Randall Hunt is a research hydrologist for the U.S. Geological Survey and an adjunct professor of geology and geophysics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He received a B.A. majoring in geology and business from Gustavus Adolphus College, and an M.S. and Ph.D. in geology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has co-authored more than 60 publications and currently is an associate editor for the journal Groundwater.