| Institution: | John Wheaton is an associate research professor, hydrogeology, with the Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology, a department of Montana Tech of The University of Montana (Campus Box 112,1500 N. 30th St., Billings, MT 59101. Phone 657-2938;fax 657-2633;e-mail: ). He has worked on Montana hydrogeologic issues for the past 13 years. Current research interests include coal mining impacts on ground water, hydrogeology of abandoned underground coal mines, use of bentonite as a grouting and hole plugging medium, and the validity of geophysical investigations into well completions. He holds a B.A. in geology and an M.Sc. in environmental studies/hydrogeology from The University of Montana.;Bob Bohman is a geologist with the Montana Department of Environmental Quality, Industrial and Energy Minerals Bureau in Billings, Montana (Airport Industrial Park, Billings, MT 59105-1978. E-mail: ). He has worked on geologic and hydrogeologic regulatory issues for coal mines and exploration projects in Montana for 10 years. Current research interests include drilling and mining impacts on ground water, the use of bentonite as a remediation material, and the application of geophysical methods to drilling and well completion problems. He holds a B.A. in natural science (concentration in geology) from Monteith College, Wayne State University, in Detroit, Michigan, and an M.Sc. in geology from Wayne State University. |
