Laura DeCicco
Biography
USGS Work Experience:
2019 - present, Upper Midwest Water Science Center (UMid WSC)
2018 - 2019, Integrated Information Decemination Division (IIDD), Data Science Branch
2014 - 2018, Office of Water Information (OWI)
2010 - 2014, Center for Integrated Data Analytics (CIDA)
Education
B.S. Mechanical Engineering - University of Wisconsin - Madison, 1999
M.S. Biomedical Engineering - University of Wisconsin - Madison, 2001
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering - University of Wisconsin - Madison, 2006
Post doc, Oak Ridge National Lab, 2007-2009
Accreditations
Professional Engineer, State of Wisconsin, 2011
(Formally Laura Kranendonk)
Science and Products
Evaluating chloride trends due to road-salt use and its impacts on water quality and aquatic organisms
Chloride, a key component of road salt, is soluble, highly mobile in water, and, at high concentrations, can be toxic to aquatic vegetation and wildlife. USGS scientists have been analyzing temporal, seasonal, and environmental trends in chloride concentrations across the U.S. to determine the effects that road salt may be having on water quality and aquatic organisms.
Exploration and Graphics for RivEr Trends (EGRET)
Exploration and Graphics for RivEr Trends (EGRET) is an R-package for the analysis of long-term changes in water quality and streamflow, including the water-quality method Weighted Regressions on Time, Discharge, and Season (WRTDS).