Meredith Metcalf

Biography

Dr. Meredith Metcalf has a diverse background in the natural sciences with a bachelor’s degree in Geology from Colgate University and both a master’s degree in Geology and Geophysics and a Ph.D. in Natural Resources and the Environment (with a concentration in hydrogeology) from the University of Connecticut. Her research interests are in the use of geographic information systems to analyze groundwater sustainability, ground water quality and groundwater flow patterns in fractured rock.

Research Interests

• Natural and anthropogenic contaminants in drinking water
• Groundwater flow in fractured rock aquifers
• GIS and public health

Of Note

Dr. Metcalf works on a range of projects with students that require GIS.

Teaching Interests

• Introductory and Advanced GIS
• Remote Sensing
• Environmental Science and Society

Publications

Metcalf, M., Adams, Z., Bafumo, D., Croteau, J., Cueto, R., Evans, S., Fontaine, J., Hallisey, N., Mase, B., Varney, M., and Vinci, M. (2018). A Culminating Liberal Arts Experience Using GIS. Spring Northeast Arc Users Group Conference, May 8, individual student poster presentations, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT.

Higgins, M., Robbins, G., and Metcalf, M. (2018). Improving Water Quality Data from Fractured Bedrock Wells in Consideration of Concentration Averaging, 2017 Annual GSA Meeting, oral presentation, March 18-20, 2018, Burlington, VT.

Metcalf M.J., Stevens, G.J., and Robbins, G.A., (2016). Application of First Order Kinetics to Characterize MTBE Natural Attenuation in Groundwater, Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, v. 187: 47-54.

Metcalf M.J. and Robbins, G.A., (2014). Evaluating Groundwater Sustainability for Fractured Crystalline Bedrock. Water Science and Technology: Water Supply, v. 14, no. 1: 127-134. (doi:10.2166/ws.2013/179)

Metcalf M.J. and Robbins, G.A., (2013). Natural Buffering of Contaminants Related to Development in Fractured Rock. Groundwater Monitoring & Remediation, v. 33, no. 4: 89-99.