Renè Price, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, SERC Department of Earth Sciences

Dr. Price is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Earth Sciences. Her research interests include the general areas of hydrogeology and low-temperature aqueous geochemistry. More specifically, research involves using chemical tracers, including the isotopes of oxygen, hydrogen, and helium, to identify groundwater flow paths, groundwater ages and groundwater-surface water interactions. Research has also included investigating water-rock interactions associated with seawater intrusion into coastal carbonate aquifers in the Florida Everglades and in Mallorca, Spain. Current research involves using chemical tracers to identify groundwater discharge along coastlines. A current research project involves using stable isotopes of oxygen and hydrogen to estimated evaporation rates from Florida Bay. Research involves field work, laboratory experiments, and geochemical and groundwater flow modeling.