25. About the Author
Matthew M. Uliana, PhD, PG, is a geologist with teaching, research, and professional expertise in hydrogeology, aqueous geochemistry, environmental geology, surface water hydrology, and general earth science. He is a registered professional geoscientist (Texas, USA) with over thirty years of industry experience providing geology, hydrogeology, and environmental consulting services to clients in mining, water resources, waste disposal, manufacturing, and construction. He also has over seven years of post‑graduate experience at the university level conducting academic research projects and teaching classes ranging from introductory/general education courses to upper division major courses to graduate courses for master’s and doctoral students.
He was born and raised in the suburbs of eastern Pennsylvania, USA, where close proximity to the Appalachian Mountains and an associated love of the outdoors led to an early interest in the earth sciences. He attended James Madison University (JMU), Virginia, USA, on a gridiron football scholarship and ultimately received a BS degree from JMU with a double major in geology and anthropology. He then relocated to Austin, Texas, USA, to attend graduate school at the University of Texas at Austin. While in Austin, he successfully completed master’s and doctoral degrees in geological sciences while simultaneously founding one of the most infamously mediocre heavy metal bands in Central Texas history. He spent several years wallowing in the murky halls of academia before fleeing the ivory tower and establishing a full‑time practice as a consulting hydrogeologist.
After more than a decade of self‑employment, part‑time work for established firms, and the occasional adjunct teaching appointment at the local university, he accepted a full‑time position with INTERA Incorporated in Austin as a principal hydrogeologist. In 2022, he relocated to Western Australia to work in the INTERA Perth office. Since arriving in Perth, he has spent his time leading and supporting industrial water supply, mine closure, and groundwater modeling projects, sampling the wares from the local breweries, and searching for a new band worthy of his exceptionally amateur talents as a rock bass player.
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