Research Team Bios
Tod Granicher
Research Scientist
- BA, Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz, 1982
- Email: tod.granicher@owp.csus.edu
Environmental Specialist, Office of Water Programs, California State University, Sacramento, 2004–present
- Sampling and analytical quality assurance/control compliance
- Sample collection and analytical data methodology and interpretation
- Data review, storage, and retrieval
- Monitoring methodology and analytical data review
- OWP Water Quality Laboratory management
- Caltrans stormwater and monitoring equipment database management
- Software development for data retrieval and data management
Project Manager, Sequoia Analytical Laboratories/Severn-Trent Laboratories, San Francisco, 1991–2003
- Analytical project design for one of the world's largest environmental laboratory networks
- Customized sample-collection and analytical strategy development based on operational, contractual, and regulatory requirements of clients
- Technical consulting for clients across a wide multidisciplinary spectrum
- Project-specific method development in accordance with federal and state methodology and laboratory SOP
- Laboratory QA/QC compliance
- Laboratory data report design and production
- Client-directed laboratory services interpretation and training for non-experts
Professional Interests: Analytical methodology and instrumentation; data quality control; environmental sample collection equipment and practices; database design, implementation, maintenance, and security
