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Member Since 1988
Barbara A. Bekins
Retired, U.S. Geological Survey
Professional Experience
U.S. Geological Survey
Retired
2023 - Present
San Jose State University
2022 - Present
USGS
Research Hydrologist
1993 - 2023
USGS
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Education
University of California Santa Cruz
Doctorate
1993
San Jose State University
Masters
1988
Honors & Awards
Union Fellow
Received December 2019
Citation
For groundbreaking contributions in subsurface contaminant hydrology, the effects of fluids on plate-boundary faults, and induced earthquakes.
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Hydrology Fellows Committee
Publications
Field-scale observations of a transient geobattery resulting from natural attenuation of a crude oil...
We present evidence of a geobattery associated with microbial degradation of a mature crude oil spill. Self‐potential measurements were colle...
April 24, 2017
Impacts of an ethanol-blended fuel release on groundwater an...
August 07, 2013
AGU Abstracts
Multi-parameter assessment of organic contaminants risks to United States river basins using GIS mapping
GEOSPATIAL ANALYSES EXAMINING SPATIOTEMPORAL VARIABILITY IN WATER QUALITY: PRIORITIZING ACTIONS BY LINKING GIS, MODELS, AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE I ORAL
hydrology | 15 december 2023
Jeramy Jasmann, Shaun M. Baesman, Bojan Milinic, R...
Sampling and laboratory evaluations of organic micropollutants in surface water are costly and time-consuming endeavors. Mechanisms to identify stream...
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Exploring the Biogeobattery Phenomenon: Mechanisms Controlling the Geophysical Signals from a Crude-Oil Contaminated Site
ADVANCES IN NEAR-SURFACE APPLICATION OF ELECTRICAL GEOPHYSICAL METHODS III POSTER
near surface geophysics | 12 december 2023
Nicolette V. Filippone, Dimitrios Ntarlagiannis, E...
Environmental sites such as crude oil spills are a significant concern due to the release of contaminants into the environment. Recent advances in geo...
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Investigating the Driving Mechanisms of the Biogeobattery using Cores from a Crude Oil Spill Site
ADVANCES IN PETROPHYSICS FOR HYDROGEOPHYSICS AND CRITICAL ZONE SCIENCE II POSTER
hydrology | 16 december 2022
Nicolette V. Filippone, Dimitrios Ntarlagiannis, I...
Crude oil spills are a problem of great interest in hydrogeophysics, biochemistry, and microbiology. Previous work suggests that a strong redox gradie...
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Volunteer Experience
2022 - 2024
Member
Hydrology Fellows Committee
2021 - 2023
Member
College of Fellows Distinguished Lecturers - Earth Covering
2015 - 2016
Member
Hydrology-Ground Water Technical Committee
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