usgs_staff_profile:
meta: status_code: 200 timestamp: '2023-09-30T15:19:26.094747' url: https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/eliza-l-gross profile: abstracts: [] affiliations: [] education: - '2021: M.S. Geographic Information Systems, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland' - '2008: M.S. Geoenvironmental Studies, Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania' - '2006: B.A. Geography, Writing Minor, Millersville University, Millersville, Pennsylvania' email: egross@usgs.gov expertise_terms: - cartography - geospatial analysis - spatial analysis - topography - geographic information systems - statistical analysis - groundwater - groundwater quality - water quality - hydrography honors: [] intro_statements: - Eliza is the National Map Liaison for the District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania name: Eliza L. Gross name_qualifier: null orcid: 0000-0002-8835-3382 organization_link: https://www.usgs.gov/ngp-user-engagement-office organization_name: NGP User Engagement Office personal_statement: As a National Map Liaison with the National Geospatial Program's (NGP) User Engagement Office, I provide outreach and coordination of geospatial activities in support of NGP initiatives and USGS science. I began my USGS career as a graduate student intern with the Pennsylvania Water Science Center providing mapping and spatial data analysis support for several National Water Quality Assessment projects. I also served as project chief for studies characterizing the occurrence of arsenic and radon in groundwater using geospatial and statistical analyses and for a study assessing the prevalence of pesticides and nutrients in groundwater through sampling of domestic wells in agricultural areas. professional_experience: - '2020-present: National Map Liaison, U.S. Geological Survey, National Geospatial Program' - '2019-2020: GIS Specialist/Associate National Map Liaison, U.S. Geological Survey, Pennsylvania Water Science Center' - '2008-2019: Physical Scientist, U.S. Geological Survey, Pennsylvania Water Science Center' - '2007-2008: Hydrologic Technician (SCEP/STEP), U.S. Geological Survey, Pennsylvania Water Science Center' title: National Map Liaison NY, PA, DE, DC, MD, NJ