Item talk:Q44449

usgs_staff_profile:

 meta:
   status_code: 200
   timestamp: '2023-09-30T16:36:47.023449'
   url: https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/rachel-m-allen
 profile:
   abstracts: []
   affiliations: []
   education:
   - University of California, Berkeley, Master of Science and PhD - Civil Engineering,
     2012-2018
   - Williams College, Bachelor of Arts - Chemistry and Mathematics, 2004-2008
   email: rallen@usgs.gov
   expertise_terms:
   - estuarine systems
   - field observations
   - time series analysis
   - sediment transport
   - estuarine modeling
   honors: []
   intro_statements:
   - My work focuses on sediment transport in estuarine systems. Using observations
     and numerical models of physical processes like flow, waves, vegetation, turbulence,
     and sediment flocculation, I'm searching for ways to better understand how sediment
     moves around.
   name: Rachel M. Allen, PhD
   name_qualifier: null
   orcid: 0000-0002-0287-6466
   organization_link: https://www.usgs.gov/centers/whcmsc
   organization_name: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
   personal_statement: Prior to grad school, I worked at the San Francisco Estuary
     Institute with their Regional Monitoring Program for water quality, learning
     about the interactions between scientists and managers. During my PhD and as
     a post-doc, I worked with Dr. Jessica Lacy at the USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine
     Science Center in Santa Cruz CA. I started a Mendenhall with Dr. Neil Ganju
     at the USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center in 2021.
   professional_experience:
   - USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, 2021-present
   - USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, 2018-2021
   - San Francisco Estuary Institute, 2009-2012
   title: Research Oceanographer