2017 Sustainable Urban Water
Transdisciplinary Research Program for Undergraduates
Program Dates: May 31 – August 2, 2017
389 Applications Received

The 2017 Undergraduate Research Program cohort at the kick-off meeting at Colorado State University, Fort Collins. Pictured left to right: Miguel Valencia, Erica Edwards, Krzysztof Miezgiel, Marlene Guzman, Ashley Rolon-Marlowe, Earl Zedd, Analit Chambi-Rojas, David Ortiz, Kayla Pope, Tiffany Justice.
Meet the 2017 Cohort – view the student profiles below!

Tiffany Justice
Class & Home Institution: Junior, University of New Mexico
Host institution: Arizona State University
Mentor: David Hondula
Project title: Maricopa County Household Water Use in a Heat Wave-Power Failure Emergency
View Tiffany’s Research Poster – 1st place in the UWIN annual student poster contest!

Kayla Pope
Class & Home Institution: Junior, University of Baltimore County
Host institution: University of Arizona
Mentor: Thomas Meixner
Project title: Green Infrastructure Increases Vegetation Growth
View Kayla’s Research Poster – 3rd place in UWIN annual student poster contest!

Ashley Rolon-Marlowe
Class & Home Institution: Senior, Hunter College – City University of New York
Host institution: Brooklyn College of the City University of New York
Mentor: Jennifer Cherrier & Brianne Smith
Project title: Green infrastructure Impact on Stormwater Control and Water Quality
View Ashley’s Research Poster

David Ortiz
Class & Home Institution: Senior, Beloit College
Host institution: Northeastern University
Mentor: Sharon Harlan
Project title: Making Pollution Visible Again: Community and University Partnerships to Engage Residents in Visualizing and Taking Action Against Water Pollution in Chelsea, MA
View David’s Research Poster

Earl Zedd
Class & Home Institution: Junior, California State University, Long Beach
Host institution: Texas A&M University
Mentor: Ali Mostafavi
Project title: Agent-based modeling of municipal water provider adaptation to sea level rise
View Earl’s Research Poster

Erica Edwards
Class & Home Institution: Sophomore/Junior, San Diego Mesa College
Host institution: Princeton University
Mentor: Forrest Meggers
Project title: Characterizing the Urban Water-Energy Nexus
View Erica’s Research Poster

Miguel Valencia
Class & Home Institution: Junior, Florida International University
Host Institution: University of California – Riverside
Mentor: Darrel Jenerette
Project title: Influence of Vegetation Transitions on Air Temperature
View Miguel’s Research Poster

Analit Chambi-Rojas
Class & Home Institution: Junior, Virginia Polytechnic and State University
Host institution: University of Baltimore Maryland County
Mentor: Andrew Miller
Project title: Hydraulic Modeling Analysis of Alternative Channel Designs in a Flashy Urban Watershed
View Analit’s Research Poster

Marlene Guzman
Class & Home Institution: Sophomore, Lewis & Clark College
Host institution: Michigan State University
Mentor: Elizabeth Mack
Project title: An Analysis of Water and Wastewater Rates in South Florida

Krzysztof Miezgiel
Class & Home Institution: Junior, The City College of New York
Host institution: Colorado State University
Mentors: Mazdak Arabi & Andre Dozier
Project title: Investigation of Multi-Objective Optimization Visualization Methods for a Water Strategy-Based Video Game