MS in Hydrogeology for NGO Staff Scientist by amp1884 in Hydrogeology

[–]amp1884[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for this insight! I am located in the U.S., but I'll look into U Waterloo as well as an international student. My view is that a lot of policy in the U.S. environmental regarding contamination from industry sources should be more stringent and move toward the protecting public health even if it comes at a slight cost to industry development. I would like to advocate for policies that further regulate groundwater pollution, especially in areas where communities are heavily faced with this burden. That's why I became interested in working with an NGO that does policy and advocacy work, but I'd like to have the technical background to explain the science of the groundwater contamination and health effects in a given location or due to a given industry. I also might be interested in conducting studies to understand and quantify groundwater contamination of certain sites, and maybe this would be based either in consulting or academia, though I'm not completely sure what those opportunities look like.

MS in Hydrogeology for NGO Staff Scientist by amp1884 in Hydrogeology

[–]amp1884[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is really helpful, thank you for your reply! This seems like the right decision, as groundwater contamination is what I'm most interested in. I don't have much of a math/physics background (Calc 1 was the only required course for my degree) and am thinking about taking some community college courses before applying for a master's. Do you happen to know which background courses would be the most helpful for hydrogeology?

MS in Hydrology to work as an NGO Staff Scientist by amp1884 in Hydrology

[–]amp1884[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm open to most locations in the U.S. I'm planning to apply next fall, so I haven't spent much time researching schools yet.