Mark Person is a Professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Science at New Mexico Tech. His research focuses on paleohydrology, low-temperature geothermal systems, induced seismicity, and numerical modeling of subsurface fluid flow systems. He leads projects investigating freshwater emplacement in continental shelf environments, offshore groundwater dynamics, and the role of glaciation in modifying groundwater systems. Current active grants include NSF-funded studies on coastal freshwater sequestration and NAGRA collaborations analyzing pressure anomalies in clay formations. Teaching responsibilities include courses such as H510 Quantitative Methods in Hydrology, HYD 547 Hydrological Modeling, and HYD 516 Geofluids. His research group uses advanced modeling tools like PGEOFE and Landlab, and collaborates with institutions like the University of Utah and the University of Dhaka. Notable achievements include the 2021 O.E. Meinzer Award and the 2016 New Mexico Tech Distinguished Research Award. Recent projects include a planned 2025 drilling expedition off Massachusetts to study Pleistocene-aged freshwater deposits, and geophysical surveys in Bangladesh to map deep aquifers. His work integrates magnetotelluric imaging, noble gas dating, and hydrothermal modeling to address subsurface flow dynamics. Advising over 10 graduate students since 2014, his lab has contributed to understanding induced seismicity mechanisms and geothermal system evolution.







