Elizabeth Avery

EDUCATION
University of Kentucky | present
PhD: Earth and Environmental Sciences
Supervisor: Andrea Erhardt

California State University, East Bay | 2013

MS: Geology
Thesis Title: Radon as a tracer of groundwater -- surface water interaction in Martis Valley

California State University, East Bay | 2009

MA: English

California State University, East Bay | 2007

BA: English

PUBLICATIONS
Refereed Journal Articles
Avery, E., R. Bibby, A. Visser, B.K. Esser, J.E. Moran. Quantification of Groundwater Discharge in a
Subalpine Stream using Radon-222. Water 2018 10(2), 100.

Benson, A., M. Zane, T.E. Becker, A. Visser, S.H. Uriostegui, E. DeRubeis, J.E. Moran, B.K. Esser, and J.F. Clark.
Quantifying Reaeration Rates in Alpine Streams Using Deliberate Gas Tracer Experiments. Water 2014,
6(4), 1013-1027.

AWARDS
Pirtle Fellowship | University of Kentucky (2017)
Scholarly Achievement Stipend | University of Kentucky (2017)
Rast-Brown Academic Achievement Stipend | University of Kentucky (2017)
Pioneer Graduate Excellence Stipend | University of Kentucky (2017)
Castro Valley Mineral and Gem Society Scholarship | California State University, East Bay (2011)
East Bay Mineral Society Scholarship | California State University, East Bay (2011)

GRANTS
International Association of Sedimentologists Travel Grant for Flügel Course 2018| €280

CONFERENCES
Goldschmidt Conference | Abstract Contributor (2014)
American Waterworks Association, Whole Water Conference | Oral Presentation (2014)
Water Resources and Policy Initiatives Conference | Poster Presentation (2013)
Groundwater Resources Association of California Annual Conference | Oral Presentation (2012)
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Research Assistant | University of Kentucky, Lexington (August 2017 to present)
Current project seeks to characterize the current formation architecture and establish a predictive tool
for expected geochemical reactions, informing decisions for fluid injection. To accomplish this goal, bulk
isotope geochemistry and petrographic analysis will be utilized. This study hypothesizes that δ18O and δ13C
values correlate to formation characteristics, namely porosity and degree of diagenetic alteration.
Further characterization of the formation, in combination with reactive transport modeling, will provide a
framework for the determination of ideal fluid injection intervals.

Nuclear Forensics Intern | Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore (June 2012 to June 2013)
Worked in the environmental radiochemistry group to investigate the use of naturally occurring (222Rn)
and introduced (SF6 and Xe) tracers to model groundwater flow.

Research Assistant | Cal State University, East Bay, Hayward (September 2011 to August 2013)
Conducted weekly groundwater monitoring for water quality and used an introduced tracer (Xe) to
determine groundwater residence time between recharge pond and monitoring wells. Analyzed water
samples for stable isotopes and radon.

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

● Software: ArcGIS; Geochemist‘s Workbench; SigmaPlot; Fragstats spatial pattern analysis; Office suite,
including Excel, Access, Powerpoint, and Word.
● Training: 40-hour HAZWOPER

NON-ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Staff Geologist/Project Geologist | Pangea Environmental, Oakland (March 2014 to July 2017)
Managed investigations of groundwater and soil at Underground Storage Tank (UST) and drycleaner
sites, from Phase I and site assessments, to remediation and/or excavation phases, through case closure.
Collected groundwater, soil, and soil gas samples from drilling and excavations in the field.

Logging Geologist | Horizon Well Logging, San Antonio (October 2013 to December 2013)
Utilized drill cuttings, gamma data, and gas data to create detailed well logs.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Treasurer | Southeast Bluegrass Chapter AWG|2018
Member | European Geosciences Union
Member | Geological Society of America
Member | International Association of Sedimentologists
Member | Association for Women Geoscientists
Member | American Association of Petroleum Geologists

REFERENCES ON REQUEST