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Division Physical & Biological Sciences Division

Department/College/Unit Earth & Planetary Sciences Department
Institute of Marine Sciences

Title Distinguished Professor

Affiliation Faculty

Other UCSC Campus Affiliation Environmental Studies Department
Ocean Sciences Department
Microbiology & Environmental Toxicology Department

Faculty Type Regular Faculty

Areas of Expertise Water
Hydrology
Geophysics
Geology
Geographic Information Systems
Climate Change
Oceanography
Earth Sciences
Mathematical Modeling
Water Policy and Management

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Primary Office Location Earth & Marine Sciences
A209

Additional Location(s) Earth & Marine Sciences A209

Office Hours for Students/ Office Hours varies by quarter

Mail Stop Earth and Planetary Sciences

Summary of Expertise

Hydrogeology, Water Resources, Crustal Studies, Heat Flow, Coupled Modeling, Geothermal Tool Development

Research Interests

* Surface water - groundwater interactions

* Hydrogeology and thermal evolution of oceanic crust, seamounts, ridge flanks, and convergent margins

* Numerical modeling of coupled flows

* Groundwater recharge

* Aquifer characterization, testing, facies controls on hydrologic properties

* Groundwater aquifer-marine interactions

* Long-term monitoring, geothermal instrumentation

Teaching Interests

Geologic Principles
Hydrology
Groundwater
Groundwater Modeling
Topics in Hydrogeology

Selected Publications

Publications