Nice to meet you. I'm Scott Lawson

Hydrologic Researcher at the University of Vermont

Water Nerd

Mapmaker

Technology Enabler

"Only the most naive scientist believes that the perfect model is the one that perfectly represents reality. Such a model would have the same drawbacks as a map as large and detailed as the city it represents. , A map depicting every park, every street, every building, every tree, every pothole, every inhabitant, and every map. Were such a map possible, it's specificity would defeat its purpose: to generalize and abstract. Mapmakers highlight such features as their clients choose. Whatever their purpose, maps and models must simplify as much as they mimic the real world." -James Gleick, Chaos

-James gleick Chaos

Selected Projects

Come see what I've been working on.

Kind Words

Quotes from some friends and collaborators

"His ever-flowing love of rivers is reflected in his beautiful maps" -Hannah Sheehy
"No one better in the biz at pointing out what's water. I once saw him spot a nalgene from 5 miles out." -Mark Ashin
"Scott: Making waves in the world, one splash at a time. 🌊💦" -ChatGPT
"So good at modeling water, if it were the Middle Ages I’d accuse him of witchcraft" -Myles Smith
"When I need to know something about a river, you better believe Scott is my first call" -Anonymous