Powell Center Working Groups - Class of 2027
The Powell Center is pleased to announce four new working groups beginning in FY27. These projects were ranked by the Science Advisory Board and reflect the highest quality science, breadth, depth, and relevance reflective of the mission of the USGS.
The Powell Center is pleased to announce four new working groups beginning in FY27. These proposals were selected by the Science Advisory Board from a total of 16 submissions and reflect much of the breadth of USGS Earth system science.
Please join us in wishing success to our new Working Groups:
Towards an integrated multi-scale understanding of dryland plant traits with application to land management
Lixin Wang (Indiana University)
Raymond Kokaly (U.S. Geological Survey)
Andrew Feldman (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center/University of Maryland)
William Smith (The University of Arizona)
Assessing the susceptibility of lakes to groundwater withdrawals in the Upper Midwest
Samantha Oliver (U.S. Geological Survey)
Mike Fienen (U.S. Geological Survey)
Michael Meyer (U.S. Geological Survey)
A digital twin to accelerate volcano science and unify geodetic and seismic observations
Leif Karlstrom (University of Oregon)
Brandon Schmandt (Rice University)
Michael Poland (U.S. Geological Survey)
Kyle Anderson (U.S. Geological Survey)
Synthesizing methane fluxes, isotopes, and microbiomes to better understand the dynamics and consequences of permafrost thaw in a sensitive and strategic Arctic
Scott Saleska (University of Arizona)
Ruth Varner (University of New Hampshire)
Mark Waldrop (U.S. Geological Survey)
Virginia Rich (The Ohio State University)