Careers in Hydrology

Environmental Consulting: Forensic isotope hydrology, risk assessment & characterization

Remediation Consulting: TCE clean up, underground storage tank leaks, low/high level radioactive wastes

State and Federal Regulatory Agencies: Departments of Environmental Quality, NWS River Forecast Center, Enviornmental Protection Agency

Water Resource Evaluation:Urban planning, industrial and municipal water use

Water Resource Design & Protection: Wetlands/riparian restoration, National Park water use planning, Peace Corps water development

Flood Forecasting, Control & Management: In Arizona, floodplain management studies of rainfall/runoff both locally (Pima) and in other counties (Maricopa, Pinal, Santa Cruz, Yavapai; study of El Niño effects

Computer Simulation of Water & Pollutant Transport: Simulate fate and transport of TCE, formaldehyde, or other contaminants through different soils; transport of heavy metal contaminants using coupled models of speciation, reaction, advection, etc.

Advanced Study: Advanced research in national laboratories, teaching at the college or university level, mid-to upper-level management

Students who decide to pursue a graduate degree here, enroll in one of the most highly rated programs in the nation. Our most recent graduates are employed world-wide.

Where do HWR graduates work in
the private sector?
select one Arcadis G&M Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer, and Feld Allen, Stephenson, & Associates, Inc. AMAI, Inc. Analytical Technologies Basin & Range Hydrogeologists Battelle Bechtel Camp Dresser McKee CH2M Hill Clear Creek Associates Daniel B. Stephens & Associates Earth Tech Environ, Inc. Environmental Resources Management, Inc. Errol L. Montgomery & Associates, Inc. Foster Wheeler GeoSystems Analysis Golder & Associates, Inc. Gram, Inc. Haley & Aldrich, Inc. Hargis + Associates HSI-GeoTrans, Inc. Hydro Geo Chem, Inc. Intera International Technology Corp. Iris Environmental Jacobs Engineering Kleinfelder Law Gibb Group Maxwell Engineering Montgomery Watson Harza Morrison-Knudsen Pacific Groundwater Group Parsons Engineering & Science Planning and Management Consultants Rick Engineering Stantec Tetra Tech Veridian Technologies, Inc. Woodward-Clyde Consultants

Where do HWR graduates work in
government?
select one Agricultural Research Service Arizona Attorney General Arizona Dept of Environmental Quality Arizona Dept of Water Resources City of Tucson, Tucson Water Colorado Water Conservation Confederated Salish-Kootenai Tribes International Pacific Research Los Alamos National Lab National Forest Service National Weather Service Navajo Nation EPA Pacific Northwest National Lab Peace Corps Pima County Assoc of Gov Pima County Environmental Sandia National Lab South Florida Water Mngmt District Southwest Research Institute U.S. Army Corps of Engineers U.S. Dept of Energy U.S. Geological Survey U.S. Dept of Wildlife and Fisheries Yavapai County Flood Control

Where do HWR graduates
teach?
select one Ben Gurion University of the Negev Bryn Mawr Clark University Colorado School of Mines King Abdulaziz University Louisiana State University National Polytechnical University Ecuador New Mexico Tech Notre Dame University Princeton University Polytechnical University Spain Purdue University Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona University of Arizona University of California-Davis University of Georgia University of Hawaii-Hilo University of Hawaii-Manoa University of Indiana-Purdue University of Iowa University of Mississippi University of Oklahoma University of Rhode Island University of South Carolina University of Virginia Wright State University