Mark Higgins, Phd Email & Phone Number

Boston, Ma, Us

Hartford County, Connecticut, United States

Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Storrs, Ct

Research:Conduct full time research pertaining to contaminant fate & transport and exposure risk assessment in groundwater wells. Active studies include investigating sources and transport of anthropogenic arsenic, nitrate, and road salt in CT domestic wells. Other focus areas include the ongoing development of novel groundwater tracer techniques using naturally occurring bacteria communities present in soil, surface water, and groundwater. Next-generation 16S rRNA sequencing and… Show more Research:Conduct full time research pertaining to contaminant fate & transport and exposure risk assessment in groundwater wells. Active studies include investigating sources and transport of anthropogenic arsenic, nitrate, and road salt in CT domestic wells. Other focus areas include the ongoing development of novel groundwater tracer techniques using naturally occurring bacteria communities present in soil, surface water, and groundwater. Next-generation 16S rRNA sequencing and biostatistical analysis are used to characterize bacteria presence and transport along groundwater flow paths.Teaching:Lab Instructor for Introduction to Groundwater Hydrology, Field Methods in Groundwater Hydrology, and Earth's Dynamic Environment Show less

New London/Norwich, Connecticut Area

Lectured about the fundamental components and concepts of Geographic Information Systems using ArcGIS software. Lab assignments provide a comprehensive learning experience in applying ArcGIS to solve real world issues and answer research questions.Students come away with a strong sense of how to develop and approach complex research questions as well as how to communicate their results to broad audiences via visual maps and figures.

Warminster, Pa

As the East Coast Manager I directed all projects, R&D operations, and employees out of the Philadelphia office. Project locations also included Canada, Caribbean, and Europe.Major responsibilities included the design, implementation, and support of unique investigative groundwater systems on high profile contaminated sites (Superfund, Brownfields, etc.) throughout North America and Europe. Primary FLUTe borehole well methods and systems include multi-level sampling systems in 1400+ft… Show more As the East Coast Manager I directed all projects, R&D operations, and employees out of the Philadelphia office. Project locations also included Canada, Caribbean, and Europe.Major responsibilities included the design, implementation, and support of unique investigative groundwater systems on high profile contaminated sites (Superfund, Brownfields, etc.) throughout North America and Europe. Primary FLUTe borehole well methods and systems include multi-level sampling systems in 1400+ft boreholes, vertical hydrologic flow profiling to characterize discrete flowing fractures, and detection systems for NAPL and dissolved-phase contaminants.Major tasks:- Borehole fluid flow and contaminant data collection, reduction, modeling, interpretation and presentation to clients.- Analysis of data to determine optimal placement of multi-level groundwater well sampling intervals.- Presentation and marketing to government agencies, private sector clients, and academic research programs. Show less

Albuquerque, Nm

I was responsible for the installation and implementation of FLUTe multi-level sampling systems and transmissivity profile tests within boreholes drilled for the purpose of groundwater monitoring. Other responsibilities included working with clients to the develop scope of work, equipment preparation for field deployments, customer support to troubleshoot monitoring systems, and R&D.Much of my time was spent in the field overseeing and leading installations of numerous groundwater… Show more I was responsible for the installation and implementation of FLUTe multi-level sampling systems and transmissivity profile tests within boreholes drilled for the purpose of groundwater monitoring. Other responsibilities included working with clients to the develop scope of work, equipment preparation for field deployments, customer support to troubleshoot monitoring systems, and R&D.Much of my time was spent in the field overseeing and leading installations of numerous groundwater sampling and testing systems in the Americas and Europe. Other tasks included logistical planning of project fieldwork for myself and other engineers, data reduction and analysis borehole transmissivity profiles, writing of technical reports, and conducting R&D on our products. Show less

Doctor Of Philosophy - Ph.D., Geological Sciences (Focus: Hydrogeology And Bioinformatics)

Arsenic and salt contamination have become increasingly common in water supply wells throughout New England. My doctoral research.

Master Of Science - Ms, Geological And Earth Sciences/Geosciences

Focus in Hydrogeology. Studied the effects of concentration averaging during sampling of open bedrock wells through numerical modeling.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Geological Sciences