Past Conferences

2018 – Pittsburgh, PA

June 26-28, 2018 -- Pittsburgh Marriott City Center, Pittsburgh, PA

UCOWR & NIWR would like to thank all presenters, sponsors, and attendees of the 2018 conference in Pittsburgh! We hope you made network connections, came away with new research ideas, and enjoyed your time in Pittsburgh. We hope to see you in Snowbird, UT for the 2019 conference.

Final Conference Program

Conference Proceedings (Coming Soon)

Student Poster Presentation Award Recipients
1st place: Rebecca Tisherman, University of Pittsburgh
2nd place: Ben Hedin, University of Pittsburgh
3rd place: Garrett Blauch, Kent State University

Student Oral Presentation Award Recipients
1st place: Kelsey Leonard, McMaster University
2nd place: Nicole Ward, Virginia Tech
3rd place: Lauren Cook, Carnegie Mellon University

2017 – Fort Collins, CO

June 13-15, 2017 -- Lory Student Center, CSU, Fort Collins, CO

Final conference program

Conference proceedings

Student Poster Presentation Award Recipients
1^st place: Chelsea Panos, Colorado School of Mines
2^nd place: Uyen (Amy) Truong, Texas A&M University
3^rd place (tie): Sulochan Dhungel, University of Utah; and Ryan Gilliam, Colorado School of Mines

Student Oral Presentation Award Recipients
1^st place: James Keeler, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
2^nd place: Allison Rhea, Colorado State University
3^rd place (tie): Zach Zambreski, Kansas State University; and Maritza Flores Marquez, University of California, Davis

2016 – Pensacola Beach, FL

June 21-23, 2016 -- Hilton Pensacola Beach Hotel, Pensacola Beach, FL

Final conference program

Conference proceedings

Student Poster Presentation Award Recipients
1^st place:  Brian Anderson, Desert Research Institute
2^nd place:  Gurbir Singh, Southern Illinois University

Student Oral Presentation Award Recipients
1^st place:  Quantum Wei, MIT
2^nd place:  Drew Gholson, Texas A&M