WASH Talk: Matt Becker, PhD

How Groundwater Impacts the People and Ecosystems of the South Pacific Islands

Kicking off the season is Matthew “Matt” W. Becker, PhD, the 2024 distinguished Darcy Lecturer. Matt Becker is the Conrey Chair in Hydrogeology and Professor of Earth Sciences at California State University Long Beach, USA. He holds degrees in Geology and Civil Engineering and has worked with Los Alamos National Labs, the U.S Geological Survey, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, the University at Buffalo, and has been awarded Fulbright scholarships for Italy and Australia. Matt’s primary focus of research is fluid flow in highly heterogeneous subsurface environments.