About Douglas

Dr. Hultstrand is a Senior HydroMeteorologist at Applied Weather Associates with 19+ years of experience in meteorology, hydrology, and hydrometeorology. He has been involved in all aspects of site-specific, statewide and regional probable maximum precipitation (PMP) development, extreme storm analyses, regional precipitation frequency analyses, uncertainty analysis, a developer of the Storm Precipitation Analysis System (SPAS), quantified annual exceedance probability (AEP) of PMP, developed rainfall areal reduction (ARF) factors, performed more than 50 climate change analyses, and performed forensic meteorological investigations. Dr. Hultstrand received a Bachelor's Degree from the University of Colorado at Boulder (CU) (Physical Geography, and Hydrology Certificate), a Master of Science degree from Colorado State University (CSU) (Watershed Science), and Doctorate degree in Earth Sciences from Colorado State University (CSU) (Hydrometeorology). Dr. Hultstrand has worked with U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Alpine Hydrology Research Group (AHRG), the Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR), and the U.S. Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station (RMRS). Dr. Hultstrand has been a guest instructor at Colorado State University and the University of Colorado at Boulder, an Executive Program Committee Member for the Data Analysis and Modeling group for the National Hydrologic Warning Council, has published and peer reviewed numerous articles in the academic, scientific, and private communities, and is a member the American Geophysical Union, American Meteorological Society, American Water Resources Association, Association of State Dam Safety Officials, National Hydrologic Warning Council, and the Western Snow Conference, and acted as an independent peer-review member for the Journal of Hydrometeorology, Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, and the US Geological Survey Scientific Investigation Reports (SIR).

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Education

Ph.D - , Earth Science, HydroMeteorology - Colorado State University
Ft Collins, CO, 2020

M.S. - , Watershed Science, Snow Hydrology - Colorado State University
Ft Collins, CO, 2006

B.S. -, Physical Geography (Hydrology Certificate) - University of Colorado, Boulder
Boulder, CO, 2003

Awards, Honors, Grants

  • Executive Program Committee Member (data analysis and modeling) National Hydrologic Warning Council, 2009-Present
  • Colorado Water Resources Research Institute (CWRRI) Grant, 2008
  • Graduate Research Funds, 2005
  • USGS STAR Award, 2003, 2004, 2005
  • Albert W. Smith Geography Scholarship, 2002
  • Golden Key International Honour Society, 2002
  • The National Society of Collegiate Scholars, 2001
  • Phi Beta Kappa, 2001
  • Dean’s List, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002,

Certifications

  • Hydrology Certificate by University of Colorado, Boulder, 2003

Memberships

  • American Meteorological Society (AMS)
  • Western Snow Conference (WSC)
  • American Water Resources Association (AWRA)
  • American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • National Hydrologic Warning Council (NHWC)
  • Association of State Dam Safety Officials (ASDSO)

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