BECKER BIO
Matt Becker is the Conrey Chair in Hydrogeology and Professor in the Geological Sciences Department at CSU Long Beach. He holds a B.S. in Geology from Michigan State University and M.S. and Ph.D. in Civil Enginering from the University of Texas at Austin. He has held positions with Chevron USA, and Los Alamos National Labs, and U.S Geological Survey National Research Program. He was a National Academy of Science Senior Research Associate at NASA Goddard Space Center and was a Fulbright Scholar at the University Trento, Italy. He is the 2024 National Ground Water Association Distinguished Darcy Lecturer.
CURRENT M.S. STUDENTS
EDUARDO MARTINEZ
BS UCLA
Eddy is performing hydraulic experiments at the Utah FORGE site.
HANNAH FITZPATRICK
BS CSULB
Hannah is using fiber optic sensing to help reclaim brackish water in Torrance
MEGAN WARD-BARANYAY
BS Cal Poly Pomona
Megan created geomechanical simulations of hydraulic tests to be conducted at Utah FORGE. She is starting her PhD at San Diego State University
BENJAMIN BIGARRE
BS Université d'Angers
MS Université Le Havre Normandie
Benji is estimating water balance on the French Polynesian Island of Mo'orea
MARK PRATT
BS UCLA
Mark is evaluting how sea level rise may impact hazardous waste sites in Coastal California