Andrew T. Fisher
Andrew T. Fisher is a Distinguished Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences at the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC). Fisher has taught courses in introductory Earth Science, hydrology, groundwater, geothermics, and computer modeling, and has conducted studies and published papers with his students and colleagues on hydrothermal systems, marine geothermics, groundwater recharge, surface water – groundwater interactions, water quality, and development of new field tools and methods for measuring hidden flows and processes. Fisher has served on technical advisory committees for water agencies and municipalities, and leads a regional Recharge Net Metering program to incentivize managed recharge. He holds a BS in geology from Stanford University, and a PhD in marine geology and geophysics from the University of Miami, RSMAS. Fisher is a fellow of the American Geophysical Union, the Geological Society of America (GSA), and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He has received two Excellence in Teaching Awards at UCSC, and the O. E. Meinzer Award from the Hydrogeology Division of GSA.
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Fisher has taught these courses at UCSC: Eart1 (The Oceans), Eart10/L (Geologic Principles/Lab), Eart116/L (Hydrology/Lab), Eart146/L (Groundwater/Lab), EART191/ESCI191 (Senior Capstone), Eart220 (Groundwater Modeling), Eart290H (Graduate Seminar, topics have included: water cycle overview, geothermics, recent discoveries, seafloor structure).
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Postdoctoral Researchers in Hydrogeology at UCSC
William Chapman (2024-), Ph.D. from EPS at UCSC in geomorphology, stormwater runoff analysis in support of assessment of managed recharge suitability assessments, river/stream channel morphology, sediment transport, architecture of hydrogeologic units.
Tess Weathers (2016-18), Ph.D. from Colorado School of Mines, worked on marine hydrogeology, coupled modeling, geothermal field studies, and coupled hydrologic-biogeochemical-microbial processes during groundwater recharge. This postdoc was funded through the Center for Dark Energy Biosphere Investigations, and other sources. Dr. Weathers joined the faculty of Chabot College, achieved, tenure, then moved to Cal Poly Humboldt.
Rachel Lauer (2013-16), Ph.D. from Pennsylvania State University, worked on marine hydrogeology, coupled modeling, geothermal field studies, and geotechnical characteristics of sediments from seepage areas. This postdoc was funded through the Center for Dark Energy Biosphere Investigations. Dr. Lauer is now tenured faculty of the University of Calgary.
Jared Kluesner (2014), worked with the Hydrogeology group briefly in Winter 2014 on a seismic reflection processing project, soon after finishing a longer postdoc with Eli Silver. Dr. Kluesner now works for the U. S. Geological Survey in Santa Cruz.
Abdellah Cherkaoui (2000-02), Ph. D. from University of Washington (2000), participated in RetroFlux (2000) and first TicoFlux (2001) expeditions, crafted graphically-driven software for processing heat flow data using MATLAB. Dr. Cherkaoui works for Volta Charging in San Francisco.
Philip Stauffer (1999), Ph. D. from UCSC (with B. Bekins and C. Moore), worked with extensively with FEHM to model heat-fluids-solutes-gas transport in a range of hydrogeologic environments, modified the UCSC version of the code to handle a broader P-T range than the stock code, made other improvements, now on staff at Los Alamos National Laboratory, NM.
Graduate Student Researchers in Hydrogeology at UCSC
Araceli Serrano (PhD candidate), BS in Earth System Science from UC Irvine, with interests in biogeochemistry. NSF Graduate Fellow! Working on studies of managed recharge, involving field sampling and lab experiments, to evaluate changes in water quality associated with infiltration through shallow soils, including use of carbon soil amendments that can help to speed denitrification and provide other benefits to water quality.
Nerissa Barling (PhD candidate), BA in Geology from Colorado College, working mainly out of the Zimmer lab on studies of vadose zone hydrology, water storage, plant water supply, streamflow generation. With the Hydrogeology group, Barling is part of an EPA-funded team completing a life-cycle analysis of various managed recharge methods, and leading development of a decision support tool.
Kristin Dickerson (PhD candidate), BS in Geology from Texas A&M University, developed new software for processing and interpretation of marine heat flux data and participated on an expedition to collect new data in the NE Pacific Ocean. Also working on numerical simulation of ocean world hydrothermal processes, and sailed on IODP Expedition 399 to the Atlantis Massif (physical properties, downhole measurements) and is working up data on lithospheric characterization and assessment of alteration.
Ethan Yan (PhD student), BS in Geological Sciences from Tufts University, working on groundwater recharge, surface water – groundwater interactions in association with a levee realignment project, using field, lab, and modeling tools. Ethan is interested in field methods, coding, data analysis and computer modeling.
Ryunosuke Akiba (PhD student, co-advised by F. Nimmo), BA in Applied Mathematics from UC Berkeley, interested in the geophysical characteristics of ocean worlds, using satellite data to characterize their oceans and interiors, completed a Monte Carlo analytical analysis of parameters that could sustain hydrothermal circulation on these bodies.
Jacob Tidwell (MS, 2024), BS in Geology/Government from the College of William and Mary, completed research project in collaboration with Dr. Amy Gartner (USGS), evaluating marine minerals in the Escanaba Trough, NE Pacific Ocean.
Emily Kam (MS, 2023), BS in Geoscience/Chemistry at the University of Utah, worked on linked laboratory and field studies of geochemical transformations during infiltration for managed recharge. Now with city of Santa Clara, CA.
Adam Price (PhD, 2023), BS in Geological Sciences from the University of Idaho, his PhD was based on computer simulation of hydrothermal circulation (coupled fluid-heat) below North Pond, a sedimented depression on the seafloor of the North Atlantic Ocean. Also studied ephemeral stream characteristics, now with the U.S. Forest Service.
Jennifer Pensky (PhD, 2023), BS in Environmental Science (Economics minor) from Barnard College, researched vadose zone processes, including infiltration dynamics, chemical transformations, and multi-criterion decision analysis for placing managed recharge projects. Postdoc with U Colorado and the USGS, now with the California Water Center.
Galen Gorski (PhD 2020), BA in Chemistry from Carlton College, worked as a technician at U. Utah and U. Minnesota, researched biogeochemical processes during infiltration for managed recharge, with lab, field, and modeling experiments. NSF Graduate Fellow! Postdoc with UCB and the USGS, now with the U.S. Geological Survey.
Elen Teo (M.S., 2019), BA in History (Applied Mathematics minor) from NJ Tech, MS in Sustainability Science from Montclair State University, research at UCSC involved developing a GIS-based assessment of suitability for managed recharge.
Sarah Beganskas (PhD, 2018), BS from Amherst College, worked on managed aquifer recharge, vadose zone processes and modeling, real-time environmental sensor networks. NSF Graduate Fellow! Dr. Beganskas took a Postdoctoral position at Temple University, now leads hydrology programs with the Delaware River Basin Commission.
Esther Adelstein (MS, 2017), BS in Earth and Planetary Sciences from UC Berkeley, worked on numerical simulation of fault-guided fluid-heat transport in seafloor hydrothermal systems.
Kyle Young (MS, 2017), BS in Mechanical Engineering from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, completed a rigorous set of courses in physics, mathematics, and earth sciences, and a research project on runoff and groundwater recharge, in preparation for teaching at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. He served on the faculty of the CGA, completed a Ph.D. at URI, and returned to California to teach in Martinez.
Dustin Winslow (PhD, 2015), BS from UC Berkeley in Astrophysics, joined hydrogeology group to do marine hydrogeology research. NSF Graduate Fellow! Published first first three-dimensional models of an outcrop-to-outcrop hydrothermal siphon. Dr. Winslow took a position in data science with GrowthIntel in London, UK, and has since moved to Citymapper, also in London.
Bruce Daniels (PhD, 2015), BS from MIT in Computer Engineering, worked on models of precipitation and impacts on surface water and groundwater conditions under conditions of climate change. Dr. Daniels is applying his expertise as President of the Board of Directors of the Soquel Creek Water District.
Alanna Lecher (PhD, 2015 co-supervised with Adina Paytan), BS from USF, studied submarine groundwater discharge, nutrient cycling, and methane destabilization. Dr. Lecher is a member of the faculty with Lynn University in Boca Raton, FL.
Andrew Racz (MS, 2014), two BS degrees from Lehigh University in Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth and Environmental Science, UCSC STEPS Fellow, thesis on the physics of managed aquifer recharge. Andrew is a Professional Engineer with Marina Coast Water District.
Priya Ganguli (PhD 2013, co-supervised with Russ Flegal and Peter Swarzenski – USGS), BS from Indiana University, MS and Ph.D. from UCSC, explored mercury speciation and fate in association with submarine groundwater discharge. She was a postdoc at WHOI, now a faculty member at Cal State Northridge.
Tess Russo (PhD, 2012), BS from Tufts University in Mechanical Engineering, and considerable additional coursework from Portland State University in Environmental Science, interested in surface water – groundwater interactions, managed recharge, riparian wetlands, and extreme precipitation. NSF Graduate Fellow! Tess finished in Summer 2012, took a Postdoc with the Earth Institute at Columbia University, to study managed recharge in northern India. She then became a faculty member at Pennsylvania State Univeristy, before decamping for Denmark, and later joined the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation where she is a manager for global water programs.
Calla Schmidt (PhD, 2011), BS from University of Oregon, Keck Fellow studied seismology with folks at UO and U Washington, interested in surface water – groundwater interactions and influence of managed aquifer recharge on water supply and quality. EPA-STAR Graduate Fellow! Sea Grant Delta Science post-doc with USGS, Menlo Park, CA and UCSC through calendar 2012, then joined the faculty of the University of San Francisco.
Robert Sigler (MS, 2007), BS from the Ohio State University, focusing on dynamics and geochemistry of surface water – groundwater interactions. Lab and field technician at CSUMB, then worked as a mud logger, in book purchasing/sales, and in medical coding.
Christine Hatch (PhD, 2007), BA from Amherst College, joined UCSC Hydrogeology group after a few years of consulting, working on surface water – groundwater interactions with an emphasis on thermal methods, also worked at the USGS. Post-doc at UNR with Scott Tyler, now on the faculty at University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
Mike Hutnak (PhD 2007), BS from U Washington, worked for several years as a seagoing marine technician, built numerous oceanographic and lab instruments, research on marine hydrogeology, field work and numerical modeling, JOI/USSAC graduate fellow and IGPP Young Fellow. Post-doc at USGS with Shaul Hurwitz and Steve Ingebritsen, now runs his own hydrogeologic consulting company (RightOnQ) in Santa Cruz, CA and Bend, OR.
Greg Stemler (coursework MS, 2005), BS from UCSC, research project focused on geology of the Pajaro Valley and maintenance, calibration and functioning of the Corralitos Creek and Pajaro River stream gauge network, now working for AMEC-Geomatrix in Oakland, CA.
Chris Ruehl (MS, 2004), BS in Chemical Engineering from Rice, worked on biogeochemical cycling and surface water – groundwater interactions. NSF graduate fellow, worked with P. Chuang (UCSC) on Ph. D. in atmospheric chemistry, post-doc at UC Davis then UC Berkeley. Now works for California Air Resources Board.
Patrice (Friedmann) Parsons (MS, 2003) – after completing BS in Earth Sciences (Highest Honors in the major!), stayed around for a 5th year MS through Ocean Sciences, co-advised by C. Geoff Wheat (U Alaska) and Peggy Delaney (Ocean Sciences). Patrice’s thesis was on seafloor hydrothermal seepage offshore of the Nicoya Peninsula, near the Middle America Trench, Costa Rica. Now with the SLO Water Department.
Glenn Spinelli (PhD, 2002), – BS from Penn State, researched groundwater/estuarine interactions and sediment transport and geotechnical properties in Spring 2002, field work, lab work and modeling, faculty at New Mexico Tech.
Nicole Beck (PhD, 2001), BS and MS from UCSC (Earth Sciences and ETOX), primary PhD advisor: Ken Bruland, researched biogechemical cycling and the physical and chemical dynamics of estuaries, principal at 2nd Nature.
Emily Giambalvo (PhD, 2001), BA, Amherst, PhD research on seafloor hydrogeology and reactive transport, involving laboratory and field measurements and numerical modeling, NSF graduate fellow. Currently staff (on leave) from Sandia National Laboratory.
Joshua Stein (PhD, 2000), B. A. Middlebury, MS Wesleyan, researched seafloor hydrogeology at the ridge crest and on ridge flanks, field measurements and numerical modeling. Currently on staff at Sandia National Laboratory.
Jonathan Lear (MS by coursework, 2000), BS UCSC, emphasized organic chemistry and field methods for his coursework MS, Hydrologist with the Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency in Watsonville, CA; consulted with Balance Hydrologics, Water Resources Manager with Monterey Peninsula Water Management District.
Danielle Widemann (MS by coursework, 2000), working as a geology instructor at Solano Community College.
Demian Saffer (PhD, 1999), defended his PhD (primary advisors: Casey Moore and Barb Bekins, USGS) on coupled flows in accretionary systems, NSF fellow, took a post-doc at the USGS with Bekins and Steve Ingebritsen, became a faculty member at University of Wyoming, moved to Penn State a few years later, then became director at University of Texas Institute for Geophysics.
Jon Erskine (MS, 1998), BS Occidental College, worked in consulting for a few years, based on his MS research on hydrogeology, geostatistics and sea level change in southern Monterey Bay. Worked for several years at Geomatrix, Inc. in Oakland, CA, then Senior Hydrogeologist with Northgate Environmental Management, Inc. Senior Geologist with Graniterock.
Deb Underwood (MS, 1998), primary advisor: Eli Silver, based on her research on shallow seismic stratigraphy, hydrogeology, and sea level change in southern Monterey Bay, worked with Geometrics, in Colorado.
Junior Specialists with the Hydrogeology Group at UCSC
Emmanuel (Manny) Rojas has worked with the UCSC Hydrogeology group since 2022, first as an undergraduate researcher, and later as a Junior Specialist. Manny is interested in instrumentation, drone surveys, geographic information systems, coding, hydrology/groundwater, and data analysis.
Siena Oswald was an undergraduate researcher with UCSC Hydrogeology during 2022-23, where she completed a B.S. in Earth Sciences, then was hired as a Junior Specialist for 2023-24. She assisted with a variety of groundwater recharge and river/steam projects, including laboratory and field studies. After departing UCSC, Siena began work at CSULB on a M.S. in hydrogeology.
Victor Bautista was an undergraduate researcher with the UCSC Hydrogeology group during 2018-19 (when he received a B.S. in Earth Sciences), then worked as a Junior Specialist during 2019-22. During this time Victor oversaw instrumentation preparation and deployment, water sampling, and crunching of thermal data to infer seepage rates. He currently works for DWR, overseeing SGMA implementation out of the northern office.
Sarah Faraola was an undergraduate researcher with the UCSC Hydrogeology group in 2017-18, completed her B.S. in Earth Sciences (concentration in Environmental Geology), then stayed on as a Junior Researcher until 2019. She ran many laboratory and field analyses with the group, coordinated campaigns, and wrote/improved many standard operating procedures for instruments and data processing. Since leaving UCSC, Sarah has held interesting jobs with the Coastal Commission, in environmental consulting, education outreach, and solar energy.
Hannah Dailey was an undergraduate researcher with Slawek Tulaczyk in glaciology, and with the UCSC Hydrogeology group during 2016-17, as she completed a B.S. in Earth Sciences. She then stayed on as a Junior Researcher for 2017-18, then secured employment with the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board. She current works with the U.S. EPA.
Walker Weir completed a B.S. in Earth Sciences at UCSC in 2013, where he was a lab assistant with the Zachos group, and subsequently worked with the USGS before returning to UCSC as a Junior Specialist with the Hydrogeology group. He departed in 2017, completed a M.S. at UN Reno, then was a scientist at the Desert Research Institute before joining AECOM as a Hydrogeologist.
Ryan Harmon completed a B.S. in Earth Sciences and a B.A. in Environmental Studies at UCSC in 2014, where he worked in the Payton lab and with the Hydrogeology group, then stayed on as a Junior Specialist until 2015. He subsequently matriculated at the Colorado School of Mines, where he completed a M.S. degree, then moved into environmental consulting.
Undergraduate Student Researchers in Hydrogeology at UCSC
Annika Lindroos (BS in progress), student researcher helping with lab and field studies, working on thesis on water quality and nutrient processing in the Pajaro River.
Anna Dunlavey (BS in progress), student researcher helping with lab and field studies, working on thesis on sediment erosion and deposition in the Pajaro River.
Charlie Lewis (BS in progress), student researcher helping with lab and field studies, working on thesis on water budgets during infiltration for managed recharge.
Jaden Chan (BS 2024), student researcher, helped with lab and field studies, completed a thesis comparing sediment texture in samples and based on co-located data collected with a CPT rig, at a potential managed recharge site.
Joaquin Carlson (BS 2024), student researcher, helped with lab and field studies, completed a thesis evaluating historic and current channel flow and losses on sections of the Pajaro River.
Emmanuel Rojas (BS 2024), student researcher, helped with lab and field studies, moved on to a Junior Specialist position with the group in 2024, conducted drone surveys to create detailed DEMs of managed recharge sites.
Siena Oswald (BS 2023), student researcher, helped with lab and field studies, moved on to a Junior Specialist position with the group in 2023, then moved to CSULB for graduate school in hydrogeology.
Alex Davani (BS 2023), student researcher, helped with lab and field studies, wrote codes to aid in processing of data collected at managed recharge sites, based on mass balance.
Eileen Hails (BS 2023), student researcher, helped with lab and field studies, was especially adept with lab analyses and completed a senior thesis on biogeochemical changes in soil chemistry during infiltration for managed recharge.
Emma Schibuola (BS 2023), student researcher, helped with numerous lab and field studies, worked on recharge basins and other field campaigns.
Leslie Serafin (BS 2022), student researcher, helped with lab and field studies, completed an outstanding B.S. thesis (with honors) looking at the impact of carbon soil amendments on nutrient cycling during infiltration for managed recharge, with a focus on laboratory experiments. Subsequently completed a M.S. with the Bren School at UCSB.
Ezra Boseman-Ahmet (BS 2021), student researcher, completed a senior thesis investigating soil texture variations in the base of an infiltration basin used for managed recharge. After UCSC, took a position with ESRI.
Evanda Goad (BS, 2021), student researcher, completed a senior thesis evaluating results of a soil leaching experiment to assess sources of geogenic trace metals. Subsequently worked with TRC as a geologist and analyst, then joined the Santa Cruz City Water Department.
Jairo Flores (BS 2021), student researcher, helped with lab and field studies, then took positions with Applied Earth Sciences, Irvine Ranch Water District, and Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Raymond Hess (BS 2021), initially a volunteer with the group, later a student researcher, worked on managed recharge projects. Raymond completed a thesis looking at soil texture at a recharge site, and subsequently went to SJSU for a MS, and then to Rutgers for a PhD.
Victor Bautista (BS 2020), student researcher, completed a senior thesis exploring soil texture and properties at a managed recharge site. Later became a Junior Specialist with the Hydrogeology group.
Filomena Fuchs (BS 2019), student researcher, completed a senior thesis on applications of a GIS to assessing precipitation-runoff models and implications for using stormwater as a source for managed recharge.
Page Borges (BS 2019), student researcher, particularly helped with lab analyses of water quality and soil properties
Perla Richards (BS 2019), student researcher, helped with lab and field studies, digitized well logs, outstanding in the lab
Sara Faraola (BS 2019), student researcher, helped with lab and field studies, wrote a senior thesis linking denitrification and fluid flow rates in experiments with laboratory sediment cores treated with carbon-rich soil amendments
Ryan Nyberg (BS 2018), student researcher assisted with managed recharge studies
Tyler Stewart (BS 2018), senior thesis on nutrient load reduction during infiltration for managed recharge
Dominique van den Dries (BS 2018), senior thesis on soil texture as determined with cone penetration testing and direct measurement, in exploration of managed recharge sites.
Molly Cribari (2017), Community college student and summer researcher assisted with managed recharge work (CCRISE)
Paul Karim (2016), Community college student and summer researcher assisted with managed recharge work (CCRISE)
Devin Runneals (2015), Community college student and summer researcher assisted with managed recharge work (CCRISE)
Corinne Selvin (BS 2015), summer researcher helping with managed recharge project
Ryan Harmon (BS 2014), senior thesis on GIS analysis of MAR suitability and runoff
Eric Lujan (BS 2014), senior thesis on sediment texture in a stormwater capture and MAR system
Tyler Sproule (BS 2014), senior thesis on calibration and use of autonomous thermal instrumentation
Emily Edwards (BS 2013), senior thesis on infiltration testing of a potential managed recharge site
Barbara Taylor (BS 2013), senior thesis on managed recharge through stormwater capture
Amalia Slovacek (BS 2012), senior thesis on marine hydrogeology
Christina Richardson (BA, 2011), research internship in Environmental Studies on water quality
Katie Earp (BS, 2011), senior thesis on surface water – groundwater interactions
Susanna Bird (BS, 2011), senior thesis in Environmental Chemistry on water quality during MAR
Devin Stewart (BS, 2011), undergraduate researcher on MAR and soil characterization
Richard Ednie (BS, 2010) senior thesis on soil texture and MAR
Joanna Hoffman (BS, 2010), undergraduate researcher on water quality during MAR
Nicolas Massetani (BS, 2010), undergraduate researcher on MAR and soil characterization
Jared Mednick (BS, 2008), capstone in Electrical Engineering on instrumentation for using heat as a tracer of groundwater recharge
Chung Lem (BS, 2008), capstone in Electrical Engineering on instrumentation for using heat as a tracer of groundwater recharge
Rosie Saldana (BS, 2008), capstone in Computer Engineering on instrumentation for using heat as a tracer of groundwater recharge
Mark Esguerra (BS, 2008), capstone in Computer Engineering on instrumentation for using heat as a tracer of groundwater recharge
Juan Golzales (BS, 2008), capstone in Electrical Engineering on instrumentation for using heat as a tracer of groundwater recharge
Andrew Rich (BS, 2007), senior thesis on stream seepage.
Jennifer Loeffler (BS, 2007), senior thesis on stream and groundwater geochemistry.
Guttierez, Maria (BS, 2007), CAMP research project on surface water – groundwater interactions and nutrient cycling.
Iris DeSerio (BS, 2005), double major in Earth Science and Environmental Studies. senior thesis on stream and groundwater geochemistry.
Andrew Shriver (BS, 2005), senior thesis on stream seepage.
Brian Spear (BS, 2005), senior thesis calibrating deep sea temperature measurement and logging tools.
Brett Walker (BS 2004), senior thesis on geochemistry and age of ridge-flank hydrothermal fluids (co-supervised by M. McCarthy, Ocean Sciences)
Nicole Alkov (BS, 2004), senior thesis on sediment properties above a hydrothermal seepage zone, NSF-REU scholar.
Laura Roll (BS, 2004), senior thesis on stream chemistry.
Bob MacKnight (BS, 2004), senior thesis on thermal state of the upper lithosphere, offshore of Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica. NSF-REU scholar, worked with Eli Silver on MS on remote sensing.
Emily Underwood (BS, 2003), senior thesis on stream seepage.
Bowen Jenkins-Warrick (BS, 2003), senior thesis on stream chemistry.
Gerhart Epke (BS, 2003), senior thesis on stream seepage.
Brian Hernandez (BS, 2002), research on physical properties of marine sediments, NSF-REU scholar.
Remy Nelson (BS, 2002), senior thesis on stream seepage.
Robert Cleary (BS, 2002), senior thesis work on seafloor hydrothermal systems (NSF-REU scholar).
Patrice Friedmann (BS, 2002), senior thesis on sediment geochemistry offshore of the Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica, co-supervised by Geoff Wheat, NSF-REU scholar, highest honors in the major.
Raanan Badzin (BS, 2002) senior thesis in plate flexure associated with subduction offshore of the Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica, NSF-REU scholar, stayed at UCSC for MS with Eli Silver.
Day Frostensen (BS, 2001), senior thesis on sediment thermal conductivity.
Jenni Taylor (BS, 2000), double BA/BS in Environmental Studies and Earth Sciences, including senior thesis (Honors!) on base flow conditions in coastal California streams. Co-supervised by Brent Haddad, Environmental Studies.
Naomi Marks (BS, 2000), senior thesis on the geotechnical properties of sediments from the Mariana Forearc, and implications for a possible diapiric origin, worked in biotech for a while, went back to grad school.
Amanda Gorman (BS, 2000), senior thesis on comparison of velocity-area and tracer discharge methods for assessing groundwater seepage into and out of streams.
Carrie Graham (BS, 2000), conducted senior thesis research on base flow measurements and variations on Soquel Creek.
Brian Magee (BS, 2000), senior thesis on sediment provonance within reef systems offshore Molokai.
Lisa Darty (BS 1998, with Honors), completed senior thesis on the magnetic properties and sediment fabric of materials from a region of ridge-flank, hydrothermal upflow on the seafloor.