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Awards:

	Excellence at the Student Interface, 1999, 2000, 2001. Chosen among all junior faculty by the graduate students of the Department of Hydrology and Water Resources. Awarded the coveted Aquaman by the Graduate Students' Association.
USGS Arizona District Partnership Award, 2001. First recipient of this award to recognize individuals who form productive partenerships with scientists working in the Arizona District Office.
	USGS John Wesley Powell Award, 2001. One of only 12 academics to receive this national award for contributions to the USGS mission by nongovernmental employees.
Soil Science Society of America - S1 (Soil Physics) Early Career Award, 2002. The first recipient of this award to recognize scientists who have made an outstanding contribution in Soil Physics within six years of completing the Ph.D. degree.