Hydrosphere Staff
Laila M. Hall
Hydrologist II
Ms. Hall has 6 years' experience as a hydrologist specializing in geophysical and hydrological exploration of subsurface hydrologic systems.
She has both laboratory and field expertise in vadose zone characterization. In the lab, she has performed soil grain size analysis, water quality sampling and testing, and column experiments to determine properties such as soil hydraulic conductivity. In the field, Ms. Hall has mapped geologic and geomorphic features and collected surface geophysical data.
Ms. Hall's recent projects include hydrological analyses in support of Endangered Species Act, NEPA, and interstate compact issues on the Pecos River and creation of GIS groundwater quality maps of the Roswell Basin to evaluate potential salinity encroachment to augmentation well fields. The latter project has involved compilation and analysis of historic and recent groundwater salinity data as well as fieldwork to collect groundwater level, temperature, conductivity and general water chemistry data.
Prior to joining Hydrosphere, Ms. Hall lead a data collection team and managed test site operations for a vadose zone infiltration experiment for the Sandia National Laboratory/Department of Energy.
Ms. Hall's research has been published in conference proceedings and in the refereed journal, Journal of Contaminant Hydrology. She holds an MS in Hydrology and a BS in Geology from the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology.