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Interdisciplinary and Interdepartmental

Our mission is to connect the hydroscientists at CU Boulder with the academic and research opportunities found across campus. The overarching goals are to support hydroscience students and to bridge the gaps in cutting-edge research.

Certificate and PhD Subplan

Graduate students enrolled in participating departments at the University of Colorado at Boulder may apply to earn an interdisciplinary and interdepartmental graduate certificate or PhD subplan designation in Hydrologic Sciences. The program curriculum focuses on quantitative studies of water in the environment including its role in geologic and biogeochemical processes, ecosystem functions, and global elemental cycling.

Student Research Symposium

The student led Hydrologic Sciences Symposium is held every spring semester.

Career Mentoring

All CU students interested in careers related to Hydrologic Sciences may join the Water Buffs - Colorado's only Student Chapter of the American Water Resources Association, apply for scholarships, and participate in career development opportunities.

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Upcoming Events

September 29-30, 2026

Colorado Water Officials Association (CWOA), Denver Chapter

2026 CWOA -  Conference: WHERE IS THE WATER? NAVIGATING DROUGHTS IN SEMI-ARID WATERSHEDS

Jeffco Fairgrounds

 

September 30, 2026

Boase Hydrologic Sciences and Water Resources Engineering Seminar

Jessica Rogers, PhD, Senior Hydrogeologist at S.S. Papadopulos & Associates, Inc. (SSP&A)

The Distributed Drawdown Function: An Analytical Tool for Estimating Effects of Pumping Adjacent to Complex Stream Networks

ECCE 1B41 (Engineering Building) and Zoom

 

October 7, 2026

Darcy Lecture Series In Groundwater Science

Steven P Loheide II, PhD, University of Wisconsin – Madison

Boase Hydrologic Sciences and Water Resources Engineering Seminar 

ECCE 1B41 and Zoom.

Darcy 2026

 

Late October or early November

AWRA Colorado & CU Water Buffs Career Panel

Zoom

 

February 24, 2027 

AWRA Colorado & OWOW Joint Resume Rush

Denver 

 

February 25, 2027 

Colorado Water Center’s Water Career Fair

Denver