… During the department’s first Water Resources Science Symposium held on September 23, the third annual Sierra Nevada Phillips Award was presented to Ellen Hanak, Ph.D. For almost 25 years, Dr. Hanak has adeptly navigated between science and policy on controversial and difficult water management challenges in California, including groundwater recharge, water affordability, and drought. Currently, Dr. Hanak is an adjunct fellow with the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) and is a founding director of PPIC’s Water Policy Center.