Reid "Zeke" Buskirk (He/Him)
Research
My research focuses on iron (Fe) and arsenic (As) accumulation and transport in tidally fluctuating riverbank aquifers in Bangladesh’s Meghna River. To understand these processes, I am utilizing a reversing flow column experiment to directly investigate Fe precipitation, dissolution and recrystallization and As adsorption tosediments and As fluxes to local shallow aquifers and the Meghna River. Other research interests include nutrient (nitrogen and phosphorus) transport and fate, novel experimental apparatus development to tackle unconventional hydrological and geochemical environments, and the fate of dissolved organic carbon (DOC),
dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC), and nutrients in rainforest watersheds.
Selected Publications
Buskirk, R.E., Malzone, J.M., Borowski, W.S., Cornelison, J. The impact of small-scale land cover and groundwater interactions on base flow solute and nutrient export in a small agricultural stream. Environ Monit Assess 192, 574 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-020-08517-6.Education
M.S. Geology, Texas A&M University: December 2021
B.S. Geology, Eastern Kentucky University: May 2019
B.S. Chemistry Eastern Kentucky University: May 2019
Awards
Carolyn S and Dan Pedrotti '53 Fellowship (2023)
Texas Water Resource Institute USGS Graduate Student Research Program2 (2023)
Talisman Fellowship (2020)
ConocoPhillips/HEEP Endowed Graduate Fellowship (2020)
Michael T Halbouty Fellowship (2021)
