Tanveer Ali Dar is a postdoctoral researcher at University of Massachusetts Amherst, specializing in hydrogeology, isotopic hydrology, and groundwater-surface water interactions. His research focuses on understanding water flow and geochemical processes in mountainous regions. He has extensive experience in field-based hydrogeological investigations and stable isotope analysis. Dar holds a Ph.D. in Earth Sciences from the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee. His contributions are pivotal in advancing the understanding of surface water–groundwater interactions in transboundary major river basins.

Ms. Huba is a PhD student in the group whose research focuses on groundwater–surface water interactions in salar marginal environments, with particular emphasis on the aquifer mechanics that regulate these systems. Her work integrates passive hydrologic methodologies alongside physically based field observations to develop a comprehensive understanding of aquifer behavior under varying environmental and climatic conditions. She earned her master’s degree in the group, where she investigated the influence of climate change on flow generation in headwaters of the northeastern United States. She joined the group after completing a B.S. in Geology at Lafayette College

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. Belden is an MS/PhD student in the research group. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Massachusetts in 2021. After working as an engineer for two years, he returned to UMass in a staff position in 2023 and performs that role while pursuing his graduate studies. His current research involves modelling and investigating surface water and groundwater interactions in highly regulated river basins, where hydropeaking dam management practices cause unintended consequences for downstream systems.

Mr. Gauthier is a master’s student in the research group as part of the one-year Professional Masters program. As an undergraduate student at UMass, he majored in Environmental Science and minored in Geology. He currently studies the sourcing and evolution of freshwater inflows in Andean salar systems.