Ross A. Black (Assoc. Prof., Geology) Ph.D., Univ. of Wyoming, 1990. Geophysics with emphasis on seismic reflection and geophysical data processing. Current research includes acquisition and analysis of high-resolution seismic data, hydrogeological investigations, seismic interpretation of crustal structure, and regional GIS applications.

J.F. (Rick) Devlin (Asst. Prof., Geology) Ph.D., Univ. of Waterloo, 1994. Hydrogeology and geochemistry. Current research includes investigations into organic transformations and transport in the subsurface, granular iron reactivity for groundwater remediation, hydrogeological assessment of natural attenuation, and bioremediation of chlorinated solvents, petroleum hydrocarbons and nitrate.

Gwendolyn L. Macpherson (Assoc. Prof., Geology) Ph.D., Univ. of Texas, 1989. Hydrogeology, low-temperature aqueous geochemistry. Current research includes hydrochemistry of shallow carbonate and alluvial aquifers, nitrate contamination of aquifers, trace elements in deep sedimentary basin fluids, and laser ablation of solids for ICPMS analysis.

Carl D. McElwee (Prof., Geology) Ph.D., Univ. of Kansas, 1970. Hydrogeology and geophysics. Current research includes aquifer characterization using hydraulic testing, model studies of availability and quality of groundwater in Kansas, and sensitivity analysis of groundwater models.

J.A. Roberts (Asst. Prof., Geology) Ph.D., Univ. of Texas-Austin, 2000. Geomicrobiology, organic aqueous geochemistry. Research includes microbial weathering of silicates, mineralogical controls on microbial attachment and transport through porous media, biochemistry of microbial production and utilization of iron-chelating ligands, and the microbial ecology of basalts and its role in nutrient cycling in Hawaiian bogs.

Don W. Steeples (Dean A. McGee Distinguished Prof., Applied Geophysics) Ph.D., Stanford Univ., 1975. Geophysics, seismology. Current research includes 3-component near-surface seismology, use of shallow seismic reflection and ground penetrating radar to solve problems in groundwater, engineering and environmental geophysics.

Robert W. Buddemeier (Courtesy Prof., Geography; Sr. Scientist, Kansas Geological Survey) Ph.D., Univ. of Washington, 1969. Hydrological systems including coral reefs and atoll islands, water resources, climate change. Effect of climate change on the quality and quantity of water resources and effect of sea level and carbonate saturation on coral reefs.

James J. Butler, Jr. (Courtesy Prof., Geology; Sr. Scientist, Kansas Geological Survey) Ph.D., Stanford Univ., 1987. Applied hydrogeology with emphasis on development of field methodology for characterization of hazardous waste sites. Current research includes use of well tests in heterogeneous formations and stream-aquifer interactions.

P. Allen Macfarlane (Courtesy Asst. Prof., Geology; Asst. Scientist, Kansas Geological Survey) Ph.D., Univ. of Kansas, 1993. Applied hydrogeology. Current rersearch interests include ground-water resource evaluation, ground-water related waste disposal problems, ground-water monitoring, saltwater intrusion problems in Kansas

Marios A. Sophocleous (Courtesy Prof., Geology; Sr. Scientist, Kansas Geological Survey) Ph.D., Univ. of Alberta, 1978. Quantitative and experimental hydrogeology. Experimental and numerical modeling investigations, aquifer-recharge, stream-aquifer interactions, regional ground-water flow and watershed hydrology, and water-resources.

Donald 0. Whittemore(Courtesy Assoc. Prof., Geology; Chief, Geohydrology Section, Kansas Geological Survey) Ph.D., Penn. State, 1973. Environmental geochemistry. Current research includes hydrogeochemistry of stream-aquifer interactions and regional aquifers, and identification of salt-water contamination sources.

Tatsuji Ebihara (Asst. Prof., Civil and Environ. Engineering) Ph.D., Univ. of Cincinnati, 1999. Primary research interest is  in the area of microbial biofilms  with applications in bioremediation,  wastewater treatment, pathogen transport  through soils, and biodegradation  in river sediments. 

David W. Graham (Asst. Prof., Civil and Environ. Engineering) Ph.D., Univ. of Arizona, 1992. Bioremediation, applied microbiology, and ecology. Characterization of natural microbial communities in aquatic and subsurface environments, the attenuation and fate of contaminants in natural systems, and the development of novel bioremediation techniques.

Bruce M. McEnroe (Prof., Civil & Environ. Engineering) Ph.D., Univ. of Kansas,1983. Watershed hydrology, open-channel hydraulics, drainage and hydraulic engineering. Hydrologic response times of small rural and urban watersheds in Kansas, GIS application to radar-based rainfall data for watersheds, and hydraulic model tests of drainage structures.

A. David Parr (Prof., Civil & Environ. Engineering) Ph.D., Univ. of Iowa, 1976. Principal research interests include flow and transport of pollutants in aquifers, thermal energy storage in aquifers, fluid mechanics with special interest in floodplain hydraulics, and sediment transport and bridge-scour analysis.

Stephen J. Randtke (Prof., Civil & Environ. Engineering) Ph.D., Stanford Univ., 1977. Research interests include sources and transformations of naturally occurring and synthetic chemical contaminants in water supplies; and control of chemical contaminants through source control, conventional treatment, and advanced treatment technology.

Bryan Young (Asst. Prof., Civil and Environ. Engineering) Ph.D., Univ. of Iowa, 2000. Research interests include environmental hydrology, evaluation and application of radar-based precipitation estimates, design and evaluation of rain gauge networks, non-point source pollution modeling, hydrologic model calibration and validation, and applications of geographic information systems (GIS) in hydrology.

E.M. Thurman (Adjunct Assoc. Prof., Civil Engineering; U.S. Geological Survey) Ph.D., Univ. of Colorado, 1979. Organic geochemistry of natural waters. Research includes studying the nature and distribution of natural dissolved organic carbon in surface and groundwater, and studying groundwater contaminants, such as herbicides.