Xavier Comas, Ph.D. 

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

Ph.D., Rutgers Univesity, 2005
B.Sc., 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

Matt Sirianni 

Main research interest: "Peatlands Geophysics: effects of sea-level rise on carbon dynamics in peat soils"

Mackenzie Vecchio

Main research interest: "Critical Zone Geophysics: internal structure and dynamics of trees"

Shelley Peirce

Main research interest: "Peatlands Geophysics: spatial and temporal variability in carbon fluxes   "

Chris Davenport

Main research interest: "Archaeological applications: characterization of native American mounds using electromagnetic methods"

Jorge A. Ramirez, Ph.D

 Personal Webpage

Current Position: Postdoctoral  Researcher, University of Bern, Switzerland, Institute of Geographyiscs

Matt McClellan, Ph.D.

Thesis: "Peatland Geophysics: vertical distribution and dynamics of biogenic gases in the Everglades "

Troy Bole

Thesis: "Peatland Geophysics: vertical distribution and dynamics of biogenic gases in the Everglades "

Diego Quiros. Ph.D

Current Position:  Postdoc at Baylor University; Ph.D. Cornell University

William Wright, PhD

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

Current Position: CEO, WrightPSM, LLC

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: Graduate student in Environmental Engineering, University of Texas-El Paso; Pathways Intern at Kennedy Space Center (NASA)

Greg Mount, Ph.D

IUP Geoscience webpage 

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: Assistant Professor, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Department of Geoscience

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

Current Position: " Peatlands Geophysics: Geologist at Silver Creek Oil & Gas