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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 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.

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.

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

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!

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:)

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

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