USGS Water Seminar Series – Pesticides in U.S. rivers over a decade: What’s changing and why it matters
Wednesday, August 19th at 12 pm ET Online Only: See Below Please share this announcement! PLEASE HELP US GROW our audience, share this link with any science professional! https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDOIGS/subscriber/new?topic_id=USDOIGS_156 Presented by: Meg Shoda, WMA Earth System Processes Division Pesticide application on the landscape occurs frequently and on large scales. Pesticide exposure to nontarget environments, like freshwater, can have implications for human health and aquatic life. Despite recognition of the […]
USGS Water Seminar Series – Watershed hydrologic function in wetland landscapes: from satellite storage–discharge to process informed deep learning
Wednesday, August 12th, at 12 pm ET (MS Teams) Presented by Ali Ameli | The University of British Columbia | Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences Wetland-dominated landscapes cover millions of square kilometers worldwide and regulate floods and droughts, sustain water supplies, and shape carbon and nutrient cycling. What ties these functions together is how a […]
USGS Water Seminar Series – Mapping irrigation status, system types, and efficiencies at the field level across the conterminous United States
Wednesday, July 22nd, at 12 pm ET (Online) Yanhua Xie Department of Geography and Environmental Sustainability University of Oklahoma Tyler Lark Department of Plant, Soil, and Microbial Sciences Michigan State University Fine-resolution maps of irrigation practices are important for accurately quantifying water use and withdrawals. Here, we will present a suite of high-resolution irrigation datasets for the United […]
USGS Water Seminar – Harmonizing fragmented sensor networks can transform water quality science and management
Wednesday, July 15th, at 12 pm ET Admin Husic Virginia Tech, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Occoquan Watershed Monitoring Laboratory Today, thousands of sensors continuously monitor water quality across the United States, capturing vital details about storms, pollution, and overall ecosystem health. However, because this data is collected by diverse agencies and independent researchers, the […]
USGS Water Seminar Series – Introducing the Water Assessment and Visualization Engine (WAVE) Application, a Tool for Global Water Budget Analysis
USGS Water Seminar Series Introducing the Water Assessment and Visualization Engine (WAVE) Application, a Tool for Global Water Budget Analysis Wednesday, June 10th, at 12 pm ET Online Only: See Below Presented by: Lea Davidson, Research Physical Scientist, Mendenhall Post-doctoral Fellow, Office of International Programs Olivia Drukker, Physical Scientist, Wyoming-Montana Water Science Center Tyler King, Supervisory Research Hydrologist, Water Mission Area, Observing Systems Division, Hydrologic Remote Sensing Branch Roy Sando, […]
USGS Water Seminar Series – The HOPs you don’t want in your beer: Hydrocarbon Oxidation Products – a new class of emerging contaminants?
Presented by: Barbara Bekins, US Geological Survey Emerita Scientist Abstract: Where spilled oil and fuel contaminate groundwater, regulators require measurements of a few specific hydrocarbons (e.g. benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, xylenes) as well as total petroleum hydrocarbons in the diesel range (TPHd). Unfortunately, our research revealed that TPHd measures only about one-third of the nonvolatile dissolved organic compounds (NVDOC) migrating […]
USGS Water Seminar: Uncrewed Aircraft Systems for USGS Water Science
USGS Water Seminar Series Uncrewed Aircraft Systems for USGS Water Science Wednesday, May 6th at 12 pm ET Online Only: See Below Please share this announcement! Presented by: Chris Gazoorian, Supervisory Hydrologist, USGS New York Water Science Center There is great potential for Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS/ drones) to enhance USGS Water Science. This seminar will present steps to establishing and maintaining […]
USGS Webinar: Open Access Publications and Data Requirements
USGS will host a webinar on updated federal requirements for open access to publications and data resulting from WRRA-funded research. This session is relevant to Institute Directors, grants administrators, and principal investigators. Open Access Publications and Data Requirements Thursday, May 7, 2026 | 1:30 – 2:30 PM Central See slides and recording here. (This webinar […]
USGS Webinar: Water Data for the Nation – New Features and NWISWeb Decommissioning
Date: January 15, 2026 Time: 2 – 3 PM ET Location: MS Teams From the USGS Water Data for the Nation (WDFN) team: You’re invited to a public USGS Webinar: Water Data for the Nation – New Features and NWISWeb Decommissioning We want to make you aware of some important upcoming changes coming to how we deliver water […]
An Overview of PFAS Science at the USGS Seminar
A high-level overview of USGS PFAS science will be presented by Dr. Andrea Tokranov and will include a summary of analytical and interpretive capabilities at the USGS. Select projects will be discussed in more detail, including the recent nationwide model predicting occurrence of PFAS in groundwater at the depths of public and private drinking water […]
