Emily Imperato
Emily Imperato is a geophysicist in the California Oil, Gas and Groundwater (COGG) program at the California Water Science Center in San Diego
Emily received a B.S. in Earth Science with an emphasis in Hydrogeology from UC Santa Barbara in 2020 and a M.S. in Geology from San Diego State University in 2024. She works on the California Oil, Gas, and Groundwater program, where the goal is to answer questions about the impacts of oil and gas development on water resources in the state. She focuses on using geophysics, geochemistry, and geostatistics to map groundwater salinity in and around oil fields to identify groundwater resources.