Congratulations to Tarannum for presenting her poster, “Greater cooling sensitivity of evapotranspiration in water-limited urban environments: Evidence from Portland, Oregon,” to Duncan and Jahid for winning second place with their poster “Predicting irrigation demand in pecan and pomegranate orchards using a soil–plant–atmospheric continuum model,” and to Jahid for winning third place with his poster “Understanding water use and conservation in pomegranate (Punica granatum) under deficit rainfall conditions.”
Author: Samantha Hartzell
Tarannum Khandoker, Md. Jahidul Islam, Harper Thomson, and Rory Price present their ecohydrology work at the 2026 Urban Ecosystem Research Consortium
Congratulations to Rory Price for receiving the AGU Hydrology Section Bridges to the Future grant!
We appreciate your hard work and leadership in the college, department, and lab!
PSU hosts LICOR photosynthesis workshop
Thank you to LICOR for all the wonderful tips and tricks for measuring leaf gas exchange.
Arely Corro Sanchez and Rory Price take home scholarships at 2025 Sustainable Stormwater Symposium
Arely Corro Sanchez received 3rd place honors and Rory Price received 2nd place honors as well as audience favorite in the Student Poster Showcase at the Portland Sustainable Stormwater Symposium. Congratulations to you both for supporting each other in your research work!
Roberto Palacios presents his work on ecosystem-based machine learning models at 2025 summer research symposium
Congratulations to Arely Corro Sanchez for winning the “Showcase Award” at the Maseeh College Open House!
Abby Chable, Rory Price, and Arely Corro Sanchez present their work at 2025 American Meteorological Society meeting in New Orleans, LA
Corro Sanchez, A., Starry, O., and Hartzell, S. Impact of sedum and grass on green roof albedo and sensible heat flux. American Meteorological Society Student Conference 2025. Poster presentation [https://ams.confex.com/ams/105ANNUAL/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/458801].
Chable, A., Swift, C., Starry, O. and Hartzell, S. Optimizing green roofs in a Mediterranean climate: Idaho fescue’s potential. American Meteorological Society Student Conference 2025. Poster presentation [https://ams.confex.com/ams/105ANNUAL/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/458861].
Price R. and Hartzell, S. Modeling foliar water uptake in Fagus grandifolia. American Meteorological Society Student Conference 2025. Poster presentation [https://ams.confex.com/ams/105ANNUAL/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/458922].