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Katie Wagner joined Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) in 2010. She currently is the Enterprise-Wide Agreement manager at PNNL for the umbrella contract with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). And in 2023, she was named subsector manager for PNNL’s Nuclear Regulatory Subsector Market, where she is responsible for managing PNNL’s relationship with the NRC. 

Ms. Wagner has more than 12 years of experience supporting National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) analyses, environmental compliance, and Endangered Species Act consultations as an ecological resources subject matter expert and a project manager. With her background in aquatic physiological ecology, Ms. Wagner spent several years using molecular techniques to model and monitor changes in fish due to environmental stressors, such as hydropower.

In addition to her environmental background, Ms. Wagner has supported hazards and safety analyses for complex projects. She has served as a project manager/deputy project manager on small- and large-scale environmental projects for the U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Bonneville Power Administration, and the NRC, including leading PNNL’s Molybdenum-99 Program, and project manager for PNNL’s Disposition of Surplus Plutonium project in support of the National Nuclear Security Administration. 

• environmental assessment/environmental compliance (NEPA Analysis)
• fish physiology and ecology
• data management and quality assurance
• hazards and safety analysis

• Aquatic Ecology
• Biological Assessments
• Data Management
• Endangered Species
• Environmental Assessment (NEPA Analysis)
• Environmental Compliance
• Environmental Resource Permitting
• Environmental Risk Assessment
• Project Management

• BS, biology, Eastern Washington University
• MS, biology, Eastern Washington University

• American Fisheries Society

• 2017, Energy & Environment Directorate, Of the Year Project Team Award, supporting the Modular Hydrothermal Liquefaction System (MHTLS) Team
• 2016, Energy & Environment Directorate, Of the Year Project Team Award, supporting the Hydrotreater Team
• 2016, Energy & Environment Directorate, Outstanding Performance Award, supporting the Consent Based Siting Project
• 2016, Energy & Environment Directorate, Outstanding Performance Award, helping to create solutions for effluent management
• 2016, Energy & Environment Directorate, Outstanding Performance Award, supporting the Orchards Characterization Project
• 2015, Energy & Environment Directorate, Of the Year Project Team Award, supporting the Whooshh Field Demonstration Team
• 2015, Energy & Environment Directorate, Safety Achievement, supporting the Directorate as a Cognizant Space Manager to achieve zero accidents and injuries for FY2015.
• 2013, Energy & Environment Directorate, Of the Year Project Team Award, supporting the Injectable Tag Team
• 2012, Energy & Environment Directorate, Outstanding Performance Award, promoting a safe and efficient work environment as a Cognizant Space Manager.
• 2010, Eastern Washington University, Outstanding Biology Graduate Award
• 2009, American Fisheries Society, Best Graduate Student Poster, Washington, British Columbia Chapter: Swimming performance measures of reintroduced coho stocks subjected to greater migration distances in the Columbia Basin

2022

Bunn A.L., K.A. Wagner, D.K. Fagan, H. Gadey, T.A. Ikenberry, K.E. Markham, and M.Y. Obiri. 2022. Drones for Decommissioning. PNNL-32519 Rev. 1. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Drones for Decommissioning

2017

Colotelo A.H., A.E. Goldman, K.A. Wagner, R.S. Brown, Z. Deng, and M.C. Richmond. 2017. "A Comparison of Metrics to Evaluate the Effects of Hydro-facility Passage Stressors on Fish." Environmental Reviews 25, no. 1:1-11. PNNL-SA-115486. doi:10.1139/er-2016-0006

2016

Geist D.R., A.H. Colotelo, T.J. Linley, K.A. Wagner, and A.L. Miracle. 2016. "Effects of a Novel Fish Transport System on the Health of Adult Fall Chinook Salmon." Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management 7, no. 2:347-358. PNNL-SA-113224. doi:10.3996/102015-JFWM-108

Lowry P.P., and K.A. Wagner. 2016. Hydrothermal Liquefaction Treatment Hazard Analysis Report. PNNL-24219 Rev 3. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Hydrothermal Liquefaction Treatment Hazard Analysis Report

Lowry P.P., and K.A. Wagner. 2016. Hydrotreater/Distillation Column Hazard Analysis Report Rev. 2. PNNL-25077 Rev. 2. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Hydrotreater/Distillation Column Hazard Analysis Report Rev. 2

2015

Lowry P.P., and K.A. Wagner. 2015. Hydrothermal Liquefaction Treatment Preliminary Hazard Analysis Report. PNNL-24219 Rev. 1. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Hydrothermal Liquefaction Treatment Preliminary Hazard Analysis Report

Lowry P.P., and K.A. Wagner. 2015. Supplemental Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment - Hydrotreater. PNNL-24275. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Supplemental Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment - Hydrotreater

2014

Wagner K.A., C.M. Woodley, A. Seaburg, J.R. Skalski, and M.B. Eppard. 2014. "Physiological Stress Responses to Prolonged Exposure to MS-222 and Surgical Implantation in Juvenile Chinook Salmon." North American Journal of Fisheries Management 34, no. 4:863-873. PNNL-SA-93651. doi:10.1080/02755947.2014.926303

2013

Hughes J.S., M.A. Weiland, C.M. Woodley, G.R. Ploskey, S.M. Carpenter, M.J. Hennen, and E.S. Fischer, et al. 2013. Survival and Passage of Yearling and Subyearling Chinook Salmon and Juvenile Steelhead at McNary Dam, 2012. PNNL-22788 FINAL. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Survival and Passage of Yearling and Subyearling Chinook Salmon and Juvenile Steelhead at McNary Dam, 2012

Weiland M.A., C.M. Woodley, G.R. Ploskey, J.S. Hughes, J.A. Kim, Z. Deng, and T. Fu, et al. 2013. Acoustic Telemetry Evaluation of Juvenile Salmonid Passage and Survival at John Day Dam, 2010. PNNL-22177. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Acoustic Telemetry Evaluation of Juvenile Salmonid Passage and Survival at John Day Dam, 2010

Weiland M.A., C.M. Woodley, G.R. Ploskey, J.S. Hughes, M.J. Hennen, J.A. Kim, and Z. Deng, et al. 2013. Acoustic Telemetry Evaluation of Juvenile Salmonid Passage and Survival at John Day Dam, 2011. PNNL-22266. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Acoustic Telemetry Evaluation of Juvenile Salmonid Passage and Survival at John Day Dam, 2011

Woodley C.M., E.S. Fischer, K.A. Wagner, M.A. Weiland, M.B. Eppard, and T.J. Carlson. 2013. "COMPLIANCE STUDIES: WHAT ABOUT THE FISH?." In HydroVision International Conference, July 23-26, 2014, Denver, Colorado. Tulsa, Oklahoma:HydroVision International. PNNL-SA-95784.

Woodley C.M., K.A. Wagner, A.J. Bryson, and M.B. Eppard. 2013. "Performance assessment of bi-directional knotless tissue-closure devices in juvenile Chinook salmon surgically implanted with acoustic transmitters." Animal Biotelemetry 1. PNNL-SA-91945. doi:10.1186/2050-3385-1-9

2012

Woodley C.M., A.J. Bryson, S.M. Carpenter, K.M. Knox, M.E. Gay, and K.A. Wagner. 2012. Performance Assessment of Bi-Directional Knotless Tissue-Closure Device in Juvenile Chinook Salmon Surgically Implanted with Acoustic Transmitters, 2010 - Final Report. PNNL-21699. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Performance Assessment of Bi-Directional Knotless Tissue-Closure Device in Juvenile Chinook Salmon Surgically Implanted with Acoustic Transmitters, 2010 - Final Report

Woodley C.M., K.A. Wagner, and A.J. Bryson. 2012. Performance Assessment of Bi-Directional Knotless Tissue-Closure Devices in Juvenile Chinook Salmon Surgically Implanted with Acoustic Transmitters, 2009 - Final Report. PNNL-21986. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Performance Assessment of Bi-Directional Knotless Tissue-Closure Devices in Juvenile Chinook Salmon Surgically Implanted with Acoustic Transmitters, 2009 - Final Report

Woodley C.M., K.A. Wagner, and K.M. Knox. 2012. Determine the Influence of Time Held in “Knockdown” Anesthesia on Survival and Stress of Surgically Implanted Juvenile Salmonids. PNNL-21096. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Determine the Influence of Time Held in “Knockdown” Anesthesia on Survival and Stress of Surgically Implanted Juvenile Salmonids

2011

Woodley C.M., S.M. Carpenter, K.M. Carter, K.A. Wagner, I.M. Royer, K.M. Knox, and J.A. Kim, et al. 2011. Surgically Implanted JSATS Micro-Acoustic Transmitters Effects on Juvenile Chinook Salmon and Steelhead Tag Expulsion and Survival, 2010. PNNL-20857. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Surgically Implanted JSATS Micro-Acoustic Transmitters Effects on Juvenile Chinook Salmon and Steelhead Tag Expulsion and Survival, 2010

2010

Stroud, D.H.P., G. Claghorn, K.A. Wagner, B. Nine, S. Wolvert, and A.T. Scholz. 2010. Bioenergetic models for walleye and smallmouth bass to determine the number of rainbow trout and kokanee salmon they consume in the San Poil River Arm of Lake Roosevelt. United States Department of Energy, Bonneville Power Administration, Portland, Oregon. Project No. 1995-011-00. Contract No. 41540.