ENVIRONMENTAL GEOPHYSICS

The environmental geophysics research program uses geophysical observations of the shallow subsurface to address environmental and engineering problems, particularly those related to physical, chemical, and biological processes.  Research projects can be lab, field, or theoretically based.  Research in environmental geophysics involves studying the links between measured geophysical properties and the hydrologic parameters of interest as well as investigating innovative ways to integrate geophysical data with models of groundwater flow and contaminant transport.  Projects in environmental geophysics are tightly coupled with research projects in hydrogeology.