Matthew “Matt” W. Becker, Ph.D., is the Conrey Chair in hydrogeology and professor of Earth sciences at California State University, Long Beach, USA. He holds degrees in geology and civil engineering, and has worked with Los Alamos National Laboratory, the U.S Geological Survey, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, and the University at Buffalo. Becker has also been awarded Fulbright scholarships for Italy and Australia. His primary focus of research is fluid flow in highly heterogeneous subsurface environments.