Physical Scientist James Romano and Hydrologist Hailey Trompeter prepare equipment for a microplastics sampling effort in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Hailey E Trompeter
Hailey Trompeter is a Hydrologist with the Upper Midwest Water Science Center in Wisconsin, where she has worked since 2022.
Hailey is stationed in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Her work focuses on freshwater quality assessments in the greater Milwaukee area. Hailey has done sampling in streams throughout Wisconsin conducting habitat assessments, fish and invertebrate surveys, and sediment sampling. She is a lab manager at the Milwaukee Water Quality Laboratory where she does algal toxin analysis and harmful algal bloom monitoring using Solid Phase Adsorption Toxin Tracking (SPATT) technology.
Professional Experience
2022 - Present, Hydrologist, USGS Upper Midwest Water Science Center
2021 - 2023, Laboratory Assistant, Water and Environmental Analysis Laboratory
Education and Certifications
2023, B.S. Hydrology – University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
Abstracts and Presentations
Use of Solid Phase Adsorption Toxin Tracking (SPATT) to determine the presence of harmful algal blooms (HABs) in freshwater systems (presented at the WI AWRA 2024 conference)
Science and Products
Integrated Ecosystems Studies Team
Physical Scientist James Romano and Hydrologist Hailey Trompeter prepare equipment for a microplastics sampling effort in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Hydrologist Hailey Trompeter, Physical Scientists Kathryn Johncock and James Romano and set up equipment for a microplastics sampling effort in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Hydrologist Hailey Trompeter, Physical Scientists Kathryn Johncock and James Romano and set up equipment for a microplastics sampling effort in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Hydrologist Hailey Trompeter holds the column containing the net and water flowing out of the copper flow meter during a microplastics sampling effort in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Hydrologist Hailey Trompeter holds the column containing the net and water flowing out of the copper flow meter during a microplastics sampling effort in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Two scientists sampling an Underwood Creek Tributary from an overlook using a sampling pole near Milwaukee
linkPhysical Scientist James Romano and Hydrologist Hailey Trompeter sampling an Underwood Creek Tributary from an overlook using a sampling pole near Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Photo shows the entirety of the sampling system from afar.
Two scientists sampling an Underwood Creek Tributary from an overlook using a sampling pole near Milwaukee
linkPhysical Scientist James Romano and Hydrologist Hailey Trompeter sampling an Underwood Creek Tributary from an overlook using a sampling pole near Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Photo shows the entirety of the sampling system from afar.
Science and Products
Integrated Ecosystems Studies Team
Physical Scientist James Romano and Hydrologist Hailey Trompeter prepare equipment for a microplastics sampling effort in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Physical Scientist James Romano and Hydrologist Hailey Trompeter prepare equipment for a microplastics sampling effort in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Hydrologist Hailey Trompeter, Physical Scientists Kathryn Johncock and James Romano and set up equipment for a microplastics sampling effort in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Hydrologist Hailey Trompeter, Physical Scientists Kathryn Johncock and James Romano and set up equipment for a microplastics sampling effort in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Hydrologist Hailey Trompeter holds the column containing the net and water flowing out of the copper flow meter during a microplastics sampling effort in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Hydrologist Hailey Trompeter holds the column containing the net and water flowing out of the copper flow meter during a microplastics sampling effort in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Two scientists sampling an Underwood Creek Tributary from an overlook using a sampling pole near Milwaukee
linkPhysical Scientist James Romano and Hydrologist Hailey Trompeter sampling an Underwood Creek Tributary from an overlook using a sampling pole near Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Photo shows the entirety of the sampling system from afar.
Two scientists sampling an Underwood Creek Tributary from an overlook using a sampling pole near Milwaukee
linkPhysical Scientist James Romano and Hydrologist Hailey Trompeter sampling an Underwood Creek Tributary from an overlook using a sampling pole near Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Photo shows the entirety of the sampling system from afar.