Dear CEE Communtiy,

CEE 500 Environment & Water Seminar will future one of our own alumnae Dr. Julie Vano. Julie will talk about several efforts underway in the Western US for climate change adaptation.

When/where: Thursday (2/16), 3:30. SMI (Smith Hall) 211.

Zoom: https://washington.zoom.us/j/96670347080

Schedule and recordings: https://depts.washington.edu/watersem/

Title: Mountain hydrology and community resilience in a changing world

Abstract: Mountains, which serve as critical water towers, are experiencing warmer temperatures, changing the water cycle in new, and often unexpected ways. Awareness of these changes and desire to understand what changes mean to our water supply and community resilience is also rapidly evolving. In this presentation, I will provide insights from several efforts underway in the Western US that are aimed at understanding how to adapt. This includes: increasing our knowledge of the water cycle in a warmer world, uncovering ways to better connect research and decision-making, and envisioning how we do science in a way that helps us better navigate and innovate amid all the change.

Bio: Julie Vano is the Research Director at the Aspen Global Change Institute, an organization dedicated to advancing global change science and solutions. Her research integrates elements of hydrology, water resource management, science policy, and climate impacts. She works closely with water utilities and US federal water agencies to connect climate science and decision making. She has served as president for the Science and Society section of the American Geophysical Union, and holds an MS in Land Resources from the University of Wisconsin and a PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Washington.