Lyssa Maurer: Expert Technologist at the National Hydrological Service

Lyssa Maurer has been with Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) for seven years. She is currently working as an Expert Technologist with the National Hydrological Service (NHS), specializing in Innovation Monitoring and Data Collection.

Lyssa works with the National Hydrological Service (NHS) to develop new methods to measure water levels and collect discharge data in streams and lakes across Canada. She is both excited and motivated by the technological advancements the organization has adopted in recent years. This vital water data had previously been measured with the same equipment for upwards of 100 years, says Lyssa. The modernization of these water monitoring services will allow the Water Survey of Canada to provide Canadians with the most accurate and timely information possible on our rivers and lakes.

Throughout her time working with the Water Survey of Canada, Lyssa has most enjoyed the encouragement she has received from her supervisors and managers to get involved in a range of interesting projects. By taking advantage of these valuable opportunities, Lyssa has gained new knowledge and a deeper appreciation for her field. For four years, Lyssa worked to maintain the Water Survey of Canada stations in Haida Gwaii, an archipelago off British Columbia’s west coast. She remembers working in this beautiful location as one of the many highlights of her career with ECCC.

To learn more about Lyssa’s work, please visit: Water Survey of Canada - Canada.ca

Here are a few random facts about Lyssa:

• If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would it be? Anywhere warm.
• Would you rather ride a bike, ride a horse, or drive a car? Bike, every time.
• If you could go back in time, what year would you travel to? Anytime in the late 80s to early 90s when crimped hair was in style.
• How many pairs of shoes do you own? Too many that I rarely wear because I firmly believe that every moment in life can be covered by either Blundstones, Vans or Birkenstocks.
• What's your favourite zoo animal? Sea otter.
• Summer or winter? I would give up Christmas to never experience winter ever again.
• Do you love or hate rollercoasters? It is probably an unreasonable love for rollercoasters.
• What's your favourite movie? The 1995 BBC mini-series Pride and Prejudice. That’s not technically a movie, but I am going to count it.
• If you could share a meal with anyone, living or dead, who would it be? Anthony Bourdain, I assume he would know where the best meal is at.

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