Department Faculty Receive Grants

Dr.  Andre Ellis was recently awarded a 2 year research grant of $163,000 from the National Science Foundation.  This grant will support Dr. Ellis' groundbreaking work on chromium isotope systematics at environmental sites.

Dr. Barry Hibbs recently received a 2 year research grant of $250,000 from the US Department of Education to support curriculum development in hydrogeology and to support MS student research. Topics include southwestern water sustainability topics, water security, and hydrological analysis along the US/Mexico border. Dr. Hibbs also received a renewal of his annual water quality monitoring contract for the Santa Monica Mountains ($70,000) from the US National Park Service.