Our mission is to advance water resources and environmental solutions to achieve a sustainable future.  We aim to build camaraderie between graduate students working in environmental and water resources related fields at Colorado State University.  Our goal is to develop members’ professional skill sets and networks within the environmental and water resources community at large.

The Environmental & Water Resources Institute is ASCE’s technical source for environmental and water-related issues.
EWRI is one of nine ASCE technical institutes.

Its members include professionals whose focus areas are:

    • the Environment

    • Groundwater

    • Surface Water

    • Hydraulics and Waterways

    • Irrigation and Drainage

    • Planning and Management

    • Urban Water Resources

    • Water Supply, Wastewater, and Stormwater

    • Watershed and

    • Domestic and International Interdisciplinary Issues

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2026 Officers

President:   Carl Patterson-Markowitz
Vice President:   Lesli Key
Treasurer:   Hakan Tayfur
Secretary:  Taylor Miller

Contact

1372 Campus Delivery
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523-1372

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Upcoming Events

See our most recent Monthly Newsletter for information on upcoming events.

Recurring Events

Water Engineering and Science Seminar
  • When: Wednesdays, 4:00-4:50pm
  • Where: Scott 229
  • See the full schedule here
Invited speakers are often available to meet with students for coffee or lunch prior to the seminar.
Refer to the WES Seminar webpage for up to date information.
 
 
EWRI Happy Hour
  • When: Fridays, 5:00pm
  • Where: Rotating location
Join us every Friday for our weekly happy hour!
Locations are announced through our WhatsApp group.

Past Officers

  • 2025: Kenneth Laffite Discua (P), Victoria de Souza Wojahn (VP), Mike Talbot (T), Alexandria Rodgers (S)
  • 2024: Julianne Robinson (P), Kayla Schultz (VP), Rahel Pommerenke (T), Alex Thornton-Dunwoody (S)
  • 2023: Jack Derbique (P), Brady Jones (VP), Md Fahim Hasan (T), Harshit (S)
  • 2022 (Fall): Evan Schulz (P), Abdullah Al Fatta (VP), Jaya Vignesh (T), Rehman Lund (S)
  • 2022 (Spring): Rehman Lund (P), Abdullah Al Fatta (VP), Jaya Vignesh (T), Evan Schulz (S)
  • 2021: Joe Pugh (P), Liz Byron (VP), Rehman Lund (T), Jaya Vignesh (S)
  • 2020 (Fall): Benjamin Choat (P), Liz Byron (VP), Joe Pugh (T), Cibi Chinnasamy (S)
  • 2020 (Spring): Benjamin Choat (P), Katie Knight (VP), Cibi Chinnasamy (T), Elaina Passero (S)