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The Geofluids Research Group

Gibson Chair of Hydrogeology and Geofluids

Martin O. Saar

Assistant Professor (since 2005) Gibson Chair of Hydrogeology and Geofluids (since 2005) Department of Geology and Geophysics University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Ph.D., 2003, UC Berkeley, U.S.A., in Earth and Planetary Sciences phone: +1 612-625-7332 Fax: 612-625-3819 office: 21 Pillsbury Hall Email: saar@... (replace ... with umn.edu) Research Interests: see this geofluids web site Other Interests: volleyball, hiking, music, traveling, gardening, my dog: Zuzu

Scott Alexander

Scientist Department of Geology and Geophysics University of Minnesota - Twin Cities br> Email: alexa017@... (replace ... with umn.edu) Research Interests: hydrogeology, environmental geology, volcanology Other Interests: volleyball, golf, ...

Stuart Walsh

Postdoc, starting Fall 2006 Department of Geology and Geophysics University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Ph.D., 2005, University of Melbourne, Australia, in Applied Mathematics Email: sdcwalsh@... (replace ... with umn.edu) Research Interests: applied mathematics, granular material flow, Lattice-Boltzmann simulations, percolation theory, programming Other Interests:

Matt Covington

Postdoc, starting Fall 2008 Department of Geology and Geophysics University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Ph.D., 2008, University of California, Santa Cruz, in Physics Email: Research Interests: Karst formation and fluid flow rates through karst systems. Other Interests: Caving

Graduate Students

Judy Andrews

M.S. student since Fall 2004 Department of Geology and Geophysics University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Email: andre345@... (replace ... with umn.edu) Background: B.S. in Environmental Physical Science Research Interests: hydrogeology, heat flow, noble gases Other Interests: animals (my cat Bagheera and dog Baloo and rescue/foster care), gardening, photography, philosophy, Humphrey Bogart movies, and Kurt Vonnegut books

Ravi Appana

M.S. student since Fall 2005 Department of Geology and Geophysics University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Email: appan002@umn.edu Background: B.S. and M.S. in Applied Geology Interests: Poroelasticity of rocks, hydrogeology Other Interests: Squash, Hockey, Meditation, and an active member of TALC (The Art Of Living Club), at the University of Minnesota!!! Maria Davis Ph.D student since Fall 2006 Department of Geology and Geophysics University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Background: B.S. in physics Email: davis923@... (replace ... with umn.edu) Interests: volcanology, eruption dynamics, fluid mechanics Funding: NSF grant Other Interests: Jimmy Randolph Ph.D student since Fall 2006 Department of Geology and Geophysics University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Background: B.S. in physics Email: rando035@... (replace ... with umn.edu) Interests: geothermal energy, fluid mechanics, heat transport Other Interests: Undergraduate Students Karli Anderson Junior undergraduate IT-honors student [started Fall 2005] Department of Geology and Geophysics Email: ande4826@... (replace ... with umn.edu) University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Interests: volcanology Other Interests: Alex Morrison Sophomore undergraduate student [started Fall 2006] Department of Geology and Geophysics University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Email: morr0520@... (replacing ... with umn.edu) Interests: volcanology, computer science, lab experiments Other Interests: Ryan O'Grady undergraduate student [started Spring 2007] Department of Geology and Geophysics University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Email: ogra0014@... (replace ... with umn.edu) Interests: hydrogeology Former Geofluids Group Members Steve Pinta Senior undergraduate student [started Fall 2006] Department of Geology and Geophysics University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Email: pint0034@... (replace ... with umn.edu) Interests: volcanology Other Interests: Abbey Duncan Senior undergraduate student since Fall 2005 Department of Geology and Geophysics University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Funding: received UROP (Undergraduate Research Opportunity) grant Interests: hydrogeology Other Interests: Dancing Julian (Nino) D'Andrea Former undergraduate student; graduated Spring 2006 Department of Geology and Geophysics University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Interests: hydrogeology Funding: received UROP (Undergraduate Research Opportunity) grant ©2003 Regents of the University of Minnesota. All rights reserved. Trouble seeing the text? | Contact U of M | Privacy The University of Minnesota is an equal opportunity educator and employer.