USGS Staff Profile:
'@context': https://schema.org '@type': Person affiliation: - '@type': Organization name: USGS North Atlantic and Appalachian Region Capability Team Lead, Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) - '@type': Organization name: NJ Water Monitoring Council co-chair - '@type': Organization name: NJ Section of American Water Resources Association - '@type': Organization name: USGS Water Mission Area (WMA) Scientific and Technical Employee Development (STED) Committee - '@type': Organization name: USGS WMA Urban Landscapes Capability Team - '@type': Organization name: USGS WMA PFAS Capability Team - '@type': Organization name: Scientific and Technical Advisory Council for Delaware River Basin Commission description: - '@type': TextObject abstract: Hydrologist / Water Quality Specialist with the New Jersey Water Science Center additionalType: short description - '@type': TextObject abstract: Heather is the Water Quality Specialist for the USGS NJ Water Science Center. Heather's career with the U.S. Geological Survey New Jersey Water Science Center began in 2000 after studying at the University of Pittsburgh and Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania. additionalType: staff profile page introductory statement - '@type': TextObject abstract: "Her career with the USGS has focused on the water quality of groundwater\ \ and surface water. In support of New Jersey\u2019s extensive water-quality\ \ networks, Heather has worked to ensure these networks of long-term discrete\ \ data and long-term continuous water-quality monitors are maintained with a\ \ high standard of efficiency, quality, and impartiality producing unbiased,\ \ high-quality data for water-quality investigations.Recent investigations include\ \ determining variations of concentrations of water-quality constituents throughout\ \ New Jersey, Sediment Oxygen Demand, antibiotic resistance, assessments of\ \ nutrient loads, and monitoring harmful algal blooms in lakes and reservoirs.\ \ She helps guide the focus of several hydrographers and advises on best practices\ \ for superior data collection, review, and publication of water-quality data.Her\ \ current interests include monitoring and assessing contaminants of emerging\ \ concern including, but not limited, to microplastics, PFAS, and harmful algal\ \ blooms and using novel approaches to monitor a variety of water-quality characteristics." additionalType: personal statement email: haheck@usgs.gov hasCredential: - '@type': EducationalOccupationalCredential name: "BS Environmental Science \u2013 Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania,\ \ Slippery Rock, PA" hasOccupation: - '@type': OrganizationalRole affiliatedOrganization: '@type': Organization name: New Jersey Water Science Center url: https://www.usgs.gov/centers/new-jersey-water-science-center roleName: Hydrologist / Water Quality Specialist startDate: '2024-05-12T15:57:53.281467' - '@type': Occupation additionalType: self-claimed professional experience name: Water-Quality Specialist, New Jersey Water Science Center, 2018-present - '@type': Occupation additionalType: self-claimed professional experience name: Water-Quality Specialist, Acting, New Jersey Water Science Center, 2016-2018 - '@type': Occupation additionalType: self-claimed professional experience name: Supervisory Hydrologist, New Jersey Water Science Center, 2013-2018 - '@type': Occupation additionalType: self-claimed professional experience name: Hydrologist, Team Lead, New Jersey Water Science Center, 2008-2013 - '@type': Occupation additionalType: self-claimed professional experience name: Hydrologist, Project Chief, Antibiotic Resistance, 2010-2012 - '@type': Occupation additionalType: self-claimed professional experience name: Hydrologist, Project Chief, Nutrient Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDL) and Sediment Oxygen Demand (SOD) in the Saddle and Salem River Watersheds, 2007-2009 - '@type': Occupation additionalType: self-claimed professional experience name: Hydrologist, Hydrologic Data Assessment Program, 2000-2013 identifier: - '@type': PropertyValue propertyID: GeoKB value: https://geokb.wikibase.cloud/entity/Q46642 - '@type': PropertyValue propertyID: ORCID value: 0000-0002-7195-5889 jobTitle: Hydrologist / Water Quality Specialist knowsAbout: - '@type': Thing additionalType: self-claimed expertise name: Surface Water Quality - '@type': Thing additionalType: self-claimed expertise name: Groundwater Quality - '@type': Thing additionalType: self-claimed expertise name: Trace Element Contamination - '@type': Thing additionalType: self-claimed expertise name: Sediment Oxygen Demand - '@type': Thing additionalType: self-claimed expertise name: Aquatic Ecosystems - '@type': Thing additionalType: self-claimed expertise name: Contamination and Pollution - '@type': Thing additionalType: self-claimed expertise name: Environmental Assessment - '@type': Thing additionalType: self-claimed expertise name: Streamflow - '@type': Thing additionalType: self-claimed expertise name: Surface Water (Non-Marine) memberOf: '@type': OrganizationalRole member: '@type': Organization name: U.S. Geological Survey name: staff member startDate: '2024-05-12T15:57:53.278612' name: Heather Heckathorn url: https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/heather-heckathorn