Lisa Carper is a Hydrologist 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
Physical Scientist, New England Water Science Center, 2008 - 2021
Physical Scientist, New Jersey Water Science Center, 2008 - 2021
Intern, Master Well Owner Network, Penn State Extension Office, 2007
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 Univ