PhD, Hydrogeology, University of Georgia
MS, Geology, University of Georgia
BS, Geology, University of Georgia
BA, Liberal Studies, University of Central Florida

Hydrogeological modeling, remote sensing and GIS in hydrology, groundwater

GLY1010C: Physical Geology
GLY3820C: Introduction to Hydrology
GLY4930: ST Remote Sensing for Geoscientists
GLY 4822C: Hydrogeolgy
GLY 4930: ST Water in the Solar System
GLY 4892: Senior Capstone

• Rotz, R., Milewski A.M., Craddock R.A., Morgan A., Leigh D. (2020). Investigating the Effects of Lacustrine Events on Linear Dune Evolution. Journal of Arid Environments. Manuscript in Preparation.
• Rotz, R., Milewski, A.; Rasmussen, T.C. (2020). Transient Evolution of Inland Freshwater Lenses: Comparison of Numerical and Physical Experiments. Water, 12, 1154.
• Milewski, A., Lezzaik, K. & Rotz, R. (2020). Sensitivity Analysis of the Groundwater Risk Index in the Middle East and North Africa Region. Environ. Process. 7, 53–71 (2020).
• Rotz, R., Milewski, A. (2019). Physical modeling of inland freshwater lens formation and evolution in drylands. Hydrogeology Journal, 1-14.
• Fackrell L., Rotz R., Demir H., Schroeder, P. (2020). A Critical Zone Network Approach to the Study of Mars, Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey White Paper. In Review.

• Rotz, R. and Higgins M. (2015), Revealing Links between Space Exploration and Understanding our Earth at Marshall Space Flight Center: Pioneering Space, Preserving Earth. NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Summer Internship Program.

• Duke, L.D., Mullen, M.N., Unger, K.E., Rotz, R., Thomas, S. (2023). Flood mitigation: Regulatory and hydrologic effectiveness of multicomponent runoff detention at a Southwest Florida site. JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association. https://doi.org/10.1111/1752-1688.13157.

• Kassis, Z.R., Guo, W., Maliva, R.G., Manahan, W.S., Rotz, R., & Missimer, T.M. (2023). Pumping-Induced Feed Water Quality Variation and Its Impacts on the Sustainable Operation of a Brackish Water Reverse Osmosis Desalination Plant, City of Hialeah, Florida, USA. Sustainability, 15(6), 4713. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15064713.

• Canfield, D.C., Thomas, S., Rotz, R., & Missimer, T.M. (2023). Stormwater Pond Evolution and Challenges in Measuring the Hydraulic Conductivity of Pond Sediments. Water, 15(6), 1122. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15061122.

• MacDonald Jr., J.H., Missimer, T.M., Rotz, R.R., Chou, J., Molina, R., Kassis, Z.R., Morejon, S., & Waldrop, R. (2022). Draft Report on the Geochemical Analysis of a Continuous Core: Lake Okeechobee Watershed Restoration Project Aquifer Storage and Recovery Wells. Phase 1: Analysis of L63N Core and Refinement of Methodology.

• Technical Report. South Florida Water Management District.

• Rotz, R. (2022). Book Review: Introducing Hydrogeology. Groundwater. https://doi.org/10.1111/gwat.13192.