Jacob Madore, MS candidate

My thesis is focused on investigating the effect of wildfires on the development of crack networks in bedrock. We are using permeability measurements to measure this, as more developed crack networks tend to have a higher permeability. We accomplished this using a tiny permeameter and the use of the bottomless bucket method to compute hydraulic conductivity. We have taken our measurements in areas of varying burn intensity and age. We also took ERT measurements and grain size distributions to compare resistivity and determine whether the areas had different weathering patterns.

We have collected the majority of our data and I am currently processing it and writing my thesis methods and results section. I still need to get the analysis of the less than 2mm samples done and am waiting on the results of the ERT scans.

It is my intention to present in the Fall semester of 2026.