facultyDetails - Geosciences - The University of Montana

Jared Bean

Phone: 406-243-2341

Office: CHCB 113

Email: jared.bean@umontana.edu

M.S. Candidate - Hydrogeology/Fluvial Geomorphology

Background

My research focuses on surface water - groundwater interactions in fluvial systems. My advisors are Dr. William W. Woessner and Dr. Andrew C. Wilcox.

Prior to moving to Missoula, I was a GIS technician for the National Laboratory for Agriculture and the Environtment in Ames, Iowa. I recieved a B.A. in Geology from Middlebury College in 2010; and my hometown is Waukee, Iowa.

Education

B.A. Geology, Middlebury College, 2010

Field of Study

Selected Publications

Kim, J., P. Ryan, K. North, J. Bean, and L. Davis. Influence of the Hinesburg Thrust on Hydrogeology and Groundwater. In press, Ground Water.

Tomer, M., D. James, J. Bean, B. Gelder, and T. Moorman. Locating Potential Sites for Nutrient Interception Practices in a Tile-Drained Watershed Using Lidar Data. In press, The Journal of Soil and Water Conservation.

Tomer, M. D., D. E. James, J. A. Kostel, J. R. Bean. Siting multiple conservation practices in a tile-drained HUC-12 watershed using LiDAR topographic data. In press book chapter, CRC Press.

Professional Experience

Graduate Fellow of the Montana Institute on Ecosystems (2012)

Groundwater Monitoring Specialist, Missoula City-Country Health Department, Missoula, MT (2010-2012)

GIS Technician, USDA ARS National Laboratory for Agriculture and the Environment, Ames, IA (2010)

Teaching Experience

Instructor of GEO102 Intro to Physical Geology Lab, The University of Montana Geosciences Department (2010-2011)

Teaching Assistant for GEO160 Dynamic Earth Lab, Middlebury College Geology Department (2009)