Matt Becker holds a B.S. in Geology from Michigan State, and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of Texas. He was an NRC Post Doctoral Associate with the USGS National Research Program and a Senior NRC Associate with NASA Goddard Space Center. In 2007 he was a Fulbright Lecturer with the University of Trento, Italy. He is currently a Professor of Geology and holds the Conrey Chair in Hydrogeology at California State Long Beach. His current research interests include flow and contaminant transport in fractured bedrock, groundwater/surface water interactions, and the remote sensing of groundwater.