This project aims to serve the national interest by improving the education of a diverse and capable workforce of geoscience and environmental professionals. The goal is to advance understanding of how student and expert hydrogeologists use three-dimensional spatial thinking skills to predict contamination movement through the shallow subsurface.
This project is supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF), grant #’s 2043616 and 2043620. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
Project Members
Assistant Professor of Science Education
Towson University
Chair of Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences and Professor
Western Michigan University
Professor of Geosciences
Towson University
Director of Hydrogeology Field Course and Professor
Western Michigan University
Professor and Associate Dean of Earth and Society Programs, Geology and Geological Engineering
Colorado School of Mines
Professor of Psychology
Temple University
Oluwarotimi Popoola, Graduate Research Assistant
Western Michigan University
Matt Gordon, Undergraduate Research Assistant
Towson University
Learn More
- Characterization of Spatial Thinking Skills in Hydrogeology
- Two Faculty Awarded a Grant to Better Prepare Hydrogeology Workforce
- WMU Faculty Awarded NSF Grant to Explore Fast-Growing Hydrogeology Field
