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SUMMARY
I am an innovative hydroloigst with a background in computer science and geology, and I am enthusiastic about addressing environmental challenges, widely communicating scientific findings, and engaging communities. I have managed 6 research projects from conception to completion, including securing funds, designing sensor networks, training and supervising junior scientists, and interpreting data with state-of-the-art tools. In addition to my scientific expertise, I have a strong background in communication, leadership, and outreach.
POSITONS
PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS
Water Resource Scientist, Delaware River Basin Commission, West Trenton, NJ
2021–pres.
Postdoctoral Fellow, Earth and Environmental Science, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
2018–2021
 

• Lead 3 and collaborate on 4 team research projects studying urban surface water quality

 

• Projects include: assessing how different stormwater management approaches impact watershed-wide water quality, linking stream temperature and storm response to local land cover and management practices, and evaluating impact of woodchips and drainage configuration on nutrient removal in detention basins

 

• Train and coordinate 17 citizen science volunteers to collect stream temperature data from 26 sites for 2 years; showcase results in an interactive data portal; engage volunteers and watershed partners with a bi-monthly newsletter

 

• Supervise 6 graduate and undergraduate students to design experiments, develop computer code, analyze and interpret data, write publications and reports, and present results

 

• Develop new code and techniques to statistically analyze time-series data, couple hydrologic models, and visualize model output; 4 colleagues have used these codes

 

• Collaborating with scientists, engineers, and other partners at Temple and 4 municipal water management agencies

Graduate student researcher, UCSC Earth and Planetary Sciences, Santa Cruz, CA
2012–2018
 

Designed, led, and raised >$125,000 in funding for 3 research projects studying water resource improvement; this work linked diverse methods from physical hydrology, computer modeling, geochemistry, and microbiology.

 

• Communicated results via 4 peer-reviewed scientific publications, >20 presentations at industry and academic conferences, 4 presentations at community events, 3 newspaper/magazine articles, 2 guest blog posts, 5 reports for stakeholders, and 4 data releases; led 3 workshops for students on how to present science findings to diverse audiences

 

• Trained and coordinated a team of 10 graduate and undergraduate students to construct experimental plots and process daily water quality samples.

• Developed a shared workflow to download and reformat high-spatial-resolution soil, vegetation, climatologic, and topographic data to drive a regional watershed model; wrote code to visualize text-based output and interpret hydrologic results.

• Collaborated broadly with local agencies, landowners/stakeholders, and other research institutions

 

• Lead instructor for a graduate course on how to teach effectively; led teams of 3 to design and teach coding, physics, and earth science short courses for 50+ students.

 

Part-time hydrologic technician, Balance Hydrologics, Santa Cruz, CA

2017–2018    

• Conducted stream reach surveys and high flow measurements for clients in the Santa Cruz region

Undergraduate researcher, Keck Geology Consortium, Nederland, CO
2011–2012    

• Sampled streamwater and sediment; conducted water quality analyses at USGS Boulder

 

• Linked results with spatial wildfire and historical mining data in ArcGIS for a senior honors thesis

 

Books production intern, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Cold Spring Harbor, NY
2008–2012    

 

• Copyedited, proofread, and edited layout for print and online scientific publications

  

• Projects ranged from technical works to books aimed at a general audience

EDUCATION
EDUCATION
University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA
2012–2018
 

PhD in Hydrology
Dissertation: “Runoff generation, infiltration dynamics, and recharge across multiple scales: Applications for improving groundwater supply and quality”

 

Amherst College, Amherst, MA
2008–2012
 

B.A. in Geology and B.A. in Computer Science, magna cum laude

Senior thesis: “The geochemical impact of wildfire and mining on the Fourmile Creek Watershed, Colorado”

EXPERTIES AND INTERESS
EXPERTISE & INTERESTS

Surface water quality, stream health, stormwater management, green stormwater infrastructure, urban streams, groundwater recharge, catchment hydrology, numerical modeling, hydrologic modeling, impacts of climate change and shifting land use on hydrologic systems, code development, data science, data and model visualization, environmental sensor networks, community science, environmental justice, science communication, active learning

AWRDS & HNORS
AWARDS & HONORS
Wells Fargo Coastal Sustainability Fellowship, UCSC -- $10,000 (2017)
 
Finalist in Grad Slam (Three-Minute Thesis) Competition, UCSC (2016, 2017)
 
Chancellor's Achievement Award for Diversity, UCSC  (2016)
 
People, Prosperity, and the Planet (P3) Student Design Competition, Phase I Grant, EPA -- $15,000 (2015)
 
Dr. David Huntley Student Competition Award, GRA (2015)
 
Certificate in Teaching Laboratory Experiences, ISEE (2015)
 
Water's Award for Excellence in Dissertation Proposal, UCSC (2015)
 
Honors in Qualifying Exam, UCSC (2015)
 
Best Student Oral Presentation, GRA (2014)
 
Best Student Oral Presentation, BSMAR (2014)
 
John Mason Clarke 1877 Fellowship, Amherst College -- $20,000 (2012,13,14)
 
Graduate Research Fellowship, NSF -- $120,000 (2013)
 
Charles A. Lawson and Jennifer Denney Lawson Student Award in Hydrology, UCSC -- $1,500 (2013)
 
Inducted into Phi Beta Kappa, Amherst College (2012)
 
Inducted into Sigma Xi, Amherst College (2012)
 
Richard M. Foose Award, Amherst College (2010)
PUBLCATIONS
PUBLICATIONS
Donaghue, A., S. Beganskas, and E.R. McKenzie. 2021. Inverted or raised? The impact of bioretention underdrain height on internal water storage hydraulics. Journal of Sustainable Water in the Built Environment. In press.

Gorski, G., A.T. Fisher, H. Dailey, S. Beganskas, and C. Schmidt. 2021. Mapping the potential for denitrification during infiltration with machine learning informed by field and laboratory experiments. ES&T Water. In review.

Beganskas, S. and L. Toran. 2021. Urban stream temperature patterns: Spatial and temporal heterogeneity. Hydrological Processes. https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.14039

Beganskas, S., R.J. Ryan, E. Walters, M. Soro, E. Cushman, L. Toran. 2020. Coupling PCSWMM and WASP to evaluate green stormwater infrastructure impacts to storm sediment loads in an urban watershed. Journal of the American Water Resources Association. https://doi.org/10.1111/1752-1688.12896

Beganskas, S., K. Young, A.T. Fisher, R. Harmon, S. Lozano. 2019. Runoff modeling of a coastal basin to assess variations in response to shifting climate and land use: Implications for managed recharge. Water Resources Management 33(5), 1683–1698. http://doi.org/10.1007/s11269-019-2197-4

Gorski, G., A.T. Fisher, S. Beganskas, W. Weir, K. Redford, C. Schmidt, C. Saltikov. 2019. Field and laboratory studies linking physical, geochemical, and microbiological changes from enhanced denitrification during infiltration for managed recharge. Environmental Science and Technology. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.9b01191

Beganskas, S., G. Gorski, T. Weathers, A.T. Fisher, C. Schmidt, C. Satlikov, K. Redford, B. Stoneburner, R. Harmon, W. Weir. 2018. A horizontal permeable reactive barrier stimulates nitrate removal and shifts microbial ecology during rapid infiltration for managed recharge. Water Research 144, 274–284. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2018.07.039

Beganskas, S. and A.T. Fisher. 2017. Coupling distributed stormwater collection and managed aquifer recharge: Field application and implications. Journal of Environmental Management 200, 366–379. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.05.058

Fisher, A.T., S. Lozano, S. Beganskas, E. Teo, K. Young, W. Weir, and R. Harmon. 2017. Regional managed aquifer recharge and runoff analyses in Santa Cruz and northern Monterey Counties, California. California State Coastal Conservancy, Project 13-118, Santa Cruz, CA. http://doi.org/10.7291/V9Q81B7W
TECHNICAL SKILLS
TECHNICAL SKILLS

PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES. ExpertPython (packages: pandas, arcpy, matplotlib, scipy, seaborn, numpy, statsmodels, sklearn, xlsxwriter, json, requests). Proficient: Matlab, Netlogo, Java.

     

SOFTWARE & HYDROLOGIC MODELS. Expert: ArcGIS, HEC-HMS, PRMS, WASP, VS2DRTI, Google Data Studio, Adobe Illustrator, Microsoft Office. Proficient: QGIS, Matlab, PCSWMM, MODFLOW, QIIME, InDesign, Kaliedagraph, Surfer.

   

FIELD SKILLS. Sampling: stormwater, stream water, sediment, algae, auto-sampling, subsurface water (lysimeters, piezometers). Gaging: Streamflow, turbidity, conductivity, precipitation. Other: surveying, instrument installation and maintenance, real-time sensor networks, measuring infiltration rates.

LAB EXPERIENCE. Water chemistry: IC, ICP-MS, ICP-OES, ICP-AES, titration, Lachat QuikChem (N species), Shimadzu (TOC), Piccarro (water isotopes), filtering for TSS. Sediment processing: Beckman Coulter Particle Size Analyzer, DNA extraction & phylogenetic sequencing, LOI, EA (C:N ratio), SEM, XRF.

DATA
DATA RELEASES
Beganskas, S. and L. Toran. 2021. Urban stream temperature data: Wissahickon Creek & Naylors Run, 2017-2018. Hydroshare. https://doi.org/10.4211/hs.3f298a462cfb4e2c983abd085f0770b6
 
Beganskas, S. et al. 2018. Runoff modeling of a coastal basin to assess variations in response to shifting climate and land use: Implications for managed recharge. Dryad Dataset. https://doi.org/10.7291/D1TW82
 
Beganskas, S. et al. 2018. Hydrology, geochemistry, and microbiology data from meter-scale infiltration experiments exploring the impact of a woodchip soil amendment on nitrate removal during infiltration. Dryad Dataset. https://doi.org/10.7291/D14D4H

 

Fisher, A.T., S. Lozano, S. Beganskas, E. Teo, K. Young, W. Weir, and R. Harmon. 2017. Distributed stormwater collection and managed aquifer recharge. Resource Conservation District of Santa Cruz County. http://www.rcdsantacruz.org/managed-aquifer-recharge

 

Beganskas, S. and A.T. Fisher. 2017. Monitoring data from a managed aquifer recharge system that collects stormwater runoff in central coastal California. Precipitation, runoff, infiltration, sediment, survey. Dryad Collection. https://doi.org/10.7291/D13W28

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
Environmental Leadership Program (2021)
Delaware River Watershed Regional Fellow: ELP Fellowships offer intensive leadership and skills training, time for personal and professional reflection, and the opportunity to learn and collaborate with regional and national networks. Through immersive retreats, emerging leaders hone their leadership styles, improve their strategy and organizational development skills, and strengthen their capacity to work with diverse constituencies. 
Facilitating Change in Coastal Science and Policy Course (2018)
Skills-based, ten-week course in effective leadership and communication with a focus on engaging with the world outside of academia; Santa Cruz, CA
UCSC Graduate Leadership Certificate Program (2017)
Ten-week course in which participants learn about contemporary leadership thought; develop practical skills for mindful communication, negotiation, and conflict resolution; and reflect honestly on past and current leadership experiences.
Santa Cruz, CA
 AGU Congressional Visits Day (2016)
One-day preparation workshop and one day spent on Capitol Hill meeting with seven different Congressional offices to advocate for science funding and discuss current issues related to my research. Washington, DC.
 
AAAS Catalyzing Advocacy in Science and Engineering (CASE) Workshop (2016)
Selected as one of two students sponsored by AGU to attend a three-day workshop about the structure and organization of Congress, the federal budget and appropriations processes, and tools for effective science communication and civic engagement. Washington, DC.
 
Communicating sustainability science and policy (2015)
Five-day intensive short course about communicating science to the general public, journalists, and policymakers, Long Marine Laboratory. Santa Cruz, CA.

 

Student professional development in communication and interdisciplinarity (2015)

One-day workshop about communicating water science, part of the UC Water Annual Retreat. Ryde, CA.

 

Professional Development Program, Institute of Scientist and Engineer Educators (2013,14,15)

Semester-long program about effective teaching through inquiry, designing equitable and inclusive classroom activities, and being an effective facilitator. Monterey, CA, Waikoloa, HI, and Santa Cruz, CA.

Expanding Potential (2014,16)

One-day workshop advocating for women in STEM. Berkeley, CA.

 

Frontiers abroad geology field camp (2011)

Five-week field geology course. New Zealand.

OUTREACH &LEADRSHIP
OUTREACH & LEADERSHIP
President, Temple University Postdoctoral Association (TUPA) (2020–2021)

 

TUPA aims to support and enhance the experiences of postdoctoral researchers on a career development and social basis. I helped found the group in 2019 and served as Communications Officer before being elected President. As President I lead a diverse team of 16 postdocs to raise funds and organize professional development programming for all 150+ postdocs at Temple. I served as Chair of the Organizing Committee for the inaugural Postdoctoral Research Symposium at Temple in Spring 2021.

Leading citizen science monitoring program (2018–pres.)

 

I trained and am coordinating 16 volunteers to download high-resolution temperature data from 27 locations in four watersheds in the Philadelphia suburbs. I engage the volunteer community with bi-monthly newsletters and an interactive data portal and map.

Led virtual outreach program for postdocs (2020)

 

Led a team of 11 postdocs to create a website with 140 compiled and annotated resources for virtual K-12 education, in collaboration with Temple’s Office of the Vice President for Research and local Philadelphia teachers and administrators.

Spoke at TTF Watershed Partnership's Jenkintown Creek Tour (June 22, 2019)

 

Table at Communities Connecting for a Clean Wissahickon Public Forum (October 24, 2018)

 

Speaker at public event "Managing Water Resources with Climate Change(April 16, 2018)
 
Co-founder and co-leader of GEODES (2015–2018)

 

GEODES raises awareness and addresses issues that limit the participation and success of minorities in geosciences. We also encourage department community and facilitate professional development opportunities for students. I co-founded the group and trained leaders to continue after my graduation. As a team of 6, we designed, funded, and executed monthly events with 20–60 attendees, including implicit bias training, science communication workshops, and alumni career panel discussions.

GRA Education Committee Member (2015–2018)

 

Represented students’ interests to the committee, especially involved in improving student engagement and organizing student events at GRA’s annual meeting

David Keith Todd Lecture Series Coordinator (2016–2018)

 

Prepared marketing materials and coordinated logistics for statewide lectures

 

UCSC Representative at the California Science Translators Showcase, Sacramento (February 20, 2018)

 

Presented at Connecting the Drops: Working Together for Water Public Forum, Capitola, CA (February 1, 2018)

Earth Sciences Category Judge, Santa Cruz County Science & Engineering Fair (March 12, 2016)

MINT Mentor, UCSC Women's Center (2016–2017)

 

UCSC representative at UC Graduate Advocacy Day, Sacramento (April 19, 2017)

 

Selected as one of two graduate students from UC Santa Cruz to spend a day at the Capitol in Sacramento, meeting with state legislators and advocating on behalf of UC graduate students and research

Science Presentation Skills Workshop for CC-RISE (2016,17,18)

   

Exhibitor at USA Science and Engineering Festival, Washington DC (April 16, 2016)

  

Selected Talk and Poster at Expanding Potential Workshop (January 30-31, 2016)

 

Design team leader for ISEE's PDP (2014,15)

Led two teams of graduate students and post-docs through the semester-long process of designing inquiry activities for the Akamai Short Course

 

Career panel member for SACNAS (April 22, 2015)

 

Volunteer at Westlake Elementary School (Weekly, Fall 2014)

Facilitator at Expanding Your Horizons (November 22, 2014)
President of Health and Wellness House, Amherst College (2009–2011)
 
Managing New Editor of The Amherst Student, Amherst College (2008–2009)
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TUPA members have lunch, February 2020

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Speaking at Jenkintown Creek Tour, June 2019

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Group discussion at a GEODES event

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Presenting Student Awards at the GRA Annual Meeting, October 2017

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Presenting at Connecting the Drops Public Forum, February 2018

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Speaking at Expanding Potential Workshop, January 2016

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Guest lecturer for EES 8421: Groundwater Modeling, Temple (2020)
Guest lecturer for CEE 4725: Environmental Systems Design, Temple (2020)
Guest lecturer for CEE 4773/5773: Sustainability Aspects of Water and Wastewater, Temple (2020)
Guest lecturer for EES 3021: Groundwater Hydrology, Temple (2019, 2020, 2021)
 
Guest lecturer for CEE4161: Urban Streams and Stormwater Management, Temple (2019) 

Instructor for EART203: Introductory Teaching Seminar, UCSC (2017)

 

Designed and taught a course for first-year graduate students on how to be an effective teacher

 
Guest lecturer for EART10: Geologic Principles, UCSC (2014, 2017)
 
Teaching assistant for EART110C: The Dynamic Earth, UCSC (2016)

Developed weekly hands-on lab activities and led a lab section for 25 students

 

Instructor at Akamai Short Course, University of Hawaii Hilo (2013,14,15)

 

Helped design and teach a five-day intensive workshop for underrepresented Hawaiian students, with material including renewable energy, computer science, and optics. 

 

Teaching assistant for EART10: Geologic Principles, UCSC (2013)

Led two weekly sections (40 students each) and one weekly lab (25 students)

 

Teaching assistant for Introduction to Geology, Amherst College (2010)

MEDI
MEDIA

Interactive map & portal featuring data collected by community science volunteers, July 2020

View the data here

 

Tutorial: How to use Google Data Studio and ArcGIS Online to create an interactive data portal, July 2020

Download the tutorial here

UCTV Sustainable California Video, July 2018

Watch the video here

 

UCSC news story accompanying Water Research publication, July 2018

Read the article here

 

My PhD defense, May 2018

Watch the video here

 

Article in Santa Cruz Sentinel about Connecting the Drops event, February 2018

Read the article here

 

Narrated slideshow for publication in Journal of Environmental Management, June 2017

Watch or download it

 

Profile in advance of UC Graduate Advocacy Day, April 2017

Read it here

 

Article in the San Francisco Chronicle, March 2017

Read the article here

 

Three-minute thesis speech at UCSC Grad Slam Finals, February 2017

Watch my speech here

 

Guest blog post for AGU's The Bridge: Connecting Science and Policy, May 2016

Read my blog post here

 

UCSC profile on my research​, April 2016

Read it here

 

Three-minute thesis speech at UCSC Grad Slam Finals, April 2016

Watch my speech here and read about the event here

 

Guest blog post for UCSC’s Coastal Sustainability Blog, April 2016

Read my blog post here

 

Article about my research in San Jose Mercury and Santa Cruz Sentinel, March 2016

Read the article here or here

ACADEMIC SERVCE
ACADEMIC SERVICE

Reviewer for Water, Water Research, Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology and Frontiers in Microbiology (2020)

 

Reviewer for Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface (2019)

 

Reviewer for Environmental Science and Pollution Research (2018)

 

Reviewer for Environmental Science and Technology and Journal of Environmental Management (2017)

 

Moderator for Collegiate Colloquium (oral and poster session) and David Keith Todd Lectures at the 26th Groundwater Resources of California Annual Meeting (2017)

PROFESSIONAL AFFLIATIONS
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
CONFERENCE PRESENATIONS
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS & INVITED TALKS

Beganskas, S., R.J. Ryan, E. Walters, M. Soro, L. Toran, E. Cushman. 2021. Reducing sediment pollution in Wissahickon Creek, Philadelphia, PA. Temple Postdoctoral Research Symposium. Philadelphia, PA (virtual). April 23. Talk.

 

Donaghue, A., S. Beganskas, and E.R. McKenzie. 2021. Inverted or raised? The impact of bioretention underdrain height on internal water storage hydraulics. American Chemical Society Spring 2021 Meeting. Virtual event. April 12. Talk.

 

Beganskas, S. 2021. Using surface water modeling to address water management challenges. Montana Tech Public Lecture Series. Butte, MT (virtual). January 20. Talk (invited).

 

Beganskas, S. and L. Toran. 2019. Evaluating relationships between land cover, stream temperature, and stormwater management at local and watershed scales in four urban catchments near Philadelphia, PA. AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 9–13. Poster.

 

Beganskas, S., R.J. Ryan, E. Walters, M. Soro, L. Toran, E. Cushman. 2019. Combining SWMM and WASP modeling with high-resolution field measurements to evaluate runoff and stream water quality under different stormwater management scenarios in the Wissahickon Creek watershed, PA. AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 9–13. Poster.

Beganskas, S. and L. Toran. 2019. How and why does stream temperature vary in an urban watershed? Delaware Watershed Research Conference, Philadelphia, PA, November 19. Poster.

 

Donaghue, A., S. Beganskas, and E.R. McKenzie. 2019. Raised versus inverted: The significance of bioretention underdrain configuration on IWS mixing. North East Graduate Student Water Symposium. Amherst, MA. September 7.Talk.

 

Beganskas, S., L. Toran, E. Cushman, E. Walters, R.J. Ryan, A. Donaghue, E. McKenzie. 2019. Assessing water quality in Philadelphia’s urban runoff. College of Science & Technology Research Mixer. Philadelphia, PA. February 27. Talk (invited).

 
Beganskas, S., G. Gorski, T.S. Weathers, A. Fisher, C.M. Schmidt, C. Saltikov, K. Redford, B. Stoneburner, R. Harmon, W. Weir. 2018. A horizontal permeable reactive barrier stimulates nitrate removal and shifts microbial ecology during rapid infiltration for managed recharge. AGU Fall Meeting, Washington, DC, December 10–14. Poster.

 

Barcheck, G., S. Beganskas, C. Masteller, A. Pfeiffer, D. Roth, S. Taylor, C. Begeman, V. Yuan, D. Killam, R. Maxwell, S. White, S. Gyalay, Z. Kaufman, J. Pensky, E. Schnorr, A. Serrano. 2018. GEODES: A model for graduate-student led initiatives in diversity, equity, and inclusion. AGU Fall Meeting, Washington, DC, December 10–14. Poster.

  

Cushman, E., L. Toran, S. Beganskas. 2018. Sediment and nutrient concentrations in stormwater runoff at a bioretention basin in a suburban Philadelphia stream catchment. AGU Fall Meeting, Washington, DC, December 10–14. Poster.

 

Pensky, J., G. Gorski, H. Dailey, A.T. Fisher, S. Beganskas, C. Saltikov, K. Redford, N. Schrad. 2018. Plot-scale field studies of denitrification and trace element cycling during infiltration for managed recharge. AGU Fall Meeting, Washington, DC, December 10–14. Poster.

Cushman, E., L. Toran, S. Beganskas. 2018. Sediment and nutrient concentrations in stormwater runoff in three suburban Philadelphia stream catchments. Delaware Watershed Research Conference, Philadelphia, PA, November 29. Poster.

  

Beganskas, S. and A.T. Fisher. 2018. Replenishing groundwater with stormwater runoff in the Pajaro Valley. Managing Water Resources with Climate Change, Monterey Institute of International Studies, Monterey, CA, April 16. Talk (invited).

 

Beganskas, S., K. Young, A.T. Fisher. 2018. Coupling distributed stormwater collection and managed aquifer recharge: Field application, modeling, and implications. 16th Biennial Symposium on Managed Aquifer Recharge, San Diego, CA, March 6–7. Talk.

 

Beganskas, S., A.T. Fisher, G. Gorski, T. Weathers. 2018. Addressing groundwater recharge with an eye to water quality: A case study. 2018 California Plant and Soil Conference, Fresno, CA, February 6–7. Talk (invited).

 

Beganskas, S., K. Young, A.T. Fisher, S. Lozano, R. Harmon, E. Teo. 2017. Applying a regional hydrology model to evaluate locations for groundwater replenishment with hillslope runoff under different climate and land use scenarios. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, New Orleans, LA, December 11–15. Poster.

 

Gorski, G., S. Beganskas, W. Weir, K. Redford, C. Saltikov, A.T.Fisher. 2017. Linking field and laboratory studies to investigate nitrate removal using permeable reactive barrier technology during managed recharge. AGU Fall Meeting, New Orleans, LA, December 11–15. Talk.

 

Young, K., S. Beganskas, A.T. Fisher. 2017. Towards an improved understanding of hillslope runoff as a supply for groundwater recharge: Assessing hillslope runoff under regional deforestation and varying climate conditions in a drainage basin in central coastal California. AGU Fall Meeting, New Orleans, LA, December 11–15. Poster.

Teo, E., S. Beganskas, K. Young, W. Weir, R. Harmon, S. Lozano, A.T.Fisher. 2017. Using a geographic information system and hillslope runoff modeling to support decision-making for managed aquifer recharge using distributed stormwater collection. AGU Fall Meeting, New Orleans, LA, December 11–15. Poster.

 

Beganskas, S., A.T. Fisher, K. Young, and E. Teo. 2017. Locating the best sites for groundwater recharge in Santa Cruz County. Maximizing groundwater recharge: Land use, groundwater and flood management symposium, Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of California Davis, October 4–5. Talk and panel (invited).

  

Beganskas, S., A.T. Fisher, K. Young. 2017. Coupling distributed stormwater collection and managed aquifer recharge: Field application, modeling, and implications. 26th Groundwater Resources Association Annual Meeting, Sacramento, CA, October 3–4. Talk.

  

Beganskas, S., T. Weathers, A.T. Fisher, G. Gorski, C. Saltikov, W. Weir, R. Harmon. 2017. Carbon-rich amendments stimulate nitrate removal in pilot infiltration studies. UC Water Annual Retreat, Davis, CA, Sept 20–22. Poster.

  

Beganskas, S., T. Weathers, A.T. Fisher, G. Gorski, C. Saltikov, W. Weir, R. Harmon. 2017. Carbon-rich amendments stimulate microbially-mediated nitrate removal in pilot infiltration studies. Goldschmidt, Paris, France, August 13–18. Talk.

 

Beganskas, S., T. Weathers, A.T. Fisher, G. Gorski, C. Saltikov, W. Weir, R. Harmon. 2016. Carbon-rich amendments stimulate nitrate removal in pilot infiltration studies. Rocky Mountain Geobiology Symposium, Golden, CO, April 8. Poster.

 

Beganskas, S., G. Gorski, A.T. Fisher, W. Weir, C. Schmidt, T. Weathers, R. Harmon, C. Saltikov, B. Stoneburner, J. Hernandez. 2016. Investigating controls on denitrification rates during managed aquifer recharge: Field studies of infiltration. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 12–16. Poster.

 

Gorski, G., S. Beganskas, W. Weir, P. Karim, C. Saltikov, J. Hernandez, A.T. Fisher. 2016. Investigating controls on denitrification rates during managed aquifer recharge: Linking field and laboratory column experiments. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 12–16. Poster.

 

Young, K., A.T. Fisher, S. Beganskas, R. Harmon, E. Teo, W. Weir, S. Lozano. 2016. A high-resolution, regional analysis of stormwater runoff for managed aquifer recharge site assessment. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 12–16. Talk.

 

Teo, E., K. Young, S. Beganskas, A.T. Fisher, S. Lozano, W. Weir, R. Harmon. 2016. Linking collection of stormwater runoff to managed aquifer recharge using a geographic information system and hydrologic modeling. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 12–16. Talk.

Beganskas, S.., K. Young, A.T. Fisher, R. Harmon, E. Teo, W. Weir, S. Lozano. 2016. Evaluating locations for distributed stormwater collection with a regional surface hydrology model in central coastal California. 25th Groundwater Resources Association Annual Meeting, Concord, CA, September 28–29. Talk.

Gorski, G., S. Beganskas, W. Weir, C.W. Saltikov, A.T. Fisher. 2016. Enhancing nitrate removal during infiltration for managed aquifer recharge experiments using reactive barrier technology. 25th Groundwater Resources Association Annual Meeting, Concord, CA, September 28–29. Talk.

 

Beganskas, S., K. Young, R. Harmon, E. Teo, W. Weir, S. Lozano, A.T. Fisher. 2016. Evaluating locations for distributed stormwater collection with regional surface hydrologic models in central coastal California. 9th International Symposium on Managed Aquifer Recharge, Mexico City, Mexico, June 20–24. Talk.

 

Gorski, G., S. Beganskas, W. Weir, J. Murray, C.W. Saltikov, A.T. Fisher. 2016. Investigating conditions for denitrification during controlled MAR experiments using reactive barrier technology. 9th International Symposium on Managed Aquifer Recharge, Mexico City, Mexico, June 20–24. Talk.

Beganskas, S., G. Gorski, R. Harmon, W. Weir, A.T. Fisher, C. Saltikov, B. Stoneburner, K. Young, E. Teo, J. Hernandez,

D. Runneals. 2015. Applying reactive barrier technology to enhance microbially-mediated denitrification during managed aquifer recharge. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 14–18. Poster.

 

Young, K., S. Beganskas, A.T. Fisher. 2015. Regional analysis of stormwater runoff for the placement of managed aquifer recharge sites in Santa Cruz and northern Monterey Counties, California. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 14–18. Poster.

 

Teo, E., R. Harmon, S. Beganskas, K. Young, A.T. Fisher, W. Weir, S. Lozano. 2015. Using a geographic information system to assess site suitability for managed aquifer recharge using stormwater capture. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 14–18. Poster.

 

Beganskas, S., K. Young, R. Harmon, E. Teo, W. Weir, A.T. Fisher, S. Lozano. 2015. Developing a surface hydrologic model to evaluate distributed stormwater collection for managed aquifer recharge. 30th Biennial Groundwater Conference and 24th Groundwater Resources Association Annual Meeting, Sacramento, CA, October 6–7. Poster.

 

Beganskas, S., A.T. Fisher, M. Los Huertos, C. Hill. 2014. Coupling stormwater capture and managed aquifer recharge. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 15–19. Talk.

  

Harmon, R., A.T. Fisher, S. Beganskas, T. Russo. 2014. A geospatial analysis of stormwater runoff and capture for groundwater recharge. AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 15–19. Poster.

 

Beganskas, S., A.T. Fisher, M. Los Huertos, C. Hill. 2014. Sediment transport and accumulation in a system coupling stormwater capture and managed aquifer recharge. 23rd Groundwater Resources Association Annual Meeting, Sacramento, CA, October 15–16. Talk.

 

Beganskas, S., A.T. Fisher, M. Los Huertos, C. Hill. 2014. Coupling stormwater capture and managed aquifer recharge. 14th Biennial Symposium on Managed Aquifer Recharge, Orange, CA, July 31–August 1. Talk.

 

Beganskas, S., A.T. Fisher, M. Los Huertos. 2013. Coupling stormwater capture and managed aquifer recharge. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 9–13. Poster.

 

Beganskas, S., A.T. Fisher, M. Los Huertos. 2013. Developing and testing a system linking stormwater capture and managed aquifer recharge. 29th Biennial Groundwater Conference and 22nd Groundwater Resources Association Annual Meeting, Sacramento, CA, October 8–9. Talk.

 

Beganskas, S., A. Martini, W. Ouimet, S. Murphy, D. Dethier. 2012. The geochemical impact of wildfire and mining on stream and sediment chemistry of the Fourmile Creek watershed, Colorado. Geological Society of America Northeastern Section 47th Annual Meeting, March 18–20. Poster.

 

Beganskas, S., A. Martini, W. Ouimet, S. Murphy, D. Dethier. 2012. The geochemical impact of wildfire and mining on stream and sediment chemistry of the Fourmile Creek watershed, Colorado. 25th Keck Symposium, April 7. Talk and poster.

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