I had several students sampling local homeowners groundwater wells for the past few weeks.   In the first picture, you can see the Mast of a drill rig not too far from the homeowner.   Fun times!

Students and I went to the Dos Palmas Springs and Nature Preserve to sample water.  The Springs are about 3 miles NE of the Salton Sea shore line.   This day was very hot...in fact, I looked it up and this part of the Coachella Valley was the hottest place on earth thi...

I'm so excited to be involved with this project and get some students out in the field

So, I have an Ion Chromatorgaph and a Milli-Q system installed.   Now to clean up some...

My 2011  PNAS paper was cited in a long rambling editorial by Fidel Castro.  Good Times!

Even though I  wasn't in any of the pictures, my research was highlighted on NPR today.    Soldier of Science!

Co-authored a editorial that was published in the News & Observer (Raleigh, NC)  

Just got access to this bad boy...no, I make it mine.

Words getting around....

My dad's health was not the best and I know he was in a great deal of pain to be at my graduation.   He insisted and its a moment that I will always cherish. Jen, my Advisor is in the second picture....she is the absolute BEST!