E-mail: edward.bolton@yale.edu

Intended future research

I hope to continue work on numerical modeling of flow, solute transport, and reactions in a porous medium, related to fluid flows in the Earth's crust. In addition to the quartz dissolution study already completed, I have included other minerals (e.g. albite, clays, and carbonates), and model isotopic and trace element exchange between the solid and fluid phases. I also plan to continue work on erosional instabilities. This numerical approach to geomorphic landform evolution will help constrain empirical erosion laws and eventually allow quantitative predictions for erosion under flood conditions. Coupling of the surface and groundwater flows will allow quantitative modeling of the carbon cycle over geologic time.