Updated: March 2015
CURRICULUM VITAE
Julie A. Vano
College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences
Oregon State University
jvano@coas.oregonstate.edu
http://people.oregonstate.edu/~vanoj
Research Interests
Water resources management; hydrology; science policy; climate change impacts; climatic variability; landcover change; system dynamics.
Current Position
Postdoctoral Fellow, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis,
OR, 2013-present
Education
Ph.D., Civil and Environmental Engineering, Univ. of Washington, 2013
Dissertation: Hydrologic sensitivities of western U.S. rivers to climate change
Committee: Dennis Lettenmaier (advisor), Joseph Cook, Alan Hamlet, Erkan Istanbulluoglu, David Pierce,
Bradley Udall
M.S., Land Resources, Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison, 2005
Thesis: Land-surface hydrology in N. Wisconsin, USA: Influences of climatic variability and land cover
Committee: Jonathan Foley (advisor), Stephen Carpenter, Roger Hammer, Monica Turner
B.A., Biology, minors in Mathematics and Chemistry, Luther College, Decorah, IA, 1999, magna cum laude
Study Abroad Program: Univ. of Malta, Misda, Malta, Spring 1998
Honors & Awards
• National Science Foundation Earth Sciences Postdoctoral Fellow, 2013-present
• Climate Impacts Research Consortium Featured Researcher, March 2014
• Society of Women Engineers’ Outstanding Female Graduate Student in Civil and Env. Engineering, 2013
• Ronald and Mary Nece Endowed Fellowship, Civil and Env. Engineering, Univ. of Washington, 2012
• Graduate Scholar Award at International Conference on Climate Change: Impacts and Responses, 2012
• Univ. of Washington Water Symposium Best Student Presentation Award, 2011
• United States Society on Dams Student Scholarship, 2011
• American Water Resources Association Washington Chapter Fellowship, 2010
• Student representative on Civil and Env. Engineering faculty hiring committee, 2010
• Session Lead for Graduate Climate Conference, 2009
• Water Center Annual Review of Research, Univ. of Washington, Best Poster Presentation, 2008
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• Endowed Presidential Fellowship, Civil and Env. Engineering, Univ. of Washington, 2007–2008
• Science and Technology Policy Graduate Fellow, The National Academies, 2006
• Graduate Student Executive Committee Member, Madison Ecology Group, 2005
• Outstanding Student Presentation Award, American Geophysical Union, 2004
• Regent Scholar, Luther College, 1995-1999
Science Policy & Communication Experience
Student Co-Lead, Univ. of Washington Evans School of Public Affairs, 2008–2009
Worked with the Congressional Research Service in Washington DC to write report on the role of Principles
and Guidelines in evaluating benefits and costs of federal water projects.
Science-Policy Fellow and Research Associate, National Academy of Sciences, Washington DC, 2006-2007
Facilitated studies for the Water Science and Technology Board of the National Research Council. Worked
with the scientists and managers to write consensus reports to guide policymaking for federal agencies.
Planned committee meetings, moderated discussions, edited and managed report writing and review.
Climate Science Consultant, Rivet Entertainment L.L.C., 2007
Conducted research on 8-hour Discovery Channel documentary-drama on climate change. Interpreted science
from climate change scientists for writers and producers.
Management Experience
Transportation Dispatch Supervisor, 2002 Olympic Games, Salt Lake City, UT
Organized operations and coordinated internal shuttle systems and motor pool for the Olympic Village.
Managed daily work assignments of two staff members and over 40 volunteers.
Information Services Coordinator, 2001 Special Olympics World Games, Anchorage, AK
Developed, implemented, and evaluated operation plans. Trained over 100 volunteers and was direct
supervisor for the 10 Special Olympic Village venue leads.
Teaching Experience
Pre-doctoral Instructor, Univ. of Washington, Fall 2010
Developed curriculum and served as lead instructor for graduate-level course on water management, CEE 578
Water Systems Management and Operations. Teaching evaluations had average score of 4.3 out of 5.
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison, Spring 2003
Developed and taught lab portion of IES/Forestry/Botany 461 Environmental Systems Concepts.
Teaching Assistant, Luther College, Decorah, IA, Fall 1998 - Spring 1999
Co-taught BIO 151 and 152 Principles of Biology lab sections and tutored for Biostatistics.
Fieldwork Experience
Fish & Wildlife Technician, Alaska Department of Fish & Game, 2001-2002
Monitored health of salmon populations in a commercial fishery on the Alaska Peninsula.
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Biological Science Technician, Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Medora, ND, 1999
Set up and implemented an invasive species and prairie restoration study for Resource Mgmt. Division.
Ecological Research Intern Supervisor, Cedar Creek National History Area, Bethel, MN, 1998
Led field crews in Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) and Biodiversity, Carbon Dioxide, and Nitrogen
(BioCON) experiments for the University of Minnesota.
Funded Proposals
National Science Foundation Earth Sciences Postdoctoral Fellowship, An integrated multi-directional
approach to understanding local hydrologic responses to global climate change, PI: JA Vano, ($170,000),
2013.
As a graduate student, I was in two well-funded research groups (Jonathan Foley and Dennis Lettenmaier). I
have helped in drafting several proposals, including:
Portland Water Bureau, PUMA Project Phase I – Hydrologic Model for the Bull Run Watershed for Climate
Change Analysis, PIs: DP Lettenmaier and PW Mote, ($75,000), 2012.
Environmental Institute at the UW College of the Environment, Adapting to climate-induced hydrological
changes in the Yakima River basin of Washington State: unlocking water markets, PIs: JH Cook, SS
Rabotyagov, and DP Lettenmaier, ($145,000), 2010.
Professional Affiliations and Honor Society Memberships
American Geophysical Union
American Water Resources Association
American Meteorological Society
United States Society on Dams
Ecological Society of America
Phi Beta Kappa National Honor Society
Pi Mu Epsilon National Math Honor Society
Journal Referee
Conservation Biology
Climatic Change
Ecosystems
Hydrologic Processes
Journal of the American Water Resources Association
Journal of Climate
Journal of Hydrometerology
Water Resources Research
Refereed Journal Publications
Vano, JA, JB Kim, DE Rupp, and PW Mote, 201X: Selecting climate change scenarios using impact-relevant
sensitivities, Geophysical Research Letters, (in review).
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Vano, JA, B Nijssen, and DP Lettenmaier, 2015: Seasonal hydrologic responses to climate change in the
Pacific Northwest, Water Resources Research, (in press), doi:10.1002/2014WR015909,
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/2014WR015909.
Vano, JA, B Udall, DR Cayan, JT Overpeck, LD Brekke, T Das, HC Hartmann, HG Hidalgo, M Hoerling, GJ
McCabe, K Morino, RS Webb, K Werner, and DP Lettenmaier, 2014: Understanding Uncertainties in
Future Colorado River Streamflow, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 95, 59-78, doi:
10.1175/BAMS-D-12-00228.1, http://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/abs/10.1175/BAMS-D-12-00228.1
Vano, JA and DP Lettenmaier, 2014: A sensitivity-based approach to evaluating future changes in Colorado
River discharge Climatic Change, 122(4), 621-634, doi: 10.1007/s10584-013-1023-x,
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10584-013-1023-x
Vano, JA, T Das, and DP Lettenmaier, 2012: Hydrologic sensitivities of Colorado River runoff to changes in
precipitation and temperature, J. of Hydrometeorology, 13(3), 932-949, doi:10.1175/JHM-D-11-069.1,
http://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/abs/10.1175/JHM-D-11-069.1?journalCode=hydr
Das, T, DW Pierce, DR Cayan, JA Vano, and DP Lettenmaier, 2011: The importance of warm season
warming to western U.S. streamflow changes, Geophys. Res. Lett., 38, doi:10.1029/2011GL049660,
http://www.agu.org/pubs/crossref/2011/2011GL049660.shtml
Gao Y, JA Vano, C Zhu, and DP Lettenmaier, 2011: Evaluating climate change over the Colorado River
basin using regional climate models, J. Geophys. Res. 116, D13104, doi:10.1029/2010JD015278,
http://www.agu.org/pubs/crossref/2011/2010JD015278.shtml
Elsner, MM, L Cuo, N Voisin, JS Deems, AF Hamlet, JA Vano, KEB Mickelson, SY Lee, and DP
Lettenmaier, 2010: Implications of 21st Century climate change for the hydrology of Washington State,
Climatic Change, 102(1-2), 225-260, doi:10.1007/s10584-010-9855-0,
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10584-010-9855-0
Vano, JA, N Voisin, L Cuo, AF Hamlet, MM Elsner, RN Palmer, A Polebitski, and DP Lettenmaier, 2010:
Climate change impacts on water management in the Puget Sound region, Washington, USA, Climatic
Change, 102(1-2), 225-260, doi:10.1007/s10584-010-9846-1,
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10584-010-9846-1
Vano, JA, M Scott, N Voisin, CO Stöckle, AF Halmet, KEB Mickelson, MM Elsner, and DP Lettenmaier,
2010: Climate change impacts on water management and irrigated agriculture in the Yakima River basin,
Washington, USA, Climatic Change, 102(1-2), 287-317, doi:10.1007/s10584-010-9856-z,
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10584-010-9856-z
Whitely Binder, LC, JK Barcelos, DB Booth, M Darzen, MM Elsner, RA Fenske, TF Graham, AF Hamlet, J
Hodges-Howell, DD Huppert, JE Jackson, C Karr, PW Keys, JS Littell, N Mantua, J Marlow, D
McKenzie, M Robinson-Dorn, EA Rosenberg, CO Stöckle, and JA Vano, 2010: Preparing for climate
change in Washington State, Climatic Change, 102(1-2), 351-376, doi:10.1007/s10584-010-9850-5,
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10584-010-9850-5
Cardille, JA, SR Carpenter, JA Foley, PC Hanson, MG Turner, and JA Vano, 2009: Climate change and
lakes: Estimating sensitivities of water and carbon budgets, J. Geophys. Res., 114(G3), G03011,
doi:10.1029/2008JG000891, http://www.agu.org/pubs/crossref/2009/2008JG000891.shtml
Vano, JA, Foley, JA, Kucharik, CJ, and MT Coe, 2008: Controls of climatic variability and land cover on
land surface hydrology of northern Wisconsin, USA, J. of Geophys. Res., 113(G4), G04040,
doi:10.1029/2007JG000681, http://www.agu.org/pubs/crossref/2008/2007JG000681.shtml
Cardille, JA, Carpenter SR, Coe, MT, Foley, JA, Hanson, PC, Turner, MG, and JA Vano, 2007: Carbon and
water cycling in lake-rich landscapes: Landscape connections, lake hydrology, and biogeochemistry, J. of
Geophys. Res., 112(G2), G02031, doi:10.1029/2006JG000200,
http://www.agu.org/journals/ABS/2007/2006JG000200.shtml
Vano, JA, Foley, JA, Kucharik, CJ, and MT Coe, 2006: Evaluating the seasonal and interannual variations in
water balance in northern Wisconsin using a land surface model, J. of Geophys. Res., 111(G2), G02025,
doi:10.1029/2005JG000112, http://www.agu.org/journals/ABS/2006/2005JG000112.shtml
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Cardille, JA, Coe, MT, and JA Vano, 2004: Impacts of climate variation and catchment area on water balance
and lake hydrologic type in groundwater-dominated systems: a generic lake model, Earth Interactions,
8(13), 1-24. doi:10.1175/1087-3562(2004)8, http://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/pdf/10.1175 /10873562%282004%298%3C1%3AIOCVAC%3E2.0.CO%3B2
Reports for Federal and State Agencies
Climate Impacts Group, 2009. The Washington Climate Change Impacts Assessment, M. McGuire Elsner, J.
Littell, and L Whitely Binder (eds). Center for Science in the Earth System, Joint Institute for the Study of
the Atmosphere and Oceans, Univ. of Washington, Seattle, Washington,
http://www.cses.washington.edu/db/pdf/wacciareport681.pdf (lead author on two chapters, contributing
author on two chapters)
University of Washington Evans School of Public Affairs, 2009. Principles and Guidelines for Evaluating
Federal Water Projects: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Planning and the Use of Benefit Cost Analysis. A
report prepared for the Congressional Research Service, http://www.fas.org/irp/agency/dhs/fema/evans.pdf
(report co-lead),
National Research Council, 2008. Hydrologic Effects of a Changing Forest Landscape, Washington D.C.:
National Academy Press, http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=12223 (assisted as a consultant on
the NRC staff)
National Research Council, 2006. River Science at the U.S. Geological Survey, Washington D.C.: National
Academy Press, http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=11773 (assisted as a science-policy fellow
on the NRC staff)
Book Chapters
Vano, JA, AF Hamlet, and SY Lee, Chapter 112, Columbia River Basin, Handbook of Applied Hydrology, Ed.
Vijay Singh, McGraw Hill (in review)
Selected Presentations
Vano, JA, Climate change impacts on snow and water resources. CEE 573 Snow Hydrology, Univ. of
Washington, Seattle, Washington, March 2015 (guest lecture)
Vano, JA, JB Kim, DE Rupp, and PW Mote, Using impact-relevant sensitivities to efficiently evaluate and
select climate change scenarios, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California,
December 2014
Vano, JA, K Dello, JB Kim, DP Lettenmaier, PW Mote, B Nijssen, DE Rupp, and M Strumbaugh, Climate
Information for 21st Century Water Resource Planning in the Columbia Basin, The Columbia River Basin:
2014 Transboundary Conference, Spokane, Washington, October 2014
Vano, JA, DE Rupp, PW Mote, and JB Kim, Selecting climate change scenarios using impact-relevant
sensitivities, Pacific Northwest Climate Science Conference, Seattle, Washington, September 2014
Vano, JA, Uncertain water resources in a changing climate, Oregon State University Climate Club Lunch,
Corvallis, Oregon, April 2014 (invited talk)
Vano, JA, Good presentation, Bad presentation, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, March 2014
(2-part workshop)
Vano, JA, Assessing climate risks relevant to water management, Oregon State University Water Resources
Seminar, Corvallis, Oregon, February 2014
Vano, JA, Future streamflow in the Pacific Northwest, Department of Ecology Climate Science Network
meeting, Olympia, Washington, February 2014
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Vano, JA, Evaluating climate change risks for water management and planning, University of Washington
Tacoma’s Environmental Science Seminar, Tacoma, Washington, February 2014 (invited talk)
Vano, JA, Making climate change projections relevant to water management: opportunities and challenges in
the Colorado River basin, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California,
December 2013 (invited talk)
Vano, JA, Past, present, and future management challenges in the Colorado River basin. CEE 250
Environmental Processes and Flows, Seattle, Washington, November 2013 (guest lecture)
Vano, JA and DP Lettenmaier, A quick approach to projecting future streamflow in the Pacific Northwest,
American Water Resources Association 2013 National Water Resources Conference, Portland, Oregon,
November 2013
Vano JA, B Udall, DR Cayan, JT Overpeck, LD Brekke, T Das, HC Hartmann, HG Hidalgo, M Hoerling, GJ
McCabe, K Morino, RS Webb, K Werner, and DP Lettenmaier, Understanding Uncertainties in Future
Colorado River Streamflow, Briefing for the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy
NSTC CENRS Subcommittee on Water Availability and Quality, Washington DC, July 2013
Vano, JA and DP Lettenmaier, Mapping the diversity of hydrologic responses to seasonal climate in the
Pacific Northwest, American Geophysical Union Chapman Conference on Hydroclimate Forecasts and
Water Management, Portland, Oregon, July 2013
Vano, JA and DP Lettenmaier, Mapping hydrologic sensitivities in the Columbia River Basin, Pacific
Northwest Climate Science Conference, Boise, Idaho, October 2012
Vano, JA, Hydrologic sensitivities to climate change in the Columbia River Basin, American Water Resources
Association - Washington 2012 Annual Conference, Ellensburg, Washington, September 2012
Vano, JA and DP Lettenmaier, Uncertainties in future Columbia River water supply, International Climate
Change Conference, Seattle, Washington, July 2012
Vano, JA, B Nijssen, and DP Lettenmaier, Tools for Water Resources Management in the 21st Century,
American Geophysical Union’s inaugural Science Policy Conference, Washington DC, May 2012
Vano, JA, Past, present, and future management challenges in the Colorado River basin. CEE 500
Environmental/Water Resources Seminar, Seattle, Washington, April 2011 (guest lecture)
Vano, JA, T Das, and DP Lettenmaier, Hydrologic sensitivities of Colorado River runoff to changes in
temperature and precipitation. American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington,
January 2011
Vano, JA, Predicted Impacts of Climate Change on Irrigated Agriculture in the Yakima Basin. PB AF 521a
Water Center Seminar Special Series: Managing Water Resources in the Yakima Basin, Seattle,
Washington, January 2011 (guest lecture)
Vano, JA and DP Lettenmaier, University of Washington Revised Projections. Climate Workshop Series:
Colorado River Basin Climate Change Projects Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona, April 2010
Vano, JA, The role of benefit-cost analysis in water resources planning for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
The Water Center 20th Annual Review of Research, Seattle, Washington, February 2010
Vano, JA, The Importance of Snow in Water Management. CEE 599 Snow Hydrology, Univ. of Washington,
Seattle, Washington, February 2010 (guest lecture)
Vano, JA, Implications of 21st Century Climate Change on Water Supply. Washington State Horticultural
Association 105th Annual Meeting, Wenatchee, Washington, December 2009
Vano, JA, Das T, and DP Lettenmaier, Reconciling Projections of Colorado River Stream Flow Over the Next
Century. American Water Resources Association 2009 National Water Resources Conference, Seattle,
Washington, November 2009
Vano, JA, Voisin N, Scott M, Cuo, L, Elsner MM, Halmet AF, Mickelson, KEB, Palmer RN, Polebitski A,
Stöckle C, Lettenmaier DP, Climate change impacts to Yakima River basin and Puget Sound water
supplies. Climate Impacts Group Fall Forecast Meeting, Seattle, Washington, October 2009
Vano, JA and TB Davis, Evaluating U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Water Projects: Aiding Decisions with
Benefit-Cost Analysis. Presentation to the Congressional Research Service, Washington, DC, May 2009
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Vano, JA, Introduction to Hydrology and Water Resources. Graduate Climate Conference, Univ. of
Washington’s Pack Forest Conference Center, Washington, April 2009 (session chair overview)
Vano, JA, Voisin N, Cuo, L, Scott M, Elsner MM, Palmer RN, Polebitski A, Halmet AF, Steinemann, AC,
Lettenmaier DP. Using multi-model ensemble methods to assess climate change impacts on water
management throughout the State of Washington, USA. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San
Francisco, California, December 2008
Vano, JA, Climate Change: Water Planning Horizon Forecast. American Water Resources Association –
Washington 2008 Annual Conference, Seattle, Washington, October 2008
Vano, JA, Challenges and Rewards of Translating Climate Change Science for Non-scientists: Two Case
Studies on Drought. Graduate Climate Conference, Univ. of Washington’s Pack Forest Conference Center,
Washington, October 2007
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