alluvial aquifer, Arkansas, USA (photo: Joshua M. Blackstock)
Groundwater systems underpin geologic and biologic processes vital to the existence of life and civilization across Earth. I enjoy the exploration of many of these processes using field-collected physical and chemical hydrologic data to inform geochemical, analytical, and numerical models. Field-based hydrogeologic investigations inform our understanding of groundwater systems and expand our ability to simulate groundwater availability and quality through space and time. My field-based research is focused on investigating fundamental questions related to groundwater-climate-feedbacks, groundwater-surface water interactions, and solute transport within groundwater systems. To this end, I incorporate low-cost, physical and chemical hydrologic monitoring platforms. Presently, I have active research projects in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and New Zealand.
alluvial aquifer, Arkansas, USA (photo: Joshua M. Blackstock)