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usgs_staff_profile:

 meta:
   status_code: 200
   timestamp: '2023-09-30T17:33:39.311436'
   url: https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/kathy-conn
 profile:
   abstracts: []
   affiliations: []
   education: []
   email: kconn@usgs.gov
   expertise_terms: []
   honors: []
   intro_statements:
   - Hydrologist and Water Quality Specialist for the Washington Water Science Center
   name: Kathy Conn
   name_qualifier: null
   orcid: 0000-0002-2334-6536
   organization_link: https://www.usgs.gov/centers/washington-water-science-center
   organization_name: Washington Water Science Center
   personal_statement: My research focuses on the occurrence, fate, and transport
     of contaminants in the aquatic environment. I received a B.S. in Chemistry from
     the College of William & Mary, an M.S. and Ph.D. in Environmental Science &
     Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines, and conducted post-doctoral research
     at the University of North Carolina's Institute of Marine Sciences. I have been
     a Hydrologist with the U.S. Geological Survey's Washington Water Science Center
     since 2011 and the Center's Water-Quality Specialist since 2015. Recent activities
     and interests include:- developing novel field methods to quantify fluvial sediment-bound
     chemical concentrations and fluxes from rivers to Puget Sound- entry and movement
     of urban contaminants in nearshore coastal environments- monitoring of legacy
     contaminants (e.g., PCBs and metals), emerging contaminants (e.g., microplastics
     and endocrine-disrupting chemicals), and microbial contaminants (e.g., bacteria,
     viruses, and fecal indicators) in aquatic resources with implications for ecological
     and human health- providing technical guidance for water-quality projects, including
     study design, data quality, and dissemination
   professional_experience: []
   title: Hydrologist and Water Quality Specialist