{"id":1674,"date":"2025-06-06T17:24:37","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T17:24:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/fluvial-geomorphology\/?p=1674"},"modified":"2025-06-06T17:24:37","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T17:24:37","slug":"congratulations-to-connor-mertz-and-katie-larkin-for-successfully-defending-their-theses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/fluvial-geomorphology\/2025\/06\/06\/congratulations-to-connor-mertz-and-katie-larkin-for-successfully-defending-their-theses\/","title":{"rendered":"Congratulations to Connor Mertz and Katie Larkin for successfully defending their theses!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Connor Mertz presented his thesis titled &#8220;Restoration prioritization of Upper Colorado Tributaries in the Kawuneeche Valley, Rocky Mountain National Park, CO&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1870\" height=\"2420\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/fluvial-geomorphology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/06\/mertz_defense.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1688\" style=\"width:347px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/fluvial-geomorphology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/06\/mertz_defense.jpg 1870w, https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/fluvial-geomorphology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/06\/mertz_defense-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/fluvial-geomorphology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/06\/mertz_defense-1187x1536.jpg 1187w, https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/fluvial-geomorphology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/06\/mertz_defense-1583x2048.jpg 1583w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1870px) 100vw, 1870px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Katie Larkin presented her thesis titled &#8220;Determining primary drivers or river bead functionality in mountain headwaters streams&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1870\" height=\"2420\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/fluvial-geomorphology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/06\/larkin_defense.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1689\" style=\"width:308px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/fluvial-geomorphology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/06\/larkin_defense.jpg 1870w, https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/fluvial-geomorphology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/06\/larkin_defense-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/fluvial-geomorphology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/06\/larkin_defense-1187x1536.jpg 1187w, https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/fluvial-geomorphology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/06\/larkin_defense-1583x2048.jpg 1583w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1870px) 100vw, 1870px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Connor Mertz presented his thesis titled &#8220;Restoration prioritization of Upper Colorado Tributaries in the Kawuneeche Valley, Rocky Mountain National Park, CO&#8221; 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