TAMUCC

People at the Center for Water Supply Studies





CWSS Staff

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Dr. Egon Weber, Director

Egon Weber is the Director of the Center for Water Supply Studies, and Assistantant Professor of Geology in the College of Science and Technology, TAMU-CC. He received his B.S. in Geology from Texas A&M - College Station in 1992, and his Ph.D. in Geology from The University of Michigan in  in 1998. After several years in the environmental consulting field, he returned to the academic environment in 2006 with this present position. 

His primary interests are investigating the effects of groundwater processes on geochemical cycles in the Texas Coastal Bend region and using geophysical tools to investigate the seawater/freshwater interface.  He teaches courses in hydrogeology, ground water geochemistry, ground water modeling, sedimentology, and geomorphology.

Richard Hay, Assistant Director

Richard Hay is the Assitant Director at the Center for Water Supply Studies, and has been at the center since 9/94. He also held various positions throughout a 14-year career with Anadrill/Schlumberger including field engineer, technical staff, and management. Assignments in both domestic and international (Europe, Africa, South America and the Caribbean) divisions. 

His primary interests are in ground/surface water modeling, remote sensing, GIS, geoelectromagnetics.


CWSS Collaborators

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Dr. James R. Garrison Jr.

James Garrison is a Research Associate and Adjunct Professor in the Physical and Environmental Science, with a research focus on sequence stratigraphy of coastal systems and on trace fossil classification.

Dr. Roy Lehman

Roy Lehman is a Professor in Life Sciences, with focus on the distribution and ecology of seaweed communities and bacteria source tracking.

Dr. Joanna Mott

Joanna Mott is an Associate Professor in Life Sciences with a focus in environmental microbiology of marine and freshwater, bacteria source tracking, and antibiotic resistance profiling.

Dr. Alberto Mestas-Nunez

Alberto Mestas-Nunez is an Associate Professor in Physical and Environmental Science with a focus on physical oceanography, remote sensing, and climate modeling.

Dr. Elizabeth Smith

Elizabeth Smith is a Research Scientist and Adjunct Professor of Biology in The Center for Coastal Studies.  Her research interests are in coastal ecology and habitat conservation planning, restoration and management.

Dr. Jennifer Smith-Engle

Jennifer Smith-Engle is a Professor in Physical and Environmental Science and the Assistant Dean in the College of Science and Technology.  Her research interests include sedimentology with a focus on coastal systems and coastal management.

Dr. Blair Sterba-Boatwright

Blair Sterba-Boatwright is an Associate Professor in Mathematics and Statistics with a focus on using statistical methods to evaluate complex environmental data sets and to model physical systems such as aquifers.

Dr. Philippe Tissot

Philippe Tissot is an Associate Professor in Physical and Environmental Science with an interest in the application of machine learning techniques such as artificial neural networks to the modeling of complex environmental systems.

Dr. Beate Zimmer

Beate Zimmer is an Associate Professor in Mathematics and Statistics with a focus on environmental modeling and processing remote sensing data.


CWSS Students

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Robert Schulz

Masters student in Environmental Science.  Working on variable density groundwater models to simulate freshwater lenses in barrier islands.

Mercedes Mata

Undergraduate research assitant. Working on using fluorescent fabric whiteners as traccers of domestic sewage contamination in Nueces County surface waters.

Eric Seeger

Undergraduate research assistant.  Working on relating rainfall data to spring discharge in Comal Springs.

James Mutchie

Undergraduate research assistant.  Working on magnetotelluric data acquisition.


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