Bracken T. Wimmer
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Senior Research Specialist
Geochemistry
496 Natural Resources Building
615 E Peabody Ave
Champaign IL, 61820
217-244-0163
Education:
B.S. Geology (Earth and Environmental Sciences), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Major Responsibilities:
- Field work for Phase III of the Department of Energy funded Midwest Geological Sequestration Consortium
- Conducts and leads deep brine and shallow groundwater sampling events, develops and contributes data and interpretations to quarterly and monthly reports, performs laboratory analysis such as alkalinity and anion concentrations, manages Ion Chromatography lab, maintains and orders lab/field equipment and supplies, and describes geologic cores from the drilling of water-monitoring wells
Research Interests:
- Groundwater microbial activity and its effect on geochemistry, shallow and deep groundwater stable isotope geochemistry