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Wednesday, July 22
 

8:30am CDT

Field Support & Research to Operations Team Overview and Panel Discussion
Wednesday July 22, 2026 8:30am - 9:20am CDT
BCC - Sellers (476 Class / 800 Theater)
The Field Support & Research to Operations Team (FS/R2O) of the Hydrologic Networks Branch is tasked with providing support to field staff, project staff, and other science center personnel. In this session, FS/R2O staff will lead a panel discussion on the support provided to the science centers, take questions, and provide insight into ongoing projects, training and workflows that FS/R2O staff are working on to advance the various WRD topical areas (GW, QW, Sediment, R2O).
Speakers
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avatar for Lance Gruhn

Lance Gruhn

Hydrologist, USGS
Lance Gruhn is a Hydrologist stationed in Iowa City, Iowa and is the groundwater technical and field support lead for the Hydrologic Networks Branck of the USGS Water Resources Mission Area. Lance coordinates the Groundwater Data Processing class and the Groundwater Field Techniques... Read More →
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Kimberly Shaffer

Hydrologist, U.S. Geological Survey
Kimberly Shaffer has a degree in Civil Engineering from The Ohio State University and has worked for the U.S. Geological Survey for the past 27 years. As a hydrologist, she has collected and published streamflow, water-quality, and water-use data. In 2021, Kim became the Continuous... Read More →
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Heather Heckathorn

Water Quality Specialist, USGS
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avatar for Russ Lotspeich

Russ Lotspeich

Hydrologist, USGS WMA-HNB
Robert (Russ) Lotspeich is a Hydrologist in the Hydrologic Networks Branch of the USGS Water Resources Mission Area. Russ' interests are in developing new and innovative technologies and methods to aide in data collection activities across the Water Enterprise. As the Research to... Read More →
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Wednesday July 22, 2026 8:30am - 9:20am CDT
BCC - Sellers (476 Class / 800 Theater)
  Field Support
 
Thursday, July 23
 

1:00pm CDT

HDAC - Workshopping a workshop and how the sausage is made
Thursday July 23, 2026 1:00pm - 1:20pm CDT
BCC - Lackey (54 Tiered Class Only)
Have you ever paused to wonder what it really takes to organize a training workshop or to be a part of a high-functioning, collaborative, national level team? Well, this is your chance to get a clear, behind-the-scenes look at the role and how HDAC members can influence different initiatives and create tangible improvements within the data collection community. Join us to discover the wide range of activities HDAC undertakes — from workshop planning to offering practical, front line input that helps shape procedures, policies, and best practices across the organization.

During this open session, HDAC Chair Chris Smith along with current HDAC members will be on hand to share detailed insight into the group’s inner workings. Come prepared with your questions.

Speakers
avatar for Chris Smith

Chris Smith

Field Office Chief, USGS
I am the Field Office Chief of the Norcross (Atlanta) Georgia office. I am also the Chair of the Hydrologic Data Advisory Committee (HDAC). I am proudest of my years helping others learn the job and my years of field work, where I have always tried to set a good example. My most significant... Read More →
avatar for Maria Clemens

Maria Clemens

Hydrologic Technician, USGS - OKI WSC
Member of HDAC and NWDTW 2024 Planning Team
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Jordan Vance

Hydrologic Technician, USGS

avatar for Brian Imig

Brian Imig

Hydrologic Technician, USGS

avatar for Ernie McCoy

Ernie McCoy

Hydrologic Technician, USGS-Dakota WSC
Hydrotech at the Grand Forks field office in North Dakota. I started as a student the summer of 09, graduated from UND with a bachelors degree in Environmental Geoscience. I stream gage, collect discrete samples and run continuous monitors collecting the big five.
avatar for Sean Townsend

Sean Townsend

Hydrographer, USGS
avatar for Seth Bishop

Seth Bishop

Hydro Tech, USGS
Seth Bishop is a hydrologic technician in the Urbana, Illinois office of the Central Midwest Water Science Center. He has been with the USGS for eight years, focusing on surface water.  
avatar for Hampton Childres
avatar for Georgia Michael

Georgia Michael

Hydrologic Technician, USGS

avatar for Crystal Hammer

Crystal Hammer

Supervisory Hydrologic Technician/Field Office Chief (Columbus, OH), U.S. Geological Survey
I'm the Columbus OH Field Office Chief for the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana WSC. For my 1st 2.5 years in the USGS, I worked out of the Pacific Islands WSC in Honolulu, Hawaii. I accepted a position in Columbus, Ohio to return to my home state and be closer to family having grown up in Cincinnati... Read More →
Thursday July 23, 2026 1:00pm - 1:20pm CDT
BCC - Lackey (54 Tiered Class Only)
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  • AQUARIUS (AQ)
  • COASTAL SCIENCE/STORM RESPONSE
  • Collaboration
  • COMPUTER TOOLS
  • CONTINUOUS QW
  • DATA CHIEFS/FIELD OFFICE CHIEFS
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  • GROUNDWATER
  • HYDROACOUSTICS
  • Hydrogeophysics for groundwater investigations
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  • IMAGERY AND REMOTE SENSING
  • LISTENING SESSIONS
  • New Technologies/New Data/Remote Sensing
  • Precipitation Chemistry QA
  • SEDIMENT
  • SHOW AND TELL FIELD HACKS: EFFICIENCY TIPS AND TRICKS
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  • SURFACE WATER
  • Telemetry
  • Training & Workforce Development
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  • Not available during LDM forum or NWDi presentation;
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  • PM;during other presentations I am giving as well as any salt dilution presentation.;
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  • Notes
  • This session is for managers only.
  • This will cover high-level overview of UAS operations general information for WSC management and scientists. This is very much a presentation and NOT a training session.
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