Dr. Susan Brantley

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Biography

Susan L. Brantley is the Atherton Professor Evan Pugh University Professor Emerita of Geosciences at Penn State University. Her research emphasizes natural and human-induced reactions involving water, rock, gas, biota, and soil. Brantley has a long-standing interest in the rates and mechanisms of water-rock reactions, focusing on the critical zone science, weathering, erosion, and soil formation. She has conducted significant research on water quality issues pertinent to agriculture and hydraulic fracturing, employing her expertise as an aqueous geochemist. Her academic path includes a Ph.D. in Geological and Geophysical Sciences from Princeton University in 1987. Brantley's work integrates chemical, geological, biological, physical, and anthropogenic processes related to the circulation of aqueous fluids in shallow hydrogeologic settings, with a keen focus on the inter-relationships within the critical zone.

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Doctorate Program
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TOEFL
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IELTS
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Master's degree in related field for PhD Baccalaureate degree from accredited institution
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