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Hello members of the FEWS Lab,</div>
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Welcome to the Fall 2025 semester. Continuing members, I hope you had a productive summer and got some time off to recharge. New members, we are excited to have you join the group. I'm really looking forward to working with all of you again and tackling the
exciting research projects ahead.</div>
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To kick things off, our <b>first weekly lab meeting</b> will be held on:</div>
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<b>Date: Thursday, August 14, 2025,Time: 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM PST</b> <b>Location: SRE 475</b></div>
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During this first meeting, we'll discuss expectations, our priorities for the semester, review current project statuses, and establish our team goals for the coming months. It will also be a great opportunity for us to reconnect and share any updates. Please
note that attending weekly lab meeting in-person is mandatory and virtual attendance will only be allowed under extreme circumstances. </div>
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Please come prepared to briefly share your summer highlights or any initial thoughts on the semester. If you have any agenda items you'd like to add, please let me know by the end of the day Wednesday, August 13th.</div>
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Looking forward to seeing you all there!</div>
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<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Aptos Display", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Best Regards,</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Aptos Display", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Safeeq Khan, PhD</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Aptos Display", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><b>Associate Professor of Hydrology</b></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Aptos Display", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><a style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWAcb2620e0-0de3-d738-1fe1-44a8e08fa607" href="https://engineering.ucmerced.edu/soe-bylaw-units/civil-environmental-engineering-cee">Civil
& Environmental Engineering, University of California, Merced</a></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Aptos Display", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><b>Associate Editor</b>,
<a style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWA29c65860-8539-15c4-99d9-24c345709c7a" href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10991085">
Hydrological Processes</a></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Aptos Display", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><b>Website:</b>
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http://ecohydrology.ucmerced.edu/</a></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Aptos Display", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><b>Phone:</b> <a style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWA6154bfa4-173e-9bee-0629-b9e8919bd604" target="_blank" href="tel:(209)%20386-3623">209-386-3623</a></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Aptos Display", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><b>Email:</b> <a style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWA5f9ac376-7b79-ae1a-ee8e-4ef13d3cf2bd" target="_blank" href="mailto:msafeeq@ucmerced.edu">msafeeq@ucmerced.edu</a></span></p>
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