Wildcats in Water | Precipitation Through Time: From Ancient Drainage Systems to Present-Day Climate Modeling
When:
Tuesday, November 11, 2025
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM CT
Where: O. T. Hogan Biological Sciences Building, Rm 1-160 (NAISE Space), 2205 Tech Drive, Evanston, IL 60208 map it
Audience: Faculty/Staff - Student - Post Docs/Docs - Graduate Students
Contact:
Northwestern Center for Water
water@northwestern.edu
Group: NCWR
Category: Other, Academic, Fine Arts, Social, Multicultural & Diversity, Global & Civic Engagement, Environment & Sustainability, Data Science & AI
Description:
Join us for our next Wildcats in Water Student Seminar on Tuesday, November 11th at 11:30 AM for lunch and fascinating student talks!
Theme of the Month:
Precipitation Through Time: From Ancient Drainage Systems to Present-Day Climate Modeling
🕦 Time: November 11th, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
📍 Place: 2205 Tech Drive, First Floor, Room 1-160
🥗 Lunch Provided!
Speakers:
Hugh Milner (History)
Learn how 12th-century Hollander settlers brought Dutch water management systems to northern Germany, negotiating rights, building drainage infrastructure, and carrying collective knowledge across regions.
Ann Sinclair (DEEPS)
Discover how modern rainfall datasets influence our understanding of rainfall-triggered landslides in Southern California—and what discrepancies in rainfall reporting mean for early warning systems.
These talks reveal how societies—past and present—grapple with the challenges of measuring and managing water.
Interested in presenting at a future seminar? Reach out to us at water@northwestern.edu or fill out this form.