Elizabeth Williams
Elizabeth is a staff scientist with the USGS Youth and Education in Science (YES) program where she manages and coordinates internship programs and geoscience education and outreach activities.
Elizabeth's research characterizes soil organic carbon stabilization and preservation and aims to understand how land-use and environmental change affect these processes.
Professional Experience
Physical Scientist – U.S. Geological Survey, Office of Science Quality and Integrity, 2023 – present
Physical Scientist – U.S. Geological Survey, Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center, 2020 – 2023
Postdoctoral Fellow - University of Pennsylvania - Soil Biogeochemistry, 2016-2020
Postdoctoral Scientist - University of California Merced - Stable Isotope Geochemistry/Soil Biogeochemistry, 2015-2016
Laboratory Manager - University of California Merced - Stable Isotope Geochemistry, 2015-2016
Research Assistant - Tulane University - Stable Isotope Geochemistry, 2010-2014
Graduate Student Intern - National Ocean Sciences Accelerator Mass Spectrometry Facility, 2012
Undergraduate Researcher - Howard University - Applied Analytical Chemistry, 2006-2009
Intern - US Environmental Protection Agency - ORD, 2008-2009
Intern - US Environmental Protection Agency - DfE, 2006
Education and Certifications
Ph.D. - Earth and Environmental Science, Tulane University, 2014
B.S. - Chemistry, Howard University, 2009
Honors and Awards
STAR Award- USGS Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center, August 2022
STAR Award- USGS Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center, August 2023