2025 El Dia Awards and Prizes

At El Día del Agua y la Atmósfera, the annual student research symposium, students are recognized by juried committees for superior achievement in oral and poster presentations, community service, or other student-related activities. 

Awards and prizes are sponsored by HAS alumni and legacy donors to honor past faculty members and corporate and government agency donors who employ HAS undergraduate and graduate students upon graduation. For a list of award recipients, click on the Award or Prize name below. Read more about the history of donors of awards and prizes here.

If you'd like to read about the student-selected Super Heroes Awards made to Outstanding Faculty Instructors and Staff, go here. 

Montgomery Prize

First and Second Prize for oral presentation in Hydrology

Important research, impact on field and profession, Excellence in writing, visual presentation, oral communication

Certificates and Awards for First Place Prize $2,500 and Second Place Prize $500

Sponsored/created by HAS Alum, Dr. Errol L. Montgomery. The company, Montgomery & Associates, Inc., continues to sponsor the award. 

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Omid Zandi - UofA-HIPAA V1: University of Arizona High Latitude Infrared-based Precipitation retrieval Algorithm using AVHRR sensor Version 1

E. Philip Krider Prize

First and Second Prize for oral presentation in Atmospheric Sciences

Important research, impact on field and profession.  Excellence in writing, visual presentation, oral communication.

Certificates and Awards for First Place Prize $2,500 and Second Place Prize $500

Sponsored by Dr. E. Philip Krider, Professor Emeritus with Atmospheric Sciences

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Second Prize for Oral Presentation in Atmospheric Sciences - $500 

Taiwo Ajayi - An Examination of the Weekly Periodicity of Surface Ozone Concentrations in Tucson, Arizona

Arizona Hydrological Society - Tucson Chapter Award

First Place Award for the Best Poster Presentation in Hydrology

Excellence in technical communication, writing, and visual presentation in poster format. 

Certificate and Award of $1,000

Sponsored by Arizona Hydrological Society-Tucson Chapter (AHS)

First Place Award for Best Poster Presentation in Atmospheric Sciences

Excellence in technical communication, writing, and visual presentation in poster format. 

Certificate and Award of $1,000 

Sponsored by a HAS Advisory Board Member.

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Jordann Brendecke - Analysis of CCCma Radiative Transfer Calculations for Low-Level Overcast Clouds Over ENA and SGP

Stanley N. Davis Award

Second Place Poster Presentation Award in Hydrology

Certificate and Award of $500

Sponsored by HAS Alum Peter Mock.

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Hossein Yousefi Sohi - Stochastic-Deterministic Fusion: A Generative Downscaling Framework for High-Resolution Atmospheric Forecasting and Hydrologic Applications

Benjamin Herman Award

Second Place Poster Presentation Award in Atmospheric Sciences 

Certificate and Award of $500

Sponsored by Alums of Benjamin M. Herman

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Thabo Makgoale - Quantifying Precipitation Efficiency in Tropical Mesoscale Convective Systems: Insights from Global Cloud-Resolving Models and IMERGE Observations