2026 Women Advancing River Research Lecture Series
Women Advancing River Research started in February 2021. It is a monthly webinar series with female guest speakers from around the world. It was originally co-hosted and co-organized by Professor Li Li at Penn State University and Professor Ellen Wohl at Colorado State University. The 2026 series is co-hosted by Professor Li Li at Penn State University, Rebecca Barnes at Belmont Foundation and NSF, Devon Kerins at University College Dublin, Bryn Stewart at Caltech, Marguerite Xenopoulos at Trent University, and Margaret Zimmer at University of Wisconsin, Madison.
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THE 2022 LECTURE SERIES:
January 15, 2026
Navigating Funding Uncertainties
Speakers:
Laura Lautz, National Science Foundation (NSF)
Kathleen Boomer, Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR)
February 19, 2026
Troubled Waters: Hidden Challenges for Water Quality
Speakers:
Carolin Winter, University of Freiburg
Ashley Helton, University of Connecticut
March 19, 2026
Climate Impacts on Weathering and Flow
Speakers:
Sara Warix, University of Utah
Jennifer McIntosh, University of Arizona
April 16, 2026
Water at the Top of the World
Speakers:
Joanmarie Del Vecchio, College of William & Mary
Anastasia Piliouras, Pennsylvania State University
April 30, 2026
Managing for Water Scarcity in the Western United States
Speakers:
Debra Perrone, University of California, Santa Barbara
Elizabeth Koebele, University of Nevada, Reno
May 21, 2026
Carbon Transport and Processing Across Land-Ocean Continuum
Speakers:
Suzanne Tank, University of Alberta
Jorien Vonk, Vrije University of Amsterdam
June 18, 2026
Water Quality and Water Scarcity
Speakers:
Michelle T.H. van Vliet, Utrecht University
Maryna Strokal, Wageningen University
July 16, 2026
Riparian Wetlands as River Modulators Across Landscapes
Speakers:
Lijing Wang, University of Connecticut
Amy Hansen, University of Kansas