Hydrogeoalumni (see photo gallery at bottom)
Bryant Mountjoy (MS 2018). Thesis: Hydrogeology and water management in the Arkwright underground coal mine, Pittsburgh seam, northern West Virginia. Currently Cardno Ltd., Richmond VA
Madan Maharjan (PhD 2017) Dissertation: Hydraulic and Thermal Response to Intermittent Pumping in Unconfined Alluvial Aquifers along a Regulated Stream. Currently Visiting Professor, Northern Illinois University
Dave Light (PhD 2016) Dissertation: Flooding and reequilibration of a series of Pittsburgh seam underground coal mines, SW Pennsylvania, 1980 to 2015. Currently EPA, Region 3, Philadelphia
Rachelle Thorne (MS 2014) Thesis: Isotopic Composition of Dissolved Inorganic Carbon in Underground Mine Discharges of the Northern Appalachian Basin. Currently Downstream Strategies, Morgantown.
Mitch McAdoo (MS 2013) Thesis: Quantification of acid loads and delineation of hydrochemical facies at a phreatic mine spoil aquifer. Currently USGS WRD, Charleston WV.
Tim Denicola (MS 2013) Thesis: Geochemistry of mine pool discharges in the Pittsburgh Coal Basin. Currently Hydrogeologist, CEC Inc., Bridgeport WV.
Tiffany Neumann (MS 2013) Project: Chemical characteristics of groundwater within a 30-year-old surface mine spoil: the DLM site Alton, WV . Currently ??
Kevin Rega (MS 2011) Thesis: Hydrogeology of the Knobley Mountain aquifer, Mineral County WV. Currently Hydrogeologist, Antea Group, West Chester, PA.
Vincent Morgan (MS 2009) Project Geochemical analysis of Dunkard Creek tributaries receiving AMD, Greene County, PA. Currently NCDENR Waste Management Section, Wilmington NC.
Crissy Vinciguerra (MS 2008) thesis: Recharge rates to the Cacapon Mtn Aquifer, WV. Currently Hydrogeologist, Geosyntec Consultants, Pittsburgh, PA.
Jane Thies (MS 2007), thesis: Mining hydrogeology of the Upper Freeport mining district, northern WV-Western Maryland. Currently Hydrogeologist, CH2M and Jacobs, Boston MA.
Christina Rhoades (MS 2007) Project: Location, discharge and water chemistry of above-drainage mines in the Upper Freeport coal seam, Preston County, WV. Currently ??
Sri Chaudhuri (MS 2006) Project: Acid and alkaline fluxes related to in-situ remediation at the Greer minesite, Morgantown WV. PhD 2013, Plant/Soil Science, WVU. Currently ??
Geoff Richards (MS 2006) thesis: Groundwater Flow in the Peters Mountain karst aquifer, WV. Currently Hydrogeologist, AECOM Consultants, Philadelphia PA
Jason Early (MS 2005) thesis: Groundwater flow in conduit- and non-conduit dominated regions of the Great Valley karst aquifer, WV-VA. Currently Hydrogeologist, Cardno Ltd, Richmond, VA
Jeff Chaumba (MS 2004; PhD Georgia 2009) project: Observation of flow and chemical fluctuations in flow and chemistry, Maiden #1 mine, Greene County PA. Currently Asst. Professor, Department of Geology and Geography, University of North Carolina (Pembroke)
Sarah Webb (MS 2003) thesis: Groundwater flow modeling techniques for source-water delineation in alluvial aquifers of the Ohio valley, WV. Currently Hydrogeologist, Mundell & Associates, Indianapolis, IN
Kurt McCoy (MS 2002) thesis Estimation of vertical infiltration into deep Pittsburgh coal mines of WV-PA: a fluid mass balance approach Currently Hydrogeologist, USGS Water Science Center, Richmond VA
Annie Morris (MS 2002) thesis: Geospatial and statistical foundations for streamflow synthesis in West Virginia. Currently an artist in Oakland, MD
Jeff Frazier (MS 2002) project: Comparison of continuum- and fracture-flow based modeling approaches for shallow phreatic aquifers with preferred-flowpath behavior. Currently Hydrogeologist, Golder and Associates, Richmond, VA
Heather Freeman (MS 2001) project: Pittsburgh seam underground mine pools in the Northern Panhandle, WV. Currently ????
Dana Jennings (MS 2001) project : An analysis of groundwater flow in the vicinity of Moundsville, WV, in relation to refuse piles and elevated levels of aqueous manganese. Currently ??
Neil Ketchum (MS 1998) thesis: Cross-correlation of paired springflow and water level fluctuations for automated detection of recharge to shallow aquifers. Currently Senior Hydrogeologist, Groundwater Sciences Corp., Harrisburg PA
Charles Reed (MS 1998) project: A induced-recharge experiment in a doubly-porosity spoil aquifer. Currently Hydrogeologist, ERM, Philadelphia, PA
Matthew Daly (MS 1998) thesis: Hydrogeochemical response of an acid-producing mine spoil aquifer to induced alkaline recharge. Currently Hydrogeologist, ERM, Boston MA
Jennifer Sincock (MS 1998) thesis: Quantification of preferred-flow pathways and velocites in an extremely-heterogeneous mine-spoil aquifer . Currently Hydrogeologist, EPA Region 3, Philadelphia PA
Beth Barker (MS 1998) thesis: Reaction geochemistry of alkaline injection using NaOH into an acid-producing mine-waste aquifer. Currently in Greensboro, NC being a Mom
Frederik Schuele (MS 1997) thesis: Distinguishing effects of drought from irrigation withdrawals by numerical modeling: the Clear Lake glaciofluvial aquifer, northeastern Montana. Currently Hydrogeologist, URS Corporation, Portland, ME
Will Avery (MS 1997) thesis: Recharge characteristics of an Appalachian mine-spoil aquifer. currently Supervisor, Directional Drilling, GES, Exton PA
Andrew Ritter (MS 1997) thesis: Geochemical analysis of the Greer Mansion acid-drainage treatment process, northern WV. currently ??
Jesse Morgan (MS 1996) project Geochemical characterization and determination of potential manganese sources at an abandoned surface mine site, Mingo County WV Currently Director of Field Services, A-Zone Environmental Services LLC, Charles Town, WV, https://www.a-zoneenvironmental.com
Scott Lawhead (MS 1996) thesis: Natural-gradient tracer tests at the DLM mine-spoil aquifer, central WV. Currently CEO Hite Electric, Altoona PA
Valerie Panek. (MS 1996) thesis: A numerical model of groundwater-lake interaction in response to climate transients near Elk Lake, Minnesota. Currently Hydrogeologist, CH2M and Jacobs, Portland, OR
Tom Maher, Jr. (MS 1996) thesis: Well-tests characteristics of an extremely-heterogeneous Appalachian mine-spoil aquifer. Currently Principal, CEC Inc., Pittsburgh PA
Kevin Frysinger (MS 1996) thesis: Recharge rates and spring-catchment definition in an Appalachian coal-spoil aquifer Currently Senior Program Manager, Environmental Standards Inc., Valley Forge PA
Tammy Vandivoort (MS 1994) thesis: Environmental Impacts of selected logging road reclamation techniques: an upland clastic sandstone terrain in North Central West Virginia . currently Senior Project Manager, WV Water Research Institute, WVU, Morgantown WV
photos below by Eb Werner, Tammy Vandivort, Tom Wilson, or myself
Other grad students below: Lacoa Corder; Sandeep Pyakurel; Rachel Grand; Larry Cook; Mimi Roy, Brenden Duffy, Kristen Ward
Madan Maharjan (PhD 2017) Dissertation: Hydraulic and Thermal Response to Intermittent Pumping in Unconfined Alluvial Aquifers along a Regulated Stream. Currently Visiting Professor, Northern Illinois University
Dave Light (PhD 2016) Dissertation: Flooding and reequilibration of a series of Pittsburgh seam underground coal mines, SW Pennsylvania, 1980 to 2015. Currently EPA, Region 3, Philadelphia
Rachelle Thorne (MS 2014) Thesis: Isotopic Composition of Dissolved Inorganic Carbon in Underground Mine Discharges of the Northern Appalachian Basin. Currently Downstream Strategies, Morgantown.
Mitch McAdoo (MS 2013) Thesis: Quantification of acid loads and delineation of hydrochemical facies at a phreatic mine spoil aquifer. Currently USGS WRD, Charleston WV.
Tim Denicola (MS 2013) Thesis: Geochemistry of mine pool discharges in the Pittsburgh Coal Basin. Currently Hydrogeologist, CEC Inc., Bridgeport WV.
Tiffany Neumann (MS 2013) Project: Chemical characteristics of groundwater within a 30-year-old surface mine spoil: the DLM site Alton, WV . Currently ??
Kevin Rega (MS 2011) Thesis: Hydrogeology of the Knobley Mountain aquifer, Mineral County WV. Currently Hydrogeologist, Antea Group, West Chester, PA.
Vincent Morgan (MS 2009) Project Geochemical analysis of Dunkard Creek tributaries receiving AMD, Greene County, PA. Currently NCDENR Waste Management Section, Wilmington NC.
Crissy Vinciguerra (MS 2008) thesis: Recharge rates to the Cacapon Mtn Aquifer, WV. Currently Hydrogeologist, Geosyntec Consultants, Pittsburgh, PA.
Jane Thies (MS 2007), thesis: Mining hydrogeology of the Upper Freeport mining district, northern WV-Western Maryland. Currently Hydrogeologist, CH2M and Jacobs, Boston MA.
Christina Rhoades (MS 2007) Project: Location, discharge and water chemistry of above-drainage mines in the Upper Freeport coal seam, Preston County, WV. Currently ??
Sri Chaudhuri (MS 2006) Project: Acid and alkaline fluxes related to in-situ remediation at the Greer minesite, Morgantown WV. PhD 2013, Plant/Soil Science, WVU. Currently ??
Geoff Richards (MS 2006) thesis: Groundwater Flow in the Peters Mountain karst aquifer, WV. Currently Hydrogeologist, AECOM Consultants, Philadelphia PA
Jason Early (MS 2005) thesis: Groundwater flow in conduit- and non-conduit dominated regions of the Great Valley karst aquifer, WV-VA. Currently Hydrogeologist, Cardno Ltd, Richmond, VA
Jeff Chaumba (MS 2004; PhD Georgia 2009) project: Observation of flow and chemical fluctuations in flow and chemistry, Maiden #1 mine, Greene County PA. Currently Asst. Professor, Department of Geology and Geography, University of North Carolina (Pembroke)
Sarah Webb (MS 2003) thesis: Groundwater flow modeling techniques for source-water delineation in alluvial aquifers of the Ohio valley, WV. Currently Hydrogeologist, Mundell & Associates, Indianapolis, IN
Kurt McCoy (MS 2002) thesis Estimation of vertical infiltration into deep Pittsburgh coal mines of WV-PA: a fluid mass balance approach Currently Hydrogeologist, USGS Water Science Center, Richmond VA
Annie Morris (MS 2002) thesis: Geospatial and statistical foundations for streamflow synthesis in West Virginia. Currently an artist in Oakland, MD
Jeff Frazier (MS 2002) project: Comparison of continuum- and fracture-flow based modeling approaches for shallow phreatic aquifers with preferred-flowpath behavior. Currently Hydrogeologist, Golder and Associates, Richmond, VA
Heather Freeman (MS 2001) project: Pittsburgh seam underground mine pools in the Northern Panhandle, WV. Currently ????
Dana Jennings (MS 2001) project : An analysis of groundwater flow in the vicinity of Moundsville, WV, in relation to refuse piles and elevated levels of aqueous manganese. Currently ??
Neil Ketchum (MS 1998) thesis: Cross-correlation of paired springflow and water level fluctuations for automated detection of recharge to shallow aquifers. Currently Senior Hydrogeologist, Groundwater Sciences Corp., Harrisburg PA
Charles Reed (MS 1998) project: A induced-recharge experiment in a doubly-porosity spoil aquifer. Currently Hydrogeologist, ERM, Philadelphia, PA
Matthew Daly (MS 1998) thesis: Hydrogeochemical response of an acid-producing mine spoil aquifer to induced alkaline recharge. Currently Hydrogeologist, ERM, Boston MA
Jennifer Sincock (MS 1998) thesis: Quantification of preferred-flow pathways and velocites in an extremely-heterogeneous mine-spoil aquifer . Currently Hydrogeologist, EPA Region 3, Philadelphia PA
Beth Barker (MS 1998) thesis: Reaction geochemistry of alkaline injection using NaOH into an acid-producing mine-waste aquifer. Currently in Greensboro, NC being a Mom
Frederik Schuele (MS 1997) thesis: Distinguishing effects of drought from irrigation withdrawals by numerical modeling: the Clear Lake glaciofluvial aquifer, northeastern Montana. Currently Hydrogeologist, URS Corporation, Portland, ME
Will Avery (MS 1997) thesis: Recharge characteristics of an Appalachian mine-spoil aquifer. currently Supervisor, Directional Drilling, GES, Exton PA
Andrew Ritter (MS 1997) thesis: Geochemical analysis of the Greer Mansion acid-drainage treatment process, northern WV. currently ??
Jesse Morgan (MS 1996) project Geochemical characterization and determination of potential manganese sources at an abandoned surface mine site, Mingo County WV Currently Director of Field Services, A-Zone Environmental Services LLC, Charles Town, WV, https://www.a-zoneenvironmental.com
Scott Lawhead (MS 1996) thesis: Natural-gradient tracer tests at the DLM mine-spoil aquifer, central WV. Currently CEO Hite Electric, Altoona PA
Valerie Panek. (MS 1996) thesis: A numerical model of groundwater-lake interaction in response to climate transients near Elk Lake, Minnesota. Currently Hydrogeologist, CH2M and Jacobs, Portland, OR
Tom Maher, Jr. (MS 1996) thesis: Well-tests characteristics of an extremely-heterogeneous Appalachian mine-spoil aquifer. Currently Principal, CEC Inc., Pittsburgh PA
Kevin Frysinger (MS 1996) thesis: Recharge rates and spring-catchment definition in an Appalachian coal-spoil aquifer Currently Senior Program Manager, Environmental Standards Inc., Valley Forge PA
Tammy Vandivoort (MS 1994) thesis: Environmental Impacts of selected logging road reclamation techniques: an upland clastic sandstone terrain in North Central West Virginia . currently Senior Project Manager, WV Water Research Institute, WVU, Morgantown WV
photos below by Eb Werner, Tammy Vandivort, Tom Wilson, or myself
Other grad students below: Lacoa Corder; Sandeep Pyakurel; Rachel Grand; Larry Cook; Mimi Roy, Brenden Duffy, Kristen Ward