Morgan Schachterle
Morgan Schachterle is a Chemist with the USGS Water Resources Mission Area.
Morgan Schachterle, MSc, is an environmental analytical chemist whose research is focused on contaminants of emerging concern and how pollutants can impact water quality and availability. She serves as the GC/MS/MS analyst and lab manager for the Water Nexus Lab and Integrated Water Chemistry Lab in Boulder, Colorado. Morgan recently helped develop a novel SPE-GC/MS/MS method for the analysis of over 50 contaminants in aqueous samples as well as a method to quantitate sterols and anhydrous sugars in sediment samples. She enjoys helping to develop new and innovative approaches to answering environmental questions.
Morgan came to the USGS from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (UCCS) where she earned her MSc. in Chemistry. Her research at UCCS was focused on determining levels of flame retardants in furnace filter dust sampled from residential homes in Colorado with the goal of gaining a better understanding of indoor air quality. She developed a low-solvent microextraction method for analysis of these dust samples.
Professional Experience
(2023 – present) Chemist, U.S. Geological Survey
(2021-2022) Environmental Scientist Intern, Colorado Springs Utilities
(2020) Student Airborne Research Program Intern, NASA
Education and Certifications
M.Sc. Chemistry - Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Colorado Colorado Springs (2023) Advisor: Dr. Janel Owens
B.S. Chemistry - University of Colorado Colorado Springs (2021)
Science and Products
Laboratory Experiments with Cryptosporidium parvum Oocysts and Wildfire Ash from the Tubbs, Kincaid, and Walbridge Fires (2017-2020) in the Russian River Watershed, Sonoma County, CA: Physical, Chemical, and Biological Data Laboratory Experiments with Cryptosporidium parvum Oocysts and Wildfire Ash from the Tubbs, Kincaid, and Walbridge Fires (2017-2020) in the Russian River Watershed, Sonoma County, CA: Physical, Chemical, and Biological Data
Water quality and contaminants in stream surface waters collected in Southeast Pennsylvania and Maryland Piedmont mixed agriculture, 2023 Water quality and contaminants in stream surface waters collected in Southeast Pennsylvania and Maryland Piedmont mixed agriculture, 2023
Fire records (levoglucosan, mannosan, and galactosan) recorded in the deep Denali, AK ice core from ~360 to 2013 CE Fire records (levoglucosan, mannosan, and galactosan) recorded in the deep Denali, AK ice core from ~360 to 2013 CE
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.
Science and Products
Laboratory Experiments with Cryptosporidium parvum Oocysts and Wildfire Ash from the Tubbs, Kincaid, and Walbridge Fires (2017-2020) in the Russian River Watershed, Sonoma County, CA: Physical, Chemical, and Biological Data Laboratory Experiments with Cryptosporidium parvum Oocysts and Wildfire Ash from the Tubbs, Kincaid, and Walbridge Fires (2017-2020) in the Russian River Watershed, Sonoma County, CA: Physical, Chemical, and Biological Data
Water quality and contaminants in stream surface waters collected in Southeast Pennsylvania and Maryland Piedmont mixed agriculture, 2023 Water quality and contaminants in stream surface waters collected in Southeast Pennsylvania and Maryland Piedmont mixed agriculture, 2023
Fire records (levoglucosan, mannosan, and galactosan) recorded in the deep Denali, AK ice core from ~360 to 2013 CE Fire records (levoglucosan, mannosan, and galactosan) recorded in the deep Denali, AK ice core from ~360 to 2013 CE
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.