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OU International WaTER Symposium
Global Perspectives on Water Resilience

Wednesday, September 9, 2026
National Weather Center
6:30 – 9:00 pm

Panel discussion will feature the following distinguished speakers.

Registration is free. Dinner will be provided. Open to all.

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Presented by: Water Technologies for Emerging Regions Center

Top third of the flyer for the OU Water Distinguished Lecture Series - Advancing Long-Lead Flash Flood Forecasting with image of Ana P. Barros, Ph..D., the Donald Biggar Willett Distinguished Chair of Engineering and Professor and Head of Civil and Environmental Engineering at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Ana P. Barros, Ph.D.

Quantitative Flood Forecasting (QFF) at long-lead times to enable effective warning of communities and is challenging in headwater basins, where orographic precipitation enhancement is significant and flash floods are frequent. Recent work shows that state-of-the-art numerical weather prediction models and reanalysis severely underestimate extreme precipitation events, which therefore handicaps the predictability of flash floods in operational forecasting.

Virtual Presentation 

7-8 p.m. | Wednesday, November 5

Zoom

https://link.ou.edu/3LlloQQ
Meeting ID: 965 4055 5830 | Passcode: 66093946

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OU International WaTER Colloquium
Global Sustainability of Groundwater Resources

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Monday, September 15, 2025
Sam Noble Museum of Natural History
08:30 am – 09:00 pm
Attend all day, or come and go

This event is open to all faculty, staff, and students in the OU community, as well as to all citizens and organizations around the globe who are interested in water, environment, and sustainability. Program schedule includes international water prize banquet, networking breaks, lectures, and a panel discussion featuring the following distinguished speakers:

Presented by: Water Technologies for Emerging Regions Center

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OU Water Day
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
8:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Molly Shi Boren Ballroom
Oklahoma Memorial Union

This program is open to all faculty, staff, and students in the OU community, as well as to all citizens and organizations dedicated to water, environment, and sustainability. Lightning talks and networking sessions will feature OU water researchers and Oklahoma practitioners in the private, non-profit, and government sectors.

Presented by: Center for Restoration of Ecosystems and Watersheds, Hydrology and Water Security Program, Hydrometeorology and Remote Sensing Lab, Oklahoma Water Survey, Water Technologies for Emerging Regions Center, and School of Civil Engineering and Environmental Science

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