Leslie Hsu is a physical scientist in the USGS Science Analytics and Synthesis (SAS) program. She coordinates the Community for Data Integration.
Leslie Hsu is coordinator of the USGS Community for Data Integration, project coordinator of the USGS Model Catalog, and part of the USGS State of the Data project.
Professional Experience
Physical Scientist, Science Data Management Branch, USGS (2015-present)
Associate Research Scientist, Geoinformatics, Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory (2013-2015)
Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Geoinformatics, Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory (2011-2013)
Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Geomorphology, University of California, Santa Cruz (2010)
Education and Certifications
University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Ph.D in Earth & Planetary Science (2010)
Dissertation: Bedrock Erosion by Debris FlowsUniversity of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
M.S. in Geosciences (2002)
Thesis: Dating Quaternary Alluvial Fan Surfaces by Morphological Methods Based on Hillslope DiffusionHarvard University, Cambridge, MA
B.A. in Earth & Planetary Sciences (2000)
Senior thesis: Atmospheric and Oceanic Distributions of Methyl Iodide (CH3I) for Global 3-D models
Science and Products
Data on the Deliverables, Sustainability, and Collaboration of Community for Data Integration Projects from 2010-2016
Community for data integration 2019 project report
Community for data integration 2020 annual report
Paths to computational fluency for natural resource educators, researchers, and managers
U.S. Geological Survey landscape science strategy 2020–2030
Community for Data Integration 2019 annual report
U.S. Geological Survey Community for Data Integration 2019 Workshop Proceedings—From big data to smart data
USGS enterprise tools for efficient and effective management of science data
Ecological forecasting—21st century science for 21st century management
Natural resource managers are coping with rapid changes in both environmental conditions and ecosystems. Enabled by recent advances in data collection and assimilation, short-term ecological forecasting may be a powerful tool to help resource managers anticipate impending near-term changes in ecosystem conditions or dynamics. Managers may use the information in forecasts to minimize the adverse ef
Community for data integration 2018 funded project report
Community for Data Integration 2018 annual report
Measuring sustainability of seed-funded Earth science informatics projects
Community for Data Integration fiscal year 2017 funded project report
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.
USGS Model Catalog Tools and Metadata
USGS Model Catalog intake repository
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Data on the Deliverables, Sustainability, and Collaboration of Community for Data Integration Projects from 2010-2016
These four tables document the data used to draw the findings in the manuscript "Measuring sustainability of seed-funded Earth science informatics projects," by Hsu et al. Table 1, "ListProjects-data" lists the projects funded by the Community for Data Integration from 2010-2016. Table 2, "Outputs-data" lists the deliverables that were proposed and delivered to the Community for Data Integration f - Publications
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Community for data integration 2019 project report
The U.S. Geological Survey Community for Data Integration annually supports small projects focusing on data integration for interdisciplinary research, innovative data management, and demonstration of new technologies. This report provides a summary of the 14 projects supported in fiscal year 2019 and outlines their goals, activities, and accomplishments. Proposals in 2019 were encouraged to addreAuthorsAmanda N. Liford, Caitlin M. Andrews, Aparna Bamzai, Joseph A. Bard, David S. Blehert, John B. Bradford, Wesley M. Daniel, Sara L. Eldridge, Frank Engel, Jason A. Ferrante, Amy K. Gilmer, Margaret E. Hunter, Jeanne M. Jones, Benjamin Letcher, Frances L. Lightsom, Richard R. McDonald, Leah E. Morgan, Sasha C. Reed, Leslie HsuByEcosystems Mission Area, Water Resources Mission Area, Science Analytics and Synthesis (SAS) Program, Volcano Hazards Program, Community for Data Integration (CDI), Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center, Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center, National Wildlife Health Center, Oklahoma-Texas Water Science Center, Southwest Biological Science Center, Volcano Science Center, Western Geographic Science Center, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center , Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Science Data ManagementCommunity for data integration 2020 annual report
The Community for Data Integration is a community of practice whose purpose is to advance the data integration capabilities of the U.S. Geological Survey. In fiscal year 2020, the Community for Data Integration held 11 monthly forums, facilitated 13 collaboration areas, and supported 13 projects. The activities supported the broad U.S. Geological Survey priority of producing building blocks for doAuthorsLeslie Hsu, Amanda N. Liford, Grace C. DonovanPaths to computational fluency for natural resource educators, researchers, and managers
Natural resource management and supporting research teams need computational fluency in the data and model-rich 21st century. Computational fluency describes the ability of practitioners and scientists to conduct research and represent natural systems within the computer's environment. Advancement in information synthesis for natural resource management requires more sophisticated computational apAuthorsRichard A. Erickson, Jessica Leigh Burnett, Mark T. Wiltermuth, Edward A. Bulliner, Leslie HsuU.S. Geological Survey landscape science strategy 2020–2030
Across our Nation, multiple Federal, State, Tribal, and local governments are working with stakeholders and landowners to restore, conserve, and manage lands and resources to benefit fish, wildlife, and people. One of the largest Federal efforts is led by the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), with multiple DOI agencies working to conserve and manage public lands, resources, and cultural heritAuthorsKaren E. Jenni, Sarah K. Carter, Nicholas G. Aumen, Zachary H. Bowen, John B. Bradford, Michael A. Chotkowski, Leslie Hsu, Peter S. Murdoch, Scott W. Phillips, Kevin L. Pope, Rudy Schuster, Melanie J. Steinkamp, Jake Weltzin, George XianCommunity for Data Integration 2019 annual report
The Community for Data Integration is a community of practice whose purpose is to advance the U.S. Geological Survey’s data integration capabilities. In fiscal year 2019, the Community for Data Integration held 9 monthly forums, facilitated 11 collaboration areas, held several workshops and training events, and funded 14 projects. The activities supported the U.S. Geological Survey priorities of eAuthorsLeslie Hsu, Amanda N. LifordU.S. Geological Survey Community for Data Integration 2019 Workshop Proceedings—From big data to smart data
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Community for Data Integration (CDI) Workshop was held during June 3–7, 2019, at Center Green in Boulder, Colo. The theme of the workshop was “From Big Data to Smart Data” with the purpose of bringing together the community to discuss current topics, shared challenges, and steps forward to advance twenty-first century science at the USGS. The workshop agenda was dAuthorsLeslie HsuUSGS enterprise tools for efficient and effective management of science data
The Science Data Management Branch (SDM) of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) provides data management expertise and leadership and develops guidance and tools to support the USGS in providing the nation with reliable scientific information on the basis of which to describe the Earth. The SDM suite of tools supports the USGS Data Management Lifecycle by facilitating quality assurance, description,AuthorsVivian B. Hutchison, Amanda Liford, Ricardo McClees-Funinan, Lisa Zolly, Drew Ignizio, Madison Langseth, Brandon Serna, Elizabeth Sellers, Leslie Hsu, Tamar Norkin, Marcia McNiff, Grace C. DonovanEcological forecasting—21st century science for 21st century management
Natural resource managers are coping with rapid changes in both environmental conditions and ecosystems. Enabled by recent advances in data collection and assimilation, short-term ecological forecasting may be a powerful tool to help resource managers anticipate impending near-term changes in ecosystem conditions or dynamics. Managers may use the information in forecasts to minimize the adverse ef
AuthorsJohn B. Bradford, Jake Weltzin, Molly L. McCormick, Jill Baron, Zack Bowen, Sky Bristol, Daren Carlisle, Theresa Crimmins, Paul C. Cross, Joe DeVivo, Mike Dietze, Mary Freeman, Jason Goldberg, Mevin Hooten, Leslie Hsu, Karen Jenni, Jennifer L. Keisman, Jonathan Kennen, Kathy Lee, David P. Lesmes, Keith Loftin, Brian W. Miller, Peter S. Murdoch, Jana Newman, Karen L. Prentice, Imtiaz Rangwala, Jordan Read, Jennifer Sieracki, Helen Sofaer, Steve Thur, Gordon Toevs, Francisco Werner, C. LeAnn White, Timothy White, Mark T. WiltermuthByEcosystems Mission Area, Water Resources Mission Area, Contaminant Biology, Environmental Health Program, Science Analytics and Synthesis (SAS) Program, Eastern Ecological Science Center, Fort Collins Science Center, Kansas Water Science Center, Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Water Science Center, National Wildlife Health Center, New Jersey Water Science Center, Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center, Southwest Biological Science Center, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, Upper Midwest Water Science CenterCommunity for data integration 2018 funded project report
The U.S. Geological Survey Community for Data Integration annually funds small projects focusing on data integration for interdisciplinary research, innovative data management, and demonstration of new technologies. This report provides a summary of the 10 projects funded in fiscal year 2018, outlining their goals, activities, and accomplishments.AuthorsLeslie Hsu, Caitlin M. Andrews, John B. Bradford, Daniel D. Buscombe, Katherine J. Chase, Wesley M. Daniel, Jeanne M. Jones, Pam Fuller, Benjamin B. Mirus, Matthew E. Neilson, Hans W. Vraga, Jessica J. Walker, Dennis H. Walworth, Jonathan Warrick, Jake Weltzin, Daniel J. Wieferich, Nathan J. WoodCommunity for Data Integration 2018 annual report
The Community for Data Integration (CDI) is a community of practice whose purpose is to build the U.S. Geological Survey knowledge base in data integration. This annual report describes the various presentations, activities, and outcomes of the CDI monthly forums, working groups, trainings, and other CDI-sponsored events in fiscal year 2018. The report also describes the objectives of the 10 CDI-fAuthorsLeslie Hsu, Leah ColasuonnoMeasuring sustainability of seed-funded Earth science informatics projects
Short term funding is a common funding model for informatics projects. Funders are interested in maximizing the sustainability and accessibility of the outputs, but there are no commonly accepted practices to do so in the Earth sciences informatics field. We constructed and applied a framework for sustainability drawing from other disciplines that have more published work in sustainability of projAuthorsLeslie Hsu, Vivian B. Hutchison, Madison LangsethCommunity for Data Integration fiscal year 2017 funded project report
The U.S. Geological Survey Community for Data Integration annually funds small projects focusing on data integration for interdisciplinary research, innovative data management, and demonstration of new technologies. This report provides a summary of the 11 projects funded in fiscal year 2017, outlining their goals, activities, and outputs.AuthorsLeslie Hsu, Kate E. Allstadt, Tara M. Bell, Erin E. Boydston, Richard A. Erickson, A. Lance Everette, Erika E. Lentz, Jeff Peters, Brian Reichert, Sarah Nagorsen, Jason T. Sherba, Richard P. Signell, Mark T. Wiltermuth, John A. YoungNon-USGS Publications**
Hsu, L.; Mayorga, E.; Horsburgh, J.S.; Carter, M.R.; Lehnert, K.A.; Brantley, S.L. (2017) Enhancing Interoperability and Capabilities of Earth Science Data using the Observations Data Model 2 (ODM2), Data Science Journal. 16(1), http://doi.org/10.5334/dsj-2017-004.Horsburgh, J.S.; Aufdenkampe, A.K.; Mayorga, E.; Lehnert, K.A.; Hsu, L.; Song, L.; Spackman Jones, A.; Damiano, S.G.; Tarboton, D.G.; Valentine, D.; Zaslavsky, I.; Whitenack, T. (2016) Observations Data Model 2: A community information model for spatially discrete Earth observations, Environmental Modelling and Software, http://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2016.01.010.Hsu, L.; Martin, R.L.; McElroy, B.; Litwin-Miller, K.; Kim, W. (2015) Data management, sharing and reuse in experimental geomorphology: challenges, strategies, and scientific opportunities, Geomorphology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2015.03.039.Hsu, L.; Lehnert, K.A.; Goodwillie, A.; Delano, J.W.; Gill, J.B.; Tivey, M.A.; Ferrini, V.L.; Carbotte, S.M.; Arko R.A. (2015) Rescue of long-tail data from the ocean bottom to the Moon: IEDA Data Rescue Mini-Awards, GeoResJ, 6:108-114, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.grj.2015.02.012.Hsu, L.; Dietrich, W.E.; Sklar, L.S. (2014) Mean and fluctuating basal forces generated by granular flows: laboratory observations in a large vertically rotating drum, Journal of Geophysical Research - Earth Surface,doi:10.1002/2013JF003078.
Kaitna, R.; Dietrich, W.E.; Hsu, L., (2014) Surface slopes, velocity profiles and fluid pressure in coarse-grained debris flows saturated with water and mud, Journal of Fluid Mechanics. doi:10.1017/jfm.2013.675.Chen, W.-P. & Hsu L. (2013), Historic Seismicity near the Source Zone of the Great 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake: Implications for Seismic Hazards, Tectonophysics. doi:10.1016/j.tecto.2012.08.035.Yohannes, B.; Hsu L.; Dietrich, W.E. & Hill, K. (2012), Boundary Stresses due to Impacts from Dry Granular Flows, Journal of Geophysical Research - Earth Surface, 117, F02027, doi:10.1029/2011JF002150.Schneider, D.; Kaitna, R.; Dietrich, W.; Hsu, L.; Huggel, C. & McArdell, B. (2011), Frictional behavior of granular gravel-ice mixtures in vertically rotating drum experiments and implications for rock-ice avalanches, Cold Regions Science and Technology 69(1), 70 - 90.Hsu, L.; Finnegan, N. J. & Brodsky, E. E. (2011), A seismic signature of river bedload transport during storm events, Geophys. Res. Lett. 38(13), L13407, http://doi.org/10.1029/2011GL047759.Hill, K.; Yohannes, B.; Dietrich, W. & Hsu, L. (2011), Discrete Element Modeling and Large Scale Experimental Studies of Bouldery Debris Flows, in R. Genevois; D.L. Hamilton & A. Prestininzi, ed., Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Debris Flow Hazards Mitigation, Mechanics, Prediction and Assessment, Padua, Italy, June 14-17, 2011, Italian Journal of Engineering Geology and Environment.Kaitna, R.; Hsu, L.; Rickenmann, D. & Dietrich, W. (2011), On the development of an unsaturated front of debris flows, in R. Genevois; D.L. Hamilton & A. Prestininzi, ed., Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Debris Flow Hazards Mitigation, Mechanics, Prediction and Assessment, Padua, Italy, June 14-17, 2011, Italian Journal of Engineering Geology and Environment.Hsu, L.; Kaitna, R.; Dietrich, W. & Sklar, L. (2011), Boundary shear stress of granular flows, in R. Genevois; D.L. Hamilton & A. Prestininzi, ed., Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Debris Flow Hazards Mitigation, Mechanics, Prediction and Assessment, Padua, Italy, June 14-17, 2011, Italian Journal of Engineering Geology and Environment.Hsu, L.; Dietrich, W. E. & Sklar, L. S. (2008), Experimental study of bedrock erosion by granular flows, J. Geophys. Res. 113(F2), F02001, http://doi.org/10.1029/2007JF000778.Hsu, L., Dietrich, W., & Sklar, L. (2007). Normal stresses, longitudinal profiles, and bedrock surface erosion by debris flows: initial findings from a large, vertically rotating drum. Debris-Flow Hazards Mitigation: Mechanics, Predictions, and Assessment, 141-150.Hsu, L. & Bürgmann, R. (2006), Surface creep along the Longitudinal Valley fault, Taiwan from InSAR measurements, Geophys. Res. Lett. 33(6), L06312, http://doi.org/10.1029/2005GL024624.Hsu, L. & Pelletier, J. D. (2004), Correlation and dating of Quaternary alluvial-fan surfaces using scarp diffusion, Geomorphology 60(3-4), 319 - 335, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2003.08.007Bell, N.; Hsu, L.; Jacob, D. J.; Schultz, M. G.; Blake, D. R.; Butler, J. H.; King, D. B.; Lobert, J. M. & Maier-Reimer, E. (2002), Methyl iodide: Atmospheric budget and use as a tracer of marine convection in global models, J. Geophys. Res. 107(D17), 4340, http://doi.org/10.1029/2001JD001151.**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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