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About Mark Rains

I am an ecohydrologist with a B.A. and an M.S. in ecology and a Ph.D. in hydrogeology. My research is focused on the nexus of three concepts: hydrological connectivity, geological controls on physical and chemical hydrology, and hydrological controls on ecosystem structure and function. I pursue these efforts in a variety of surface-water and shallow-groundwater environments, including depressional wetlands, headwater streams and mainstem rivers, and mangroves and lagoons.

Positions

Present Professor & Chief Science Officer for the State of Florida, University of South Florida ‐ School of Geosciences
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Disciplines

Research Interests

Grants

2017 - 2019 Rapid Assessment of Shallow Groundwater Recharge-Discharge in Salmon-Bearing Watersheds, Kenai Lowlands, Alaska
National Estuarine Research Reserve System Science Collaborative
$159,000
2017 - 2018 Kenai Lowlands Salmon Research Synthesis and Design of Tools for Integrated Watershed Management
National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis
$182,000
2017 - 2018 Landscape restoration of vernal pool and grassland habitats on the Merced Natural Reserve
UC Merced
$13,000
2012 - 2018 Co-Leading and Participating in the Scenarios and Modeling Cross-Cutting Theme of the Florida Coastal Everglades Long-Term Ecological Research Program
National Science Foundation
$355,000
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Professional Service and Affiliations

2004 - Present Representative for the University of South Florida, Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic Science, Inc.
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Honors and Awards

  • 1st Place, Natural Resources/Environment Category, Future of the Region Awards (2015), Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council
  • Level II Scientific and Technological Achievement Award (2009), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  • Silver Telly Award in the Category of Best Use of Animation (2009), Telly Awards
  • Patel Faculty Research Fellow (2008), Dr. Kiran C. Patel Center for Global Solutions

Courses

  • GLY6739 - Topics in Ecohydrology
  • GLY6739 - Topics in Ecohydrology
  • GLY6824 - Ecohydrology
  • GLY4947L - Hydrogeology Field Methods / GLY4948L - Hydrogeology Laboratory Methods
  • GLY4822C - Fluid Earth 2: Hydrogeology

Education

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2002 Ph.D., University of California, Davis
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1994 M.S., University of Washington
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1990 B.A., University of California San Diego
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Links

Contact Information

Phone: (813) 974-3310
Office: NES 203
Lab: NES 321

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