Jorge "Santi" Santiago Ram铆rez N煤帽ez, a second-year PhD student advised by Associate Professor Aditi Bhaskar, was selected for听the听W. Mark Harty Memorial Engineering Fellowship Fund. The fund awards听fellowships to graduate students听enrolled in the Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering听with a focus on听water resources.
"Being selected for this fellowship encourages me as a member of the CU Boulder water resources community and motivates me to continue my research," Ram铆rez N煤帽ez听said.
Ram铆rez N煤帽ez's research explores the impact of urban听development on water resources, with part of his听research addressing听how urban development changes the streamflow regime in the Denver metro area. To achieve听this, he and other researchers听in the Bhaskar Research Group听are听monitoring streamflow in a watershed that will transition from rangeland to a developed site in Parker, Colorado. The group is also听developing a predictive model to anticipate changes in streamflow while considering various听watershed characteristics. The goal听is to offer cities in the Denver metro area a valuable urban planning tool听which would allow the cities to explore the potential effects of different future urban development scenarios on streamflow.
After completing his PhD, Ramirez Nunez plans听to work in academia, continuing his听involvement in citizen science and community outreach projects.听He also plans听to promote the implementation of green infrastructure in urban environments and the development of policies that support these initiatives.