I am currently a Geology masters student at the University of Nevada Las Vegas and will defend my thesis in March. My thesis work has involved the development of a ground and surface water model in GIS for Owens Valley, CA. Although I am graduating with a masters in Geology, the focus of my studies has been hydrology and hazardous site assessment. I am very interested in working in the environmental field to incorporate my knowledge of hydrology and geology. Currently I am funded with a research assistantship to identify fast pathways for groundwater migration at the proposed nuclear waste repository, Yucca Mt. I am a very motivated and enthusiastic scientist and look forward to the opportunity to talk with you. The following is a portion of my resume.Publications
Draa, Anna and Richard Orndorff, 2003, GIS-Based analysis of mountain block recharge for
Owens Lake Playa, California, Arizona and Nevada Academy of Science, NAU 47th Annual meeting, vol. 38.
Draa, Anna C. and Richard Orndorff, 2002, Testing Equilibrium in the Hydrologic System for
Pre-Diversion Owens Lake, California, Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, vol. 34, no. 3, p. 175.
Jacobson, E. A., Orndorff R. L., Draa, Anna C., 2002, Estimation of Mountain Block Recharge
for the Lower Owens Valley, CA under Modern and Late Pleistocene Boundary Conditions, Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, vol. 34, no. 4, p. 37.
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Publications in Review
Draa, Anna and Richard Orndorff, GIS-Based analysis of mountain block recharge for Owens
Lake Playa, California, Hydrology and Water Resources of the Arid Southwest, submitted September, 2003.
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Research
Masters of Science thesis work, Evaluating the Hypothesis of Hydrologic Equilibrium in Owens
Lake, California, Dr. Richard Orndorff, advisor, Study includes the use of GIS (Geographical Information System) to quantify watershed processes. Sept. 2001-present.
Undergraduate research, Depletion of the fresh ground water aquifer in San Salvador, Bahamas,
Dr. Jeffrey C. Dick, advisor, Spring 2000 and 2001. Study included field sampling of over 100 wells, on-site evaluation and data analysis. Study identified necessary remediation techniques and conservation efforts.
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Awards
2003 Arizona and Nevada Academy of Science Best Student Paper
2002 Geological Society of America Student Research Grant #7126-02
2002 UNLV Geoscience Department Student Research Scholarship
2000 Quest Student and Faculty Research Award
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