William Capurso received a M.S. in Environmental Studies from Long Island University, C.W. Post and a B.A. in Natural Science and Math with a concentration in Chemistry from Dowling College. William started his career with the USGS in 2004 and has over 19 years of experience leading and working on many multidisciplinary projects.
As part of a multi-agency hydrologic-monitoring project on Long Island and in New York City, William developed and implemented novel approaches for collecting real-time hydrologic data. Many of these approaches continue to be used by the New York Water Science Center (NYWSC) today.
Following Hurricane Sandy, William worked as an integral member of a team that developed, tested, and implemented various sensor-deployment methods for the USGS Surge, Wave, and Tide Hydrodynamic (SWaTH) Network. The quick-deploy sensor housings and other methods developed from this research are a backbone of the USGS Storm-Tide Monitoring Program (STMP). He also coordinated data collection and analysis for a multi-State National Fish and Wildlife Foundation project to assess the success of living-shoreline remediation work at wetlands effected by Hurricane Sandy.
William is currently the NYWSC STMP Coordinator and is a co-author on the USGS STMP Standard Operating Procedures Techniques and Methods report. Over his long career with the USGS, he has been involved in various groundwater studies, water-quality projects, change detection studies, and outreach programs.
Besides William’s professional accomplishments, he was also Civic Leader in the community he resides in and currently serves as Captain of Engine Company 2 at the St. James Volunteer Fire Department.