Dr. Blin studied Civil Engineering at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, specializing in Hydraulic Engineering and Hydrogeology. Her research primarily focuses on the impacts of climate change on groundwater dynamics, basins of the Andean Altiplano, employing advanced groundwater modeling, innovative remote sensing techniques, and statistical processing of General Circulation Models (GCMs). Dr. Blin has made professional contributions through consulting hydrogeological projects with DICTUC in Chile. She is currently a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Mr. Corkran has ten years of experience in environmental and geotechnical consulting. He specializes in hydrogeologic investigations, digital data collection, and groundwater flow modeling. His current research interests include variable-density flow modeling in brine-freshwater systems and groundwater responses to climate change.

Ms. King is a master's student in the research group. She is studying the mechanisms of streamflow within ephemeral and intermittent streams in the high Andes. Her research interests include groundwater-surface water interactions, geophysics, and arid hydrology.

Ms. Huba is a master’s student in the group. As an undergraduate at Lafayette College,
she studied stream morphology around Beaver Dam Analogues and gravity anomalies
in Pennsylvania. Her current research interests include groundwater-surface water
interactions, changes in water resources due to climate change, and geophysics.

Mr DeShong is a master’s student in the research group. As an undergraduate at Middlebury College, he studied passive margin uplift and drainage network evolution in the Adirondack Mountains. He has since worked in Vermont’s climate policy sector to increase energy resilience in municipal buildings. His research interests include groundwater flow and transport, fluvial geomorphology, and remote sensing.

Mr. Kirshen is a post-graduate Research Fellow in the Boutt group and an alumni of the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He has three years of hydrogeologic research experience with focus on developing 3D geologic and groundwater flow models, interpreting geophysical data, and understanding basin-scale water budgets.