Lynker Named 2023 Contractor of the Year Finalist

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We are thrilled to be named a 2023 Greater Washington Government Contractor (GovCon) Award Finalist for Contractor of the Year in the $25-$75 Million category!

Gov Con Awards

Lynker Co-Authors NCRMP Socioeconomic Monitoring

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Lynker employees, Dr. Mary E. Allen and Dr. Erica K. Towle, Ph.D. are co-authors on the new report, National Coral Reef Monitoring Program Socioeconomic Monitoring Component Summary Findings for American Samoa 2021. The report summarizes current human dimensions information relevant to coral reef resources in American Samoa, as well as trends between the first (2014) and second (2021) monitoring cycles. The results indicate that American Samoa residents have important human connections to coral reefs and rely on these ecosystems for a variety of cultural and socioeconomic benefits. Results also suggest that residents want to see efforts to mitigate threats (e.g., pollution) to coral reefs and prevent resource conditions (e.g., ocean water quality, amount of live coral) from becoming worse.
Click here for the report:  https://www.coris.noaa.gov/activities/ncrmp_am_samoa2021/welcome.html

Lynker’s Dr. Bin Liu Awarded Team Member of the Month

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Congratulations to Lynker’s Lead Physical Scientist, Dr. Bin Liu, for receiving NOAA’s Team Member of the Month Award! Dr. Bin Liu serves as a Hurricane Modeling Task Lead in College Park, MD, where he has played a critical role in developing and finalizing the operational configurations of the newest generation of NOAA’s Hurricane Analysis and Forecast System (HAFS), which will provide improved hurricane track and intensity forecast guidance. Beyond HAFS, Dr. Liu has played an important role in supporting and upgrading existing Hurricane forecast systems at NWS, and is an essential part of the NWS Hurricane Modeling team.

Lynker Wins CO-OPS CORMS Support Services

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Lynker is excited to win the Continuous Operational Real-Time Monitoring System (CORMS) contract in support of the Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS). We will provide technical and scientific support in monitoring, reviewing, and analyzing the diverse suite of oceanographic and meteorological data that CO-OPS collects as well as detecting, diagnosing, and troubleshooting any data or station issues that arise.

Lynker Wins Pine Point Mining Consulting Services

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Dr. Jim McCord and supporting Lynker staff will provide consulting services related to mine water management, hydrology, hydrogeology, hydrologic modeling and impact analysis for the Pine Point Project’s Feasibility Study and the Environmental Assessment. Situated in Canada’s Northwest Territories, with nearly 60 lead-zinc deposits stretching over a 20 km x 80 km area and characterized as complex paleokarst hydrogeology. Water management presents a key challenge to this important strategic metals project.

Lynker Staff Publishes Research in AGU Journal

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Peter La Follette, Fred Ogden, and Ahmad Jan authored an innovative research paper that was published in the AGU journal “Water Resources Research” called Layered Green and Ampt Infiltration with Redistribution. Simulating the fraction of precipitation that infiltrates into soil often presents a substantial challenge to hydrologic modelers; results that are both accurate and computationally inexpensive are not guaranteed. The current industry standard for accurate infiltration calculations into layered soils is the Richards equation, which tends to be computationally expensive. Layered Green and Ampt with Redistribution, or LGAR, closely mimics results from the Richards equation, with advantages in terms of runtime and stability. LGAR is designed for arid and semi – arid areas.

Those interested in the most recent version of the model code can check it out here: LGAR

Lynker Wins Pine Point Project’s Feasibility Study!

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Dr. Jim McCord and supporting Lynker staff will provide consulting services related to mine water management, hydrology, hydrogeology, hydrologic modeling and impact analysis for the Pine Point Project’s Feasibility Study and the Environmental Assessment. Situated in Canada’s Northwest Territories, with nearly 60 lead-zinc deposits stretching over a 20 km x 80 km area and characterized as complex paleokarst hydrogeology. Water management presents a key challenge to this important strategic metals project.