Mississippi Alluvial Plain (MAP) Regional Water Availability Study

Project Team

Professional profiles for project staff are available by clicking on their name below.

Name Role Office Location Email

Project Management
J.R. Rigby Team Lead/Research Hydrologist Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center Oxford, MS jrigby@usgs.gov
Wade Kress Associate Director Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center Nashville, TN wkress@usgs.gov
Jeannie Barlow Deputy Director Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center Jackson, MS jbarlow@usgs.gov
Steve Peterson Groundwater modeler Nebraska Water Science Center Lincoln, NE speterson@usgs.gov
Jeremy White Uncertainty quantification Texas Water Science Center Austin, TX jwhite@usgs.gov
Andrew Leaf Streamflow routing Wisconsin Water Science Center Middleton, WI aleaf@usgs.gov
Amanda Flynn Groundwater modeler Nebraska Water Science Center Lincoln, NE aflynn@usgs.gov

Hydrogeologic Framework
Burke Minsley Geophysical modeling Crustal Geophysics and Geochemistry Science Center Denver, CO bminsley@usgs.gov
Joseph Richards Geophysical log analysis Missouri Water Science Center Rolla, MO richards@usgs.gov
John Lane Integration of geophysics Office of GroundWater Storrs, CT jwlane@usgs.gov
Courtney Killian SW and GW exchange Lower Mississippi-Guilf Water Science Center Jackson, MS ckillian@usgs.gov
Dennis Woodward Hydrogeologic framework Emeritus Denver, CO woody@usgs.gov
Samantha Wacaster GIS support Lower Mississippi-Guilf Water Science Center Little Rock, AR srwacaster@usgs.gov

Geophysics
Burke Minsley Geophysical modeling Crustal Geophysics and Geochemistry Science Center Denver, CO bminsley@usgs.gov
Bruce Smith Lead-Geophysics Crustal Geophysics and Geochemistry Science Center Denver, CO bsmith@usgs.gov
Scott Ikard Surface geophysics Texas Water Science Center Austin, TX sikard@usgs.gov
Carole Johnson Borehole geophysical logging Office of Groundwater Storrs, CT cjohnson@usgs.gov
Eric White Hydrogeologic framework Office of Groundwater Storrs, CT eawhite@usgs.gov
Benjamin Miller Surface geophysics Lower Mississippi-Guilf Water Science Center Nashville, TN bvmiller@usgs.gov