Future Rivers is a National Science Foundation Research Traineeship that prepares University of Washington graduate students to be fluent in 21st century data science approaches. Students will develop new technical skills, be a part of innovative scientific research, improve their communication skills, and much more.
Each year we welcome a new, diverse cohort of University of Washington graduate students and faculty to the program. Together with our partners, our team brings a wide-range of multidisciplinary experience and a passion for transforming freshwater science.
As an EarthLab initiative, students in the program will learn to work in applied ways within career fields outside of academia to create a solid foundation that connects academic, government, industry, and community partners.
To commemorate World Water Day on March 22, Future Rivers is hosting a free virtual screening of this recently released film. Register today and we will email you a link on April 12 to watch at your convenience any time before April 26.
Future Rivers is a National Science Foundation program funded through a five-year grant. Since the start, program leadership has been pursuing various paths for sustainable funding to allow the program to continue beyond the grant period, with an ultimate goal of creating a Center for Freshwater Science at the University of Washington.
Future Rivers is hosting another film series this academic year to bring forward concepts of community, climate and fresh water. We will open the series on Tues., Nov. 26 with an exclusive screening of Hollow Tree: Growing Up at the End of the Earth.
This summer, Future Rivers is helping to support graduate student alum Sophie Hammond’s internship with the USGS Western Fisheries Research Center. While there, she is conducting research using a Y-maze to study the effects of 6PPD-Quinone on olfactory mediated behaviors in cutthroat trout.
Summer “break” is relative around here. Incoming student Grace Brennan has been leading fish removals along the Washington coast, ensuring the safe capture and relocation of fish during culvert replacement projects.
The Awards Committee was impressed with the breadth and depth of Athena’s work and the impact that she has, which was highlighted in her nomination letters. Her nominators note that she is absolutely essential to the success and impact of Future Rivers; she is completely dedicated to making the UW and College of the Environment a world leader in transdisciplinary environmental science research and education; and her extraordinary commitment to excellence.