usgs_staff_profile:
meta: status_code: 200 timestamp: '2023-09-30T17:03:40.691015' url: https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/michelle-r-plampin profile: abstracts: [] affiliations: - American Geophysical Union - Geological Society of America - International Association for Mathematical Geosciences - International Society for Porous Media education: - 'Ph.D. Civil and Environmental Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 2015 - (Adviser: Professor Tissa Illangasekare) Thesis title: Fundamental study of multiphase CO2 evolution and attenuati' - M.S. Environmental Science and Engineering, 2012 - 'B.S. Engineering, 2011 - Specialty: Environmental, Minor: Public Affairs for Engineers' email: mplampin@usgs.gov expertise_terms: - Groundwater flow - Contaminant transport - Multiphase flow - Carbon sequestration - Nuclear waste isolation - Numerical modeling - Geologic heterogeneity - Shale honors: - Second Place Student Poster Presentation, 2015 MODFLOW and More Conference - Edna Bailey Sussman Foundation scholar, 2012 - Engineer In Training certification, 2011 - Cum Laude graduate, 2011 - Guy T. McBride Jr. Honors Program graduate, 2011 - Tau Beta Pi inductee, 2010 - Student Employee of the Year, 2009 intro_statements: - Michelle Plampin is a Research Hydrologist with the USGS Geology, Energy & Minerals (GEM) Science Center in Reston, VA. name: Michelle R. Plampin, Ph.D. name_qualifier: null orcid: 0000-0003-4068-5801 organization_link: https://www.usgs.gov/centers/geology-energy-and-minerals-science-center organization_name: Geology, Energy & Minerals Science Center personal_statement: Michelle investigates various interactions between groundwater and energy production waste products, focusing on the effects of multiphase (gas-water) flow. Specific applications of her research include the potential impacts of geologic carbon sequestration on water quality in shallow aquifers, as well as the long-term hydrogeologic evolution of low-permeability aquitards that may be used for disposal of nuclear waste. professional_experience: - Research Hydrologist, U.S. Geological Survey, Geology, Energy & Minerals Science Center, 2020-Present - Research Hydrologist, U.S. Geological Survey, Eastern Energy Resources Science Center, 2019-2020 - Research Hydrologist, U.S. Geological Survey, Water Mission Area, Earth System Processes Division, Water Cycle Branch, 2017-2019 - Research Hydrologist, U.S. Geological Survey, Water Mission Area, National Research Program, 2016-2017 - Postdoctoral Research Associate, Colorado School of Mines, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2015-2016 - Graduate Research Assistant, Colorado School of Mines, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2011-2015 - Undergraduate Research Assistant, Colorado School of Mines, Department of Environmental Science & Engineering, 2007-2011 - Intern, Washington River Protection Solutions, Interface Management Team, 2010 title: Research Hydrologist