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Ann Hanson

Ann Hanson


Hydrogeologist—Assistant Professor
Phone: (406) 496-4653
Email: AHanson4@mtech.edu
MBMG—Butte
1300 West Park Street
Butte, MT 59701


  • Biographical Information
  • Outreach & Presentations
  • Publications

Education

2020—M.S., Geology, University of Nevada, Reno
2018—B.S., Geology, University of Minnesota, Duluth
2018—B.S., Mathematics, University of Minnesota, Duluth

Biography & Research Interests

Ann is part of the team of hydrogeologists in the Ground Water Investigations Program (GWIP) at MBMG. Her research interests include geochemistry, hydrogeology, and geology.

Date Citation
6/25/2024 Hanson, A.E.H., Dohman, J.M., and Myse, T., 2024, Investigation of Summer River Temperatures, Groundwater/Surface-Water Inputs, and Solar Radiation on the Lower Big Hole River, Abstract 219-158 presented at WaterSciCon24, June 24-27, 2024.
2/28/2024 Hanson, A.E.H., 2024, Using Temperature and Iron Oxidation to Identify Groundwater Inputs to the Lower Big Hole River, MT: Presented at the Montana Tech Restoration Seminar, Butte, MT.
10/11/2023 Hanson, A.E.H., and Dohman, J.M., 2023, Detecting and Monitoring Cold- and Warm-Water Inputs to the Lower Big Hole River Near Glen, MT: Presented at the Montana Section AWRA meeting, Missoula, MT.
10/13/2022 Hanson, A.E.H., and LaFave, J.I., 2022, Is Manganese in Montana's Groundwater a Concern? An Evaluation of Manganese in Montana's Basin-Fill and Alluvial Aquifers: Presented at the Montana Section AWRA meeting, Butte, Montana.
Year Citation
2024 Dohman, J.M., and Hanson, A.E.H., 2024, Groundwater inputs to rivers and streams: Using temperature and visual cues on the Big Hole River, southwestern Montana: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Information Pamphlet 17, 8 p.
2024 Hanson, A.E.H., and Sutherland, M., 2024, Analyses of constant-rate aquifer tests in the Quaternary-Tertiary basin-fill sediments and the Tertiary-Archean fractured bedrock near Ennis, Montana: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Open-File Report 763, 20 p.
2023 Hanson, A.E.H., and English, A.R., 2023, Investigation of the inorganic groundwater quality in the West Yellowstone Basin, Gallatin County, Montana: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Open-File Report 755, 26 p.
2023 Mosolf, J.G., Hanson, A.E.H., McDonald, C., Parker, S., and Scarberry, K., 2023, Major oxide and trace element analyses of rock samples collected in the Dillon and Wisdom 30' x 60' quadrangles, southwest Montana: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Analytical Dataset 1.
2023 Myse, T., and Hanson, A.E.H., 2023, Groundwater quantity and quality near Hamilton, Montana: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Open-File Report 759, 87 p.
2022 Barclay, J.R., Briggs, M.A., Moore, E.M., Starn, J.J., Hanson, A.E.H., and Helton, A.M., 2022, Where groundwater seeps: Evaluating modeled groundwater discharge patterns with thermal infrared surveys at the river-network scale, Advances in Water Resources, 160, 104108, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2021.104108.
2022 Hanson, A.E., Gordon, S.M., Ashley, K.T., Miller, R.B., and Langdon-Lassagne, E., 2022, Multiple sediment incorporation events in a continental magmatic arc: Insight from the metasedimentary rocks of the northern North Cascades, Washington (USA), Geosphere, 18(1), 298-326, https://doi.org/10.1130/GES02425.1.
2022 Hanson, A.E.H., and LaFave, J.I., 2022, Manganese concentrations in Montana's groundwater: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Report of Investigation 31, 31 p.
2019 Barclay, J.R., Hanson, A. E. H., Briggs, M.A, and Helton, A.M, 2019, Thermal infrared images and direct temperature measurements of groundwater discharge zones throughout the Farmington River watershed (Connecticut and Massachusetts): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9EIV8L5.