A
Massachusetts native, Stephen B. Mabee received his B.S. degree
in Geology from Tufts
University
in 1974 and an M.S. degree in Geology from the University of Colorado
in 1978. He worked for nearly 10 years in the private sector
as an environmental consultant working for R.V. Lord and Associates
in Boulder, Colorado and Sasaki Associates, Inc. in Watertown,
MA where he was a senior associate and project manager. He worked
on major design and construction projects across the U.S.
He received his Ph.D. in Geology from the University
of Massachusetts Amherst
in 1992 with a focus on hydrogeology, geochemistry, geophysics
and structural geology. He was a visiting assistant professor
at Amherst
College
from 1992 to 1995 teaching hydrogeology and environmental geology
and an introductory environmental topics course. He joined the
faculty in the Department
of Geosciences
at the University of Massachusetts in 1995. His research
interests and outreach activities include: 1) groundwater resource
evaluation in bedrock; 2) application of geophysical techniques
to environmental problems; 3) hydrogeological education; and,
4) water resources in ancient cultures. He was appointed
State Geologist on September 1, 2002 but continues to serve as
adjunct faculty in the Department of Geosciences.
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