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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

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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 wat
Authors
Jason C. Fisher, Joseph P. Rousseau, Roy C. Bartholomay, Gordon W. Rattray
By
Water Resources Mission Area, Idaho Water Science Center

Multilevel 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, casin
Authors
Jason C. Fisher, Brian V. Twining
By
Water Resources Mission Area, Idaho Water Science Center

Steady-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-
Authors
Daniel J. Ackerman, Joseph P. Rousseau, Gordon W. Rattray, Jason C. Fisher
By
Water Resources Mission Area, Idaho Water Science Center

Steady-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-
Authors
Daniel J. Ackerman, Joseph P. Rousseau, Gordon W. Rattray, Jason C. Fisher
By
Water Resources Mission Area, Idaho Water Science Center

Completion 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 we
Authors
Brian V. Twining, Jason C. Fisher, Roy C. Bartholomay
By
Water Resources Mission Area, Idaho Water Science Center

Non-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.x
Singh, 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.

Science and Products

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  • Publications
    Filter Total Items: 17

    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 wat
    Authors
    Jason C. Fisher, Joseph P. Rousseau, Roy C. Bartholomay, Gordon W. Rattray
    By
    Water Resources Mission Area, Idaho Water Science Center

    Multilevel 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, casin
    Authors
    Jason C. Fisher, Brian V. Twining
    By
    Water Resources Mission Area, Idaho Water Science Center

    Steady-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-
    Authors
    Daniel J. Ackerman, Joseph P. Rousseau, Gordon W. Rattray, Jason C. Fisher
    By
    Water Resources Mission Area, Idaho Water Science Center

    Steady-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-
    Authors
    Daniel J. Ackerman, Joseph P. Rousseau, Gordon W. Rattray, Jason C. Fisher
    By
    Water Resources Mission Area, Idaho Water Science Center

    Completion 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 we
    Authors
    Brian V. Twining, Jason C. Fisher, Roy C. Bartholomay
    By
    Water Resources Mission Area, Idaho Water Science Center

    Non-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.x
    Singh, 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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*Disclaimer: Listing outside positions with professional scientific organizations on this Staff Profile are for informational purposes only and do not constitute an endorsement of those professional scientific organizations or their activities by the USGS, Department of the Interior, or U.S. Government