Staff—Ginette Abdo

Professional Experience

2009– Present, GWIP Senior Research Hydrogeologist
1990–2009, Assistant Museum Curator, Assistant Research Hydrogeologist, Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology, Butte

1989 – 1990, Consultant, Nittany Geosciences, State College, Pennsylvania

1987 – 1989, Consultant, Bucek and Associates, Boalsburg, Pennsylvania

1984 – 1986, Research Assistant, Department of Geosciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park

1986, Field Assistant, Department of Entomology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park

1984 – 1986, Teaching Assistant, Department of Geosciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park

Education

M.S., Geology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park

Thesis titled "Investigation of the Potential of a Petroleum Geochemical Exploration Technique to Delineate Petroleum-contaminated Groundwater"

B.A., Geology and Environmental Science, Long Island University, C.W. Post College, Long Island, New York

Certification

— Mine Safety Training, U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health
Administration, Butte, Montana

— 40-hour Hazardous Waste Site and Emergency Response Training Course, Butte, Montana

Outside Publications/ Presentations

Abdo, G. A. 1990. Investigation of the Potential of a Petroleum Geochemical Exploration Technique to Delineate Petroleum- Contaminated Ground Water. M.S. thesis. University Park: The Pennsylvania State University. 155 pp.

Abdo, G. A. 1986. Hydrologic and Environmental Significance of Fracture Trace and Lineament Related Structure.Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, January 13–15, 1986. Topic: Correlation between Photolinears and Fractures Measured in a Glacial Till in Western New York.

Abdo, G. A. 1985. Workshop on Site Characterization, West Valley Demonstration Project West Valley, New York, October 28–29, 1985. Topic: A Non-Destructive Plume Mapping Technique.