Andrew Fisher

Andrew Fisher is a distinguished professor of earth and planetary sciences at the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC). Fisher has taught courses in introductory earth science, hydrology, groundwater, geothermics, and computer modeling, and has conducted studies and published papers with his students and colleagues on hydrothermal systems, marine geothermics, groundwater recharge, surface water–groundwater interactions, water quality, and development of new field tools and methods for measuring hidden flows and processes. Fisher has served on technical advisory committees for water agencies and municipalities and leads a regional Recharge Net Metering program to incentivize managed recharge. Fisher is a fellow of the American Geophysical Union, the Geological Society of America (GSA), and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He has received two Excellence in Teaching Awards at UCSC and the O. E. Meinzer Award from the hydrogeology division of GSA. He holds a BS in geology from Stanford University and a PhD in marine geology and geophysics from the University of Miami, RSMAS.