University of Kansas
Jim Butler is a Senior Scientist and Chief of the Geohydrology Section of the Kansas Geological Survey at the University of Kansas. He holds a B.S. in Geology from the College of William and Mary, and an M.S. and Ph.D in Applied Hydrogeology from Stanford University. His current research interests include high-resolution subsurface characterization, well responses to natural stimuli, and the role of phreatophytes in stream-aquifer systems. Butler was the 2007 Darcy Distinguished Lecturer of the National Ground Water Association.