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Scott W. Tyler
Professor and Director
Department of Geological Sciences
Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Science
MS-175
University of Nevada , Reno
Phone: (775) 784-6250
Fax: (775) 784-1953
E-mail: tylers unr.edu
Home page: http://wolfweb.unr.edu/homepage/tylers/index.htm
Education:
Ph.D. Hydrology/Hydrogeology, 1990, University of Nevada,
Reno,
Dissertation Title:Fractal Applications to Soil Hydraulic Properties.
M.S. Hydrology, 1983, New Mexico
Institute of Mining and Technology
Thesis Title: Field Results of Borehole Infiltration Tests.
B.S. Mechanical Engineering , 1978, University
of Connecticut; Storrs
My areas of focus span the wide range of arid region
hydrology, with particular interest in bridging the gap between
hydrogeology and soil physics in the newly emerging area of vadose zone
hydrology. I have joint appointment with the Department of Geological
Sciences and the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental
Sciences, as well Director of UNR’s interdisciplinary Graduate Program
of Hydrologic Sciences. I am currently involved with studies of
moisture flux and groundwater recharge in arid environments. Other work
includes the development of soil-atmosphere models of energy and water
flux, the study of ground-water/brine interactions in terrestrial
environments, the reconstruction of paleoclimates from soil water
chemistry, and reactive transport of contaminants in fractured, dual
porosity unsaturated media and mine waste materials.
As Director of UNR’s Graduate Program of Hydrologic Sciences,
I have the opportunity to guide and work with over 70 faculty at UNR,
the Desert Research Institute and the U.S. Geological Survey in our
nationally recognized Masters and doctoral degree programs in both
hydrogeology and hydrology.
In addition, I have focused some of my energy towards educating U.S.
students on the problems and issues faced by citizens of developing
countries with respect to safe drinking water. I lead volunteer
graduate and undergraduate trips to Chile , Haiti and soon, to west
Africa to train local villagers in well drilling and well repair. At
the same time, students from UNR in our Student
Association for International Water Issues and other universities
sponsored through our National Science Foundation funded REU
site have the opportunity to learn first hand the difficulties
faced by more than one billion people who do not have access to safe
drinking water.
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