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Christopher E Schubert

I work with partners to help identify and meet their natural resource science and decision-making needs, so we can better understand, communicate, and address societal concerns. I am looking for opportunities to expand the reach of my work to other groups, geographic areas, and issues.

Christopher (Chris) Schubert is a Hydrologist with the USGS New York Water Science Center where he serves as Center Lead for Decision Support and Tribal Engagement. Chris has over 30 years of experience working with communities, Tribal Nations, and other partners 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 Long Island Sound Partnership (LISP) Sustainable and Resilient Communities Work Group, LISP Thriving Habitats & Abundant Wildlife Work Group, and USGS 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, New York City Panel on Climate Change Flooding Working Group, Peconic Estuary Partnership and South Shore Estuary Reserve Technical Advisory Committees, and Long Island Commission for Aquifer Protection.

Professional Experience

  • Jun 2024 – Aug 2024: Detail, Acting Chesapeake Bay Associate Coordinator, USGS Northeast Region, Reston, VA

  • May 2023 – Dec 2023: Detail (Part Time), Acting Science Coordinator, USGS Northeast Region, Reston, VA

  • Sep 2022 – present: Hydrologist, Center Lead for Decision Support and Tribal Engagement, USGS New York Water Science Center, Coram, NY

  • Jul 2019 – Sep 2022: Hydrologist, Program Development Specialist, USGS New York Water Science Center, Coram, NY

  • Sep 2006 – Jul 2019: Supervisory Hydrologist, Chief of Environmental & Hydrologic Investigations Section, USGS New York Water Science Center, Coram, NY

  • Mar 1992 – Sep 2006: Hydrologist, USGS New York Water Science Center, Syosset/Coram, NY

  • Nov 1991 – Mar 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*

  • 2020-present: USGS Peer Support Worker Program

Science and Products

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Ground-water resource evaluation on Long Island, New York, using flow models and a geographic information system Ground-water resource evaluation on Long Island, New York, using flow models and a geographic information system

No abstract available.
Authors
Christopher Schubert, Herbert T. Buxton, Jack Monti

Non-USGS Publications**

Goldsmith, V., Bokuniewicz, H.J., and Schubert, C.E., 1992, Artificial reef breakwaters for shore protection: type descriptions and evaluation: New York Sea Grant Institute RESSAL Report 92/1, 29 p.
Schubert, C.E., 1991, Observations of infragravity wave motion in a tidal inlet: M.S. Thesis, Marine Sciences Research Center, SUNY, Stony Brook, N.Y., 67 p.
Schubert, C.E., and Bokuniewicz, H.J., 1991, Infragravity wave motion in a tidal inlet, in Coastal Sediments '91, Conference Proceedings, American Society of Civil Engineers, p. 1434-1446.
Zimmerman, M.S., Bokuniewicz, H.J., and Schubert, C.E., 1991, Seasonal and long-term beach response at East Hampton, New York: October 1979 through December 1990, Appendix XVII of Special Report 38, Marine Sciences Research Center, SUNY, Stony Brook, N.Y., 31 p.
Tanski, Jay, Bokuniewicz, H.J., and Schubert, C.E., 1990, An overview and assessment of the coastal processes data base for the south shore of Long Island : proceedings of a workshop held April 20-21, 1989: New York Sea Grant Institute Special Report 104, 77 p.
Zimmerman, M.S., Bokuniewicz, H.J., McTiernan, L., and Schubert, C.E., 1990, Shoreline changes at East Hampton, New York: January through December 1989, Appendix XVI of Special Report 38, Marine Sciences Research Center, SUNY, Stony Brook, N.Y., 31 p.

**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.

Filter Total Items: 20
colored dots on map of Long Island, NY

Southeastern New York Tide-Telemetry and Coastal-Flood-Warning System

The coastal areas of southeastern New York (fig. 1) are highly vulnerable to tidal flooding (fig. 2). Timely evacuation of people from flood-threatened areas in advance of approaching hurricanes and nor'easters (northeast coastal storms) requires adequate flood-warning time. To begin addressing this need for immediate information on coastal flooding, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in
By
New York Water Science Center, USGS Science in Long Island Sound and its Watershed
Southeastern New York Tide-Telemetry and Coastal-Flood-Warning System

Southeastern New York Tide-Telemetry and Coastal-Flood-Warning System

The coastal areas of southeastern New York (fig. 1) are highly vulnerable to tidal flooding (fig. 2). Timely evacuation of people from flood-threatened areas in advance of approaching hurricanes and nor'easters (northeast coastal storms) requires adequate flood-warning time. To begin addressing this need for immediate information on coastal flooding, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in
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aerial view of Fire Island, NY

Simulation of the Shallow Ground-Water Flow System at Fire Island National Seashore, Long Island, New York

Fire Island National Seashore (FIIS) is located on the barrier island along the extreme southern shore of western and central Suffolk County, New York. Interspersed throughout FIIS are seventeen residential beach communities that in the summer months greatly increase in population due to the arrival of summer residents and vacationers. Wastewater from the numerous homes and businesses in...
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New York Water Science Center
Simulation of the Shallow Ground-Water Flow System at Fire Island National Seashore, Long Island, New York

Simulation of the Shallow Ground-Water Flow System at Fire Island National Seashore, Long Island, New York

Fire Island National Seashore (FIIS) is located on the barrier island along the extreme southern shore of western and central Suffolk County, New York. Interspersed throughout FIIS are seventeen residential beach communities that in the summer months greatly increase in population due to the arrival of summer residents and vacationers. Wastewater from the numerous homes and businesses in the
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Science and Products

Filter Total Items: 19

Ground-water resource evaluation on Long Island, New York, using flow models and a geographic information system Ground-water resource evaluation on Long Island, New York, using flow models and a geographic information system

No abstract available.
Authors
Christopher Schubert, Herbert T. Buxton, Jack Monti

Non-USGS Publications**

Goldsmith, V., Bokuniewicz, H.J., and Schubert, C.E., 1992, Artificial reef breakwaters for shore protection: type descriptions and evaluation: New York Sea Grant Institute RESSAL Report 92/1, 29 p.
Schubert, C.E., 1991, Observations of infragravity wave motion in a tidal inlet: M.S. Thesis, Marine Sciences Research Center, SUNY, Stony Brook, N.Y., 67 p.
Schubert, C.E., and Bokuniewicz, H.J., 1991, Infragravity wave motion in a tidal inlet, in Coastal Sediments '91, Conference Proceedings, American Society of Civil Engineers, p. 1434-1446.
Zimmerman, M.S., Bokuniewicz, H.J., and Schubert, C.E., 1991, Seasonal and long-term beach response at East Hampton, New York: October 1979 through December 1990, Appendix XVII of Special Report 38, Marine Sciences Research Center, SUNY, Stony Brook, N.Y., 31 p.
Tanski, Jay, Bokuniewicz, H.J., and Schubert, C.E., 1990, An overview and assessment of the coastal processes data base for the south shore of Long Island : proceedings of a workshop held April 20-21, 1989: New York Sea Grant Institute Special Report 104, 77 p.
Zimmerman, M.S., Bokuniewicz, H.J., McTiernan, L., and Schubert, C.E., 1990, Shoreline changes at East Hampton, New York: January through December 1989, Appendix XVI of Special Report 38, Marine Sciences Research Center, SUNY, Stony Brook, N.Y., 31 p.

**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.

Filter Total Items: 20
colored dots on map of Long Island, NY

Southeastern New York Tide-Telemetry and Coastal-Flood-Warning System

The coastal areas of southeastern New York (fig. 1) are highly vulnerable to tidal flooding (fig. 2). Timely evacuation of people from flood-threatened areas in advance of approaching hurricanes and nor'easters (northeast coastal storms) requires adequate flood-warning time. To begin addressing this need for immediate information on coastal flooding, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in
By
New York Water Science Center, USGS Science in Long Island Sound and its Watershed
Southeastern New York Tide-Telemetry and Coastal-Flood-Warning System

Southeastern New York Tide-Telemetry and Coastal-Flood-Warning System

The coastal areas of southeastern New York (fig. 1) are highly vulnerable to tidal flooding (fig. 2). Timely evacuation of people from flood-threatened areas in advance of approaching hurricanes and nor'easters (northeast coastal storms) requires adequate flood-warning time. To begin addressing this need for immediate information on coastal flooding, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in
Learn More
aerial view of Fire Island, NY

Simulation of the Shallow Ground-Water Flow System at Fire Island National Seashore, Long Island, New York

Fire Island National Seashore (FIIS) is located on the barrier island along the extreme southern shore of western and central Suffolk County, New York. Interspersed throughout FIIS are seventeen residential beach communities that in the summer months greatly increase in population due to the arrival of summer residents and vacationers. Wastewater from the numerous homes and businesses in...
By
New York Water Science Center
Simulation of the Shallow Ground-Water Flow System at Fire Island National Seashore, Long Island, New York

Simulation of the Shallow Ground-Water Flow System at Fire Island National Seashore, Long Island, New York

Fire Island National Seashore (FIIS) is located on the barrier island along the extreme southern shore of western and central Suffolk County, New York. Interspersed throughout FIIS are seventeen residential beach communities that in the summer months greatly increase in population due to the arrival of summer residents and vacationers. Wastewater from the numerous homes and businesses in the
Learn More
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