Kelsey Ruckert
Coastal Climate Extension Specialist, Researcher
South Kingstown, Rhode Island, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolKelsey Ruckert is a coastal climate extension specialist and researcher with a decade of experience translating sea-level rise, flood hazard, and water-quality science into actionable tools and outreach for coastal stakeholders across the Mid-Atlantic. At Penn State and with NOAA's RISA team she blends statistical analysis, GIS, and computer modeling with fieldwork to improve extreme-event and adaptation planning, drawing on prior MetOcean risk assessment work in the offshore environment. Her background in geology and hands-on water chemistry research gives her a strong Earth-systems perspective that informs practical resilience solutions. Known for bridging academic research and stakeholder-facing products, she routinely partners with VIMS and regional agencies to expand data-driven decision-support for Chesapeake Bay communities.
10 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS), Geology, Bachelor of Science (BS), Geology at Bowling Green State UniversityMaster of Science (MS), Geosciences, Master of Science (MS), Geosciences at Penn State University
Github Skills (8)
hazard6
makers3
backup2
static-data2
nitrogen2
chrome-extension1
firebase1
ecosystem1
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
klr324/klr324.github.io
Feb 2016 - Jan 2019
Contributions:199 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years
scrim-network/Stilt-Rpkge
Jan 2016 - Aug 2018
Source code for the stilt package in R
Contributions:2 PRs, 95 pushes, 3 branches in 2 years 7 months
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