About Me

Hi, I’m Danny Hogan. I’m a graduate student at the University of Washington working in the Mountain Hydrology Research Group studying the influences mountain meteorology has on mountain snowpacks and, in turn, on water resources within the Upper Colorado River Basin. I hail from the Bay Area, did my undergraduate degree in envrionmental engineering at Princeton University, rowed competitively in college, worked for 2-years after graduating, and moved up to Washington. I’m now fortunate enough to get to explore the amazing landscapes, weather, and ecosystems we have up here in the PNW with my wife and dog!

Academic and Personal Interests

• mountain meteorology, synoptic meteorology
• snow sublimation
• snow surface energy balance
• snow crystallography
• spring/fall season influences
• avalanche risk assessment, prediction & forecasting
• surface hoar/depositional processes
• water resources and regulation in the western US
• all things endurance sports

Projects

• Sublimation of Snow Campaign based in the East River, CO
• DOE ESS project: Mysteries of Missing Mountain Water

Current and Future Work

• Finishing a paper on understanding the synoptic-scale influences on large sublimation events.
• Just completed my General Exam (March 2025)