Michelle Murrin is an Environmental Scientist in the Department of Engineering and Environmental Services. She earned her B.S in Environmental Biology at the University of Dayton in 2020 and her M.S. in Biology from Miami University in 2022. For her Master’s thesis, she studied how dissolved organic matter protects a zooplankton organism from ultraviolet radiation in a lake in Northeast Pennsylvania.
Michelle is has become BMI’s Wetlands Specialist. This July 2023 certification (plus extensive field work) means she studies vegetation, soil,
hydrology indicators, and more to delineate (or determine the boundary)
of wetlands. She uses GPS to mark the boundary, then provides a current
map to our client showing the wetland boundary.
Michelle is also a drone pilot. Her skills enable Bowser-Morner to meet our client's needs for topographic mapping, imaging, and construction grade calculations.
Michelle joined Bowser-Morner in October of 2022 and works on various environmental projects, including landfill development and groundwater / surface water sampling.
Michelle enjoys being outdoors, and you can often find her hiking, biking, or identifying plants and birds. Other hobbies include playing the flute, watching the Steelers (lose this year), and trying to convince people that Delaware (the state where she grew up) exists.