Apr 15, 2022
I am a surface and groundwater hydrologist who uses a combination of field work and hydrological modeling to improve water resource management in vulnerable regions. I have worked in the Pacific, Caribbean, Middle East, and Florida to tackle problems understanding flow and transport in fractured (karst) aquifers,...
Oct 29, 2021
In this fourth interview of the sixth season, we talk with Kai Rains, Research Associate Professor in the USF School of Geosciences, about her research on plant ecology and how they can be used to understand an entire ecosystem.
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Oct 15, 2021
In this third interview of the sixth season, we talk with Leanne Stepchinski, doctoral candidate in the USF School of Geosciences, about her research on wetlands and how that relates to water resources.
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Calling: Earth is a...
Oct 1, 2021
In this second interview of the sixth season, we talk with Richard Mbatu, Associate Chair and Associate Professor in the USF School of Geosciences, about his research on deforestation impacts to humans and how humans can protect the forests, and more broadly, the planet.
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Sep 17, 2021
In this first interview of the sixth season, we talk with Chris Meindl, Associate Chair and Associate Professor in the USF School of Geosciences, as well as Director of the Florida Studies Program, about his research on Florida's environment, especially its springs, and why human-environment interactions are...