Kenneth R. Bradbury, Ph.D., is Wisconsin’s state geologist and the director of the Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey, part of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Division of Extension. He’s worked on groundwater issues in Wisconsin since 1982, with a focus on applied problems. Bradbury’s research has included investigations of virus transport in groundwater, groundwater flow in fractured rocks, aquitard hydrogeology, groundwater recharge processes, wellhead protection, regional groundwater simulation, and the hydrogeology of glacial deposits. He received his B.A. in geology from Ohio Wesleyan University, his A.M. in geology from Indiana University, and his Ph.D. in hydrogeology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.