DECEASED ’06. His interests and experiences include Environmental geology; engineering and economic geology; hydrogeologic studies in alpine areas; mine reclamation studies in the western U.S. Recent projects include environmental geologic and land use study of the Lake Tahoe Basin and the application of geology to solving the liquid and solid waste problem of the north Lake Tahoe area, hydrogeologic studies in the rift zone of East Africa, fog drip in groundwater recharge and hydrogeologic characterization of waste disposal sites.