The Rocky Mountain Region is working with a multidisciplinary team of experts within the Colorado River Basin to determine how the USGS can develop integrative science, data, models, and tools that can be used to address key science challenges related to drought risk within the basin.
Current Team Members
| Name | Title | Science Center | Contact | Subgroup Membership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katharine Dahm | Senior Scientist | Rocky Mountain Region | kdahm@usgs.gov 303-236-1651 |
Colorado River Basin Pilot Lead |
| Meghan Dick | Hydrologist | California Water Science Center | mdick@usgs.gov 305-962-3270 |
Spatial Data Catalog, Long-term Planning, Short-term Prototypes |
| Sharon Qi | Physical Scientist/GIS Specialist | Colorado Water Science Center | slqi@usgs.gov 503-579-0668 |
Stakeholder Engagement & Communication, Data Management & Advanced Technology, Spatial Data Catalog |
| Patrick Anderson | Biologist | Fort Collins Science Center | andersonpj@usgs.gov 970-226-9488 |
Science Collaborations & Project Support, Stakeholder Engagement & Communication |
| Adrian Monroe | Ecologist | Fort Collins Science Center | amonroe@usgs.gov 970-226-9122 |
Science Collaborations & Project Support (Co-lead), Spatial Data Catalog, Data Management & Advanced Technology |
| Jennifer Erxleben | Chief of the Cloud Hosting Solutions Team | Office of the Associate Chief Information Officer | jerxleben@usgs.gov 406-994-6512 |
Data Management & Advanced Technology (Co-lead) |
| Eric Anderson | Research Geophysicist | Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center | ericanderson@usgs.gov 303-236-5652 |
Project Development & Coordination (Lead), Data Management & Advanced Technology (Co-lead) |
| Rebecca Frus | Hydrologist | Nevada Water Science Center | rfrus@usgs.gov 702-564-4606 |
Stakeholder Engagement & Communication (Co-lead), Science Collaborations & Project Support |
| Anne Tillery | Surface Systems Specialist | New Mexico Water Science Center | atillery@usgs.gov 505-688-1142 |
Stakeholder Engagement & Communication, Science Collaborations & Project Support |
| Kathryn Thomas | Supervisory Research Ecologist | Southwest Biological Science Center | kathryn_a_thomas@usgs.gov 520-670-5590 |
Project Development & Coordination, Data Management & Advanced Technology |
| Daniel Jones | Physical Scientist/Geographer | Utah Water Science Center | dkjones@usgs.gov 801-908-5010 |
Science Collaborations & Project Support (Co-lead), Stakeholder Engagement & Communication |
| Jason Alexander | Surface Water Section Chief | Wyoming-Montana Water Science Center | jalexand@usgs.gov 307-775-9169 |
Science Collaborations & Project Support, Project Development & Coordination |
| Sally House | Science Communications | California Water Science Center | shouse@usgs.gov 916-698-0270 |
Stakeholder Engagement & Communication, Spatial Data Catalog |
| Joseph Hevesi | Hydrologist | California Water Science Center | jhevesi@usgs.gov 916-278-3274 |
Data Management & Advanced Technology, Stakeholder Engagement & Communication |
| Name | Title | Center | Contact | Role / Subgroup Membership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allison Shipp | Deputy Regional Director for Science | Rocky Mountain Region | aashipp@usgs.gov 573-999-4258 |
Regional Pilot Team Advisor |
| Alicia Torregrosa | Program Officer | Southwest Region | atorregrosa@usgs.gov 650-269-5044 |
Regional Pilot Team Advisor |
| Darrin Thome | Associate Regional Director | Southwest Region | dthome@usgs.gov 916-716-4821 |
Regional Pilot Team Advisor |
| William Andrews | Science Coordinator | Rocky Mountain Region | wandrews@usgs.gov 405-227-2687 |
Stakeholder Engagement & Communication, Project Development & Coordination |
| Robert Horton | Science Coordinator | Rocky Mountain Region | rhorton@usgs.gov 303-704-9744 |
Long-term Planning |
| Program Officer | Rocky Mountain Region | jdriscoll@usgs.gov 303-236-4979 |
Stakeholder Engagement & Communication (Co-lead), Data Management & Advanced Technology |
Former Team Members
| Name | Title | Science Center | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Skinner | IT Specialist/Data Management | Central Energy Resources Science Center | cskinner@usgs.gov 303-236-1651 |
| Todd Hawbaker | Research Ecologist | Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center | tjhawbaker@usgs.gov 303-236-1371 |
| David Dean | Research Hydrologist | Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center | djdean@usgs.gov 928-556-7297 |
| John Bradford | Research Ecologist | Southwest Biological Science Center | jbradford@usgs.gov 928-380-4671 |
| Michael Duniway | Research Ecologist/Soil Scientist | Southwest Biological Science Center | mduniway@usgs.gov 435-260-2414 |
| Shaleene Chavarria | Hydrologist | New Mexico Water Science Center | schavar@usgs.gov 505-830-7951 |
The Colorado River Basin Pilot Project
USGS expertise together with our vast regional data sets and modeling capabilities, provide an excellent opportunity to demonstrate the value and impact of a strategic and integrated science approach to delivering actionable intelligence to support decision making related to drought risk in the Colorado River Basin. The Pilot in the Colorado River Basin is underway to demonstrate more complex...
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The Rocky Mountain Region is working with a multidisciplinary team of experts within the Colorado River Basin to determine how the USGS can develop integrative science, data, models, and tools that can be used to address key science challenges related to drought risk within the basin.
Current Team Members
Name Title Science Center Contact Subgroup Membership Katharine Dahm Senior Scientist Rocky Mountain Region kdahm@usgs.gov
303-236-1651Colorado River Basin Pilot Lead Meghan Dick Hydrologist California Water Science Center mdick@usgs.gov
305-962-3270Spatial Data Catalog, Long-term Planning, Short-term Prototypes Sharon Qi Physical Scientist/GIS Specialist Colorado Water Science Center slqi@usgs.gov
503-579-0668Stakeholder Engagement & Communication, Data Management & Advanced Technology, Spatial Data Catalog Patrick Anderson Biologist Fort Collins Science Center andersonpj@usgs.gov
970-226-9488Science Collaborations & Project Support, Stakeholder Engagement & Communication Adrian Monroe Ecologist Fort Collins Science Center amonroe@usgs.gov
970-226-9122Science Collaborations & Project Support (Co-lead), Spatial Data Catalog, Data Management & Advanced Technology Jennifer Erxleben Chief of the Cloud Hosting Solutions Team Office of the Associate Chief Information Officer jerxleben@usgs.gov
406-994-6512Data Management & Advanced Technology (Co-lead) Eric Anderson Research Geophysicist Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center ericanderson@usgs.gov
303-236-5652Project Development & Coordination (Lead), Data Management & Advanced Technology (Co-lead) Rebecca Frus Hydrologist Nevada Water Science Center rfrus@usgs.gov
702-564-4606Stakeholder Engagement & Communication (Co-lead), Science Collaborations & Project Support Anne Tillery Surface Systems Specialist New Mexico Water Science Center atillery@usgs.gov
505-688-1142Stakeholder Engagement & Communication, Science Collaborations & Project Support Kathryn Thomas Supervisory Research Ecologist Southwest Biological Science Center kathryn_a_thomas@usgs.gov
520-670-5590Project Development & Coordination, Data Management & Advanced Technology Daniel Jones Physical Scientist/Geographer Utah Water Science Center dkjones@usgs.gov
801-908-5010Science Collaborations & Project Support (Co-lead), Stakeholder Engagement & Communication Jason Alexander Surface Water Section Chief Wyoming-Montana Water Science Center jalexand@usgs.gov
307-775-9169Science Collaborations & Project Support, Project Development & Coordination Sally House Science Communications California Water Science Center shouse@usgs.gov
916-698-0270Stakeholder Engagement & Communication, Spatial Data Catalog Joseph Hevesi Hydrologist California Water Science Center jhevesi@usgs.gov
916-278-3274Data Management & Advanced Technology, Stakeholder Engagement & Communication Regional Coordinators
Name Title Center Contact Role / Subgroup Membership Allison Shipp Deputy Regional Director for Science Rocky Mountain Region aashipp@usgs.gov
573-999-4258Regional Pilot Team Advisor Alicia Torregrosa Program Officer Southwest Region atorregrosa@usgs.gov
650-269-5044Regional Pilot Team Advisor Darrin Thome Associate Regional Director Southwest Region dthome@usgs.gov
916-716-4821Regional Pilot Team Advisor William Andrews Science Coordinator Rocky Mountain Region wandrews@usgs.gov
405-227-2687Stakeholder Engagement & Communication, Project Development & Coordination Robert Horton Science Coordinator Rocky Mountain Region rhorton@usgs.gov
303-704-9744Long-term Planning Program Officer Rocky Mountain Region jdriscoll@usgs.gov
303-236-4979Stakeholder Engagement & Communication (Co-lead), Data Management & Advanced Technology Former Team Members
Name Title Science Center Contact Christopher Skinner IT Specialist/Data Management Central Energy Resources Science Center cskinner@usgs.gov
303-236-1651Todd Hawbaker Research Ecologist Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center tjhawbaker@usgs.gov
303-236-1371David Dean Research Hydrologist Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center djdean@usgs.gov
928-556-7297John Bradford Research Ecologist Southwest Biological Science Center jbradford@usgs.gov
928-380-4671Michael Duniway Research Ecologist/Soil Scientist Southwest Biological Science Center mduniway@usgs.gov
435-260-2414Shaleene Chavarria Hydrologist New Mexico Water Science Center schavar@usgs.gov
505-830-7951 - Science
The Colorado River Basin Pilot Project
USGS expertise together with our vast regional data sets and modeling capabilities, provide an excellent opportunity to demonstrate the value and impact of a strategic and integrated science approach to delivering actionable intelligence to support decision making related to drought risk in the Colorado River Basin. The Pilot in the Colorado River Basin is underway to demonstrate more complex...