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Congratulations to Connor Mertz and Katie Larkin for successfully defending their theses!

Connor Mertz presented his thesis titled “Restoration prioritization of Upper Colorado Tributaries in the Kawuneeche Valley, Rocky Mountain National Park, CO”

Katie Larkin presented her thesis titled “Determining primary drivers or river bead functionality in mountain headwaters streams”

Shayla won the Outstanding Master’s Thesis Award!

Shayla Triantafillou was awarded the 2025 Warner College of Natural Resources Outstanding Master’s Thesis Award. She was recognized for this award at the Natural Resources Days Reception.

Dr. David Sear seminar

David Sear visited from the University of Southampton, UK, and gave a seminar: What does process-based restoration mean in groundwater-dominated low-energy river systems with 6000 years of human history?

David encouraged members of our lab to see as many different rivers as possible, so in the spirit of his advice we took him for a tour of a mountain river in the Southern Rockies.

Owen in the news!

Read about Owen Richardson in this story from Dartmouth about his recent publication in Hydrological Processes!

Congratulations to Sarah Dunn on successfully defending her thesis!

Sarah’s thesis is titled “Dammed ponds! A study of post-fire sediment and carbon dynamics in beaver ponds and their contributions to watershed resilience” Thanks for helping me with my homework!

Congratulations to Dr. Juli Scamardo on successfully defending her dissertation!

Juli’s dissertation is titled “Form and Function: Quantifying Geomorphic Heterogeneity and Drivers in Dryland Non-Perennial River Corridors”. Congratulations, Dr. Scamardo!! Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened:)

Congratulations to Mickey Means-Brous on successfully defending her thesis!

Mickey’s thesis is titled ” Beavers, fire, fish: Geomorphic influences on salmonid recolonization in a Colorado post-fire environment”

Shayla Triantafillou received a grant from the Colorado Water Center

Anna Marshall received a 2023 CUAHSI Pathfinder Fellowship to conduct field research in Hokkaido, Japan! Hai!

Congratulations to Dr. Emily Iskin on successfully defending her dissertation!

Emily’s dissertation is titled “Beyond the Case Study: Characterizing Natural Floodplain Heterogeneity in the United States”. Congratulations, Doctor!