DrAlan Seltzer

Alan is an Assistant Professor of Hydrogeology and Groundwater Systems in the UCD School of Earth Sciences. His research primarily focuses on the application of naturally occurring geochemical tracers - particularly dissolved gas isotopes in water - to investigate a wide range of physical and biogeochemical processes in the hydrosphere, atmosphere, ocean, and solid Earth. As an analytical hydrogeochemist, Alan's research includes both lab and field based methods for tracer analysis as constraints for forward and inverse models of varying complexity, with an emphasis on noble gas tracers of groundwater recharge properties. Prior to joining UCD, Alan served on the research faculty at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, where he was also a postdoc from 2019-2021. Alan earned a PhD in Earth Science from University of California San Diego in 2019 and a BA in Earth Science (Computer Science concentration) from Columbia University in 2014.