Mitchell Center Hires Watershed Data Research Assistant
Contact: Andrea Grygo, Mitchell Center, 207-581-3233
ORONO– The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Environmental & Watershed Research at the University of Maine has appointed Andrea Grygo as research assistant. Grygo will be developing SPARC (Searchable Park Access to Research Catchments), an interactive online consortium of watershed research sites located in the nation’s national parks, including Acadia National Park.
She will serve as coordinator for the project, which is funded by the National Park Service. SPARC is intended for use by research scientists and park managers. Grygo will also work with Mitchell Center staff and students to manage research data for watershed studies and lake monitoring projects.
Grygo brings extensive scientific database and geographic information system (GIS) experience to the Mitchell Center. She received a bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of Wisconsin-Superior, where she collected and analyzed spatial data as a staff member at the Caribbean Coral Reef Studies project.
Grygo has research experience with Minnesota Sea Grant and the Environmental Protection Agency, and most recently was a junior scientist at the University of Minnesota-Duluth, where she managed analytical chemistry data and GIS production for a variety of water quality research and monitoring projects.
Grygo is pursuing a master of science degree in water resources at UMaine. Her research will analyze the effects of climate change on long-term trends in water quality at national parks, using dissolved organic carbon as an indicator.