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Best Scientific Paper by a New USGS Scientist Award

Photo of Dianna Hogan
Dr. Dianna Hogan, a research physical scientist in the Eastern Geographic Science Center, is the first recipient of the Geography Discipline's Best Scientific Paper by a New USGS Scientist Award for 2007. This is one of two annual awards that Geography has instituted to acknowledge individual scientists for their contribution to geographic science through published, peer-reviewed manuscripts. Dr. Hogan shares the award with her co-author Dr. Mark Walbridge, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. Their paper entitled “Best Management Practices for Nutrient and Sediment Retention in Urban Stormwater Runoff” was published in the Journal of Environmental Quality (Vol 36: 386-395, 2007) and contributes substantially to our knowledge of the effectiveness of Best Management Practices (BMPs) structures in urban environmental settings. More information...


EGSC Provides Great Opportunities for Students

Animated graphic showing the EGSC summer interns and some of the projects they worked on
The 10 week internship for our summer students was a rousing success for both the USGS and the interns.

The interns had the opportunity to attend USGS seminars and work on various EGSC projects in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, South Florida, and other areas.

They were able to interact with experts and scientists and to take field trips in Washington D.C. and the surrounding area. More information...


Are the Fish Safe to Eat???

Animated graphic showing how the model extrapolates Hg levels for fish not sampled from fish sampled
An online model for mercury in fish-tissue, which standardizes the concentrations of mercury in fish to enable comparisons among different species, individuals of different lengths and samples of different types. The model is applied to a comprehensive national compilation of fish-tissue data to detect spatial and temporal trends in mercury concentrations that would otherwise be obscured. More information...


Dr. De Cola

Photo of Dr. De Cola showing the summer students the route they will be taking during their GPS field trip
Lee De Cola has worked as a research physical scientist at the U.S. Geological Survey for 20 years and describes himself as “smart, humorous, and skeptical.” He has degrees in Mathematics, Urban Planning, and earned his Ph.D. in Geography while living in Africa. More information...


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