{"id":1419,"date":"2026-07-28T04:59:28","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T04:59:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rarakihydro.com\/?p=1419"},"modified":"2026-07-28T05:18:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T05:18:13","slug":"blue-gold-graduates-archive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rarakihydro.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/28\/blue-gold-graduates-archive\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Gold Graduates Archive"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Blue Gold Graduate was a graduate student group in watershed science at SDSU, run by Ryoko 2019-2024, across Departments of Geography, Environmental Science, Civil Engineering, Geology, and Public Health. We held research seminars, socials, and networking events to facilitate inter-departmental communication\u2013we had so much fun! The group was named after SDSU faculty group\u00a0Blue Gold<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n
\n
\n
\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Past activities <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n

Fall 2024<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Led by Anne Holt and TJ Palmer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Networking & Seminar event\u00a0<\/strong>with\u00a0Emily Perkins\u00a0<\/strong>(GIS manager, USGS) and\u00a0Joel Kramer<\/strong>\u00a0(Agricultural Specialist, The Resource Conservation, District of San Diego County)
Social event:\u00a0<\/strong>San Diego River Park Foundation River Clean-up<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\n\n\n

Spring 2023<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Led by Lauren Bolotin and Margot Mattson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Networking & Seminar event\u00a0<\/strong>on working in environmental consulting with\u00a0Kristina Hysler, PE.<\/strong>\u00a0(Environmental Science, Permitting and Compliance Technical Leader, Vice President\/Principal Engineer at WSP)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research Seminars: <\/strong>
Margot Mattson (SDSU)<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cCharacterizing multi-decadal trends in land cover change to monitor wetland habitat decline in the Colorado River delta region\u201d<\/a>
TJ Palmer (SDSU)\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cQuantifying\u00a0and tracking trash in the San Diego River\u201d
Saskia Salwey (Bristol University (UK))<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cDeveloping generic reservoir operating rules for inclusion in the national-scale hydrological modelling of Great Britain\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\n\n\n

Fall 2022<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Led by Lauren Bolotin and Margot Mattson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Emily Deardorff<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cComparing the performance of the National Water Model to data-driven hydrological models using hydrological signatures\u201d<\/a>
Lauren Bolotin<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cSkill sharing workshop: Resources for identifying and downloading hydrologic data in R\u201d
Margot Mattson\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cSkill sharing workshop: Introduction to Google Earth Engine\u201d
Lauren Bolotin<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cSkill sharing workshop: Downloading USGS stream gauge data using R\u201d
Anne Holt<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cExperience sharing: Working at the Southern California Coastal Water Research Project\u201d
Nika Tsitelashvili<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cExperience sharing: Designing and managing a hydropower plant in Georgia\u201d
Cessia Caballero<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cThe dynamics of land use and land cover change in Brazil and impacts on surface-atmosphere interactions,\u201d<\/a>\u00a0see the Project website<\/a>
Social event\u2501 Mission Trail Hike<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\n\n\n

Spring 2022<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Lauren Bolotin<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cA hydrologic signature approach to analyzing post-fire overland flow in U.S. watersheds\u201d<\/a>
Margot Mattson<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cMultitemporal image analysis to detect changes in wetland extent and vegetation composition in the Colorado River Delta region\u201d<\/a>
Camila Abe<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cEvapotranspiration estimates from remote sensing-based algorithms and flux dower data\u201d
Kelly Hollman<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cPhotoirradiation and degradation kinetics of tire wear particle (TWP) leachates\u201d<\/a>
Justin Tang<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cRadar Detection of Narrow Cold Frontal Rainbands (NCFRs) and its Intersections with Urban Southern California Watersheds<\/a>, \u201d\u00a0see the open-source code<\/a>
Ryoko Araki\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cCalibrating using soil moisture seasonality improves water balance in hydrologic models\u201d
Social event<\/em>\u2014 Three Sisters Fall Trail Hike<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\n\n\n

Fall 2021<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Margot Mattson<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cCoastal erosion and flooding in Guayaquil, Ecuador\u201d
Dong-Hyun (Donny) Kim<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cUsing landscape data to hypothesize runoff mechanism alteration in urbanized watersheds\u201d
Lauren Bolotin<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cInvestigating relationships between extreme hourly and sub-hourly precipitation in California\u201d<\/a>
Ryoko Araki<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cA unique rainfall-runoff process in a humid tropical forest in Sumatra, Indonesia\u201d<\/a>
Camila Abe<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cPhysiographic characteristics and low flows in a small watershed of Rondonia, Brazil\u201d
Ryoko Araki\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cHow to Take Smart Notes\u201d<\/a>
Justin Tang\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cThe Role of Narrow Cold Frontal Rainbands on Urban Flooding in Southern California\u201d<\/a>
Lauren Bolotin<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cClassifying Salinity Regimes in Western U.S. Rivers and Streams\u201d<\/a>
Social event<\/em>\u2014 Torrey Pines Beach Hike<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\n\n\n

Spring 2021<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Brent Wilder<\/strong> \u201cIncorporate ECOSTRESS evapotranspiration measurements to improve certainty in post-fire vegetation assessments \u201c<\/a>
Ye Mu<\/strong> \u201cForests mitigates drought in an agricultural region of the Brazilian Amazon\u201d<\/a>
Mireille Garcia<\/strong> \u201cAn evaluation of microbial pollutant in a watershed with homeless encampments\u201d<\/a>
Vincent O\u2019hara-Rhi<\/strong> \u201cPredicting flood extent in urban area\u201d<\/a>
Gabriela Morales<\/strong> \u201cAgricultural responses to changing water supplies in Imperial Valley, California\u201d<\/a>
Justin Tang<\/strong> \u201cNarrow Cold Frontal Rain bands and Urban Flooding in Southern California\u201d<\/a>
Ryoko Araki<\/strong> \u201cA signature-based approach to quantify soil moisture dynamics\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\n\n\n

Fall 2020<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Brent Wilder<\/strong> \u201cAnalyzing Sars-cov-2 in wastewater treatment facilities to inform epidemiological monitoring of Covid-19\u201d
Cheyenne Graves <\/strong>\u201cRain water harvesting in Southern California\u201d
Gabriela Morales<\/strong> \u201cAgricultural responses to changing water supplies in Imperial Valley, California\u201d<\/a>
Ryoko Araki <\/strong>\u201cPaper review on soil moisture memory\u201d<\/a>
Ye Mu<\/strong> \u201cImproving the satellite precipitation estimates for rainfall extremes using a dense rain gauge network over the Brazilian Amazon\u201c<\/a>
Ryoko Araki <\/strong>\u201cDeveloping diagnostic signatures from in-situ soil moisture networks under different land-uses\u201d<\/a>
Brent Wilder <\/strong>\u201cPost-fire Vegetation and Hydrologic Recovery in a Mediterranean Climate\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\n\n\n

Spring 2020<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Ryoko Araki <\/strong>\u201cHow to bridge satellite and in-situ observation of soil moisture?\u201d
Sebastian Gnann<\/strong> \u201cWhat controls baseflow generation at the catchment scale?\u201d<\/a>
Gabriela Morales<\/strong> \u201cAgricultural responses to changing water supplies in Imperial Valley, California\u201d<\/a>
Brent Wilder <\/strong>\u201cAn analytical solution for rapidly predicting post-fire peak streamflow for small watersheds in southern California\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\n\n\n

Fall 2019<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Cheyenne Graves<\/strong> \u201cLife Cycle Analysis\u201d
Vincent O\u2019hara-Rhi<\/strong> \u201cAssessment of oil sampling method\u201d
Mireille Garcia<\/strong> \u201cStorm water management in San Diego\u201d
Ryoko Araki<\/strong> \u201cRainfall-runoff process in Indonesia\u201d<\/a>
Jose Calderon<\/strong> \u201c\u201d
Brent Wilder<\/strong> \u201cAn analytical solution for rapidly predicting post-fire peak streamflow for small watersheds in southern California\u201d<\/a>
Danielle Hunt<\/strong> \u201c\u201d
Gabriela Morales<\/strong> \u201cAgricultural responses to changing water supplies in Imperial Valley, California\u201d
Kelly Flint<\/strong> \u201c\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Blue Gold Graduate was a graduate student group in watershed science at SDSU, run by Ryoko 2019-2024, across Departments of Geography, Environmental Science, Civil Engineering, Geology, and Public Health. We held research seminars, socials, and networking events to facilitate inter-departmental communication\u2013we had so much fun! The group was named after SDSU faculty group\u00a0Blue Gold. Past […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":585,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1419","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rarakihydro.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1419","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rarakihydro.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rarakihydro.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rarakihydro.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rarakihydro.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1419"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/rarakihydro.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1419\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1441,"href":"https:\/\/rarakihydro.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1419\/revisions\/1441"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rarakihydro.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/585"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rarakihydro.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1419"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rarakihydro.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1419"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rarakihydro.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1419"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}