NJ-AWRA-USGS Water Resources Seminar and Happy Hour

NJ-AWRA-USGS Water Resources Seminar and Happy Hour

Event Details:

Date: Wednesday, June 17th, 2026

Time: 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm (Hybrid Seminar)

Location: USGS New Jersey Water Science Center, 3450 Princeton Pike #110, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648

(Happy hour location to be announced)

Cost: Members - Free

Non-Members - $25

Join NJ-AWRA- and USGS for a  Water Resources Seminar and Happy Hour featuring hydrologists from the New Jersey Water Science Center. This afternoon event combines professional development with networking, offering valuable insights into critical water quality research.

Featured Speakers:

• Kelly Smalling, Research Hydrologist: Explore her groundbreaking research on PFAS occurrence and distribution in the Passaic River Basin, examining contaminant mixtures and their potential health implications.
• Kathryn Cahalane, Hydrologist: Discover the latest advances in microbial source tracking capabilities and studies, focusing on innovative approaches to understanding water quality and harmful algae blooms.
• Additional USGS Speaker: Stay tuned for more details on our third featured speaker from USGS!

This seminar is a hybrid meeting, link to be provided to registrants via email upon registration and prior to the event. This talk qualifies for 1 hr PE continuing education credit.

Speaker Bios:

Kelly Smalling

Research Hydrologist

NJ Water Science Center – Lawrenceville, NJ

Kelly Smalling is a Research Hydrologist with the U.S. Geological Survey, New Jersey Water Science Center. She is Co-lead, of the USGS Environmental Health Program, Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Integrated Science Team. Kelly’s research is focused on the exposures to and potential health implications of contaminant mixtures to humans and the environment. Kelly has a BS in Chemistry and Biology from the University of Alabama in Huntsville and a master's in public health from the University of South Carolina. She has been working at the USGS for over 20 years.

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Kathryn Cahalane

Hydrologist

NJ Water Science Center – Lawrenceville, NJ

Kathryn Cahalane works at the USGS in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, where she contributes to the New Jersey Water Science Center. Her responsibilities include project management, fieldwork, water-quality sampling, product development, and data management, all aimed at advancing dependable hydrologic research and analysis. Currently, she is particularly interested in microbiological research, more specifically microbial source tracking and harmful algae blooms. With a master’s degree from Johns Hopkins University and a bachelor’s from Coastal Carolina University, Kathryn is passionate about supporting projects that enhance our understanding of both local and regional water resources.