Jason C Fisher
Jason Fisher is lead modeler at the USGS Idaho Water Science Center's Idaho National Laboratory Project Office.
Jason's research experience includes groundwater flow and contaminant transport modeling, optimization of long-term monitoring networks, multilevel groundwater monitoring, and analysis of water-quality characteristics and trends. Recently he has been focusing on reproducible model building.
Professional Experience
Lead Programmer, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) AQUARIUS Samples Integration Project (ASIP) Python and R Tools (PyRT) Team, October 2020 - Present
Hydrologist, USGS Idaho Water Science Center, Idaho National Laboratory Project Office (INLPO), October 2008 - Present
Research Engineer, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Center for Embedded Networked Sensing (CENS), January - October 2008
Project Scientist, University of California, Merced (UCM), January 2007 - January 2008
Contractor, American Institute of Biological Sciences, National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) group. January 2005 - October 2008
Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Engineering, UCM, January 2004 - January 2008
Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UCLA, January 2002 - January 2004
Teaching Assistant, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UCLA, January 2001 - January 2002
Computer Programmer, U.S. Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station, Redwood Sciences Laboratory (RSL), January 2000 - January 2002
Hydrologic Technician, U.S. Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station, RSL, January 1997 - January 2000
Education and Certifications
Ph.D., Civil Engineering, 2005, University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) Hydrology and Water Resources Program
M.S., Civil Engineering, 2003, UCLA
M.S., Environmental Systems, 2000, Humboldt State University
B.S., Environmental Resources Engineering, 1998, Humboldt State University, water resources emphasis
Hydrologic Technician, U.S. Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station, RSL, January 1997 - January 2000
Affiliations and Memberships*
American Geophysical Union (AGU)
Science and Products
A comparison of U.S. Geological Survey three-dimensional model estimates of groundwater source areas and velocities to independently derived estimates, Idaho National Laboratory and vicinity, Idaho
Multilevel groundwater monitoring of hydraulic head and temperature in the eastern Snake River Plain aquifer, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho, 2007-08
Steady-state and transient models of groundwater flow and advective transport, Eastern Snake River Plain aquifer, Idaho National Laboratory and vicinity, Idaho
Steady-state and transient models of groundwater flow and advective transport, Eastern Snake River Plain aquifer, Idaho National Laboratory and vicinity, Idaho
Completion Summary for Well NRF-16 near the Naval Reactors Facility, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho
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.
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A comparison of U.S. Geological Survey three-dimensional model estimates of groundwater source areas and velocities to independently derived estimates, Idaho National Laboratory and vicinity, Idaho
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Energy, evaluated a three-dimensional model of groundwater flow in the fractured basalts and interbedded sediments of the eastern Snake River Plain aquifer at and near the Idaho National Laboratory to determine if model-derived estimates of groundwater movement are consistent with (1) results from previous studies on watAuthorsJason C. Fisher, Joseph P. Rousseau, Roy C. Bartholomay, Gordon W. RattrayMultilevel groundwater monitoring of hydraulic head and temperature in the eastern Snake River Plain aquifer, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho, 2007-08
During 2007 and 2008, the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Energy, collected quarterly depth-discrete measurements of fluid pressure and temperature in six boreholes located in the eastern Snake River Plain aquifer of Idaho. Each borehole was instrumented with a multilevel monitoring system consisting of a series of valved measurement ports, packer bladders, casinAuthorsJason C. Fisher, Brian V. TwiningSteady-state and transient models of groundwater flow and advective transport, Eastern Snake River Plain aquifer, Idaho National Laboratory and vicinity, Idaho
Three-dimensional steady-state and transient models of groundwater flow and advective transport in the eastern Snake River Plain aquifer were developed by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Energy. The steady-state and transient flow models cover an area of 1,940 square miles that includes most of the 890 square miles of the Idaho National Laboratory (INL). A 50-AuthorsDaniel J. Ackerman, Joseph P. Rousseau, Gordon W. Rattray, Jason C. FisherSteady-state and transient models of groundwater flow and advective transport, Eastern Snake River Plain aquifer, Idaho National Laboratory and vicinity, Idaho
Three-dimensional steady-state and transient models of groundwater flow and advective transport in the eastern Snake River Plain aquifer were developed by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Energy. The steady-state and transient flow models cover an area of 1,940 square miles that includes most of the 890 square miles of the Idaho National Laboratory (INL). A 50-AuthorsDaniel J. Ackerman, Joseph P. Rousseau, Gordon W. Rattray, Jason C. FisherCompletion Summary for Well NRF-16 near the Naval Reactors Facility, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho
In 2009, the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Energy's Naval Reactors Laboratory Field Office, Idaho Branch Office cored and completed well NRF-16 for monitoring the eastern Snake River Plain (SRP) aquifer. The borehole was initially cored to a depth of 425 feet below land surface and water samples and geophysical data were collected and analyzed to determine if weAuthorsBrian V. Twining, Jason C. Fisher, Roy C. BartholomayNon-USGS Publications**
Rundel, P. W., Graham, E. A., Allen, M. F., Fisher, J. C. and Harmon, T. C. (2009), Environmental sensor networks in ecological research. New Phytologist, 182: 589–607. doi:10.1111/j.1469-8137.2009.02811.xSingh, M., Batalin, M., Chen, V., Stealey, M., Jordan, B., Fisher, J.C., Harmon, T.C., Hansen, M.H., and Kaiser, W.J., 2006, Autonomous robotic sensing experiments at San Joaquin River: International Conference on Robotics and Automation (43% acceptance rate), 8 p.Goldman, J., Ramanathan, N., Ambrose, R., Caron, D.A., Estrin, D., Fisher, J.C., Gilbert, R., Hansen, M.H., Harmon, T.C., Jay, J., Kaiser, W.J., Sukhatme, G.S., and Tai, Y.-C., 2007, Distributed sensing systems for water quality assessment and management: White Paper published and prepared by the Foresight and Governance Project at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, 36 p.Harmon, T.C., Ambrose, R.F., Gilbert, R.M., Fisher, J.C., Stealey, M., and Kaiser, W.J., 2007, High resolution river hydraulic and water quality characterization using rapidly deployable networked infomechanical systems (NIMS RD): Environmental Engineering Science, 24(2), p. 151-159.Fisher, J.C., 2005, A coupled systems approach to solute transport within a heterogeneous vadose zone-groundwater environment: Ph.D. dissertation, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 91 p.Fisher, Jason C. 2000. Simulation of partially saturated - saturated flow in the Caspar Creek E-road groundwater system. M.S. Thesis, Humboldt State University, Arcata, California. 107 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.
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