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James E Smith, IV

James is a Hydrologist with the Colorado Water Science Center (COWSC) in Lakewood, CO. 

James came on a new hire with the USGS in January 2024. Prior to working with the USGS, James worked as a hydrologist with the USDA at the National Sedimentation Laboratory (NSL) in Oxford, MS. His work at the NSL was focused upon investigations related to geomorphology, fluvial hydraulics, bedload sediment transport, and bedload sediment transport surrogate technologies. James looks forward to serving on various surface water, sediment, geomorphology, and groundwater related projects in the Rocky Mountain Region. 
 

Professional Experience

  • 2024 – Present: U.S. Geological Survey – Colorado Water Science Center – Lakewood, CO – Hydrologist

  • 2020 – 2024: USDA – National Sedimentation Laboratory – Watershed Physical Processes Research unit – Hydrologist

  • 2018 – 2020: Stantec LLC – Fluvial Geomorphologist
     

Education and Certifications

  • M.S. Geology, Louisiana State University

  • B.S.  Geology, Louisiana State University
     

Science and Products

Non-USGS Publications**

Wren, McAlpin, Smith, Jones, Kuhnle, Abraham, Analysis of Bedforms in the Mississippi River at Vicksburg, Mississippi, for Select Flows 2011–2016. M.ASCE. DOI: 10.1061/JHEND8.HYENG-13295. (2021)
Smith, J. E. et al. What Role do Hurricanes Play in Sediment Delivery to Subsiding River Deltas? Sci. Rep. 5, 17582; DOI: 10.1038/srep17582 (2015)

**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

Non-USGS Publications**

Wren, McAlpin, Smith, Jones, Kuhnle, Abraham, Analysis of Bedforms in the Mississippi River at Vicksburg, Mississippi, for Select Flows 2011–2016. M.ASCE. DOI: 10.1061/JHEND8.HYENG-13295. (2021)
Smith, J. E. et al. What Role do Hurricanes Play in Sediment Delivery to Subsiding River Deltas? Sci. Rep. 5, 17582; DOI: 10.1038/srep17582 (2015)

**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.