John Izbicki , Ph.D

Dr. Izbicki has worked for the U.S. Geological Survey for more than 40 years in Maryland, Massachusetts, and California. He retired in 2021 but continues to work for the USGS as an annuitant. In 2000 while working for the USGS, he obtained his Ph.D. in Soil Physics from University of California, Riverside. As part of the California Water science Center, his studies have focused on understanding the physical hydrology of coastal and desert aquifer systems primarily through the application of chemical and isotopic tracers. Recent work included studies of managed aquifer recharge, trace-element occurrence in desert aquifers, submarine groundwater discharge, and bacterial source identification in urban streams and near-shore ocean water. Dr. Izbicki has worked on natural hexavalent chromium occurrence in groundwater in the Mojave Desert for more than 25 years and has worked at the Hinkley site since 2015. He holds several patents for well-bore flow and sample collection equipment and associated techniques. Dr. Izbicki was awarded the California Groundwater Resources Association, Lifetime Achievement Award for exemplary contributions to the groundwater industry. He has worked internationally for the International Atomic Energy Agency, the Indian government, and the Chinese government.