Jane Turner Email & Phone Number

Boulder, Co, Us

Longmont, Colorado, United States

Serves as the technical expert on air quality and oil and gas for the City of Longmont. Develops air quality improvement strategies and programs as part of the City's Sustainability Program. Provides management and oversight of studies designed to understand local oil and gas impacts on air quality, water quality, and public health. Tracks regulatory requirements associated with oil and gas development activities and provides recommendations related to the promulgation of legislative and regulatory actions.

Longmont, Colorado

Boulder, Colorado

- Conduct chemical analyses to support environmental cleanup (e.g. use of environmental forensics tools to identify sources, fate and transport modeling, single compound isotope analysis (SCIA), reconstruction of historical contamination using radioisotopes, air quality modeling)- Collection, cleaning and analysis of large datasets (including geochemical, geologic, and chemical data) from a wide array of sources in support of a wide variety of project types- Development and revision of site conceptual models and identification of critical data needs- Support of geochemical characterization studies, site investigations, permit applications, and remedial action operations- Analysis of chemical concentrations and exposure routes to make recommendations for protecting human and ecological health - Evaluation of data using industry-standard quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) procedures

Boulder Campus

- Funded by the NSF to collect and characterize airborne particulate matter- Designed and executed multiple environmental air quality sampling campaigns- Collaborated with local wastewater treatment plant to study down-wind air quality- Trained in contaminant modeling and remediation of soil, ground-water and air- Gained knowledge of federal and state environmental regulations - Presented and published research findings

Boulder, Co

- Designed and executed multiple environmental air quality sampling campaigns- Managed water and air quality monitoring in the Gulf of Mexico after the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill- Oversaw sample permitting and creation of analytical reports- Conducted microbial contamination testing on samples from a variety of environments

Mcmurdo Station, Antarctica

- Carried out environmental compliance work and environmental impact assessments- Conducted environmental health and safety training and prepared reports- Participated in hazardous spill remediation activities- Data analysis and management

Utah Water Resources Division

- Part of a small team of scientists living and working at a remote camp for several months- Collected data for a bathymetric survey of the North Arm of the Great Salt Lake- Supervised camp logistics, computer and equipment maintenance- Organization and post-analysis of gathered data, joint authorship of USGS Map 2954- Received USGS STAR Award for exemplary dedication to a project

Mcmurdo Station, Antarctica

- Part of a seasonal team of six scientists working and living in close quarters for months at a time- Collected geodetic data at remote sites in the Trans-Antarctic Mountains- Led logistical planning and organization of field research - Conducted QA/QC and analysis of large sets of high-precision GPS data - Participated in USGS annual surveying of the Geographic South Pole- Youngest person selected for the South Pole surveying team since it began in 1973

Utah Water Resources Division

- Member of National Water Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Ground-water Sampling Team- Assessed concentrations and distribution of water quality constituents in major aquifers of Utah- Independently conducted the NAWQA Ground-water, Land Use and Soil Study in 2000- Served as on-site geologist at multiple well drilling sites; generated well drilling logs- Analyzed and summarized geologic maps, soil reports and drilling logs - Oversaw permitting and worked with land-owners for drilling and sampling of observation wells- Creation and management of large database for groundwater and surface water quality data

Phd, Environmental Engineering, Gpa - 3.75

Coursework included multivariate calculus, linear algebra, differential equations, statistics, analytical mechanics, fluid mechanics.

Bachelor'S Degree, Environmental Geoscience

Coursework included chemistry, physics, engineering geology, environmental assessment, hydrology, ground water, GIS, remote sensing.