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Emily Richardson

Emily Richardson is a water quality researcher who primarily focuses on studying phytoplankton and associated water quality parameters in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta and San Francisco Bay. She specializes in data analysis and creating interactive visualizations and oversees data processing progress for numerous large-scale projects. 

Professional Experience

  • 2020-Present    Physical Scientist, U.S. Geological Survey, Sacramento, CA

  • 2019-2020    GIS and Data Management Technician AmeriCorps Member, National Parks Service, Gatlinburg, TN

  • 2017-2019    Graduate Research Assistant, Phytoplankton Research Lab, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX

  • 2016    Adirondack Corps Trail Maintenance Worker, Student Conservation Association, Long Lake, NY

  • 2016    Academic Program Mentor and Tutor, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX

  • 2015    Wildlife Library Database Technician, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Austin, TX

Education and Certifications

  • M.S., Wildlife, Aquatic, and Wildlands Science and Management, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX. Texas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit. 

  • B.S., Environmental Science, Minor in Biology, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX

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Scientists aboard research vessel conduct water-quality mapping in support of wastewater-derived nutrients project

Biogeochemistry Group

The Biogeochemistry (BGC) Group uses an interdisciplinary approach to address surface water quality issues and food web dynamics throughout California, particularly in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and San Francisco Bay.
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California Water Science Center
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Biogeochemistry Group

The Biogeochemistry (BGC) Group uses an interdisciplinary approach to address surface water quality issues and food web dynamics throughout California, particularly in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and San Francisco Bay.
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Spatial assessment of nutrients and water-quality constituents in Suisun Marsh with the salinity control gate reoperation experiment; a Delta Smelt Resiliency Strategy experiment 2018

This data release documents the spatial and temporal variability of nutrients and related water quality parameters at high spatial resolution in Suisun Marsh and Suisun Bay in the San Francisco Estuary of California, USA. The data set includes nitrate, ammonium, phosphate, dissolved organic carbon, temperature, conductivity, dissolved oxygen, turbidity, chlorophyll, blue-green algal pigments, and
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California Water Science Center

Assessment of nutrients and water-quality constituents in the North Delta during Yolo Bypass flooding events in March 2017

The data release contains data for the spatial and temporal variability of nutrients and related water quality parameters at high spatial resolution in the North Delta in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta of California, USA. The data set includes nitrate, ammonium, phosphate, dissolved organic carbon, temperature, conductivity, dissolved oxygen, turbidity, and chlorophyll. Data-collection cru
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California Water Science Center

Assessment of nutrients and water-quality constituents at the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Confluence during a phytoplankton bloom in July 2017

This report documents the spatial and temporal variability of nutrients and related water quality parameters at high spatial resolution in the North Delta in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta of California, USA. The data set includes nitrate, ammonium, phosphate, dissolved organic carbon, temperature, conductivity, dissolved oxygen, turbidity, and chlorophyll. Data-collection were conducted o
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California Water Science Center

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