Deandre Presswood is no stranger to digging himself out of deep snow – literally. A graduate student at the University of Nevada, Reno, he’s studying snow hydrology and giving others a glimpse of the field’s quirks through his Instagram page, @hydrosciguy. … Right now, he’s a student, but when Presswood achieves his PhD in about two years, he’ll mark a unique accomplishment: he may become the first Black snow hydrologist in the nation. … In the Sierra region, trusted snow hydrologists are especially important. Northern Nevada’s water supply is reliant on snowpack.