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X-WR-CALNAME:Geological and Environmental Sciences Seminar: Kristen Hasbroc
 k ’12\, Senior Geologist\, Tanaq Environmental\, LLC
X-WR-TIMEZONE:Eastern Time (US & Canada)
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DESCRIPTION:“Follow the Data: Storytelling and Visualizations in Environm
 ental Geology”\nby Kristen Hasbrock ’12\, Senior Geologist\, Tanaq Env
 ironmental\, LLC\n\nIt is important to utilize both creative and effective
  methods of “telling the data’s story” when designing visualizations
  and communicating with target audiences. In the environmental consulting 
 industry\, stakeholder groups can be broad\, with diverse technical backgr
 ounds\, project roles\, and perspectives. The objectives of displaying dat
 a vary depending on the audience with the overarching goal of creating eff
 ective narratives for data-driven decision making. By communicating data i
 nterpretations and conceptual understanding through storytelling\, next st
 eps in adaptive projects can be determined\, often culminating in surprisi
 ng results\, leading to performance success. This is the story of how foll
 owing the data led to unexpected field site investigative results and char
 acterization approaches\, new research proposals and collaborations\, and 
 getting started in geology in the first place. Kristen Hasbrouck is a Seni
 or Geologist for Tanaq Environmental and is the technical lead for the com
 pany’s digital initiatives and data visualization programs. She is licen
 sed as a Professional Geologist in the State of Texas and provides technic
 al expertise in the areas of high-resolution adaptive site characterizatio
 n\, 3D conceptual site modeling\, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFA
 S) site characterization\, mass flux/mass discharge analysis\, hydrogeolog
 y and hydraulic dynamics\, and lysimeter operations. Ms. Hasbrouck receive
 d her B.S. in Geology from Hope College\, a Hydrogeology Graduate Certific
 ate from Western Michigan University\, and is currently pursuing a Doctora
 te of Hydrogeology at Western Michigan University\, building on current an
 d past PFAS projects with the U.S. Defense Department’s Strategic Enviro
 nmental Research and Development Program (SERDP) and the Environmental Sec
 urity Technology Certification Program (ESTCP). Her federal PFAS work with
  Tanaq allows her to travel across the country\, but she’s always excite
 d to stay home in Traverse City\, MI and take part in sailing races on Gra
 nd Traverse Bay.
GEO:42.786861;-86.104963
LOCATION:A. Paul Schaap Science Center\, 2128
SUMMARY:Geological and Environmental Sciences Seminar: Kristen Hasbrock ’
 12\, Senior Geologist\, Tanaq Environmental\, LLC
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.hope.edu/event/geological-and-environmental-
 sciences-seminar-kristen-hasbrock-12-senior-geologist-tanaq-environmental-
 llc
CATEGORIES:Academics
CATEGORIES:Natural & Applied Sciences Division
CATEGORIES:Geological and Environmental Sciences
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