Mark Kram, PhD

Founder & Senior Hydrogeologist, Groundswell, Earth Monitoring Software

Dr. Kram has over 25 years of industry and government experience as an environmental geochemist, and is a Certified Ground Water Professional under the aegis of NGWA. Dr. Kram received his Ph.D. from the Donald Bren School of Environmental Science and Management at the University of California at Santa Barbara, his M.S. in Geology from San Diego State University, and his B.A. in Chemistry from the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is the recipient of the Nancy Brown Environmental Graduate Dissertation Fellowship awarded for academic excellence and research leading toward environmental restoration through the UCSB Affiliates. Dr. Kram has presented papers at more than 20 industry conferences, has published more than 40 technical papers, has taught graduate level courses at UCSB in GIS and contaminant assessment and remediation, and has written several books and national standards dealing with environmental characterization. Dr. Kram has also been invited to consult with regulatory agencies (e.g., EPA, CalEPA, Indiana DEM, Florida DEM, ITRC and others) to generate environmental policy regarding proper use of innovative technologies he has developed. He has been recognized for his contributions to the environmental fields through his research, teaching, publications, project management skills, GIS applications, and sensor patents. Dr. Kram is currently collaborating with leading DOE, DOD, and university scientists to generate new environmental sensors and applications.