Ethan Vimont is a first year master’s student at the University of Arizona in Soil, Water, and Environmental Science. He received his undergraduate degrees in environmental science and theatre from the University of Colorado in Boulder. Ethan has worked in several places around the world including as a researcher for the United States Geologic Survey on the North Slope of Alaska and as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Mali and Nepal.
He worked for fifteen months in a rural village in Mali on irrigation, malaria prevention, and literacy under the auspices of the environment program. After war broke out in Mali, Ethan was evacuated and continued his Peace Corps service in Nepal for another two years in the nutrition program. He worked on mother-child nutrition, drinking water supplies, and girls’ empowerment.
His passions are water and finding solutions to water problems facing the world through better management of that resource. With such passions, he quickly found a home at the WRRC where he is currently working on a nationwide project to better understand groundwater quality management and governance across the United States. The first phase of the project is scheduled for completion in the fall of 2016.
Ethan’s studies focus on water policy and management along with coursework on water science. His current thesis plans focus on investigating innovative areas in groundwater management. After his expected graduation in May 2017, he hopes to work in the United States and internationally on water conflicts and water management issues.