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New NASA grant and collaboration will support hydrothermal modeling for Ocean Worlds

Earth and planetary sciences professor Andrew Fisher will lead hydrogeology simulations to study how water, heat, and chemicals circulate between rocky seafloors and subsurface oceans on worlds like Europa and Enceladus. Read the UCSC press release here, and check out WHOI materials (including a groovy video). …Continue Reading New NASA grant and collaboration will support hydrothermal modeling for Ocean Worlds

Issue paper discusses the promise and challenges for managed aquifer recharge

A. T. Fisher joined co-authors from other UC campuses in a publication in the journal, Groundwater, discussing potential pitfalls in implementing managed aquifer recharge (MAR) more widely. MAR offers a lot of promise, but policy changes are needed if it is to live up to its potential….Continue Reading Issue paper discusses the promise and challenges for managed aquifer recharge

Ryu Akiba publishes new study!

Ryu Akiba published a new paper in The Planetary Science Journal, applying linked analytical calculations within a Monte Carlo framework, to assess the conditions under which hydrothermal circulation could occur on ocean worlds (Akiba and Fisher, 2025). This study was completed as part of a multi-institutional project (led by researchers at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)…Continue Reading Ryu Akiba publishes new study!

UCSC Hydrogeology not admitting new Graduate Students for 2025-26

I do not plan to admit graduate students to join the UCSC Hydrogeology Group during the 2025-26 cycle. I don’t currently plan to add postdocs to the UCSC Hydrogeology group, but may make an exception for the right candidate. Please consider applying through the UC Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, if you qualify (start preparing in…Continue Reading UCSC Hydrogeology not admitting new Graduate Students for 2025-26

Kristin Dickerson publishes new study!

Kristin Dickerson has published a new paper in Limnology and Oceanography: Methods introducing codes, methods, and interfaces for evaluation and processing of marine heat-flux (aka, heat-flow) data (Dickerson et al., 2024). This study was completed as part of a multi-institutional project (with Oregon State University and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution) to develop the next generation…Continue Reading Kristin Dickerson publishes new study!