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Benjamin Tobin

Education

Ph.D., Aquatic Resources, Texas State University, 2013

M.Sc., Geoscience, Western Kentucky University, 2007

B.A., Earth Science, University of New Hampshire, 2002

Research Interests

My research is focused on understanding processes in karst systems and includes utilizing a variety of methodologies to better understand how caves and conduits form, how contaminants move through these systems, how karst systems relate to the surrounding landscape, and how to improve our protection of these unique systems while living on karst. In particular, I focus on:

  • tracer hydrology
  • subterranean ecosystems
  • groundwater vulnerability
  • surface water-groundwater interactions
  • speleogenesis
  • resource management
Selected Publications:

Lachniet, M.S., Du, X., Dee, S.G. et al. Elevated Grand Canyon groundwater recharge during the warm Early Holocene. Nat. Geosci. 16, 915–921 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-023-01272-6

Blitch, W, Sovie, AR, Tobin, BW. 2023. Predictive modeling of cave entrance locations: relationships between surface and subsurface morphology. International Journal of Speleology. Doi: 10.5038/1827-806X.52.2.2455 

Miller, BV, Tobin, BW. 2023. Groundwater Basin Delineation for Fern Cave, Nat Mountain, Alabama. USGS Scientific Investigations Map 3506.doi: 10.3133/sim2506 

Heimel, S, Tobin, BW. 2022. Utilizing Cave Resource Inventory and Cave Map Data as a tool to understand karst processes. Geosciences Special Collection: Karst Unsaturated Zone. Doi: 10.3390/geosciences12020047 

Tobin, BW, Polk, J.S., Arpin, S.M., Shelley, A., Taylor, C. 2021. A conceptual model of epikarst processes across sites, seasons, and storm events. Journal of Hydrology. doi: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2020.125692