Alex Manda

<p class="MsoNormal"> <p class="MsoNormal">Dr. Alex K. Manda is an associate professor of Water Resources in the Department of Geological Sciences, and the Associate Director of the Water Resources Center at East Carolina University (ECU). Dr. Manda’s research focuses on investigating groundwater-surface water interactions, assessing the hydrologic properties of fractured and karst media, and studying the influence of environmental change on water resources particularly in coastal regions.

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<p class="MsoNormal">Dr. Manda’s research and outreach projects that have been funded by the National Science Foundation, NC Sea Grant, the Burroughs Wellcome Fund, and other funding agencies, typically include a strong field component, application of data analysis techniques, modeling, and graduate student involvement. Field activities include installation of groundwater monitoring wells, monitoring of ground- and surface water quantity and quality parameters, and conducting geophysical surveys. Dr. Manda utilizes numerical groundwater models, various data analysis techniques and geospatial analyses to address challenges related to water resources issues. Some of Dr. Manda’s research projects have been featured in prominent media outlets such as the Washington Post (http://bit.ly/MandaStudy).

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<p class="MsoNormal">An ardent believer in student centered learning, Dr. Manda typically infuses active learning techniques into his courses. In the recent past, Dr. Manda has taught various undergraduate and graduate level courses that include Groundwater Modeling, Groundwater Hydrology, Hydrogeology and the Environmental, Geohydrology of Drainage Basins, Environmental Geology, and Dynamic Earth.

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<p class="MsoNormal">Dr. Manda earned a bachelor’s degree in Geology from Cardiff University (UK) and his master’s degree in Geology from Florida International University (USA). He earned his PhD in Geosciences from the University of Massachusetts Amherst (USA) where he specialized in the hydrogeology of fractured rocks. Dr. Manda, a tenured professor and professional Geologist in the State of North Carolina, has been at ECU since 2009. Dr Manda was a recipient of a prestigious Fulbright Scholar award to evaluate water quality in groundwater in Lusaka, Zambia from 2019 to 2020.

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<p class="MsoNormal">Currently, Dr. Manda serves as a councilor-at-large in the National Association of Geoscience Teachers. He chairs the membership committee of the Association.