Rachel Rotz's Profile

PhD, Hydrogeology, University of Georgia
MS, Geology, University of Georgia
BS, Geology, University of Georgia
BA, Liberal Studies, University of Central Florida

Hydrogeological modeling, remote sensing and GIS in hydrology, groundwater

GLY1010C: Physical Geology
GLY3820C: Introduction to Hydrology
GLY4930: ST Remote Sensing for Geoscientists
GLY 4822C: Hydrogeolgy
GLY 4930: ST Water in the Solar System
GLY 4892: Senior Capstone

• Rotz, R., Milewski A.M., Craddock R.A., Morgan A., Leigh D. (2020). Investigating the Effects of Lacustrine Events on Linear Dune Evolution. Journal of Arid Environments. Manuscript in Preparation.
• Rotz, R., Milewski, A.; Rasmussen, T.C. (2020). Transient Evolution of Inland Freshwater Lenses: Comparison of Numerical and Physical Experiments. Water, 12, 1154.
• Milewski, A., Lezzaik, K. & Rotz, R. (2020). Sensitivity Analysis of the Groundwater Risk Index in the Middle East and North Africa Region. Environ. Process. 7, 53–71 (2020).
• Rotz, R., Milewski, A. (2019). Physical modeling of inland freshwater lens formation and evolution in drylands. Hydrogeology Journal, 1-14.
• Fackrell L., Rotz R., Demir H., Schroeder, P. (2020). A Critical Zone Network Approach to the Study of Mars, Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey White Paper. In Review.

• Rotz, R. and Higgins M. (2015), Revealing Links between Space Exploration and Understanding our Earth at Marshall Space Flight Center: Pioneering Space, Preserving Earth. NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Summer Internship Program.

• Duke, L.D., Mullen, M.N., Unger, K.E., Rotz, R., Thomas, S. (2023). Flood mitigation: Regulatory and hydrologic effectiveness of multicomponent runoff detention at a Southwest Florida site. JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association. https://doi.org/10.1111/1752-1688.13157.

• Kassis, Z.R., Guo, W., Maliva, R.G., Manahan, W.S., Rotz, R., & Missimer, T.M. (2023). Pumping-Induced Feed Water Quality Variation and Its Impacts on the Sustainable Operation of a Brackish Water Reverse Osmosis Desalination Plant, City of Hialeah, Florida, USA. Sustainability, 15(6), 4713. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15064713.

• Canfield, D.C., Thomas, S., Rotz, R., & Missimer, T.M. (2023). Stormwater Pond Evolution and Challenges in Measuring the Hydraulic Conductivity of Pond Sediments. Water, 15(6), 1122. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15061122.

• MacDonald Jr., J.H., Missimer, T.M., Rotz, R.R., Chou, J., Molina, R., Kassis, Z.R., Morejon, S., & Waldrop, R. (2022). Draft Report on the Geochemical Analysis of a Continuous Core: Lake Okeechobee Watershed Restoration Project Aquifer Storage and Recovery Wells. Phase 1: Analysis of L63N Core and Refinement of Methodology.

• Technical Report. South Florida Water Management District.

• Rotz, R. (2022). Book Review: Introducing Hydrogeology. Groundwater. https://doi.org/10.1111/gwat.13192.