Maddy Pernat

PhD Student Madeline Pernat honored with prestigious NSF fellowship

April 15, 2024

Civil Engineering PhD Student Madeline Pernat received a 2024 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, a prestigious award that recognizes and supports outstanding students in a wide variety of science-related disciplines, for her research on large-scale water management in the Colorado River Basin.

Joseph Kaspryzk and Edith Zagona in front of a wall of colorful graphics.

Washington Post: Inside the race to grasp the fate of the Colorado River

Feb. 14, 2024

Professors Edith Zagona and Joseph Kasprzyk were interviewed by the Washington Post for an article which explores how the federal government is utilizing innovative, web-based tools developed by academics at CU Boulder to forecast the river’s future flows.

Colorado River

CEAE professors meet with US Bureau of Reclamation commissioner

Oct. 5, 2023

CEAE Research Professor Edie Zagona, director of CADSWES, and CEAE Associate Professor Joseph Kasprzyk joined the CADSWES Reclamation Colorado River modeling team in a meeting with the commissioner of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. The meeting's purpose was to provide an update on a web application being developed for stakeholders to explore alternatives in the upcoming environmental impact statement negotiations regarding new Colorado River operating policies.

Joseph Kasprzyk and Brendan Purcell

Research on reclaimed water consumption recognized by Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management

June 29, 2022

The Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management is recognizing a CU Boulder faculty member and a master's graduate for their research into the impact of reclaimed water consumption on rivers. Associate Professor Joseph Kasprzyk and Brendan Purcell (CivEngr MS'19) are sharing a 2022 Best Policy Oriented Paper Award from...

Joseph Kasprzyk

Kasprzyk talks how snowy start to 2022 affects state drought with Denver 9 News

Feb. 4, 2022

Associate Professor Joseph Kasprzyk was featured by Denver's NBC affiliate in a news piece focusing on the ongoing drought in Colorado. Kasprzyk, who conducts research in water resources planning and management, discussed how significant snowfall in January and early February impacts the state's multi-year shortfall in moisture levels. Watch the...