<div dir="ltr"><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-7838ded4-7fff-1d60-0b7c-f29b339f696f"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,33,33);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Hello, </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,33,33);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-ef016b5f-7fff-a5a3-2174-b4d137c538f9"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,33,33);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">I am seeking prospective PhD students to join my mountain hydrology research group at Montana State University in the Department of Civil Engineering, starting in either the Spring or Fall of 2024. The primary focus will be on mountain hydrology, with flexible research topics such as snow hydrology, land-atmosphere interactions, wildfires, spatial variability, machine learning, and more.</span></span><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,33,33);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">The preferred candidate should have a MS degree in engineering or science and skills in programming languages (eg., Python, Fortran, C). You can get more information about me and my research at </span><a href="https://www.montana.edu/ce/directory/2458615/siwei-he" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">https://www.montana.edu/ce/directory/2458615/siwei-he</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,33,33);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">. Our research group is committed to creating an equitable, supportive, and inclusive environment. Interested applicants should send a CV and a personal statement of background and interests to me at </span><a href="mailto:siwei.he@colorado.edu" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">siwei.he@montana.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,33,33);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,33,33);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><br></span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,33,33);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, but highest priority will be given to those received by November 6, 2023.</span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,33,33);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><br></span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,33,33);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Best,</span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,33,33);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Siwei</span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a name="_MailAutoSig" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><b><br></b></a></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a name="_MailAutoSig" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><b><br></b></a></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a name="_MailAutoSig" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><b>Siwei He,</b></a><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a name="_MailAutoSig">Ph.D., Assistant Professor</a></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">Civil
Engineering Department</span><br></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">Montana State
University</span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">Email: </span><a href="mailto:siwei.he@montana.edu" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">siwei.he@montana.edu</span></a><br></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">Web: </span><a href="https://www.montana.edu/ce/directory/2458615/siwei-he" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">https://www.montana.edu/ce/directory/2458615/siwei-he</span></a><br></p></span><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"></div>