The Hargis Awards for the first and second best poster presentations at the annual student research symposium, El Día del Agua y la Atmósfera, are sponsored by Hargis+Associates, Inc. and are made to recognize the need for excellence in technical communications. The awards of $1,500 (first place) and $400 (second place) made to HAS students (unless noted otherwise) serve as an incentive for participating students to demonstrate excellence in writing, visual presentation, and oral communication skills in support of their research projects.
Evaluation and selection of the awards is made by a panel selected by HAS Alum, Dr. David Hargis.
The inaugural award was made in 2003.
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2024, no awards made
2023 (1), Starlivia Kaska
- Storage-discharge relationships in saturated and unsaturated zones in the Landscape Evolution Observatory at Biosphere 2 near Tucson, Arizona
2023 (2), Nandita Parekh
- Getting the dirt on urban garden contamination: Environmental monitoring In the University of Arizona community garden
2022 (1), Benjamin West
- Implementing reservoir operations in Parflow, a fully integrated physical hydrology model
2022 (2), Danielle Rehwoldt
- Hydrochemical assessment of rare Earth elements in various formation water types in the Paradox basin
2021 (1), Diana Hsieh
- Groundwater depletion in Willcox, Arizona
2021 (2), Danielle Rehwoldt
- Investigation of hydrochemical characteristics of rare earth elements in various formation water types in the Paradox basin
2020 (1), Sheila Solis-Arroyo
- Modelling the effects of maintenance on artificial recharge basins
2020 (2), Alyssa Kirk
- Hydrogeochemical modeling study to evaluate potential flowpaths to surface water baseflow in the Lower Cienega Creek, Pima County, Arizona
2019 (1), Ambria Dell'Oro
- Extent of salt dissolution and brine flushing to the Dolores River in the Paradox Valley, Colorado
2019 (2), Jihyun Kim
- Evolution of paleofluids and hydrochemical processes processes in the Paradox Basin
2018 (1), Jihyun Kim
- Modern fluid indicators of sources and migration of paleofluids in the Colorado plateau
2018 (2), Rebecca Stolar
- Populus fremontii tree ring analysis and semi-arid water source variability over time, San Pedro river, Arizona
2017 (1), Neha Gupta
- Interdisciplinary dialogue to assess coupled natural and human systems
2017 (2), Nicole Weber
- Effects of the 2013 Thompson Ridge Wildfire on La Jara Creek’s discharge system through stable isotope analysis
2016 (1), Rachel Tucci
- Using water chemistry and isotopic tracers to constrain regional hydrogeology of the Cienega Creek Basin, south-central Arizona
2016 (2), Susan Stillman
- Evaluation of 22 precipitation and 23 soil moisture products over a semiarid area
2015 (1), Marissa Melody Earll
- Determining the source and availability of nutrients to microbes in a coalbed methane system
2015 (2), Brianna McClure
- Quantifying the response of dissolved organic matter to wildfire
2014 (1), Alissa White
- Quantifying the effects of wildfire on the volume and chemical composition of interception
2014 (2), Arien Chavez
- A water budget for the lower Colorado river multi-species conservation program at the Palo Verde ecological reserve: A riparian habitat
2013 (1), Diana Zamora-Reyes
- The importance of flood heterogeneity for flood frequency analysis in Arizona
2013 (2), Alyssa G. Miller
- Investigative use of an auto-sampler to determine the water quality of secondary treated wastewater delivered to a constructed recharge site
2012 (1), Ingo Heidbuechel
- Tracking variations of catchment storage with stable water isotopes
2012 (2), Katherine E. Condon
- Quantifying the erosion, translocation and deposition of soil organic carbon following wildfire
2011 (1), Rose McAndrew
- Groundwater contaminant transport modeling in the upper Santa Cruz basin
2011 (2), Becky Witte (BS CHEE and Engr Mgmt)
- Evaluating hydraulic responses of soils to cyclic infiltration
2010 (1), Phoolendra Mishra
- Radial flow to a partially penetrating well with storage in a confined aquifer
2010 (2), Andrew Borden (PHD SWES)
- Pilot tests of enhanced denitrification using ethanol
2009 (1), Kyle Brown
- A multi-tracer approach to determine the impacts of agricultural irrigation recharge on groundwater sustainability in the Saddle mountains basalt aquifer, central Washington, USA
2009 (2), Erika Gallo
- Patterns and controls on the hydrochemistry of monsoonal storm runoff across an urban land use gradient in the Tucson basin
2008 (1) Caitlan Zlatos
- Groundwater sources, flow paths, and residence times in the middle Verde river watershed
2008 (2), Erika Gallo
- Spatial and temporal patterns in water chemistry of monsoonal storm runoff in the Tucson basin
2007 (1), Lisette de la Cruz
- Determination of baseflow inputs in riparian areas along a north American monsoon gradient
2007 (2), Caitlan Zlatos
- Groundwater sources, flowpaths, and residence times in the middle Verde river watershed
2006 (1), Leland Fuhrig
- In-situ chemical oxidation of 1,1-DCE in a low-k zone using potassium permanganate
2006 (2), Andrew Hinnell
- Water content measurement errors associated with using angled access tubes
2005 (1), Julio Canon Barriga
- Title unknown
2005 (2), Frank Barnes
- Title unknown
2004 (1), Jesse Roach
- Increasing demands, finite supply, water allocation choices, and tradeoffs in the upper Rio Grande 2003-2004
2004 (2), Sharon Desilets
- Monsoon season surface water chemistry response following wildfire: 2003 Aspen fire in Sabino canyon, Arizona
2003 (1), Gavin Fielding
- Water through Lif: A new technique for mapping shallow water tables in arid and semi-arid climates using color infrared aerial photographs
2003 (2), Kevin Dressler
- Differences in SWE values between snow telemetry (SNOTEL) and snowcourse stations in the Colorado river basin