REASSIGNMENT OF JOHN GRAY TO THE OFFICE OF SURFACE WATER

To: "E  - All WRD Employees"<distribution@usgs.gov>
cc: "Thomas H Yorke Jr., Chief, Office of Surface Water, Reston, VA" <thyorke>,
        "David A Rickert, Chief, OWQ, Reston, VA" <drickert>
Subject: REASSIGNMENT OF JOHN GRAY TO THE OFFICE OF SURFACE WATER
Date: Tue, 11 Jun 1996 10:21:38 -0400
From: "Thomas H Yorke Jr., Chief, Office of Surface Water, Reston, VA" <thyorke>


I am very pleased to announce the reassignment of John Gray to the
staff of the Office of Surface Water (OSW) effective June 16, 1996.
John's broad experience in surface water, sediment, and water quality
activities will be a valuable addition to the capabilities of OSW and
will further enhance the close working relationship between OSW and
the Office of Water Quality.  I am looking forward to working with
John to enhance the fluvial sediment programs of the Water Resources
Division.

John has a Bachelor's Degree in Biology from Northern Illinois
University and a Master's Degree in Hydrosystems (Civil) Engineering
from the University Illinois.  He began his USGS career in 1977 as a
hydrologic technician in Dekalb, Illinois, where he was responsible
for collecting and analyzing streamflow, sediment, and water-quality
data in northern Illinois.  As a hydrologist in Dekalb and
subsequently in the Urbana, Illinois, District Office, John worked on
several projects including hydraulic relations for the Illinois
Waterway, water-quality and sedimentary characteristics of urban
streams, and landform modifications at a low-level radioactive-waste
burial site.

In 1987, following nine months of sedimentology studies through the
WRD Graduate School Training Program, he transferred to Tucson
Subdistrict Office, Arizona.  His work in the southwest included
investigating the sources and fate of sediment-bound radionuclides in
ephemeral streams, and suspended-sediment and bedload characteristics
of the Colorado River in Grand Canyon and selected tributaries.  John
also conceived and oversaw development and initial testing of SEDCALC,
the Division's computer program for calculating suspended-sediment
discharges.

In 1991, John moved to Reston to serve as Staff Assistant to the
Director for a 2-year period.  Since 1993, he has served as the
Surface Water Quality Specialist in the Office of Water Quality.  He
also served as the Acting Assistant Chief of OWQ for 15 months.

Please join me in welcoming John to the Office of Surface Water.