Stephen Ferencz
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Biography
Stephen Ferencz is a hydrologist with expertise in groundwater flow and transport modeling. His technical experience includes groundwater flow and transport modeling using MODFLOW, PFLOTRAN, and Comsol Multiphysics, surface routing modeling using HEC-RAS, priority administration and water management modeling, geospatial analysis/visualization, and automated workflow and custom data analysis scripting using Python and Matlab. He is interested in applying his broad hydrological knowledge to solve challenging interdisciplinary problems related to water resources. Topic areas of interest include tradeoffs of modeling across scales, quantifying model parameter uncertainty, the food-energy-water nexus, and projections of future water availability under climate change, population growth, and management scenarios.
Research Interests
- Groundwater
- Groundwater Modeling
- Hydrogeology
- Water supply systems analysis
- Groundwater sustainability
- Food-energy-water nexus
Education and Credentials
- Ph.D. (2020), Geosciences, University of Texas, Austin
- M.A. (2012), Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California, Berkeley
- B.A. (2011), Geology, University of California, Berkeley