quality Studies
Abstract
Sep 27
(Wed)
Dr. Stephan Thober
Computational Hydrosystems
Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research GmbH-UFZ
Permoserstraze 15, Leipzig, Germany
The Impact of Hidden Parameters and Multiscale Parameter Regionalization on Hydrologic Fluxes in the Land-Surface Model Noah-MP Abstract

Oct 4
(Wed)
Dr. Amy Piscopo
Environmental Engineer
US EPA
Providence, Rhode Island

Informing Green Infrastructure Decisions using Multi-Objective Optimization Abstract


Oct 11
(Wed)
Mr. Michael Rush
PhD Candidate
Department of Civil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering
 
University of Colorado
Boulder, CO
Modeling Aspect Controlled Formation of Seasonally Frozen Ground on Montane Hillslopes:
A Case Study from Gordon Gulch, Colorado 
Abstract
Oct 18
(Wed)
Mr. Danny Birdsell
PhD Candidate
Department of Civil, Environomental & Architectural Engineering
 
University of Colorado
Boulder, CO

Numerical Modeling of Induced Seismicity: Background, Code Development, and New Results for Porosity-Pressure Constitutive Relationship Abstract

Oct 25
(Wed)
Prof. Charles Driscoll
University Professor of Environmental Systems Engineering
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
CWEST Distinguished Seminar

Effects of Changing Climate on the Structure and Function of the Northern Forest: Long-Term Measurements and Experiments from the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, NH, USA
  Nov 1 (Wed) Mr. Bradley Udall
Senior Water and Climate Scientist/Scholar
Colorado Water Institute
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO

The Colorado River Hot Drought Abstract
Nov 8
(Wed)
Mr. Adam Wlostowski
PhD Candidate
Department of Civil, Environomental & Architectural Engineering
 
University of Colorado
Boulder, CO
  Inferring Critical Zone Structure from Hydrologic Function: Dominant Runoff Generation Mechanisms at Gordon Gulch, Colorado USA and Testable Hypotheses of Shallow Subsurface Architecture  Abstract
Nov 15
(Wed)
Prof. Emily Bernhardt
Nicholas School of Environment
Biology Department
Duke University, Durham, NC
CWEST Distinguished Seminar
Do Rivers Have Rhythm? Measuring the Pulse of Stream Ecosystems  Abstract
Nov 22
(Wed)
Thanks Giving Break Thanks Giving Break
  Nov 29
(Wed)
Mr. Kevin Wheeler
Principal, Water Balance Consulting, Boulder, CO &
PhD Candidate
Oxford University, UK
History has Arrived: Negotiating Transboundary Risks on the Nile River 
Abstract
Dec 6
(Wed)
Practice Session for AGU/ASCE Conference Talks
Practice Session for AGU/ASCE Conference Talks 
Fall AGU, New Orleans, LA Dec 11-15
Dec 13
(Wed)
Fall AGU, New Orleans, LA Dec 11-15. No Seminar