About

Caroline Williams

Caroline Williams

Data Analytics & Visualization • GIS & Spatial Analysis • Environmental Science

Archivist, researcher, and environmentalist working at the intersection of history, science, and data since 2017.

Caroline Williams is an archivist, researcher, and environmentalist working at the intersection of history and science since 2017. Passionate about leveraging data to drive change in environmental conservation, she has presented research at the NYC OceanTech Summit and the Archives & Records Association Annual Conference in the UK and Ireland, with a focus on water systems and ocean data.

In recognition of her work, Caroline was awarded the Ellen Brenner Fellowship at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in 2023, selected as a Climatebase Fellow in 2024, and accepted into the Blue Generation Program at the Explorers Club in 2025.

She currently serves as Distributor Partner Manager at High Tide Technologies, a water monitoring and controls company based in Nashville, Tennessee. Beyond her professional role, she is the Chair of the Junior Board at Christodora, an environmental and educational nonprofit serving NYC youth and is the Co-Chair of the Associate Board at WINGS, an organization supporting women in science and exploration.

Caroline holds a Bachelor's degree in Philosophy from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, and is completing her Master's degree in Data Analytics and Visualization at Pratt Institute, with advanced certificates in Spatial Analysis and Design.

Research Interests

Marine PollutionOcean Mapping and Seafloor MappingMarine Geophysics and Underwater GeologyOcean Data Science and Big Data in Marine ResearchConservationGeospatial AnalysisRemote Sensing

Technical Skills

GIS & Mapping

ArcGIS Online | ArcGIS Desktop | QGIS | Mapbox | GMRT | GeoMapApp | MBedit

Data Viz & Front-End

Tableau | Datawrapper | Power BI

Programming & Analysis

Python | GitHub

Professional Tools

Salesforce | SalesLoft | NetSuite | HubSpot | Epicor

Fellowships & Awards

  • Water Leadership Institute — 2026 Cohort2026
  • Blue Generation Program — Explorers Club2025
  • Climatebase Fellow (Cohort 5)2024
  • Ellen Brenner Memorial Fellow — Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory2023
  • NCAA Women of the Year Nominee2019

Conference Presentations

  • Bridging Archives, Records, and Research

    Archives and Records Association (UK and Ireland) Annual Conference · August 2024

  • Power of Estuaries

    NYC OceanTech Summit · May 2024

    GIS research showing the impact of pollution levels in streams and rivers on ocean acidification via estuaries

Professional Organizations

American Geophysical UnionThe Oceanography SocietyAmerican Association of GeographersAmerican Society for Environmental HistoryData Visualization SocietyEsri Young ProfessionalsExplorers Club Member

Community & Public Engagement

WINGS Women of Discovery — Associate Board Co-Chair

  • Partnered with the Climate Film Festival
  • Hosted “Antarctic Voyage” Documentary Event — September 2024

Christodora — Junior Board Chair

  • Dinner Series — May 2025
  • Spring Soiree at the Climate Museum — April 2024