Dr. Meredith Goebel

Biography

Meredith Goebel's primary research interests center on the application of geophysical methods to address problems surrounding the evaluation and management of groundwater resources. Currently, she serves as a Research Scientist at Stanford University, where she develops methods that integrate new datasets with groundwater models to improve accuracy and utility, specifically for California’s Central Valley. In addition to her primary work, she is involved in several projects investigating new tools for groundwater recharge site assessment in the Central Valley. Meredith completed her PhD in Geophysics at Stanford University, focusing on electrical and electromagnetic geophysical methods to map and monitor saltwater intrusion at both lab and field scales. Her field-scale research during her PhD was conducted along the coast of Monterey Bay, where she mapped the distribution of fresh and salt water in the subsurface both onshore and offshore. Before starting at Stanford, she obtained her BA in Geophysics from UC Berkeley and interned with the seismology group at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

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