“I love working at the intersection of the built and natural environments and am passionate about finding sustainable solutions to water management problems that work in concert with the world around me. I am excited to have the opportunity to learn from and work with such experienced industry professionals at Kleinschmidt!”

Lauren Owens is hydrology and hydraulic modeling intern working out of the Oregon office for the summer of 2026. She did her undergrad at Princeton where she majored in Geosciences and minored in Geological Engineering and is now getting her MS in Environmental Engineering with a focus on hydrology and water resources at Stanford. At Kleinschmidt she supports a variety of no-rise analysis, flood management alternative modeling, sediment control, and statistical hydrology projects (among others) and is improving her skills in GIS, HEC-RAS, Python, and AutoCAD.