Hydrosphere Staff
Jennifer L. Smith
Hydrologist I
Ms. Smith has 4 years' experience in hydrogeology and the role of fluids in geological processes, including fluid-fault interactions in the subsurface. She has a wide range of field experience in structural geology, geochemistry, and limnology.
Ms. Smith's most recent project experience has involved analysis of historical water level data for the Denver Basin to develop maps of pre-development heads in the basin, and developing an annotated bibliography of probabilistic modeling of vadose zone transport.
Prior to joining Hydrosphere, Ms. Smith investigated the role of fluid overpressures and other processes affecting fracture mechanisms in the Duchesne fault zone of the Uinta Basin in northeastern Utah. This work included field observations, extensive rock characterization, and development of a conceptual model.
Her experience in the New Mexico Tech rock mechanics laboratory included operation and maintenance of a triaxial machine, and compilation of a lab manual detailing the standard and accepted procedures for sample preparation and testing. She also has experience with sedimentary petrographic analysis, development of a core flooding system for CO2 sequesterization studies, porosity measurements, and mineralogical XRD analysis. Ms. Smith has used the following modeling and software tools: Hydrotherm-2D, Visual MODFLOW, MATLAB, ArcGIS, Hydrus-1D, Aqtesolv, and National Instruments Labview.
Ms. Smith holds an MS in Hydrology from the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology and a BS in Geology from Juniata College.