Robert J. Mitchell

Professor

Member of the WWU Geology faculty since 1996

Education

Ph.D. - Michigan Tech University (Environmental Engineering)

M.S. - University of Minnesota (Physics) and Michigan Tech (Geophysics)

B.S. - University of Wisconsin, River Falls (Geology)

Areas of Expertise

Hydrogeology, watershed hydrology, engineering geology, and numerical modeling

Courses Taught

Physical Geology
GIS in Geology
Environmental Geology
Engineering Geology
Watershed Hydrology
Surface Water Hydrology
Hydrogeology
Groundwater Contamination

Selected Publications

Dickerson, S. and R. Mitchell, 2013. Modeling the effects of climate change forecasts on streamflow in the Nooksack River basin, Northwest Washington. Hydrological Processes, DOI: 10.1002/hyp.10012.

Matthews, R., M. Hilles, J. Vandersypen, R. Mitchell and G. Matthews, Lake Whatcom Monitoring Report 2011-2012, March, 2013. Report to the City of Bellingham, WA.

Mitchell, R., G. Gabrisch, and R. Matthews, Lake Whatcom Bathymetry and Morphology. November 2010. Report to the City of Bellingham, WA.

Mitchell, R. J., R. S. Babcock, H. Hirsch, L. McKee, R. Matthews, and J. Vandersypen, Water Quality: Abbotsford-Sumas Aquifer Final Report, 166 pp., March 2005. Report to the Washington State Department of Ecology, Olympia, WA.

Mitchell, R. J., R. S. Babcock, S. Gelinas, L. Nanus, D. E. Stasney, 2003 Nitrate Distributions and Source Identification in the Abbotsford-Sumas Aquifer, Northwestern Washington, J. Environ. Qual. 32:789-800.

Recent M.S. Students

See a list of my current and former students here.