Amy Jo Williams

University of New Mexico
Northrop Hall, Box 10

Albuquerque, NM 87106

awill7@unm.edu

Education

University of New Mexico – 2007 – present

Masters of Science in Earth & Planetary Sciences

Masters Thesis – “An Aqueous Geochemical and Hydrologic Study of the Springs and Wells of the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge with Special Consideration for Deep Faulting/Structures and Microbial Characterization”, Advisor: Dr. Laura Crossey

Furman University – 2003 – 2007

Bachelor of Science in Earth & Environmental Sciences

Senior Honors Thesis – “An Evaluation of the Effect of Sample Processing Treatments on Alkalinity Measurements of River Waters in Piedmont and Karstic Regions”, Advisor: Dr. Brannon Andersen.

Current Research & Interests

Focus on the hydrology and geomicrobiology of the springs in the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge with the purpose of relating the spring chemistry with underlying faults in this transect of the Rio Grande Rift Valley.

Research Experience

January 2008- present Research Assistant, Diagenesis Lab, UNM.

June-August 2006 NSF-REU Research Scientist, River Basins Research Initiative, Furman University. Learned to operate ICP, IC, performed alkalinities, and conduct field research.

May 2005–May 2007 Lab Assistant, Biogeochemistry Lab, Furman University.

Professional and Honor Societies

New Mexico Geological Society -2008

Geological Society of America -2006

American Geophysical Union -2006

Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society -2004

Abstracts

Williams, A., Andersen, C.B., and Lewis, G.P., 2006, "Does Process Matter?: An evaluation of the effect of sample processing treatments on alkalinity measurements": Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Southeastern Section Meeting, v. 38, p. 61.

Williams, A., Andersen, C.B., and Lewis, G.P., 2006, " An evaluation of the effect of sample processing treatments on alkalinity measurements of river waters in a karstic region": Annual Meeting of the Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 38, p. 223.

Williams, A., Andersen, C.B., and Lewis, G.P., 2007, " An evaluation of the effect of sample processing treatments on alkalinity measurements of ground water from a piedmont region": Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Southeastern Section Meeting, v.39, p. 82.

Slater, L., Williams, A., Andersen, C.B., Lewis, G.P., 2007" Spatial variation of carbon species in an urbanized watershed in the piedmont of South Carolina": Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Southeastern Section Meeting, v.39, p. 82.

Williams, A.J., Crossey, L.J., and Karlstrom, K.E., 2008. "Aqueous Geochemistry of the Springs and Wells of the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge: Evaluating Hydrologic Pathways and Microbiology". New Mexico Geological Society 2008 Spring Meeting, p.57.

Publications

Williams, A., Andersen, C.B., and Lewis, G.P., 2008. “Evaluating the Effects of Sample Processing Treatments on Alkalinity Measurements”. Journal of Hydrology, in review.

Awards

2007 Earth & Environmental Sciences Research Award