- PhD Student
- Pronouns: He/Him
- Email: reid_buskirk@tamu.edu
- Office: Halbouty 370
Research Interests
- Aqueous Geochemistry
- Hydrogeology
- Instrumentation
My research focuses on iron (Fe) and arsenic (As) accumulation and transport in tidally fluctuating riverbank aquifers in Bangladesh’s Meghna River. To understand these processes, I am utilizing a reversing flow column experiment to directly investigate Fe precipitation, dissolution and recrystallization and As adsorption to
sediments and As fluxes to local shallow aquifers and the Meghna River. Other research interests include nutrient (nitrogen and phosphorus) transport and fate, novel experimental apparatus development to tackle unconventional hydrological and geochemical environments, and the fate of dissolved organic carbon (DOC),
dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC), and nutrients in rainforest watersheds.
Advisor: Peter Knappett
Educational Background
- M.S. Geology, Texas A&M University: December 2021
- B.S. Geology, Eastern Kentucky University: May 2019
- B.S. Chemistry Eastern Kentucky University: May 2019
Awards & Honors
- Carolyn S and Dan Pedrotti '53 Fellowship (2023)
- Texas Water Resource Institute USGS Graduate Student Research Program2 (2023)
- Talisman Fellowship (2020)
- ConocoPhillips/HEEP Endowed Graduate Fellowship (2020)
Michael T Halbouty Fellowship (2021)
Selected Publications
- Buskirk, R.E., Malzone, J.M., Borowski, W.S., Cornelison, J. The impact of small-scale land cover and groundwater interactions on base flow solute and nutrient export in a small agricultural stream. Environ Monit Assess 192, 574 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-020-08517-6.