Faculty
EPS Faculty


- Pronouns he, him, his, his, himself
- Title
- Distinguished Professor
- Division Physical & Biological Sciences Division
- Department
- Earth & Planetary Sciences Department
- Institute of Marine Sciences
- Affiliations Environmental Studies Department, Ocean Sciences Department, Microbiology & Environmental Toxicology Department
- Phone 831-459-5598, 831-459-4089
- Fax 831-459-3074
- Website
- Office Location
- Earth & Marine Sciences, A209
- Earth & Marine Sciences A209
- Office Hours varies by quarter
- Mail Stop Earth and Planetary Sciences
- Mailing Address
- E&MS Building, Room A232, 1156 High Street
- Santa Cruz CA 95064
- Faculty Areas of Expertise Water, Hydrology, Geophysics, Geology, Geographic Information Systems, Climate Change, Oceanography, Earth Sciences, Mathematical Modeling, Water Policy and Management
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
Selected Publications
Teaching Interests
Geologic Principles
Hydrology
Groundwater
Groundwater Modeling
Topics in Hydrogeology