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SUPPORT

Funding that Supports our Work

Dr. Becker was appointed the Bert and Ethel Conrey Chair in Hydrogeology in 2008.   The endowment came from a generous estate gift from Bert and Ethel Conrey, regular contributions since 2002 from the Carl W. Johnson Foundation, as well as contributions from faculty, staff and alumni of the department.

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Bert was the first geology faculty member at CSULB when he joined in 1955. The gift from the Conreys was meant to specifically establish an endowed faculty chair for the department. The faculty, staff and alumni of the department contributed to the endowment because they wanted to show their commitment to the cause. The final gift from Carl W. Johnson Foundation brought the total gift to $1M. 

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The Conrey endowments supports teaching materials, student stipends, travel, and equipment.  It allows us to fill in funding from grants and perform exploratory research that may lead to additional support.  

RECENT EXTERNAL FUNDING

  • Becker, M.W. (PI), Integrating Tracer Huff-Puff Tests and Geomechanical Analysis to Measure Evolution of the Fracture Network in EGS Reservoirs, University of Utah, , 4/24-9/26, $2,274,607.

  • Becker, M.W. (PI, subcontractor to Rutgers Univ), Geophysics for Environmental Management Students (GEMS): Addressing the Grand Challenge of Soil and Groundwater Contamination, Department of Energy, 1/24-12/26, $1,199,378.

  • Hagedorn, K. (PI), Becker M. W. Co-PI, Impact of Sea-Level Rise on Groundwater Pollution Vulnerability in Shallow Coastal Aquifers, CSU Coast, $210,755, 2/2021-3/2024.

  • Becker, M.W. (PI), subcontractor to Rice University), Fiber-Optic Geophysical Monitoring Of Reservoir Evolution at the FORGE Milford Site, Department of Energy Geothermal Technologies Program, in negotiation, $313,642 subcontract, $5.8M total

  • Becker, M.W. (PI), subcontractor to ARCADIS Inc), Thermal in-situ sustainable remediation (TISR) to enhance biotic and abiotic reactions and accelerate remediation time frames, ESTCP, 9/1/2020-8/31/2023, $49,920

  • Hagedorn, K. (PI), Becker M. W. Co-PI, RUI: A hydrogeologic framework for submarine groundwater discharge to island coral reefs, National Science Foundation, 5/1/20-4/31/22, $450,420.

  • Becker, M.W. (PI), MRI: Acquisition of a fiber optic distributed acoustic sensing instrument for hydrological and seismological research, National Science Foundation, 8/1/19-7/31/21, $310,438

  • Hagedorn, K. (PI), Becker M. W. Co-PI, (subcontractor to CSU Northridge) RUI:  Collaborative Research: Defining the biogeochemical context and ecological impacts of submarine groundwater discharge on coral reefs, National Science Foundation, 8/1/19-7/31/22, $52,825 subcontract, $810,234 total.

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