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Portfolio · NSF #2054444 · Since May 2023

Wildfire disturbances & downstream water quality

This project investigates how far downstream wildfire disturbances propagate in fluvial networks.

My contributions

  • Conduct fieldwork, calibrate EXO sensors, and collect water samples.
  • Analyze nutrient and metal concentrations to identify post-fire water-quality changes.
  • Analyze data using ArcGIS, MATLAB, R, HEC-HMS, and Aquarius.
  • Develop Python and MATLAB models for water-quality prediction.

Read the Nature Communications publication

Read the Frontiers in Water publication

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+1 (505) 975-4563 · Albuquerque, New Mexico