Eligibility
To be eligible, the student must be a full- or part-time enrollee in the Graduate Program of Hydrologic Sciences (GPHS) at the University of Nevada, Reno or the Water Resources Management (WRM) program at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and have at least one DRI faculty as a committee member. In addition, the student must be in good standing and have been in residence at least one semester. A student may win this award only once per degree.
Criteria for Evaluation
Submissions will be judged using several criteria, including:
- Imagination: Originality of ideas expressed or presentation of concept.
- Completeness: Thoughtful and well-defined concepts with introduction, analysis, and conclusions.
- Relationship: Relationship to real-world problems.
- Documentation: Evidence of background search of literature.
- Style: The paper should be in a form acceptable for publication.
These criteria are general and not necessarily equally weighted or in order of importance.
NOTE: Papers that are not directly related to water science (i.e., hydrology in a broad sense) will not be considered appropriate. If there is a question concerning acceptability of a particular subject area, please contact Sean McKenna before preparing the paper.
Adjudication
Students must submit an electronic copy of their paper in a single PDF document on a relevant topic and a cover letter stating their intellectual contribution to the paper by March 1 to: Maria Vasquez (Maria.Vasquez@dri.edu), DHS Program Specialist. The body of the submission should be in manuscript format, no longer than 10 pages of double-spaced text and in a font-size not smaller than 11pt. Tables, figures, and references do not count towards the 10-page limit. Submissions in journal article format will not be accepted. The cover letter and paper will be distributed to each of the committee members for review and ranking. The applicant may be asked to make an oral presentation to summarize his/her paper, the time allotted being not more than fifteen minutes.
Submission and More Information
Papers must be submitted electronically in a single PDF document to Maria Vasquez by March 1 to:
Maria Vasquez
Desert Research Institute
Division of Hydrologic Sciences
2215 Raggio Parkway
Reno, Nevada 89512
Reno: 775-673-7979
Email: Maria.Vasquez@dri.edu
