SHEILA F. MURPHY bouldercreeker@hotmail.com 303-938-0453 SUMMARY Hydrologist/geologist with extensive experience in water quality research and education. EXPERIENCE Hydrologist/Geologist U.S. Geological Survey, Water Resources Division, Boulder, Colorado, 2001–present Conducted geologic and hydrologic research in the western United States and in the Tropics; managed projects, including planning, implementation, and budget management; managed printing and distribution of reports; prepared citizens’ guide to water quality; wrote and edited proposals; studied effects of wildfire on watersheds; presented projects to the public and the scientific community; developed and performed outreach activities for students and teachers; trained and mentored student assistants. Project Scientist City of Boulder, Colorado, 1999–2001 Developed web pages for varying levels of education (www.BASIN.org); presented project to teachers, students, scientists, government organizations, and the public; served as liaison between Boulder’s Environmental Affairs and Water Quality departments; interpreted water quality data from city, state, and federal agencies; produced and performed in television programs about water. Geochemist/Geologist Shepherd Miller, Inc., Fort Collins, Colorado, 1995–1999 Project scientist for environmental studies in the western United States; sampled and analyzed water quality; performed soil and geologic mapping; analyzed mine waste to estimate potential acid and metal generation; wrote, edited, and proofread environmental impact statements, technical memoranda, and proposals; managed databases; presented findings to scientists, regulators, and the public. Research and Teaching Assistant The Pennsylvania State University, Department of Geosciences, University Park, Pennsylvania, 1993–1995 Sampled and analyzed water, rock, and soil using wet chemistry, X-ray diffraction, electron microprobe, and petrographic microscopy; calculated mineral weathering rates; published thesis in scientific journal; designed and taught geology laboratory courses; tutored students. EDUCATION Master of Science, Geosciences, The Pennsylvania State University, 1995 Bachelor of Science with Honors, Geological Sciences, University of Michigan, 1993 Additional Education and Seminars: Courses on natural history, HTML, public speaking, communications, and acting ACTIVITIES Naropa University, Environmental Studies Department, Adjunct Faculty, 2006–present Colorado Watershed Assembly, Outreach Committee Chair, 2005–present Community of Sudanese and American Women/Men, Public Relations Committee Cochair, 2005–present Boulder Creek Critters Puppet Show, Puppeteer and Co-developer, 2002–present National Ocean Sciences Bowl, Judge, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006 Boulder Creek Watershed Initiative, Treasurer and Forum Moderator, 1999–present Association for Women Geoscientists, Member, 1996–present SELECTED PUBLICATIONS Murphy, S.F., 2006, State of the watershed—Water quality of Boulder Creek, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1284, 34 p., http://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/circ1284. Barber, L.B., Murphy, S.F., Verplanck, P.L., Sandstrom, M.W., Taylor, H.E., and Furlong, E.T., 2006, Chemical loading into surface water along a hydrological, biogeochemical, and land use gradient—A holistic watershed approach: Environmental Science and Technology, v. 40, p. 475–486. Martin, D.A., and Murphy, S.F., 2004, Water-quality effects of wildland fire—Chemical and biological sampling in streams draining areas burned by the 2003 Overland Fire near Jamestown, Colorado: Colorado Watershed Assembly Newsletter, summer 2004, 2 p. Murphy, S.F., Verplanck, P.L., and Barber, L.B., editors, 2003, Comprehensive water quality of the Boulder Creek Watershed, Colorado, during high-flow and low-flow conditions, 2000: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 03-4045, 198 p., http://wwwbrr.cr.usgs.gov/projects/SWC_Boulder_Watershed/. Water quality and geology web pages on the Boulder Area Sustainability Information Network (BASIN), 1999-2000, Available at www.basin.org/watershed/wqhome.html and http://www.basin.org/watershed/geology. Murphy, S.F., Brantley, S.L., Blum, A.E., White, A.F., and Dong, H., 1998, Chemical weathering in a tropical mountain watershed, Luquillo Mountains, Puerto Rico II—The rate and mechanism of biotite weathering: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, v. 62, p. 227–243. SELECTED PRESENTATIONS “Tailings, Typhoid, and Triclosan, Oh My! Water Quality Past, Present, and Future,” South Platte Forum, Longmont, Colorado, October 25, 2006 (invited speaker). Abstract and slide show available at www.southplatteforum.org/2006_forum.htm. “State of the Watershed—A Tool for Bridging Research and Education,” Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 22, 2006. “Water Quality Impacts of Landscape Change in a Colorado Front Range Watershed,” Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado, April 5, 2005 (invited speaker). “A 21st Century Look at the Water Quality of Boulder Creek,” Boulder Creek Watershed Forum, Boulder, Colorado, October 28, 2003. Segment on CBS Channel 4 News, Denver, Colorado, October 28, 2003. Interviewed about Boulder Creek watershed study. Shown at 12 noon, 6 pm, and 10 pm. “Using Information Technology to Inform and Engage the Community in Water Education and Conservation,” American Waterworks Association Rocky Mountain Section Annual Meeting, Vail, Colorado, September 10, 2000. “Boulder Area Sustainability Information Network (BASIN)—One Community’s Approach to Gathering and Providing Environmental Data,” U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Community Involvement Conference, San Francisco, California, August 2000.