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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

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EDUARDO MARTINEZ

BS UCLA

Eddy is performing hydraulic experiments at the Utah FORGE site. 

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HANNAH FITZPATRICK

BS CSULB

Hannah is using fiber optic sensing to help reclaim brackish water in Torrance

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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

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BENJAMIN BIGARRE

BS Université d'Angers
MS Université Le Havre Normandie

Benji is estimating water balance on the French Polynesian Island of Mo'orea

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MARK PRATT

BS UCLA

Mark is evaluting how sea level rise may impact hazardous waste sites in Coastal California

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