Ethan Knight

Ethan is a science communications specialist for Western Water Assessment. In this role, he developed and is leading the implementation of WWA's communications plan. He developed and manages WWA’s website and social media accounts, and co-produces WWA's newsletters and webinar series. Ethan is also the coordinator of the Colorado Water Fellows Program at CU Boulder, a water workforce development program for undergraduate students. Lastly, he conducts climate research related to water resources and natural hazards in the WWA region (Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming). Most notably, he co-produces WWA's monthly Intermountain West Climate Briefings hosted on WWA's most popular web resource, the Intermountain West Climate Dashboard, which he also manages.

Ethan has always had a great interest in the environmental field and is particularly interested in weather and natural hazard impacts on water resources and communities. He first joined the WWA team in June 2019 as an undergraduate assistant primarily to work on the Colorado River Basin Climate and Hydrology: State of the Science report. He graduated from CU Boulder with a BA in Environmental Studies and a Minor in Geography in May 2020.