Nora Herrera’s research interests center on groundwater flow, and groundwater and surface water interactions in the West, and in particular, the Willamette River Basin, Oregon. After earning a degree in Geology & English from Portland State University, and a M.S. degree in Hydrogeology from Mackey School of Mines at the University of Nevada, Reno, she has spent the past 20 years at U.S. Geological Survey Water Science Centers in Nevada and Oregon.