Lisa Carper is a Physical Scientist in the New England Water Science Center.
Interests
- Geeking out with gadgets
- Field testing and exploring various sensor technologies to discern environmental patterns
- Surrogate modeling
- Passive samplers
Skills and Experience
- Reconnoitering, engineering, and installation of real-time water-quality monitoring stations
- Operation, maintenance and troubleshooting of data loggers and water-quality sensors
- Routine use of multi-parameter sondes and fluorometric and spectrometric sensors for NO3+NO2 as N, Dissolved Organic Carbon, Chlorophyll-a and Phycocyanin
- Surface and ground water-quality discrete sample collection and processing for chemical analyses including nutrients, trace metals, pesticides, low-level mercury, volatile organic compounds, endocrine disrupting compounds and legacy and emerging contaminants
- Records processing according to USGS standards and protocol
- Quality assure water-quality data by performing statistical and technical analyses using R
Recent Projects
- NJ continuous water-quality monitoring network (45 stations)
- Downstream Fate and Transport of Cyanobacteria and Cyanotoxins in the Raritan Basin Water Supply Commission, New Jersey
- Next Generation Water Observing Systems, Delaware River Basin – White Clay Creek Piedmont Basin Sediment Study
Professional Experience
2008 - present, U.S. Geological Survey - Physical Scientist
2007, Master Well Owner Network, Penn State University Extension Office - Intern
Education and Certifications
M.S. Terrestrial Ecology and Biodiversity Management, Autonomous University of Barcelona, 2014
B.S. Environmental Resource Management, Minor in Watersheds and Water Resources, Pennsylvania State University
