U.S. Geological Survey
Melinda Chapman has worked for U.S. Geological Survey for 22 years; 12 years in Atlanta, Ga. and 10 years in Raleigh, N.C. Melinda received her M.S. degree in Geology, with an emphasis on hydrogeology and geophysics from The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, under the direction of Dr. Scott Bair and Dr. Jeff Daniels. She received her B.S. degree in Geology from West Georgia College, Carrollton, GA. She has worked in a variety of hydrogeologic settings, including glacial deposits and karst aquifers, and has been conducting detailed investigations of fractured crystalline-bedrock aquifers during the past 16 years.