Utah Snow Symposium
This event will kick off with an interactive panel discussion on the Olympics and snow research. Food and drinks will be provided to facilitate networking.
DECEMBER 3, 2025 | 2:00 - 5:00 PM
Quinney College of Law - Law Room 6619
383 South S University St, Salt Lake City, UT 84112
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2025 Utah Snow Symposium
From Research to Olympic Success
2:00 - 2:10pm
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Dr. Leif Anderson
2:10 - 2:25pm
University of Utah Olympic Efforts
Scott Doughman
2:25 - 3:00pm
Research Strengths Panel Discussion
Panelists:
- Dr. Jeff Bates, Materials Science & Engineering
- Dr. Tim Garrett, Atmospheric Sciences
- Dr. Gannet Hallar, Atmospheric Sciences
- Dr. Paul Brooks, Geology & Geophysics
Moderated By
Dr. Leif Anderson
3:00 - 3:15pm
Networking Break
- Light refreshments
3:15 - 4:20pm
Research Lightning Talks
| 3:15 – 3:20 PM | Utah's Winter Olympic Legacy: Past, Present, and Future Impacts | Jennifer Leaver |
| 3:20 – 3:24 PM | Thirty Years of Skiing and "Sciencing" Deep Powder from Japan's Gosetsu Chitai to Utah's Greatest Snow on Earth | Jim Steenburgh |
| 3:24 -- 3:28 PM | Orographic Influences on Precipitation in a Continental Mountain Environment as Observed by Mountain and Valley Profiling Radars | Michael Wasserstein |
| 3:28 – 3:32 PM | AI methods for modeling snow in mountainous terrain | Court Strong |
| 3:32 – 3:36 PM | Comparing Precipitation Products in a Machine Learning Snow Modeling Framework | Ryan Johnson |
| 3:36 – 3:40 PM | Deriving Snow micro- and microphysical properties from polarization weather radar measurements | Gerald Mace |
| 3:40 -- 3:44 PM | Observed Sensitivity of Snow Microphysics in Complex Terrain to the Presence of Near-Surface Supercooled Water | Pierce Gardner |
| 3:44 – 3:48 PM | Understanding the role of turbulence on the snowflake motion and settling | Eric Pardyjak |
| 3:48 – 3:52 PM | The Quantity and Quality of Precipitation: Insights from Mixed-Phase Sensing | Dhiraj Singh |
| 3:52 – 3:56 PM | Modeling shear strength of storm snow in Little Cottonwood Canyon | Benjamin Silberman |
| 3:56 – 4:00 PM | InSAR | Rick Forster |
| 4:00 – 4:04 PM | Using the Gravity Method to make a 3D model of the Timpanogos Rock Glacier | Bronson Cvijanovich |
| 4:04 – 4:08 PM | From Source to Sea: community impacts of Deming glacier melt in the Nooksack River Basin | Cait Quirk |
| 4:08 – 4:12 PM | Comprehensive Treatment of PFAS: Detection, Removal and Destruction | Ling Zang |
Various
4:20 - 4:30pm
Closing Remarks
Dr. Jake Jensen
4:30 - 5:00pm
Networking
- Light refreshments
Location:
SJ QUINNEY COLLEGE OF LAW (RM 6500)
FLYNN FACULTY ROOM
383 South S University St, Salt Lake City, UT 84112
Free Parking is Available in the College of Law parking lot
