usgs_staff_profile:
meta: status_code: 200 timestamp: '2023-09-30T16:55:18.400892' url: https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/jennifer-l-closson profile: abstracts: [] affiliations: [] education: - 2017-2019, M.S., Physical Oceanography, Florida Institute of Technology, thesis on measurements and synthetic imaging of water surface gravity waves using optical techniques - 2015, Certificate, Geographic Information Science, Montclair University - 2010-2014, B.S., Earth Science (Meteorology focus), Kean University email: jclosson@usgs.gov expertise_terms: [] honors: [] intro_statements: - Jennifer is a scientist with the USGS New Jersey Water Science Center in the Coastal Science Team name: Jennifer L. Closson name_qualifier: null orcid: null organization_link: https://www.usgs.gov/centers/new-jersey-water-science-center organization_name: New Jersey Water Science Center personal_statement: null professional_experience: - "2020 \u2013 Present, USGS New Jersey Water Science Center, Hydrologist. Monitors\ \ and analyzes tidally influenced surface water elevations in the New Jersey\ \ Tide Network (NJTN) Coastal Science Team under Surface Water Observations\ \ Program (SWOP). Is also involved with the NGWOS Saltwater Intrusion Project\ \ on tidally influenced saltwater tributaries extending upstream from the Delaware\ \ Bay." - 2018, Florida Institute of Technology, Research Assistant in Civil Engineering. Assisted in video collection, processing, and analysis of concrete pile driving sets and rebounds in deep foundation areas using ENVI and MATLAB software. Collaborated with student engineers comparing pile driving monitor data. Data contributed to FDOT. - 2018, Florida Institute of Technology, Teaching Assistant in Introduction to Civil Engineering and grader for Introduction to Meteorology. title: Hydrologist