HydroSciences Student Symposium at CU Boulder

The Annual HydroSciences Student Symposium at CU Boulder is organized by students affiliated with the interdisciplinary Hydrologic Sciences Graduate Program and is open to all aspects of hydrologic sciences; interdisciplinary entries are particularly encouraged.

20th Annual HydroSciences Student Research Symposium: 

Water Quality vs Water Quantity

The symposium will be held in April 2-3 2026 in SEEC S228 and online. 

Applications for student presentations and posters will be open February 1 to March 16, 2026.

Registration (in person or via Zoom) for attendees will be open February 7 through the symposium.

Invited Speakers

• KEYNOTE Jessica Lundquist 🦬 Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Washington

• Clara Chew 🦬 Senior Scientist at Muon Space

• Emily Fairfax 🦬 Assistant Professor of Geography at the University of Minnesota

• Anna Hermes 🦬 Senior Watershed Scientist at Northern Water

• Adrienne Marshall  Assistant Professor of Hydrologic Sciences & Engineering at the Colorado School of Mines

• Riley Mulhern 🦬 Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies at CU Boulder

• Khalid Osman Assistant Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering at Stanford University

• Maggie Spangler 🦬 Water Quality Engineer at the City of Boulder

🦬 In honor of the 20th Anniversary of the Student Research Symposium, this year many of our invited speakers are CU Buffs! MS, PhD, PostDoc alums or new faculty!

Steering Committee

• Nick Gurthro PhD CEAE
• Theo Kuhn PhD GEOG
• Lena Nyblade PhD GEOL
• Nova Snow Robbins-Waldstein MS ENVS
• Matt Sabin PhD CEAE
• Millie Spencer PhD GEOG
• Sierra Weirrens MS GEOL

Questions?  Please email us at hydrosymposium@colorado.edu