Nicholas A. Procopio III, Ph.D., CPM, GISP
Curriculum vitae
MOTIVATION and QUALIFICATIONS:
I am an experienced environmental scientist and educator with expertise in water resources and watershed hydrology, ecology, geographic information systems (GIS), and statistical data analysis. A point of personal importance is the incorporation of science into decision making to support resource protection. I have a particular interest in the landscape and ecosystems of the NJ Pine Barrens (Pinelands).
I am an experienced environmental scientist and educator with expertise in water resources and watershed hydrology, ecology, geographic information systems (GIS), and statistical data analysis. A point of personal importance is the incorporation of science into decision making to support resource protection. I have a particular interest in the landscape and ecosystems of the NJ Pine Barrens (Pinelands).
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
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EDUCATION:
DREXEL UNIVERSITY, Philadelphia, PA
Ph.D.: June 2006 – Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology
Research Title: An Evaluation of Landscapes, Hydrology, and Channel Morphology of Coastal Plain Drainages with Different Cranberry Agriculture Histories. [link]
MS - Environmental Science with Cum Laude honors:
June 2000 – School of Environmental Science, Engineering and Policy
BS - Environmental Science with Cum Laude honors:
June 2000 – School of Environmental Science, Engineering and Policy
University Honors and Awards
• School of Environmental Science, Engineering, and Policy Faculty Search Committee 1999 - 2000
• W. W. Smith Charitable Trust Scholarship 1999 - 2000
• Northeastern Chemical Scholarship 1999 - 2000
• Rhone-Poulenc Rorer Scholarship 1998 - 1999
• Drexel University Provost Scholarship 1997 - 2000
• Drexel University Academic Grant 1998
• Drexel University Athletic Scholarship 1995 - 1999
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY, Newark, NJ
CPM: December 2021 – School of Public Affairs and Administration, Newark, NJ
• Certified Public Manager Program
• Capstone Title: An NJDEP Leadership Program: Benefits, Development, and Implementation
Lean Six Sigma: July 2022 - Rutgers School of Business, Camden, NJ
• Trained Green Belt. Department LSS Champion.
CERTIFICATION:
GIS Certification Institute · Geographic Information Systems Professional (GISP): 2009
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE and SERVICE:
Ph.D. COMMITTEE SERVICE:
• Serve on multiple candidacy and research proposal committees for students at Drexel University and Montclair State University.
DREXEL UNIVERSITY
ADJUNCT PROFESSOR: (April 2011 - June 2022)
College of Arts and Sciences; Dept. of Biology, Earth & Environmental Science
College of Engineering; Dept. of Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering
• Courses taught include: Environmental GIS and Advanced Environmental GIS - GIS courses for graduate and undergraduate students with applications in environmental science and engineering; Environmental Science; Environmental Assessment; Environmental Science and Society.
GIS SEMINAR INSTRUCTOR: (February 2010 - March 2010)
This graduate-level seminar provided a discussion of GIS theory and concepts and utilization of ArcGIS software to develop, edit, and analyze data directly related to individual research projects.
TEACHING ASSISTANT: (September 1998 - June 2000)
Courses taught included: Biostatistics, Population Ecology, University Seminar
Assisted with course activities including co-teaching classroom material, grading exams and homework, leading recitation sessions, and leading laboratory exercises.
*Received Excellence in Teaching Award (2000).
ROWAN COLLEGE AT BURLINGTON COUNTY (July 2001 –Present)
SENIOR ADJUNCT LECTURER:
• Courses taught include: Physical Science I, Physical Science II, Physical Science Laboratory, Introduction to Geographic Information Systems, Principles of Geography
• Develop course material for traditional classroom setting and distance-learning based classes hosted through Blackboard(TM).
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
NEW JERSEY DEPT. of ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, Trenton, NJ (July 2012 - Present)
DIRECTOR - Division of Science and Research (September 2022 - Present)
The Director of the Division of Science and Research is a senior executive within the Office of the Chief of Staff and Deputy Commissioner with direct operational oversight to help ensure that the department’s decision-making is based upon the best possible scientific and technical information. The Director is responsible for shaping and carrying out science that informs policy and regulatory and non-regulatory initiatives throughout the Department through management of a staff of approximately 40 environmental professionals across the following Bureaus: Environmental Assessment, Risk Analysis, and Quality Assurance. The Director’s responsibilities include providing thought leadership for the Department’s efforts to: reduce and respond to climate change; protect New Jersey’s water, air and land; manage and promote thriving natural and historic resources; and revitalize our communities and protect public health. Specifically:
• Lead the scientists of Division of Science and Research by directing workflow priorities to meet time sensitive needs of the Department.
• Provided expertise and science-based policy recommendations to executive staff including Department Commissioner.
• Communicate recommendations and results of research projects to executive staff including Department Commissioner.
• Maintain staff productivity and interest by promoting cross-program interaction and providing mentoring and leadership opportunities.
• Manage the Division budgeting and research contracts.
• Direct Division support for the Department’s Science Advisory Board.
• Serve on multiple Committees, Councils, and Task Forces with State and Federal agencies, academic and research institutes, and non-profit organizations.
• Manage and participate in a variety of research projects centered on climate change and sea-level rise, water-quality issues including evaluation of private-well water-quality, unregulated contaminants of emerging concern, and ecological assessments.
ACTING DIRECTOR - Division of Science and Research (May 2022 - September 2022)
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR - Division of Science and Research (Jan 2022 - September 2022)
CHIEF – Bureau of Environmental Assessment; Division of Science and Research (Jan 2015 - Jan 2022)
RESEARCH SCIENTIST – Bureau of Environmental Assessment; Division of Science and Research (July 2012 - Jan 2015)
NEW JERSEY PINELANDS COMMISSION, New Lisbon, NJ (August 2000 – July 2012)
RESEARCH SCIENTIST in the Science Office
• Provided expertise and science-based policy recommendations to executive and planning staff on water- resources and Pinelands-ecology related issues.
• Co-investigator on multiple research projects relating to water and biological resources including managing aspects of hydrological assessments and analyses of water quality, pond and groundwater monitoring, and development of hydrogeomorphic relationships.
• Managed monitoring projects associated with potential streamflow impacts in co-operation with municipal and federal agencies.
• Served as lead Geographic Information System (GIS) specialist for the Science Office.
• Assisted in targeting and prioritizing parcels for permanent land protection.
• Assisted in budgeting and grant writing.
• Appointed to multiple Technical Advisory Committees, Councils, and Task Forces to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, the US Geological Survey, and other agencies.
• Volunteered at various community outreach events to educate the public on the Pinelands ecosystem and water resources.
DREXEL UNIVERSITY, Philadelphia, PA (September 1999 – July 2000)
WATER TREATMENT LABORATORY ASSISTANT ·
• Assisted in experimental design and daily laboratory experiments which tested the effects of different chlorine compounds on the disinfection of bacteria and virus in drinking water.
• Assisted in experiments that tested effects of ozonation as a method of drinking water disinfection.
PHILADELPHIA WATER DEPARTMENT, Philadelphia, PA (March 1998 - September 1998)
BOROUGH of LABORATORY SERVICES
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING ASSISTANT
• Conducted water sampling throughout Philadelphia for protozoa, viruses, and water chemistry.
• Compiled, prepared, and presented data from sampling events.
• Assisted in laboratory water analyses.
• Learned standard operating procedures for numerous water quality measurements.
PHILADELPHIA WATER DEPARTMENT, Philadelphia, PA (March 1997 - January 1998)
CONSERVATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
CONSERVATION CO-OP and CONSULTANT
• Conducted presentations for the Conservation Assistance Program to various audiences throughout Philadelphia.
• Generated reports and analyses measuring status of various program activities.
• Identified and focused community outreach to city areas that did not have access to the program resources.
PUBLICATIONS:
Procopio, N. A. and R. A. Zampella. 2023. Assessing land-use/water-quality relationships across contrasting geologic areas in New Jersey. Journal of the American Water Resources Association. 59(1):146-160. [abstract]
Gleason, J. A., R. I. Schwartz, H. S. O'Neill, N. A. Procopio, S. E. Spayd. 2023. Targeted Education and Outreach to Neighbors of Homes with High Gross Alpha Radioactivity in Domestic Well Water. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity. 259–260:107124. [abstract]
O’Neill, H. S., S. V. Flanagan, J. A. Gleason, S. E. Spayd, R. I. Schwartz, N. A. Procopio. 2023. Targeted private well outreach following a change in drinking water standard: Arsenic and the New Jersey Private Well Testing Act. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. 29(1):E29-E36. [abstract]
Yu, D., N. A. Procopio, and C. Fang. 2022. Simulating the changes of invasive Phragmites australis in a pristine wetland complex with a grey system coupled system dynamic model: a remote sensing practice. Remote Sensing. 14(16):3886. [abstract]
Seliga, A., S. E. Spayd, N. A. Procopio, S. V. Flanagan, J. A. Gleason. 2022. Evaluating the impact of free private well testing outreach on participants’ private well stewardship in New Jersey. Journal of Water and Health. 20(1):1–11. [abstract]
Mailloux, B. J., N. A. Procopio, M. Bakker, T. Chen, I. Choudhury, K. M. Ahmed, T. Ellis, M. R. Mozumder, S. Chillrud and A. van Geen. 2021. Recommended sampling intervals for arsenic in private wells. Groundwater. 59(1):80-89. [abstract]
Rockafellow-Baldoni, M., B. L. Lubenow, N. A. Procopio, J. A. Gleason, S. E. Spayd. 2020. School-based private well testing outreach event for arsenic and boron in New Jersey. Journal of Environmental Health 83(2):26-32. [abstract]
Flanagan, S. V., N. A. Procopio, S. Spayd, J. A. Gleason, and Y. Zheng. 2020. Improve private well testing outreach efficiency by targeting households based on proximity to a high arsenic well. Science of the Total Environment 738:139689. [abstract]
Goodrow, S. M, B. Ruppell, R. L. Lippincott, G. B. Post, and N. A. Procopio. 2020. Investigation of levels of perfluoroalkyl substances in surface water, sediment and fish tissue in New Jersey, USA. Science of the Total Environment 729:138839. [abstract]
Iwanowicz, L. R., K. L. Smalling, V. S. Blazer, R. P. Braham, L. R. Sanders, A. Boetsma, N. A. Procopio, S. Goodrow, G. A. Buchanan, D. Milleman, B. Ruppel, J. Vile, B. Henning, and J. Abatemarco. 2020. Reconnaissance of surface water estrogenicity and the prevalence of intersex in smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu) inhabiting New Jersey. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17(6):2024. [abstract]
Flanagan, S. V., S. Braman, R. Puelle, J. Gleason, S. Spayd, N. A. Procopio, G. Proswimmer, A. Navas-Acien, J. Graziano, S. Chillrud. 2020. Leveraging healthcare communication channels for environmental health outreach in New Jersey. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice 26(6):E23-E26. [abstract]
Flanagan, S.V., J. A. Gleason, S. E. Spayd, N. A. Procopio, M. Rockafellow-Baldoni, S. Braman, S. N. Chillrud, and Y. Zheng. 2018. Health protective behavior following required arsenic testing under the New Jersey Private Well Testing Act. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health 221:929-940. [abstract]
Goodrow, S. M, N. A. Procopio, L. Korn, P. Morton, R. Schuster, H. Pang, C. Kunz, P. Ingelido, and B. Heddendorf. 2017. Long-term temporal water-quality trends within the Barnegat Bay Watershed, New Jersey. Journal of Coastal Research 78(sp1):22-33. [abstract]
Atherholt, T. B. and N. A. Procopio. 2017. Domestic well coliform tests results: A positive coliform test result may not always tell you what it is supposed to tell you. Well Water Journal Nov:19-22. [abstract]
Procopio, N.A., R. Karl, S.M. Goodrow, J. Maggio, J.B. Louis, T.B. Atherholt. 2017. Occurrence and source identification of perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) in the Metedeconk River Watershed, New Jersey. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 24:27125-27135. [abstract]
Procopio, N.A., T. B. Atherholt, S. M. Goodrow and L. A. Lester. 2017. The likelihood of coliform bacteria in NJ domestic wells based on precipitation and other factors. Groundwater 55:722-735. [abstract]
Atherholt, T.B., N. A. Procopio, S.M. Goodrow, 2017. Seasonality of coliform bacteria detection rates in New Jersey domestic wells. Groundwater 55:346-361. [abstract]
Flanagan S. V., S. E. Spayd, N. A. Procopio, S. N. Chillrud, S. Braman and Y. Zheng. 2016. Arsenic in Private Well Water Part 1 of 3: Impact of the New Jersey Private Well Testing Act on Household Testing and Mitigation Behavior. Science of the Total Environment. 562:999-1009. [abstract]
Flanagan S. V., S. E. Spayd, N. A. Procopio, S. N. Chillrud, J. Ross, S. Braman, and Y. Zheng. 2016. Arsenic in Private Well Water Part 2 of 3: Who benefits the most from traditional testing promotion? Science of the Total Environment. 562:1010-1018. [abstract]
Flanagan S. V., S. E. Spayd, N. A. Procopio, R. G. Marvinney, A. E. Smith, S. N. Chillrud, S. Braman, and Y. Zheng. 2016. Arsenic in Private Well Water Part 3 of 3: Socioeconomic vulnerability to exposure in Maine and New Jersey. Science of the Total Environment. 562:1019-1030. [abstract]
Atherholt T. B., L. R. Korn, J. B. Louis, and N. A. Procopio. 2015. Repeat sampling and coliform bacteria detection rates in New Jersey. Ground Water Monitoring and Remediation. 35:2 70-80. [abstract]
Post, G.B., J.B. Louis, R.L. Lippincott, N.A. Procopio. 2013. Occurrence of perfluorinated compounds in raw water from New Jersey public drinking water systems. Environmental Science and Technology. 47:23 13266-13275. [abstract]
Procopio, N. A. 2012. The effect of streamflow reductions on aquatic habitat availability and fish and macroinvertebrate assemblages in coastal plain streams. Ecohydrology 5:3 306-315. [abstract]
Procopio, N. A. 2010. Hydrologic and morphologic variability of streams with different cranberry agriculture histories. Journal of the American Water Resources Association 46:3 527-540. [abstract]
Laidig, K. J., R. A. Zampella, A. M. Brown, and N. A. Procopio. 2010. Development of vegetation models to predict the potential effect of groundwater withdrawals on forested wetlands. Wetlands 30:3 489-500. [abstract]
Zampella, R. A., J. F. Bunnell, K. J. Laidig, and N. A. Procopio III. 2010. Aquatic degradation in shallow coastal plain lakes. Gradients or thresholds? Ecological Indicators 10:2 303-310. [abstract]
Procopio, N.A. and J. F. Bunnell. 2008. Stream and wetland landscape patterns in watersheds with different cranberry agriculture histories, southern New Jersey, USA. Landscape Ecology. 23:7 771-786. [abstract]
Zampella, R. A., J. F. Bunnell, N. A. Procopio, and D. E. Bryson. 2008. Macroinvertebrate assemblages in blackwater streams draining forest land and active and abandoned cranberry bogs. Wetlands 28:2 390-400. [abstract]
Zampella, R. A., N. A. Procopio, R. G. Lathrop, and C. L. Dow. 2007. Relationship of land-use/land-cover patterns and surface-water quality in the Mullica River Basin. Journal of the American Water Resources Association 43:3 594-604. [abstract]
Procopio, N. A. 2006. An evaluation of landscapes, hydrology, and channel morphology of coastal plain drainages with different cranberry agriculture histories. Doctoral Dissertation. Drexel University. [abstract]
Zampella, R. A., J. F. Bunnell, K. J. Laidig and N. A. Procopio. 2006. Using multiple indicators to evaluate the ecological integrity of a coastal plain stream system. Ecological Indicators 6:4 644-663. [abstract]
REPORTS:
Procopio, N.A., R. Hazen, M.P. Weinstein, M. Wu, and D. Yu. 2020. Developing a Watershed-scale Baseline for Tidal Wetlands. A Final Report Submitted to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in Fulfillment of Agreement Number CD96275900. New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. Trenton, NJ, USA. [pdf]
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. 2020. New Jersey Scientific Report on Climate Change, Version 1.0. (Eds. R. Hill,
M.M. Rutkowski, L.A. Lester, H. Genievich, N.A. Procopio). Trenton, NJ. 184 pp. [pdf]
Millemann, D. R., H. Genievich, E. Reilly, A. Rush, S. Goodrow, and N. A. Procopio. 2020. A Review of Neonicotinoid Insecticides and Occurrence in New Jersey Surface Water and Groundwater. Research Project Summary. New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. Trenton, New Jersey, USA. [pdf]
Lester, L. A., C. Kunz, L. Lager, and N. A. Procopio. 2020. Water Quality Trends in Nutrients in New Jersey Streams, Water Years 1971-2016. New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. Trenton, New Jersey, USA. [pdf, Appendix 1, Appendix 2, Appendix 3]
Procopio, N. A. 2011. Technique to normalize water-quality data to a single time period and an evaluation of the efficacy of reduced water-quality sampling. Pinelands Commission, New Lisbon, New Jersey, USA. [pdf]
Procopio, N. A. 2010. The effect of streamflow reductions on aquatic habitat availability and fish and macroinvertebrate assemblages in coastal plain streams. Pinelands Commission, New Lisbon, New Jersey, USA. [pdf]
Laidig, K. J., R. A. Zampella, A. M. Brown, and N. A. Procopio. 2010. Development of vegetation models to predict the potential effect of groundwater withdrawals on forested wetlands. Pinelands Commission, New Lisbon, New Jersey, USA. [pdf]
Zampella, R. A., and N. A. Procopio. 2009. Landscape patterns and water-quality relationships in New Jersey Pinelands streams. Pinelands Commission, New Lisbon, New Jersey, USA. [pdf]
Zampella, R. A., N. A. Procopio III, M. U. Du Brul, and J. F. Bunnell. 2008. An ecological-integrity assessment of the New Jersey Pinelands. A comprehensive assessment of the landscape and aquatic and wetland systems of the region. New Jersey Pinelands Commission. New Lisbon, New Jersey, USA. [pdf]
Zampella, R. A., J. F. Bunnell, K. J. Laidig, and N. A. Procopio. 2007. Monitoring the ecological integrity of Pinelands wetlands: Variations in shallow, coastal plain lake communities associated with land-use degradation gradients and thresholds. New Jersey Pinelands Commission. New Lisbon, New Jersey, USA. [pdf]
Zampella, R. A., J. F. Bunnell, K. J. Laidig, and N. A. Procopio. 2006. The Barnegat Bay Watershed. A Report to the Pinelands Commission on the Status of Selected Aquatic and Wetland Resources. New Jersey Pinelands Commission. New Lisbon, NJ, USA. [pdf]
Zampella, R. A., J. F. Bunnell, K. J. Laidig, and N. A. Procopio. 2006. Monitoring the ecological integrity of Pinelands wetlands: A comparison of wetland landscapes, hydrology, and stream communities in Pinelands watersheds draining active-cranberry bogs, abandoned-cranberry bogs, and forest land. New Jersey Pinelands Commission. New Lisbon, NJ, USA. [pdf]
Zampella, R. A., J. F. Bunnell, K. J. Laidig, and N. A. Procopio. 2005. The Great Egg Harbor River Watershed Management Area. A Report to the Pinelands Commission on the Status of Selected Aquatic and Wetland Resources. New Jersey Pinelands Commission. New Lisbon, NJ, USA. [pdf]
Zampella, R. A., N. A. Procopio, K. J. Laidig, and J. F. Bunnell. 2004. Characteristics of the Oyster Creek Basin. New Jersey Pinelands Commission. New Lisbon, NJ, USA. [pdf]
Procopio, N. A. 2003. Streamflow Trend Analysis of Upper Mullica River Basin Stream. New Jersey Pinelands Commission. New Lisbon, NJ, USA. [pdf]
Zampella, R. A., J. F. Bunnell, K. J. Laidig, and N. A. Procopio. 2003. The Rancocas Creek Basin. A Report to the Pinelands Commission on the Status of Selected Aquatic and Wetland Resources. New Jersey Pinelands Commission. New Lisbon, NJ, USA. [pdf]
Zampella, R. A., C. L. Dow, R. G. Lathrop, J. A. Bognar, J. F. Bunnell, K. J. Laidig, and N. A. Procopio. 2002. Using Multiple Regression to Quantify the Effect of Land Use on Surface-Water Quality and Aquatic Communities in the New Jersey Pinelands. New Jersey Pinelands Commission. New Lisbon, NJ, USA. [pdf]
INVITED PRESENTATIONS:
Climate Change and Sea-level Rise
Water Resources Related
POSTER and MAP PRESENTATIONS:
Procopio, N. A. 2013. Wind gust estimates during Supertorm Sandy. [image]
Published in ESRI Map Book Volume 29 (2014)
• Nov. 2013 – Burlington County College GIS Day. Pemberton, NJ
• Jul. 2013 – ESRI International Users Conference, San Diego, CA. Second Place, Single Map Product - Small Format.
• Apr. 2013 – 26th annual NJDEP Map Contest. Trenton, NJ. First Place, Best Small Format
Procopio, N. A., J. Louis, T. Atherholt. An Evaluation of Six Groundwater-quality Parameters Collected Under NJ's Private Well Testing Act. [image]
Published in ESRI Map Book Volume 29 (2014)
• Nov. 2013 – Burlington County College GIS Day. Pemberton, NJ
• Oct. 2013 – Central Pine Barrens Research Forum. Upton, NY.
• Jul. 2013 – ESRI International Users Conference. San Diego, CA.
• Apr. 2013 – 26th annual NJDEP Map Contest. Trenton, NJ. Second Place, Best Analytical Presentation.
Procopio, N. A., J. Louis, T. Atherholt. Evaluation of arsenic levels collected under NJ's Private Well Testing Act. [image]
• Sep. 2012 – New Jersey Water Monitoring Summit. Bordentown, NJ.
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:
American Water Resources Association, New Jersey Chapter
PEER REVIEW:
Serve as a reviewer for international journals, including Landscape Ecology and Agricultural Water Management.
Serve as reviewer for academic grant proposals.
COMMITTEES, COUNCILS, TASK FORCES:
NJIT Chemistry and Environmental Science Advisory Board (2021 - Present)
This board is charged with providing insights, information, and support to the academic programs, defining the curriculum, identifying and advancing research objectives.
Delaware River Basin Commission Advisory Committee on Climate Change (2020 - Present)
This committee advises the Commission on climate science and water resource climate impacts to enhance planning and policy development efforts.
New Jersey Water Monitoring Coordinating Council (2003 – Present)
Steering Committee member. The objective of this group is to promote and facilitate the coordination, collaboration and communication of scientifically sound, ambient water quality and quantity information in order to support effective environmental management.
Conservation Blueprint Science Advisory Committee (2017 - 2021)
The principal purpose of the SAC is to provide peer review and problem solving to improve the ecological prioritization mapping to develop a shared living blueprint of lands to be protected in the next few decades. This is a product of the Nature Conservancy, New Jersey Conservation Foundation, Rowan University and 21 conservation-focused groups.
Connecting Habitat Across New Jersey (CHANJ) (2012 - 2019)
CHANJ is a statewide effort with the vision of making our landscape and roadways more permeable to wildlife movement. Toward that vision, CHANJ offers a blueprint for strategic habitat conservation, including: A statewide analysis depicting areas crucial for habitat connectivity (which we call “cores” and “corridors”), and a menu of implementation actions for securing, restoring, and/or reconnecting habitats within those key areas.
Barnegat Bay Partnership Science and Technical Advisory Committee (2006 – 2012)
The principal purpose of the STAC is to provide the Partnership with objective, expert advice, and peer review for overall scientific and technical matters related to National Estuary Program activities and goals.
Barnegat Bay National Estuary Program Eutrophication Workgroup (2008 – 2012)
The purpose of this workgroup is to develop a collective course of action for addressing eutrophication in the Barnegat and will be guided by the BBNEP's 2008-2011 Strategic Plan.
Burlington County College Geospatial Technology Technical Advisory Group (2008 – 2012)
The objective of this group is to provide guidance and support for the Geospatial Technology Program by recommending hardware and software resources to be utilized in the classroom, recommending adjustments to the curriculum, and informing the college community of events in the field of geospatial technology.
Barnegat Bay 2020: A Vision for the Future of Conservation in the Barnegat Bay (2007 – 2009)
The objective of this group was to identify best available data sources, advise on modeling criteria, and review results for a model that reflects the conservation goals throughout the Barnegat Bay region.
Ecological Flow Goals (2002 – 2004)
The objective of this group was to development a methodology to estimate streamflows that are ecologically sustainable. Results of the project assisted the NJDEP in defining stream management strategies.
CONTINUING EDUCATION:
Completed multiple ESRI instructor-led GIS training courses 2002 - 2021.
Completed instructor-led 5-day Applied Environmental Statistics course with R. Practical Stats. Oct 2013 and previously in May 2008.
Completed five-part instructor-led Nondetects and Data Analysis, Statistics for Censored Environ. Data. Practical Stats. October 2012
Completed two-day instructor led grant writing workshop. January 2012.
Completed effective business writing workshop. January 2012.
Completed instructor-led 2-day Communicating Science Effectively Workshop. June 2009.
Completed instructor-led River Morphology and Survey Workshop. New England Environmental, Inc. Amherst, MA. May 2004.
DREXEL UNIVERSITY, Philadelphia, PA
Ph.D.: June 2006 – Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology
Research Title: An Evaluation of Landscapes, Hydrology, and Channel Morphology of Coastal Plain Drainages with Different Cranberry Agriculture Histories. [link]
MS - Environmental Science with Cum Laude honors:
June 2000 – School of Environmental Science, Engineering and Policy
BS - Environmental Science with Cum Laude honors:
June 2000 – School of Environmental Science, Engineering and Policy
University Honors and Awards
• School of Environmental Science, Engineering, and Policy Faculty Search Committee 1999 - 2000
• W. W. Smith Charitable Trust Scholarship 1999 - 2000
• Northeastern Chemical Scholarship 1999 - 2000
• Rhone-Poulenc Rorer Scholarship 1998 - 1999
• Drexel University Provost Scholarship 1997 - 2000
• Drexel University Academic Grant 1998
• Drexel University Athletic Scholarship 1995 - 1999
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY, Newark, NJ
CPM: December 2021 – School of Public Affairs and Administration, Newark, NJ
• Certified Public Manager Program
• Capstone Title: An NJDEP Leadership Program: Benefits, Development, and Implementation
Lean Six Sigma: July 2022 - Rutgers School of Business, Camden, NJ
• Trained Green Belt. Department LSS Champion.
CERTIFICATION:
GIS Certification Institute · Geographic Information Systems Professional (GISP): 2009
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE and SERVICE:
Ph.D. COMMITTEE SERVICE:
• Serve on multiple candidacy and research proposal committees for students at Drexel University and Montclair State University.
DREXEL UNIVERSITY
ADJUNCT PROFESSOR: (April 2011 - June 2022)
College of Arts and Sciences; Dept. of Biology, Earth & Environmental Science
College of Engineering; Dept. of Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering
• Courses taught include: Environmental GIS and Advanced Environmental GIS - GIS courses for graduate and undergraduate students with applications in environmental science and engineering; Environmental Science; Environmental Assessment; Environmental Science and Society.
GIS SEMINAR INSTRUCTOR: (February 2010 - March 2010)
This graduate-level seminar provided a discussion of GIS theory and concepts and utilization of ArcGIS software to develop, edit, and analyze data directly related to individual research projects.
TEACHING ASSISTANT: (September 1998 - June 2000)
Courses taught included: Biostatistics, Population Ecology, University Seminar
Assisted with course activities including co-teaching classroom material, grading exams and homework, leading recitation sessions, and leading laboratory exercises.
*Received Excellence in Teaching Award (2000).
ROWAN COLLEGE AT BURLINGTON COUNTY (July 2001 –Present)
SENIOR ADJUNCT LECTURER:
• Courses taught include: Physical Science I, Physical Science II, Physical Science Laboratory, Introduction to Geographic Information Systems, Principles of Geography
• Develop course material for traditional classroom setting and distance-learning based classes hosted through Blackboard(TM).
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
NEW JERSEY DEPT. of ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, Trenton, NJ (July 2012 - Present)
DIRECTOR - Division of Science and Research (September 2022 - Present)
The Director of the Division of Science and Research is a senior executive within the Office of the Chief of Staff and Deputy Commissioner with direct operational oversight to help ensure that the department’s decision-making is based upon the best possible scientific and technical information. The Director is responsible for shaping and carrying out science that informs policy and regulatory and non-regulatory initiatives throughout the Department through management of a staff of approximately 40 environmental professionals across the following Bureaus: Environmental Assessment, Risk Analysis, and Quality Assurance. The Director’s responsibilities include providing thought leadership for the Department’s efforts to: reduce and respond to climate change; protect New Jersey’s water, air and land; manage and promote thriving natural and historic resources; and revitalize our communities and protect public health. Specifically:
• Lead the scientists of Division of Science and Research by directing workflow priorities to meet time sensitive needs of the Department.
• Provided expertise and science-based policy recommendations to executive staff including Department Commissioner.
• Communicate recommendations and results of research projects to executive staff including Department Commissioner.
• Maintain staff productivity and interest by promoting cross-program interaction and providing mentoring and leadership opportunities.
• Manage the Division budgeting and research contracts.
• Direct Division support for the Department’s Science Advisory Board.
• Serve on multiple Committees, Councils, and Task Forces with State and Federal agencies, academic and research institutes, and non-profit organizations.
• Manage and participate in a variety of research projects centered on climate change and sea-level rise, water-quality issues including evaluation of private-well water-quality, unregulated contaminants of emerging concern, and ecological assessments.
ACTING DIRECTOR - Division of Science and Research (May 2022 - September 2022)
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR - Division of Science and Research (Jan 2022 - September 2022)
CHIEF – Bureau of Environmental Assessment; Division of Science and Research (Jan 2015 - Jan 2022)
RESEARCH SCIENTIST – Bureau of Environmental Assessment; Division of Science and Research (July 2012 - Jan 2015)
NEW JERSEY PINELANDS COMMISSION, New Lisbon, NJ (August 2000 – July 2012)
RESEARCH SCIENTIST in the Science Office
• Provided expertise and science-based policy recommendations to executive and planning staff on water- resources and Pinelands-ecology related issues.
• Co-investigator on multiple research projects relating to water and biological resources including managing aspects of hydrological assessments and analyses of water quality, pond and groundwater monitoring, and development of hydrogeomorphic relationships.
• Managed monitoring projects associated with potential streamflow impacts in co-operation with municipal and federal agencies.
• Served as lead Geographic Information System (GIS) specialist for the Science Office.
• Assisted in targeting and prioritizing parcels for permanent land protection.
• Assisted in budgeting and grant writing.
• Appointed to multiple Technical Advisory Committees, Councils, and Task Forces to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, the US Geological Survey, and other agencies.
• Volunteered at various community outreach events to educate the public on the Pinelands ecosystem and water resources.
DREXEL UNIVERSITY, Philadelphia, PA (September 1999 – July 2000)
WATER TREATMENT LABORATORY ASSISTANT ·
• Assisted in experimental design and daily laboratory experiments which tested the effects of different chlorine compounds on the disinfection of bacteria and virus in drinking water.
• Assisted in experiments that tested effects of ozonation as a method of drinking water disinfection.
PHILADELPHIA WATER DEPARTMENT, Philadelphia, PA (March 1998 - September 1998)
BOROUGH of LABORATORY SERVICES
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING ASSISTANT
• Conducted water sampling throughout Philadelphia for protozoa, viruses, and water chemistry.
• Compiled, prepared, and presented data from sampling events.
• Assisted in laboratory water analyses.
• Learned standard operating procedures for numerous water quality measurements.
PHILADELPHIA WATER DEPARTMENT, Philadelphia, PA (March 1997 - January 1998)
CONSERVATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
CONSERVATION CO-OP and CONSULTANT
• Conducted presentations for the Conservation Assistance Program to various audiences throughout Philadelphia.
• Generated reports and analyses measuring status of various program activities.
• Identified and focused community outreach to city areas that did not have access to the program resources.
PUBLICATIONS:
Procopio, N. A. and R. A. Zampella. 2023. Assessing land-use/water-quality relationships across contrasting geologic areas in New Jersey. Journal of the American Water Resources Association. 59(1):146-160. [abstract]
Gleason, J. A., R. I. Schwartz, H. S. O'Neill, N. A. Procopio, S. E. Spayd. 2023. Targeted Education and Outreach to Neighbors of Homes with High Gross Alpha Radioactivity in Domestic Well Water. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity. 259–260:107124. [abstract]
O’Neill, H. S., S. V. Flanagan, J. A. Gleason, S. E. Spayd, R. I. Schwartz, N. A. Procopio. 2023. Targeted private well outreach following a change in drinking water standard: Arsenic and the New Jersey Private Well Testing Act. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. 29(1):E29-E36. [abstract]
Yu, D., N. A. Procopio, and C. Fang. 2022. Simulating the changes of invasive Phragmites australis in a pristine wetland complex with a grey system coupled system dynamic model: a remote sensing practice. Remote Sensing. 14(16):3886. [abstract]
Seliga, A., S. E. Spayd, N. A. Procopio, S. V. Flanagan, J. A. Gleason. 2022. Evaluating the impact of free private well testing outreach on participants’ private well stewardship in New Jersey. Journal of Water and Health. 20(1):1–11. [abstract]
Mailloux, B. J., N. A. Procopio, M. Bakker, T. Chen, I. Choudhury, K. M. Ahmed, T. Ellis, M. R. Mozumder, S. Chillrud and A. van Geen. 2021. Recommended sampling intervals for arsenic in private wells. Groundwater. 59(1):80-89. [abstract]
Rockafellow-Baldoni, M., B. L. Lubenow, N. A. Procopio, J. A. Gleason, S. E. Spayd. 2020. School-based private well testing outreach event for arsenic and boron in New Jersey. Journal of Environmental Health 83(2):26-32. [abstract]
Flanagan, S. V., N. A. Procopio, S. Spayd, J. A. Gleason, and Y. Zheng. 2020. Improve private well testing outreach efficiency by targeting households based on proximity to a high arsenic well. Science of the Total Environment 738:139689. [abstract]
Goodrow, S. M, B. Ruppell, R. L. Lippincott, G. B. Post, and N. A. Procopio. 2020. Investigation of levels of perfluoroalkyl substances in surface water, sediment and fish tissue in New Jersey, USA. Science of the Total Environment 729:138839. [abstract]
Iwanowicz, L. R., K. L. Smalling, V. S. Blazer, R. P. Braham, L. R. Sanders, A. Boetsma, N. A. Procopio, S. Goodrow, G. A. Buchanan, D. Milleman, B. Ruppel, J. Vile, B. Henning, and J. Abatemarco. 2020. Reconnaissance of surface water estrogenicity and the prevalence of intersex in smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu) inhabiting New Jersey. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17(6):2024. [abstract]
Flanagan, S. V., S. Braman, R. Puelle, J. Gleason, S. Spayd, N. A. Procopio, G. Proswimmer, A. Navas-Acien, J. Graziano, S. Chillrud. 2020. Leveraging healthcare communication channels for environmental health outreach in New Jersey. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice 26(6):E23-E26. [abstract]
Flanagan, S.V., J. A. Gleason, S. E. Spayd, N. A. Procopio, M. Rockafellow-Baldoni, S. Braman, S. N. Chillrud, and Y. Zheng. 2018. Health protective behavior following required arsenic testing under the New Jersey Private Well Testing Act. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health 221:929-940. [abstract]
Goodrow, S. M, N. A. Procopio, L. Korn, P. Morton, R. Schuster, H. Pang, C. Kunz, P. Ingelido, and B. Heddendorf. 2017. Long-term temporal water-quality trends within the Barnegat Bay Watershed, New Jersey. Journal of Coastal Research 78(sp1):22-33. [abstract]
Atherholt, T. B. and N. A. Procopio. 2017. Domestic well coliform tests results: A positive coliform test result may not always tell you what it is supposed to tell you. Well Water Journal Nov:19-22. [abstract]
Procopio, N.A., R. Karl, S.M. Goodrow, J. Maggio, J.B. Louis, T.B. Atherholt. 2017. Occurrence and source identification of perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) in the Metedeconk River Watershed, New Jersey. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 24:27125-27135. [abstract]
Procopio, N.A., T. B. Atherholt, S. M. Goodrow and L. A. Lester. 2017. The likelihood of coliform bacteria in NJ domestic wells based on precipitation and other factors. Groundwater 55:722-735. [abstract]
Atherholt, T.B., N. A. Procopio, S.M. Goodrow, 2017. Seasonality of coliform bacteria detection rates in New Jersey domestic wells. Groundwater 55:346-361. [abstract]
Flanagan S. V., S. E. Spayd, N. A. Procopio, S. N. Chillrud, S. Braman and Y. Zheng. 2016. Arsenic in Private Well Water Part 1 of 3: Impact of the New Jersey Private Well Testing Act on Household Testing and Mitigation Behavior. Science of the Total Environment. 562:999-1009. [abstract]
Flanagan S. V., S. E. Spayd, N. A. Procopio, S. N. Chillrud, J. Ross, S. Braman, and Y. Zheng. 2016. Arsenic in Private Well Water Part 2 of 3: Who benefits the most from traditional testing promotion? Science of the Total Environment. 562:1010-1018. [abstract]
Flanagan S. V., S. E. Spayd, N. A. Procopio, R. G. Marvinney, A. E. Smith, S. N. Chillrud, S. Braman, and Y. Zheng. 2016. Arsenic in Private Well Water Part 3 of 3: Socioeconomic vulnerability to exposure in Maine and New Jersey. Science of the Total Environment. 562:1019-1030. [abstract]
Atherholt T. B., L. R. Korn, J. B. Louis, and N. A. Procopio. 2015. Repeat sampling and coliform bacteria detection rates in New Jersey. Ground Water Monitoring and Remediation. 35:2 70-80. [abstract]
Post, G.B., J.B. Louis, R.L. Lippincott, N.A. Procopio. 2013. Occurrence of perfluorinated compounds in raw water from New Jersey public drinking water systems. Environmental Science and Technology. 47:23 13266-13275. [abstract]
Procopio, N. A. 2012. The effect of streamflow reductions on aquatic habitat availability and fish and macroinvertebrate assemblages in coastal plain streams. Ecohydrology 5:3 306-315. [abstract]
Procopio, N. A. 2010. Hydrologic and morphologic variability of streams with different cranberry agriculture histories. Journal of the American Water Resources Association 46:3 527-540. [abstract]
Laidig, K. J., R. A. Zampella, A. M. Brown, and N. A. Procopio. 2010. Development of vegetation models to predict the potential effect of groundwater withdrawals on forested wetlands. Wetlands 30:3 489-500. [abstract]
Zampella, R. A., J. F. Bunnell, K. J. Laidig, and N. A. Procopio III. 2010. Aquatic degradation in shallow coastal plain lakes. Gradients or thresholds? Ecological Indicators 10:2 303-310. [abstract]
Procopio, N.A. and J. F. Bunnell. 2008. Stream and wetland landscape patterns in watersheds with different cranberry agriculture histories, southern New Jersey, USA. Landscape Ecology. 23:7 771-786. [abstract]
Zampella, R. A., J. F. Bunnell, N. A. Procopio, and D. E. Bryson. 2008. Macroinvertebrate assemblages in blackwater streams draining forest land and active and abandoned cranberry bogs. Wetlands 28:2 390-400. [abstract]
Zampella, R. A., N. A. Procopio, R. G. Lathrop, and C. L. Dow. 2007. Relationship of land-use/land-cover patterns and surface-water quality in the Mullica River Basin. Journal of the American Water Resources Association 43:3 594-604. [abstract]
Procopio, N. A. 2006. An evaluation of landscapes, hydrology, and channel morphology of coastal plain drainages with different cranberry agriculture histories. Doctoral Dissertation. Drexel University. [abstract]
Zampella, R. A., J. F. Bunnell, K. J. Laidig and N. A. Procopio. 2006. Using multiple indicators to evaluate the ecological integrity of a coastal plain stream system. Ecological Indicators 6:4 644-663. [abstract]
REPORTS:
Procopio, N.A., R. Hazen, M.P. Weinstein, M. Wu, and D. Yu. 2020. Developing a Watershed-scale Baseline for Tidal Wetlands. A Final Report Submitted to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in Fulfillment of Agreement Number CD96275900. New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. Trenton, NJ, USA. [pdf]
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. 2020. New Jersey Scientific Report on Climate Change, Version 1.0. (Eds. R. Hill,
M.M. Rutkowski, L.A. Lester, H. Genievich, N.A. Procopio). Trenton, NJ. 184 pp. [pdf]
Millemann, D. R., H. Genievich, E. Reilly, A. Rush, S. Goodrow, and N. A. Procopio. 2020. A Review of Neonicotinoid Insecticides and Occurrence in New Jersey Surface Water and Groundwater. Research Project Summary. New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. Trenton, New Jersey, USA. [pdf]
Lester, L. A., C. Kunz, L. Lager, and N. A. Procopio. 2020. Water Quality Trends in Nutrients in New Jersey Streams, Water Years 1971-2016. New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. Trenton, New Jersey, USA. [pdf, Appendix 1, Appendix 2, Appendix 3]
Procopio, N. A. 2011. Technique to normalize water-quality data to a single time period and an evaluation of the efficacy of reduced water-quality sampling. Pinelands Commission, New Lisbon, New Jersey, USA. [pdf]
Procopio, N. A. 2010. The effect of streamflow reductions on aquatic habitat availability and fish and macroinvertebrate assemblages in coastal plain streams. Pinelands Commission, New Lisbon, New Jersey, USA. [pdf]
Laidig, K. J., R. A. Zampella, A. M. Brown, and N. A. Procopio. 2010. Development of vegetation models to predict the potential effect of groundwater withdrawals on forested wetlands. Pinelands Commission, New Lisbon, New Jersey, USA. [pdf]
Zampella, R. A., and N. A. Procopio. 2009. Landscape patterns and water-quality relationships in New Jersey Pinelands streams. Pinelands Commission, New Lisbon, New Jersey, USA. [pdf]
Zampella, R. A., N. A. Procopio III, M. U. Du Brul, and J. F. Bunnell. 2008. An ecological-integrity assessment of the New Jersey Pinelands. A comprehensive assessment of the landscape and aquatic and wetland systems of the region. New Jersey Pinelands Commission. New Lisbon, New Jersey, USA. [pdf]
Zampella, R. A., J. F. Bunnell, K. J. Laidig, and N. A. Procopio. 2007. Monitoring the ecological integrity of Pinelands wetlands: Variations in shallow, coastal plain lake communities associated with land-use degradation gradients and thresholds. New Jersey Pinelands Commission. New Lisbon, New Jersey, USA. [pdf]
Zampella, R. A., J. F. Bunnell, K. J. Laidig, and N. A. Procopio. 2006. The Barnegat Bay Watershed. A Report to the Pinelands Commission on the Status of Selected Aquatic and Wetland Resources. New Jersey Pinelands Commission. New Lisbon, NJ, USA. [pdf]
Zampella, R. A., J. F. Bunnell, K. J. Laidig, and N. A. Procopio. 2006. Monitoring the ecological integrity of Pinelands wetlands: A comparison of wetland landscapes, hydrology, and stream communities in Pinelands watersheds draining active-cranberry bogs, abandoned-cranberry bogs, and forest land. New Jersey Pinelands Commission. New Lisbon, NJ, USA. [pdf]
Zampella, R. A., J. F. Bunnell, K. J. Laidig, and N. A. Procopio. 2005. The Great Egg Harbor River Watershed Management Area. A Report to the Pinelands Commission on the Status of Selected Aquatic and Wetland Resources. New Jersey Pinelands Commission. New Lisbon, NJ, USA. [pdf]
Zampella, R. A., N. A. Procopio, K. J. Laidig, and J. F. Bunnell. 2004. Characteristics of the Oyster Creek Basin. New Jersey Pinelands Commission. New Lisbon, NJ, USA. [pdf]
Procopio, N. A. 2003. Streamflow Trend Analysis of Upper Mullica River Basin Stream. New Jersey Pinelands Commission. New Lisbon, NJ, USA. [pdf]
Zampella, R. A., J. F. Bunnell, K. J. Laidig, and N. A. Procopio. 2003. The Rancocas Creek Basin. A Report to the Pinelands Commission on the Status of Selected Aquatic and Wetland Resources. New Jersey Pinelands Commission. New Lisbon, NJ, USA. [pdf]
Zampella, R. A., C. L. Dow, R. G. Lathrop, J. A. Bognar, J. F. Bunnell, K. J. Laidig, and N. A. Procopio. 2002. Using Multiple Regression to Quantify the Effect of Land Use on Surface-Water Quality and Aquatic Communities in the New Jersey Pinelands. New Jersey Pinelands Commission. New Lisbon, NJ, USA. [pdf]
INVITED PRESENTATIONS:
Climate Change and Sea-level Rise
- Sea-level rise in New Jersey. Charting a Course for Barnegat Bay. Manahawkin, NJ. October 2019.
- Identification of Perfluoroalkyl Compounds (PFCs) in the Metedeconk River Watershed. Hudson Delaware Chapter of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. Sandy Hook, NJ. October 2016
- National Private Well Conference. Harrisburg, PA. May 2019
- Geological Society of America Northeastern Section Annual Meeting. Portland, ME. March 2019
- NJ American Water Resources Association Annual Meeting. Lawrenceville, NJ. March 2018
- New Jersey, New York & Pennsylvania Association of Realtors. Atlantic City, NJ. December 2017
- New Hampshire Arsenic Consortium Annual Meeting. Concord, NH. October 2017
- Raritan Headwaters Association. Flemington, NJ. September 2017
- Northeast Superfund Research Program Annual Meeting. Boston, MA. April 2017
- Columbia University Superfund Research Seminar Series. New York, NY. October 2016
- New Jersey Pinelands Commission Research Series. New Lisbon NJ. January 2015
- Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the Urban & Regional Information Systems Association. Atlantic City, NJ. October 2014
- Central Pine Barrens Research Forum. Upton, NY. October 2014
- Montclair University Sustainability Seminar Series. Montclair, NJ. Oct. 2013
- The Tri-County Sustainability Alliance panel on the health of our drinking water. Blackwood, NJ. January 2017
- Panel member at Future Emerging Issues for Private Wells sponsored by CDC. Baltimore, MD. January 2015
Water Resources Related
- Ecological studies of the Kirkwood-Cohansey project. Pinelands Science Policy Forum. Southampton, NJ. March 2012
- The effect of streamflow reductions on aquatic habitat availability and fish and macroinvertebrate assemblages in coastal plain streams. American Water Resources Association. Philadelphia, PA. November 2010
- A Comparison of Stream Patterns and Wetland Landscapes in Coastal Plain Drainages with Different Cranberry Agriculture Histories. ESRI - Mid Atlantic Users Group Annual Meeting. Philadelphia, PA. November 2006
- Central Pine Barrens Research Forum. Upton, NY. October 2011
- State of the Barnegat Bay Conference. Toms River, NJ. May 2011
- Pinelands Science Policy Forum. Southampton, NJ. February 2009
- National Water Monitoring Council Annual Conference. Atlantic City, NJ. May 2008
- Wetlands and Watersheds Work Group Annual Meeting. Atlantic City, NJ. October 2005
- Central Pine Barrens Research Forum. Upton, NY. October 2009
- Pinelands Annual Short Course. Pemberton, NJ. March 2009
- ESRI - Mid Atlantic Users Group Annual Meeting. Newark, DE. October 2008
POSTER and MAP PRESENTATIONS:
Procopio, N. A. 2013. Wind gust estimates during Supertorm Sandy. [image]
Published in ESRI Map Book Volume 29 (2014)
• Nov. 2013 – Burlington County College GIS Day. Pemberton, NJ
• Jul. 2013 – ESRI International Users Conference, San Diego, CA. Second Place, Single Map Product - Small Format.
• Apr. 2013 – 26th annual NJDEP Map Contest. Trenton, NJ. First Place, Best Small Format
Procopio, N. A., J. Louis, T. Atherholt. An Evaluation of Six Groundwater-quality Parameters Collected Under NJ's Private Well Testing Act. [image]
Published in ESRI Map Book Volume 29 (2014)
• Nov. 2013 – Burlington County College GIS Day. Pemberton, NJ
• Oct. 2013 – Central Pine Barrens Research Forum. Upton, NY.
• Jul. 2013 – ESRI International Users Conference. San Diego, CA.
• Apr. 2013 – 26th annual NJDEP Map Contest. Trenton, NJ. Second Place, Best Analytical Presentation.
Procopio, N. A., J. Louis, T. Atherholt. Evaluation of arsenic levels collected under NJ's Private Well Testing Act. [image]
• Sep. 2012 – New Jersey Water Monitoring Summit. Bordentown, NJ.
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:
American Water Resources Association, New Jersey Chapter
PEER REVIEW:
Serve as a reviewer for international journals, including Landscape Ecology and Agricultural Water Management.
Serve as reviewer for academic grant proposals.
COMMITTEES, COUNCILS, TASK FORCES:
NJIT Chemistry and Environmental Science Advisory Board (2021 - Present)
This board is charged with providing insights, information, and support to the academic programs, defining the curriculum, identifying and advancing research objectives.
Delaware River Basin Commission Advisory Committee on Climate Change (2020 - Present)
This committee advises the Commission on climate science and water resource climate impacts to enhance planning and policy development efforts.
New Jersey Water Monitoring Coordinating Council (2003 – Present)
Steering Committee member. The objective of this group is to promote and facilitate the coordination, collaboration and communication of scientifically sound, ambient water quality and quantity information in order to support effective environmental management.
Conservation Blueprint Science Advisory Committee (2017 - 2021)
The principal purpose of the SAC is to provide peer review and problem solving to improve the ecological prioritization mapping to develop a shared living blueprint of lands to be protected in the next few decades. This is a product of the Nature Conservancy, New Jersey Conservation Foundation, Rowan University and 21 conservation-focused groups.
Connecting Habitat Across New Jersey (CHANJ) (2012 - 2019)
CHANJ is a statewide effort with the vision of making our landscape and roadways more permeable to wildlife movement. Toward that vision, CHANJ offers a blueprint for strategic habitat conservation, including: A statewide analysis depicting areas crucial for habitat connectivity (which we call “cores” and “corridors”), and a menu of implementation actions for securing, restoring, and/or reconnecting habitats within those key areas.
Barnegat Bay Partnership Science and Technical Advisory Committee (2006 – 2012)
The principal purpose of the STAC is to provide the Partnership with objective, expert advice, and peer review for overall scientific and technical matters related to National Estuary Program activities and goals.
Barnegat Bay National Estuary Program Eutrophication Workgroup (2008 – 2012)
The purpose of this workgroup is to develop a collective course of action for addressing eutrophication in the Barnegat and will be guided by the BBNEP's 2008-2011 Strategic Plan.
Burlington County College Geospatial Technology Technical Advisory Group (2008 – 2012)
The objective of this group is to provide guidance and support for the Geospatial Technology Program by recommending hardware and software resources to be utilized in the classroom, recommending adjustments to the curriculum, and informing the college community of events in the field of geospatial technology.
Barnegat Bay 2020: A Vision for the Future of Conservation in the Barnegat Bay (2007 – 2009)
The objective of this group was to identify best available data sources, advise on modeling criteria, and review results for a model that reflects the conservation goals throughout the Barnegat Bay region.
Ecological Flow Goals (2002 – 2004)
The objective of this group was to development a methodology to estimate streamflows that are ecologically sustainable. Results of the project assisted the NJDEP in defining stream management strategies.
CONTINUING EDUCATION:
Completed multiple ESRI instructor-led GIS training courses 2002 - 2021.
Completed instructor-led 5-day Applied Environmental Statistics course with R. Practical Stats. Oct 2013 and previously in May 2008.
Completed five-part instructor-led Nondetects and Data Analysis, Statistics for Censored Environ. Data. Practical Stats. October 2012
Completed two-day instructor led grant writing workshop. January 2012.
Completed effective business writing workshop. January 2012.
Completed instructor-led 2-day Communicating Science Effectively Workshop. June 2009.
Completed instructor-led River Morphology and Survey Workshop. New England Environmental, Inc. Amherst, MA. May 2004.
