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The Water-Energy Nexus: Researchers

Dr. Jean-Philippe Nicot

Dr. Jean-Philippe Nicot

Senior Research Scientist

Email: jp.nicot@beg.utexas.edu

Telephone: 512-471-6246


  • Numerical modeling of multiphase flow and contaminant transport in both the unsaturated and saturated zones
  • Geochemical modeling and reactive transport
  • Water resources management
  • Risk assessment and risk analysis
Dr. Bridget R. Scanlon

Dr. Bridget R. Scanlon

Senior Research Scientist

Email: bridget.scanlon@beg.utexas.edu

Telephone: 512-471-8241


  • Evaluation of the impact of climate variability and land use change on groundwater resources
  • Application of numerical models for simulating variably saturated flow and transport
  • Assessment of natural and anthropogenic contamination of aquifers, including arsenic and nitrate
Dr. Ian Duncan

Dr. Ian Duncan

Program Director

Email: ian.duncan@beg.utexas.edu

Telephone: 512-471-5117


  • Environmental geology
  • Remote sensing (geologic applications of multispectral, radar, and lidar data sets)
  • Carbon sequestration
  • Geoinformatics
Dr. Michael H. Young

Dr. Michael H. Young

Associate Director - Environmental Systems

Email: michael.young@beg.utexas.edu

Telephone: 512-475-8830


  • Water/energy nexus
  • Soil/water/plant interactions and solute transport in arid vadose zones
  • Groundwater recharge
  • Connections between water resources, landscape development, and human interactions
Robert C. Reedy

Robert C. Reedy

Hydrogeologist

Email: bob.reedy@beg.utexas.edu

Telephone: 512-471-7244


  • Hydrologic data analysis, field instrumentation systems design, and installation
  • Computer applications and programming-databases, CAD, GIS, Fortran, Visual Basic, data-acquisition systems.
Dr. Jeffrey G. Paine

Dr. Jeffrey G. Paine

Senior Research Scientist

Email: jeff.paine@beg.utexas.edu

Telephone: 512-471-1260


  • Near-surface geophysics
  • Quaternary geology and geomorphology
  • Coastal geology
  • Computer applications in the geological sciences
Dr. Alexander Sun

Dr. Alexander Sun

Research Scientist

Email: alex.sun@beg.utexas.edu

Telephone: 512-475-6190


  • Sustainable water resources management and decision support systems
  • Multiphase flow and multicomponent transport in porous media
  • Contaminant source identification
  • Modeling and management of karst aquifer systems
  • Performance assessment for geologic CO2 storage

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