Madison J Foster
Madison is a Hydrologist at the Wyoming and Montana Water Science Center.
Madison Foster started at the USGS Wyoming-Montana Water Science Center in spring 2023. She graduated from Montana State with a M.S. in Land Resources and Environmental Sciences with a focus on nutrient cycling and surface-groundwater exchange in agricultural streams. At the U.S. Geological Survey, she aims to better understand the fate and transport of solutes introduced through historic and current mining operations and implications for aquatic ecosystems.
Professional Experience
Hydrologist, U.S. Geological Survey WY-MT Water Science Center, 2023 - present
M.S. Student, Montana State University in the Payn Watershed Hydrology Lab, 2020-2023
Steam Ecology Intern, Flathead Lake Biological Station, University of Montana, Summer 2019 and 2020
Research Assistant, Kansas Biological Station, University of Kansas, 2018-2020
Education and Certifications
M.S. Land Resources and Environmental Sciences, Montana State University 2023
B.S. Ecology and B.S. Environmental Sciences, University of Kansas 2020
Science and Products
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.
Evidence of selenium transport from Elk River Valley, Canada to the Columbia River
Streamflow and total selenium concentration data for six Canadian sites in the Kootenay and Columbia River Basins (2004-2022) and scripts for trend analysis using R–QWTREND
Science and Products
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.