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Amanda S. Herzberg

Amanda Herzberg is a Chemist with the USGS Geology, Energy & Minerals (GEM) Science Center in Reston, Virginia.

Amanda is a Chemist in the Brine Research Instrumentation and Experimental (BRInE) Laboratory as part of the Oil and Gas Waters Project, funded through the Energy Resources Program. She completed her B.S. in Chemistry in 2020 at Northwest Missouri State University, participated in the 2019 Innovations at the Nexus of Food, Energy, and Water Security Research Experience for Undergrads at Mississippi State University, and has worked for the Nebraska Department of Agriculture in the Feed, Fertilizer, and Agricultural Lime laboratory.

Professional Experience

  • 2021-Present: Chemist, Geology, Energy & Minerals Science Center, Reston, VA

  • August 2020-September 2020: Chemist, Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Lincoln, NE

  • June 2019-August 2019: Student Researcher, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS

Education and Certifications

  • B.S. Chemistry, Northwest Missouri State University, 2020

Science and Products

Produced water geochemistry from hydraulically stimulated Niobrara Formation petroleum wells: Origin of salinity and temporal perspectives on treatment and reuse

Produced water (i.e., a mixture of returned injection fluids and geologic formation brines) represents the largest volumetric waste stream associated with petroleum production in the United States. As such, produced water has been the focus of intense study with emphasis on understanding the geologic origin of the fluids, environmental impacts of unintended or intentional release, disposal concern
Authors
Aaron M. Jubb, Jenna L. Shelton, Bonnie McDevitt, Kaela K. Amundson, Amanda Sha Herzberg, Jessica Chenault, Andrew Laurence Masterson, Matthew S. Varonka, Glenn D. Jolly, Christina A. DeVera, Elliott Barnhart, Michael J. Wilkins, Madalyn S. Blondes
By
Energy Resources Program, Geology, Energy & Minerals Science Center

Evaluation of the lithium resource in the Smackover Formation brines of southern Arkansas using machine learning

Global demand for lithium, the primary component of lithium-ion batteries, greatly exceeds known supplies, and this imbalance is expected to increase as the world transitions away from fossil fuel energy sources. High concentrations of lithium in brines have been observed in the Smackover Formation in southern Arkansas (>400 milligrams per liter). We used published and newly collected brine lithiu
Authors
Katherine J. Knierim, Madalyn S. Blondes, Andrew Laurence Masterson, Philip A. Freeman, Bonnie McDevitt, Amanda Sha Herzberg, Peng Li, Ciara Mills, Colin A. Doolan, Aaron M. Jubb, Scott Ausbrooks, Jessica Chenault
By
Geology, Energy & Minerals Science Center, Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center

Science and Products

Produced water geochemistry from hydraulically stimulated Niobrara Formation petroleum wells: Origin of salinity and temporal perspectives on treatment and reuse

Produced water (i.e., a mixture of returned injection fluids and geologic formation brines) represents the largest volumetric waste stream associated with petroleum production in the United States. As such, produced water has been the focus of intense study with emphasis on understanding the geologic origin of the fluids, environmental impacts of unintended or intentional release, disposal concern
Authors
Aaron M. Jubb, Jenna L. Shelton, Bonnie McDevitt, Kaela K. Amundson, Amanda Sha Herzberg, Jessica Chenault, Andrew Laurence Masterson, Matthew S. Varonka, Glenn D. Jolly, Christina A. DeVera, Elliott Barnhart, Michael J. Wilkins, Madalyn S. Blondes
By
Energy Resources Program, Geology, Energy & Minerals Science Center

Evaluation of the lithium resource in the Smackover Formation brines of southern Arkansas using machine learning

Global demand for lithium, the primary component of lithium-ion batteries, greatly exceeds known supplies, and this imbalance is expected to increase as the world transitions away from fossil fuel energy sources. High concentrations of lithium in brines have been observed in the Smackover Formation in southern Arkansas (>400 milligrams per liter). We used published and newly collected brine lithiu
Authors
Katherine J. Knierim, Madalyn S. Blondes, Andrew Laurence Masterson, Philip A. Freeman, Bonnie McDevitt, Amanda Sha Herzberg, Peng Li, Ciara Mills, Colin A. Doolan, Aaron M. Jubb, Scott Ausbrooks, Jessica Chenault
By
Geology, Energy & Minerals Science Center, Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center
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