Welcome!
We are interested in a wide range of water-related processes, their interactions, and feedbacks in natural to urbanized environments.
For more information, please contact us directly.
Current lab
Kevin M. Befus, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Geosciences
University of Arkansas
Ph.D. U. Texas Austin
M.S. U. Colorado Boulder
B.S. Wheaton College
Field to numerical studies of groundwater-surface water interactions
John Richins
Doctoral student | Geosciences
M.S. Oklahoma State U.
B.S. Oklahoma State U.
Groundwater hydrology. John worked as a private sector environmental geologist for several years before joining the lab.
Taylor Watson
Masters student | Geosciences
B.S. Baylor U.
Taylor is working on coastal groundwater hydrology responses to climate change and urban development.
Ben Walters
Masters student
B.S. Kansas State U
Ben is a teaching assistant for Earth Science and is working on the impacts of sea level rise on groundwater and nature-based adaptation solutions.
Billy Jack Summerford
Masters student
B.S. U. Arkansas Little Rock
Billy is working on how bypass construction near Hot Springs, AR has influenced local groundwater flow and levels.
Incoming scientists
M.S., Ph.D., and Post-doctoral scholars
If you are interested in joining the research group, please reach out to Dr. Befus or lab members listed above.
Past lab members
Alexander Kurnizki
M.S. U. Wyoming 2020
B.S. Humboldt State U.
Zander worked with Dr. Befus on surface water-groundwater interactions on a dike estuarine-wetland system on Cape Cod, MA while studying at U. Wyoming. Prior to his graduate research, Zander volunteered with the U.S. Peace Corps, stationed in Liberia.
Paulo Borges
Visiting Fulbright-Azores Doctoral student 2021
M.S. U. Coimbra
B.S. U. Coimbra
Hydrogeology of volcanic islands. Studies the application of geophysics in volcanic environments to detect and monitor groundwater.
Prayas Rath
Doctoral student | U. Wyoming
M.S. NIT Rourkela
B.S. NIT Rourkela
Prayas studies the connections between groundwater systems and reservoirs with numerical modeling and field data.
Xin Su, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Researcher (2021-23)
Ph.D. Stevens Inst. Tech.
M.S. UC Irvine
B.S. Liaoning Shihua U.
Xin studied how coastal groundwater systems respond to sea-level rise and tests adaptation strategies. Xin is currently a postdoctoral researcher at Arizona State University.