John LaFave has been part of the Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology research staff since 1993; he currently serves as program manager for the Montana Ground Water Assessment Program. His research is focused on enhancing groundwater monitoring of Montana’s principal aquifers and assessing regional groundwater quality. LaFave also serves as an associate director of the Montana Water Center, is a western-state representative to the National Ground-Water Monitoring Network Board, and is an affiliate faculty member of the Montana Tech Department of Geological Engineering.
He received his B.S. degree in geology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and an M.A. degree in geology with an emphasis in hydrogeology from the University of Texas at Austin.