The 2024 Student Water Symposium at NAU was a great success, featuring with 36 oral presentations and 7 poster sessions.
The quality of presentations was high, and evaluators included three Flagstaff chapter members — Don Bills, Marvin Glotfelty, and John Noll. The Flagstaff chapter sponsored this event.
Congratulations to this year’s winners! These students have each been awarded a 1-year AHS membership.
Undergraduate Winners
Oral Presentations
1st Place: Elliot Huff — “PFAS in Arizona Drinking Water”
2nd Place: Jacob Vanetsky — “Rivers and Their Pursuit of Human Rights”
3rd Place: Lindsey Thornton — “The Ramification of Cloud Seeding on Species Diversity and Ecosystems”
Posters
1st Place: Tyler Wade, Elda Silva, Dr. Diana Calvo — “Conversion of Greenhouse Gases into Biofuels using Water Technologies”
Graduate Winners
Oral Presentations
1st Place: Katie Seals — “Stream Steward Programs and Their Impact on the Wider Community.”
2nd Place: Jessica Raty — “Water Federalism: Trends in Outstanding National Resource Water Designations of the Clean Water Act”
3rd Place: Maria Jose Uribe-Perez — “Exploring the Challenges of Rural Drinking Water Supply”
Posters
1st Place: Sarah McCarthy, Dr. Richard Rushforth — “Conservation Perspectives of Ag Producers in Southwest Colorado Headwater Community”