Christina A. DeVera
Christina DeVera is a Physical Scientist with the USGS Geology, Energy & Minerals (GEM) Science Center in Reston, VA.
Christina received a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology concentrating in environmental and conservation science from George Mason University in 2010. Since joining the USGS in 2009, Christina has been a part of numerous research efforts including methanogenesis studies, the CO2 Geologic Sequestration Assessment Project, hydraulic fracturing and effects on human health, studying microbial communities in natural CO2 systems within the United States, and more recently, source rocks in North Slope Alaska. Presently, her research is focused on driving factors of microbial communities within naturally occurring CO2 systems within the United States and gamma ray spectroscopy of source rocks in North Slope Alaska. Christina is also the LIMS Coordinator and Collateral Duty Safety Program Coordinator for GEMSC.
Professional Experience
March 2016 - Present: Physical Scientist, USGS Geology, Energy & Minerals Science Center, Reston, VA
December 2009 - March 2016: Physical Science Technician, USGS Eastern Energy Resources Science Center, Reston, VA
Education and Certifications
B.S. Biology, College of Science, George Mason University, 2010
Science and Products
Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) Project
Geochemical Data from Selected Triassic Rock Samples in Northeastern Alaska
Geologic formations and mine locations for potential CO2 mineralization
Microbial Communities Associated with Hot Springs and other CO2-rich Waters, Rocky Mountain Plateau
Low biomass microbiology samples collected from a hydraulically fractured well producing from the Niobrara Shale in Colorado
Microbiology of the greater Bravo Dome region
Assessment of undiscovered gas resources in Upper Devonian to Lower Cretaceous strata of the western North Slope, Alaska, 2021
Repetitive sampling and control threshold improve 16S rRNA results from produced waters associated with hydraulically fractured shales
Compositional analysis of formation water geochemistry and microbiology of commercial and carbon dioxide-rich wells in the southwestern United States
Assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources in the Central North Slope of Alaska, 2020
Carbon dioxide mineralization feasibility in the United States
Microbial community composition of a hydrocarbon reservoir 40 years after a CO2 enhanced oil recovery flood
Geologic framework for the national assessment of carbon dioxide storage resources—Atlantic Coastal Plain and Eastern Mesozoic Rift Basins
Mantle and crustal gases of the Colorado Plateau: Geochemistry, sources, and migration pathways
Geologic framework for the national assessment of carbon dioxide storage resources—Southern Rocky Mountain Basins: Chapter M in Geologic framework for the national assessment of carbon dioxide storage resources
The U.S. Geological Survey has completed an assessment of the potential geologic carbon dioxide storage resources in the onshore areas of the United States. To provide geological context and input data sources for the resources numbers, framework documents are being prepared for all areas that were investigated as part of the national assessment. This report, chapter M, is the geologic framework d
Geologic framework for the national assessment of carbon dioxide storage resources─South Florida Basin: Chapter L in Geologic framework for the national assessment of carbon dioxide storage resources
Geologic framework for the national assessment of carbon dioxide storage resources: Permian and Palo Duro Basins and Bend Arch-Fort Worth Basin: Chapter K in Geologic framework for the national assessment of carbon dioxide storage resources
Atmospheric particulate matter in proximity to mountaintop coal mines: Sources and potential environmental and human health impacts
Science and Products
Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) Project
Geochemical Data from Selected Triassic Rock Samples in Northeastern Alaska
Geologic formations and mine locations for potential CO2 mineralization
Microbial Communities Associated with Hot Springs and other CO2-rich Waters, Rocky Mountain Plateau
Low biomass microbiology samples collected from a hydraulically fractured well producing from the Niobrara Shale in Colorado
Microbiology of the greater Bravo Dome region
Assessment of undiscovered gas resources in Upper Devonian to Lower Cretaceous strata of the western North Slope, Alaska, 2021
Repetitive sampling and control threshold improve 16S rRNA results from produced waters associated with hydraulically fractured shales
Compositional analysis of formation water geochemistry and microbiology of commercial and carbon dioxide-rich wells in the southwestern United States
Assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources in the Central North Slope of Alaska, 2020
Carbon dioxide mineralization feasibility in the United States
Microbial community composition of a hydrocarbon reservoir 40 years after a CO2 enhanced oil recovery flood
Geologic framework for the national assessment of carbon dioxide storage resources—Atlantic Coastal Plain and Eastern Mesozoic Rift Basins
Mantle and crustal gases of the Colorado Plateau: Geochemistry, sources, and migration pathways
Geologic framework for the national assessment of carbon dioxide storage resources—Southern Rocky Mountain Basins: Chapter M in Geologic framework for the national assessment of carbon dioxide storage resources
The U.S. Geological Survey has completed an assessment of the potential geologic carbon dioxide storage resources in the onshore areas of the United States. To provide geological context and input data sources for the resources numbers, framework documents are being prepared for all areas that were investigated as part of the national assessment. This report, chapter M, is the geologic framework d