Graduate Students in Hydrogeology
Graduates
David Butler, M.S. 1999 (B.S., Geology, University of Kentucky)
Thesis topic: Assessment of potential trichloroethene
biodegradation in wetland soils, McCracken County, Kentucky
Post-UK employment: Kentucky Division of Waste Management, 1999 - 2000; Smoothstone Systems Inc., 2000 - 2003; Voltaic Commerce,
2003 - present
Danita Maynard LaSage, Ph.D. 2004 (B.S.,
Geology, Eastern Kentucky University; M.S., Environmental Quality Science,
University of Alaska-Anchorage)
Dissertation topic: Natural attenuation along a first-order stream receiving
contaminated ground-water discharge
Post-UK employment: Department of Earth Sciences, Eastern Kentucky University,
2001 - 2007; Kentucky Division of Mine Permits, 2007 - present
Todd McFarland, M.S. 2003 (B.S., Chemistry,
Thesis topic: Characterizing sediment transport during storm flow through an
Inner
Post-UK employment: Shield Environmental, 2003 - 2006; AMEC Earth and Environmental,
2006 - present
Sunil Mehta, Ph.D. 2000 (B.Sc., Geology, Chemistry, and Zoology,
Dissertation topic: Investigation of the source of regional salinization of the Ogallala aquifer, Southern
Post-UK employment: Yucca Mountain Project, 2000 - present
Abhijit
Mukherjee, M.S. 2003, Ph.D.
2006 (B.Sc., M.Sc., Geology,
Thesis topic: Identification of natural attenuation of trichloroethene
and technetium-99 along Little Bayou Creek,
Dissertation topic: Deeper
groundwater flow and chemistry in the arsenic-affected western Bengal basin, West
Post-UK employment: Bureau of Economic Geology,
University of
Tom Reed, M.S. 2006 (B.S., Geology,
Thesis topic: Suspended sediment and pathogen transport in two Inner
Bluegrass karst ground-water basins,
Post-UK employment: AMEC Earth and Environmental, 2004 - present
Josh Sexton, M.S. 2006
(B.S., Geology,
Thesis topic: Lithologic and stratigraphic compilation of near-surface sediment for the
Post-UK employment: J.L. Sexton and Son, 2006 - present
Christofer Sweat, M.S. 2000 (B.S.,
Geology,
Thesis topic: The role of organic carbon in natural attenuation of a trichloroethene-contaminated aquifer system,
Post-UK employment: Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, Division of Fire
& Emergency Services, 1999 - present
Karen Exton Thompson, M.S. 2002 (B.S., Geology, Eastern New Mexico
University)
Thesis topic: Ground-water flow in the Ledbetter Creek watershed, Calloway
County, Kentucky
Post-UK employment: Kentucky Water Resources Research Institute, 2001 - 2002; Shield
Environmental, 2002 - 2007; Smith Management Group, 2007 - present
Eric Wallin, M.S. 1998 (B.S., Geology,
Georgia Southern University)
Thesis topic: Ground-water/stream-water interactions in the vicinity of the
Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant, McCracken County, Kentucky
Post-UK employment: GME Consultants Inc., 1998 - 2002; Widseth,
Smith, Nolting, 2003 - 2004; Joyce Engineering, 2004 -
2007; CSX Transportation, 2007 - present
James Ward, Ph.D 2008 (B.S., Environmental Geology, M.S. Geology,
Dissertation topic: The mobility of fecal indicator microorganisms within a karst groundwater basin in the Inner Bluegrass region,
Post-UK employment: WR HydroSolutions LLC, 2008 - present
Current students
Todd Aseltyne, Ph.D. candidate (B.S.,
Geology,
Dissertation topic: Interactions of bank storage and solute flux in a
reservoir embayment
Post-UK employment:
Patricia Coakley, M.S. aspirant (B.S.,
Biology and Chemistry,
Thesis topic: Identification of human and animal fecal sources in central
Estifanos Haile,
Ph.D. candidate (B.Sc., Geology,
Thesis topic: Chemical evolution and paleorecharge
of groundwater in the lower Wilcox aquifer of the northern
Anne Schumacher, M.S. aspirant (B.S., Geology,
Ganesh Tripathi,
M.S. aspirant (B.Sc., M.Sc. Geology,
Thesis topic: Use of integrated geophysical techniques to locate buried karst features in the Inner Bluegrass region,
John Warden, M.S. aspirant (B.S., Geology and Biology,
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