Laura Erban
Physical Scientist at US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Rhode Island, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolLaura Erban is a mission-driven earth system scientist and hydrogeologist with nine years of experience translating complex water-quality science into actionable solutions for managers, regulators, and the public. With a PhD from Stanford and deep field experience from coastal New England to the Mekong Delta, she designs and evaluates interventions—agricultural practices, decentralized wastewater treatment, and wetland restoration—to reduce nutrients and co-pollutants in impaired watersheds. At the EPA she has led interdisciplinary studies end-to-end, from study design and data collection to analysis, publication, and stakeholder engagement, and now supports wastewater management at the Office of Water. Known for rigorous, reproducible research practices, she blends systems and design thinking with hands-on lab and field skills to tackle “wicked” water quality problems. Her work emphasizes real-world performance and co-benefits for people and ecosystems, informed by global perspectives and long-standing collaborations across sectors.
9 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
Summer school, Summer school at Sea Education AssociationB.S., Environmental Sciences with Distinction, B.S., Environmental Sciences with Distinction at University of VirginiaSustainable Development and Social Change in Central America, Sustainable Development and Social Change in Central America at Augsburg UniversityConcord AcademyDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Environmental Earth System Science, Hydrogeology and Water Resources, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Environmental Earth System Science, Hydrogeology and Water Resources at Stanford University
English, Spanish
Github Skills (17)
r-package8
water-quality6
government-data6
sample-data6
water6
hydrology5
climate-change4
r4
carbon-emissions4
metadata3
points3
ecology2
cran2
portal2
overlap2
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
USEPA/CityWaterBalance
Sep 2016 - Feb 2018
Contributions:65 commits, 2 PRs, 46 pushes in 1 year 4 months
lerban/gw-data-viz
Nov 2021 - Aug 2022
Contributions:13 pushes in 9 months
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