Staff—Thomas Patton

Professional Experience

2012 – present, Research Division Chief
2002 – present, Senior Research Hydrogeologist
1978 – 2012, Associate Research Hydrogeologist, Ground-Water Assessment Program, Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology, Butte

4 years– Geohydrologist, Montana Department of Natural Resources, Helena

Education

M.S. — Geology, Montana College of Mineral Science and Technology, Butte

B.A. — Geography and Geology, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Indiana

Professional Interests

— Availability and quality of groundwater

— Geology of the Flaxville and related gravels of North Eastern Montana

— Interpretation and distribution of hydrogeologic data

— Natural and Artificial recharge of shallow aquifers in arid environments