Christopher E Schubert
I work with partners to help identify and meet their coastal and climate science needs, so we can better understand, communicate, and address societal concerns.
Christopher (Chris) Schubert is a Hydrologist with the USGS New York Water Science Center where he serves as a Program Development Specialist. Chris has over 30 years of experience working with communities, Tribal Nations, and other stakeholders to help identify and meet their coastal and climate science needs. These include efforts to better understand, communicate, and address human and environmental health concerns, flooding from a variety of sources, and other natural hazards.
Currently, Chris serves as a member of the USGS Environmental Justice Task Force; Northeast Region Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Council; and Peer Support Worker Program. He has also served on the New York State Climate Impacts Assessment Water Resources Working Group and Sea Level Rise Task Force Natural Resources Working Group, Long Island Sound Study Sustainable and Resilient Communities Working Group, New York City Panel on Climate Change Flooding Working Group, Peconic Estuary Program and South Shore Estuary Reserve Technical Advisory Committees, and Long Island Commission for Aquifer Protection.
Professional Experience
2019-present: Hydrologist and Program Development Specialist, USGS New York Water Science Center, Coram, NY
2006-2019: Supervisory Hydrologist and Chief of Environmental & Hydrologic Investigations Section, USGS New York Water Science Center, Coram, NY
1992-2006: Hydrologist, USGS New York Water Science Center, Syosset/Coram, NY
1991-1992: Coastal Geologist, First Coastal Corporation, Westhampton Beach, NY
Education and Certifications
1991: M.S., Marine Environmental Sciences with a specialization in Geological Oceanography, Stony Brook University, Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook, NY
1988: B.S., Geology (Major) and Marine Environmental Sciences (Minor), Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY
Affiliations and Memberships*
2022-present: USGS Environmental Justice Task Force
2022-present: USGS Northeast Region Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Council
2020-present: USGS Peer Support Worker Program
Science and Products
Human- and Ecological-Health Concerns Related to Transport and Persistence of Contaminants on Shinnecock Nation Tribal Lands
Continuous and Spatially Distributed Dissolved Oxygen Monitoring in Long Island Estuaries in Support of Coastal Resource Management.
Evaluation of a barrier-island breach created by Hurricane Sandy at Fire Island National Seashore, N.Y.
Monitoring of Waterways for Mosquito Insecticides, Suffolk County, New York
Hydrologic-Data Collection in the Five Boroughs of New York City
Monitoring Tidal Water Elevation and Water Quality to Assess Tidal Wetland Loss in Four Embayments of Long Island Sound, New York
Estuarine Physical Response to Storms—Jamaica Bay
Southeastern New York Tide-Telemetry and Coastal-Flood-Warning System
Simulation of the Shallow Ground-Water Flow System at Fire Island National Seashore, Long Island, New York
Ground-water flow paths and traveltime to three small embayments within the Peconic Estuary, eastern Suffolk County, New York
Areas contributing ground water to the Peconic Estuary, and ground-water budgets for the north and south forks and Shelter Island, eastern Suffolk County, New York
Ground-water quality in Kings, Queens, and Western Nassau Counties, Long Island, New York, 1992-96, with geophysical logs from selected wells
Ground-water resource evaluation on Long Island, New York, using flow models and a geographic information system
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
Science and Products
Human- and Ecological-Health Concerns Related to Transport and Persistence of Contaminants on Shinnecock Nation Tribal Lands
Continuous and Spatially Distributed Dissolved Oxygen Monitoring in Long Island Estuaries in Support of Coastal Resource Management.
Evaluation of a barrier-island breach created by Hurricane Sandy at Fire Island National Seashore, N.Y.
Monitoring of Waterways for Mosquito Insecticides, Suffolk County, New York
Hydrologic-Data Collection in the Five Boroughs of New York City
Monitoring Tidal Water Elevation and Water Quality to Assess Tidal Wetland Loss in Four Embayments of Long Island Sound, New York
Estuarine Physical Response to Storms—Jamaica Bay
Southeastern New York Tide-Telemetry and Coastal-Flood-Warning System
Simulation of the Shallow Ground-Water Flow System at Fire Island National Seashore, Long Island, New York
Ground-water flow paths and traveltime to three small embayments within the Peconic Estuary, eastern Suffolk County, New York
Areas contributing ground water to the Peconic Estuary, and ground-water budgets for the north and south forks and Shelter Island, eastern Suffolk County, New York
Ground-water quality in Kings, Queens, and Western Nassau Counties, Long Island, New York, 1992-96, with geophysical logs from selected wells
Ground-water resource evaluation on Long Island, New York, using flow models and a geographic information system
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
*Disclaimer: Listing outside positions with professional scientific organizations on this Staff Profile are for informational purposes only and do not constitute an endorsement of those professional scientific organizations or their activities by the USGS, Department of the Interior, or U.S. Government