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Ethan Mamer

 Ethan Mamer
Hydrogeologist
New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources
New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology
801 Leroy Place
Socorro NM 87801-4796
575-835-5118
(575) 835-6333 fax

Ethan is a hydrogeologist for the Aquifer Mapping Program. Since starting with the Bureau of Geology, he has worked on a variety of projects covering many parts of the state. These studies have required a broad range of hydrogeologic tools, such as GIS based aquifer and water-level surface interpolation, geochemical analysis of groundwater and surface water, and groundwater modeling. He has experience covering most facets of research projects, ranging from field sampling, report writing, to figure drafting.

Education

  • University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
    Masters of Science, Hydrogeology, May 2013
    Advisor: Christopher S. Lowry, PhD
    Thesis: “Two-dimensional quantification of groundwater flux using heat as a groundwater tracer: Applying amplitude shift methods to distributed temperature measurements”
  • Beloit College, Beloit, WI
    Bachelor of Science, Geology, May 2010
    Advisor: Susan K. Swanson PHD
    Undergraduate Thesis: "A climatic study of spring tufa deposits using stable isotopes and major and trace element concentrations, southwestern Wisconsin”

Professional Experience

  • New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM
    • Hydrogeologist (September 2013 to present)
  • Department of Geology, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
    • Research and Teaching Assistant (August 2011 to August 2013)
  • Wisconsin Geologic and Natural History Survey
    • Geotechnical Assistant (September 2010 to August 2011)

Current Research Interests

  • Expanding the use of heat as a tracer in quantifying groundwater/ surface water interactions.
  • Using fiber-optic distributed temperature sensing (FO-DTS) to better monitor managed aquifer recharge.
  • Finding ways to apply new and existing technologies to find creative solutions to hydrologic questions.
  • Studying long term groundwater storage changes throughout the state, in both confined and unconfined aquifers.

Honors & Awards

  • Pegrum Professional Development Award
  • Geological Society of America Travel Grant
  • Graduate Student Association Conference Grant
  • Haven Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Research
  • Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America

Projects

  • Estimates of recharge in the Tularosa Basin.
  • Modeled playa infiltration and spring discharge in the Jornada del Muerto.
  • Created isopach and structural contour maps of the geologic units in the San Juan Basin.
  • Mapped aquifer storage changes and water-level decline throughout the Rio Grande drainage basins.
  • Developing aquifer storage change methodology for confined aquifers in the Pecos Slope and Capitan reef aquifers.
  • Calculated canopy interception rates in the Sacramento Mountains.
  • Monitored the interaction of surface water and groundwater along the Animas River.
  • Studied the impact of a changing regional hydrogeology on a gypsum dune field in the Cuatrociénegas Basin, Coahuila, MX.

Publications

Papers and Reports

  1. Mamer, E. A., 2020, La Cienega Groundwater Level Monitoring, Santa Fe County, New Mexico: 2020 Summary of Findings, New Mexico Bureau of Geology Mineral Resources, Open-file Report-613, pp. 17
  2. Cikoski, C., Fichera, M., Mamer, E. A., Sturgis, L., 2020, A Three-Dimensional Hydrogeologic Model from the Pecos Slope to the Southern High Plains, Southeastern New Mexico, New Mexico Bureau of Geology Mineral Resources, Open-file Report, v. 0614
  3. Mamer, E. A., 2019, La Cienega Groundwater Level Monitoring, Santa Fe County, New Mexico: 2019 Summary of Findings, New Mexico Bureau of Geology Mineral Resources, Open-file Report-604, pp. 13.
  4. Mamer, E. A., Timmons, S., 2018, La Cienega Groundwater Level Monitoring, Santa Fe County, New Mexico: 2018 Summary of Findings, New Mexico Bureau of Geology Mineral Resources, Open-file Report-602, pp. 15.

  5. Mamer, E. A., Timmons, S., 2018, La Cienega Groundwater Level Monitoring, Santa Fe County, New Mexico: 2017 Summary of Findings, New Mexico Bureau of Geology Mineral Resources, Open-file Report-600, pp. 13.
  6. Mamer, E. A., Timmons, S., 2017, Groundwater Level Monitoring in La Cienega, Santa Fe County, New Mexico: 2016 Summary of Findings, New Mexico Bureau of Geology Mineral Resources, Open-file Report-590, pp. 42.
  7. Mamer, E. A., Newton, B. T., 2017, The relationship between the Cuatrociénegas gypsum dune field and the regional hydrogeology, Coahuila, Mexico: New Mexico Bureau of Geology Open-file Report 589
  8. Rinehart, A., Mamer, E., Kludt, T., Felix, B., Pokorny, C., Timmons, S., 2016, Groundwater level and storage changes in alluvial basins in the Rio Grande Basin, New Mexico: New Mexico Bureau of Geology Technical Completion Report
  9. Timmons, S. S., Mamer, E. A., Pokorny, C., 2016, Groundwater monitoring along the Animas River, New Mexico- Summary of the groundwater hydraulics and chemistry from August 2015 to June 2016: New Mexico Bureau of Geology Final Technical Report
  10. Newton, B. T., Kludt, T., Love, D., and Mamer, E. A., 2015, Hydrogeology of the central Jornada del Muerto- Implications for travel along the El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro, Sierra and Doña Ana counties, New Mexico: New Mexico Bureau of Geology Open-file Report 573
  11. Newton, B. T., Mamer, E. A., ReVelle, P., and Garduno, H., 2015, Sacramento Mountains watershed study- The effects of tree thinning on the local hydrologic system: New Mexico Bureau of Geology Open-file Report 576
  12. Kelley S. A., Engler, T., Cather, M., Pokorny, C., Yang., C. H., Mamer, E. A., Hoffman, G., Wilch, J., Johnson, P., and Zeigler, K., 2014, Hydrologic assessment of oil and gas resource development of the Mancos Shale in the San Juan Basin, New Mexico: New Mexico Bureau of Geology Open-file Report 566
  13. Mamer, E. A., Newton, B. T., Koning, D. J., Timmons, S. S., and Kelley S. A., 2014, Northeastern Tularosa Basin regional hydrogeology study, New Mexico: New Mexico Bureau of Geology Open-file Report 562
  14. Mamer, E. A., and C. S. Lowry, 2013, Locating and quantifying spatially distributed groundwater/surface water interactions using temperature signals with paired fiber-optic cables, Water Resour. Res., 49, 7670–7680, doi:10.1002/2013WR014235.

Abstracts

  1. Rinehart, A., Mamer, E., Rawing, G., Kludt, T., and Felix, B., 2019, Groundwater level and storage changes across New Mexico from the 1950s to the 2010s, NM WRRI 64th Water Conference
  2. Rinehart, A., and Mamer, E., 2019, Possible groundwater connection between Espanola and Albuquerque basins through preserved Santa Fe Group deposits revealed at Pena Blanca and La Cienega, NM, NM WRRI 64th Water Conference
  3. Mamer, E., Timmons, S., Newton, B. T., Pokorny, C., 2017, Continued Monitoring of the Animas River Valley Groundwater Level After the Gold King Mine Mine-water Release of 2015: Water Resources Research Institute, 2 nd Annual Conference on Environmental Conditions of the Animas and San Juan watersheds with Emphasis on Gold King Mine and Other Mine Waste Issues, June 20-22, 2017
  4. Mamer, E., Timmons, S., Long Term Groundwater Level Monitoring in La Cienega, Santa Fe County, New Mexico: Espanola Basin Technical Advisory Group Meeting, October 12-13, 2017
  5. Mamer, E., Rinehart, A., Broadhead, R., Kludt, T., Felix, B., and Pokorny, C., Method for estimating Groundwater Storage Change in Variably Confined Aquifers in New Mexico: Water Resources Research Institute, 62 nd Annual New Mexico Water Conference, August 15-16, 2017
  6. Mamer, E., and Timmons, S., 2016, Examination of the Animas River alluvial aquifer hydraulics after the GKM spill: New Mexico Geological Society Annual Spring Meeting, Macey Center, New Mexico Tech campus, Socorro, NM, April 8, 2016, Program with Abstracts, p. 47.
  7. Mamer, E., Timmons, S., and Pokorny, C., 2016, Animas River groundwater level monitoring after the GKM mine-water release of 2015: Environmental Conditions of the Animas and San Juan Watersheds with Emphasis on the GKM and Other Mine Waste Issues, Farminton, NM
  8. Rinehart, A., Mamer, E., Felix, B., and Kludt, T., 2016, Preliminary groundwater storage changes from 1950s to present in New Mexico alluvial aquifers using semi-automated workflow: New Mexico Geological Society Annual Spring Meeting, Macey Center, New Mexico Tech campus, Socorro, NM, April 8, 2016, Program with Abstracts, p. 56.
  9. Timmons, S., Mamer, E., and Pokorny, C., 2016, Monitoring groundwater chemistry in the Animas River alluvial aquifer after the GKM 2015 mine-water release: New Mexico Geological Society Annual Spring Meeting, Macey Center, New Mexico Tech campus, Socorro, NM, April 8, 2016, Program with Abstracts, p. 66.
  10. Timmons, S., Mamer, E., and Pokorny, C., 2016, Monitoring the Animas River alluvial aquifer groundwater chemistry after the GKM 2015 mine-water release: Environmental Conditions of the Animas and San Juan Watersheds with Emphasis on the GKM and Other Mine Waste Issues, Farminton, NM
  11. Rinehart, A., Mamer, E., Timmons, S., and Koning, D., 2015, Preliminary interpretation of water chemistry and groundwater levels in the Eastern San Agustin Plains and the Upper Alamosa Creek, New Mexico: New Mexico Geological Society Annual Spring Meeting, Macey Center, New Mexico Tech campus, Socorro, NM, April 24, 2015, Program with Abstracts, p. 53.
  12. Mamer, E., Newton, B. T., Timmons, S., Koning, D., and Land L., 2014, Recharging the Tularosa Basin: New Mexico Geological Society Annual Spring Meeting, Macey Center, New Mexico Tech campus, Socorro, NM, April 11, 2014, Program with Abstracts, p. 41.
  13. Newton, B. T., Kludt, T., Mamer, E., and Love, D., 2014, Hydrogeologic controls on early travel through the Jornada del Muerto, New Mexico: New Mexico Geological Society Annual Spring Meeting, Macey Center, New Mexico Tech campus, Socorro, NM, April 11, 2014, Program with Abstracts, p. 47.
  14. Mamer, E., Newton, B. T., Timmons, S., Koning, D., and Kelley S., 2014, Northeastern Tularosa Basin Regional Hydrogeology Study, New Mexico: New Mexico Water Resources and Research Institute 59th Annual Water Conference, La Fonda on the Plaza, Santa Fe, NM, November 18-19, 2014, Poster Abstracts, p. 21.
  15. Mamer, E., Lowry, C., 2012, “Two-dimensional quantification of groundwater flux using heat as a groundwater tracer: Applying amplitude shift methods to distributed temperature measurements,” Geological Society of America: Abstracts with Programs. Vol. 44, No. 7, p. 51
  16. Mamer, E., Swanson, S., 2010, “A climatic study of spring tufa deposition using stable isotopes and major and trace element concentrations, Southwestern Wisconsin,” 23rd Annual Keck Symposium, Houstin, Texas