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    timestamp: '2024-01-30T21:55:15.643761'
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    name: "Legna M Torres-Garci\u0301a, Ph.D."
     abstract: Research Oceanographer with the St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science
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     abstract: "Legna M. Torres-Garci\u0301a is a Research Oceanographer at the St.\
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       \ Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center in St. Petersburg, Florida."
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     email: ltorresgarcia@usgs.gov
     abstract: "Legna Torres Garc\xEDa's work focuses on using multi-scale observational\
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       \ and numerical model data to understand circulation, waves, sediment transport,\
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       \ and coastal vulnerability. Her research includes simulations of hydrodynamics\
    - "Legna M. Torres-Garci\u0301a is a Research Oceanographer at the St. Petersburg\
       \ and coastal change in Puerto Rico and the Florida Keys. In addition, she is\
       \ Coastal and Marine Science Center in St. Petersburg, Florida."
       \ a principal investigator on a project on assessing the coastal vulnerability\
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    - numerical modeling
    - geophysics
    - physics
    - coastal community engagement
    - fieldwork
    - hydrodynamics
    - sediment transport
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    - Research Oceanographer, U.S. Geological Survey, St. Petersburg Coastal & Marine
      Geology Science Center, 2022 to present
    - Postdoctoral Research Oceanographer, U.S. Geological Survey, St. Petersburg
      Coastal & Marine Geology Science Center, 2020 to 2022
    - Scientist, U.S. Geological Survey, St. Petersburg Coastal & Marine Geology Science
      Center, 2014 to 2016
    - Teaching Assistant, University of South Carolina, Geology Laboratory Coordinator
    education:
    - 'Ph.D., (2020), University of Florida, Major in Oceanographic and Coastal Engineering,
      Dissertation: Hydrodynamics and sediment mobility in degraded barrier coral
      reefs'
    - 'M.S., (2014), University of South Carolina, Major in Geology; Earth and Ocean
      Sciences Department, Thesis: Flow Dynamics in the Transition Zone from Estuarine
      Tidal to Fluvial Regime'
    - 'M.S., (2009), University of South Carolina, Major in Physics, Physics and Astronomy
      Department, Thesis: Search for Interstellar Silicate Dust in Four Quasar Absorber
      Galaxies'
     - "B.S., (2006), University of Puerto Rico, Mayagu\u0308ez, Major in Physics,\
      \ Physics Department"
    affiliations: []
    honors: []
    abstracts: []
    personal_statement: "Legna Torres Garc\xEDa's work focuses on using multi-scale\
       \ observational and numerical model data to understand circulation, waves, sediment\
       \ transport, and coastal vulnerability. Her research includes simulations of\
       \ hydrodynamics and coastal change in Puerto Rico and the Florida Keys. In addition,\
       \ she is a principal investigator on a project on assessing the coastal vulnerability\
       \ of communities in Puerto Rico through a focused stakeholder engagement approach.\
       \ of communities in Puerto Rico through a focused stakeholder engagement approach.\
       \ Her focus on both numerical model development and stakeholder engagement enables\
       \ Her focus on both numerical model development and stakeholder engagement enables\
       \ her to address community needs with the best available science."
       \ her to address community needs with the best available science."
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  email: ltorresgarcia@usgs.gov
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    name: 'M.S., (2014), University of South Carolina, Major in Geology; Earth and
      Ocean Sciences Department, Thesis: Flow Dynamics in the Transition Zone from
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    name: 'M.S., (2009), University of South Carolina, Major in Physics, Physics and
      Astronomy Department, Thesis: Search for Interstellar Silicate Dust in Four
      Quasar Absorber Galaxies'
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    name: "B.S., (2006), University of Puerto Rico, Mayagu\u0308ez, Major in Physics,\
      \ Physics Department"
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      name: St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
      url: https://www.usgs.gov/centers/spcmsc
    roleName: Research Oceanographer
    startDate: '2024-05-12T15:47:18.504737'
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    name: Research Oceanographer, U.S. Geological Survey, St. Petersburg Coastal &
      Marine Geology Science Center, 2022 to present
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    name: Postdoctoral Research Oceanographer, U.S. Geological Survey, St. Petersburg
      Coastal & Marine Geology Science Center, 2020 to 2022
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    additionalType: self-claimed professional experience
    name: Scientist, U.S. Geological Survey, St. Petersburg Coastal & Marine Geology
      Science Center, 2014 to 2016
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    additionalType: self-claimed professional experience
    name: Teaching Assistant, University of South Carolina, Geology Laboratory Coordinator
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    name: numerical modeling
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    additionalType: self-claimed expertise
    name: geophysics
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    additionalType: self-claimed expertise
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  name: "Legna M Torres-Garci\u0301a, Ph.D."
  url: https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/legna-m-torres-garcia