Xavier Comas, PhD 

Professor

Department of Geosciences
E-mail:  xcomas@fau.edu

PhD, Rutgers Univesity, 2005
BSc, Universitat de Barcelona (Spain), 2000

Research Interests: Application of near-surface hydrogeophysical methods to environmental studies with an emphasis in peatlands geophysics, karst geophysics, and studies of the Critical Zone.

Xavier Comas Faculty page
FAU Geosciences Homepage

Mackenzie Vecchio

PhD Student

Shelley Peirce

PhD Student

Umida Turamuratova

PhD Student

uturamuratov2018@fau.edu

Md Rajeun Islam

PhD Student

Graduate Teaching Assistant
E-mail: mdrajeunisla2021@fau.edu

Jorge A. Ramirez, PhD

Webpage

Current Position: Postdoctoral  Researcher, University of Exeter

Maxwell Florey

MSc Geology August 2021 Department of Geosciences

Thesis: Changes in physical properties of the peat soil matrix across a salinity gradient in the Everglades: implications for accelerating peat collapse during sea level rise.

Sanju Khatri

MSc Geology May 2022 Department of Geosciences

Thesis: Identification of surface depressional features potentially related to sinkholes in Martin County, Florida, using remote sensing techniques.

Haibat Khan

MSc Geology May 2022 Department of Geosciences

Thesis: Investigating depressional features associated with sinkholes in deep-seated interstratal karst using near-surface seismic reflection techniques in Central Florida.

Matt Sirianni, PhD

Thesis: Investigating the effects of sea-level rise and increased salinity on peat soils of the Everglades (Florida): Implications for changes in biogenic gas dynamics and peat collapse

Matt McClellan, PhD

Thesis: Using hydrogeophysical methods for investigating carbon dynamics in the Greater Everglades Watershed: implications for the spatial and temporal variability in carbon stocks and biogenic

 Current Position:  Geophysicist at US Army Corps of Engineers

Troy Bole

Thesis: High spatial resolution measurements using hydrogeophysical methods reveal the presence of hotspots for biogenic gas accumulation and release in the Florida Everglades

William Wright, PhD

Thesis: Investigating biogenic gas dynamics from peat soils of the Everglades using hydrogeophysical methods

Current Position: CEO, WrightPSM, LLC; WrightPSM webpage

Cali Munzenrieder 

Thesis: "Understanding variability of biogenic gas fluxes from peat soils at high temporal resolution using capacitance probes"

Current Position: Hydrogeologist, JLA Geosciences

Finn Whiting

Current Position:  Environmental Hydrogeologist at Maine Department of Environmental Protection.

Mario Job

Geophysics in the Critical Zone, Environmental Geophysics Lab

Alex Garcia

Current Position: Environmental Engineer; NASA KSC Spaceport Integration and Services; Kennedy Space Center (FL)

Greg Mount, Ph.D

Thesis: Multi-scale characterization of dissolution structures and porosity distribution in the upper part of the Biscayne aquifer using Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR)

Current Position: Water Resources Manager; Environmental Protection and Growth Management Department; Broward County, FL

Mario Mustasaar

Current Position:  Ph.D. student at University of Tartu (Estonia), Department of Geology

Gerhard Heij

Current Position: Sr. Geoscientist at ExxonMobil

Anastasija Cabolova, PhD

Current Position: Geophysicist, Shell

Paul Monahan

Environmental Geophysics Lab

Diego Quiros. PhD

Current Position: Lecturer in Geophysics, University of Cape Town