Lauren Chari is a Staff Geologist with GSI Environmental Inc. (GSI) in Irvine, CA. She received a BA in Geosciences from Princeton University in 2017, and went on to earn an MS in Geochemistry from UCLA in 2019. Her research at UCLA focused on constraining past climate in the western United States using isotopic analysis of ancient lake sediments. She has 4 years of experience in environmental consulting with projects involving remediation of sites with contaminated soil and groundwater, as well as litigation support for projects involving PRP identification, source evaluation, cost/recovery cost allocation, NCP compliance, water rights, and impacts or potential impacts to drinking water supplies.