Quantitative Flood Forecasting (QFF) at long-lead times to enable effective warning of communities and is challenging in headwater basins, where orographic precipitation enhancement is significant and flash floods are frequent. Recent work shows that state-of-the-art numerical weather prediction models and reanalysis severely underestimate extreme precipitation events, which therefore handicaps the predictability of flash floods in operational forecasting.
7-8 p.m. | Wednesday, November 5
https://link.ou.edu/3LlloQQ
Meeting ID: 965 4055 5830 | Passcode: 66093946
OU International WaTER Colloquium
Global Sustainability of Groundwater Resources
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Monday, September 15, 2025
Sam Noble Museum of Natural History
08:30 am – 09:00 pm
Attend all day, or come and go
This event is open to all faculty, staff, and students in the OU community, as well as to all citizens and organizations around the globe who are interested in water, environment, and sustainability. Program schedule includes international water prize banquet, networking breaks, lectures, and a panel discussion featuring the following distinguished speakers:
Registration is free. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner will be provided. You’re welcome to attend all day or come and go throughout the day as your schedule allows.
Presented by: Water Technologies for Emerging Regions Center
| 08:30 am – 09:00 am | Check-in and Breakfast |
| 09:00 am – 09:15 am | Opening Remarks
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| 09:15 am – 10:30 am | Groundwater Beneath and Within Ice Shemin Ge, Ph.D. University of Colorado Boulder |
| 10:30 am – 11:45 am | Groundwater Research at EPA Saba Tahmassebi, Ph.D. US Environmental Protection Agency |
| 11:45 am – 01:45 pm | Lunch and Keynote Speech Groundwater and Water Poverty John Cherry, Ph.D. Stockholm Water Prize Laureate 2020 |
| 01:45 pm – 03:00 pm | University-Community Research Response to COVID-19 amplified food, energy, and water insecurities on the Navajo Nation Karletta Chief, Ph.D. University of Arizona |
| 03:00 pm – 04:15 pm | Groundwater at the Overlap of Science and Society Himanshu Kulkarni, Ph.D. OU International Water Prize Winner 2025 |
| 04:15 pm – 05:15 pm | Student Research Presentations |
| 05:15 pm – 06:20 pm | Museum Viewing and Networking Reception |
| 06:20 pm – 09:00 pm | Dinner, OU International Water Prize Ceremony, and Panel Discussion |
OU Water Day
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
8:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Molly Shi Boren Ballroom
Oklahoma Memorial Union
This program is open to all faculty, staff, and students in the OU community, as well as to all citizens and organizations dedicated to water, environment, and sustainability. Lightning talks and networking sessions will feature OU water researchers and Oklahoma practitioners in the private, non-profit, and government sectors.
Registration is free. Light breakfast, lunch, snacks, and hors d'oeuvres will be provided.
Presented by: Center for Restoration of Ecosystems and Watersheds, Hydrology and Water Security Program, Hydrometeorology and Remote Sensing Lab, Oklahoma Water Survey, Water Technologies for Emerging Regions Center, and School of Civil Engineering and Environmental Science
