Meeting roles in:
Trends in Water Quantity, Quality, and Use in the Conterminous United States: Assessing Changes in Water Availability for Human and Ecosystem Use (1980-2023)
National-scale modeling tools support the United States National Integrated Water Availability Assessment
Dr. Melinda (Mindy) Erickson is a research hydrologist in the US Geological Survey, Upper Midwest Water Science Center (UMid) - Minnesota office. She is also an adjunct professor and Fellow at the University of Minnesota (Fellow, Institute on the Environment; Department of Soil, Water, and Climate; Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering; and Water Resources Science). Prior to joining USGS in March 2009, Dr. Erickson worked for a local environmental consulting company and in several Minnesota state agencies, most recently as an environmental research scientist with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. Dr. Erickson has BS and MS degrees in Geological/Civil Engineering, and a PhD in Water Resources Science, all from the University of Minnesota. Her primary research interests are the geochemistry, fate, and transport of geogenic constituents (e.g., arsenic, iron, manganese) in groundwater in glacial and bedrock aquifer systems.