Data Scientist—Professional Scientist
Phone: (406) 496-4621
Email: dbuckley@mtech.edu
MBMG—Butte
1300 West Park Street
Butte, MT 59701
Dan started at the Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology in 2018 in the Ground Water Information Center office. He now serves as a Data Scientist supporting the research interests of the Ground Water Assessment and Investigation Programs, the Geohazards and Seismic Programs, and the Analytical Laboratory. During his university studies, Dan completed an undergraduate capstone project and a master's thesis in collaboration with the MBMG, both focused on supplementing drought monitoring efforts with long-term groundwater monitoring data. He continues this research theme by analyzing trends in groundwater-level data from the MBMG statewide groundwater monitoring network.
| Date | Citation |
|---|---|
| 1/21/2025 | Buckley, D.N., 2025, Data analysis from scratch: An example from the Bitterroot Valley: Presented to the students of BMIS 326 and BMIS 375, Montana Technological University, Butte, Montana, January 21, 2025. |
| 10/11/2024 | Buckley, D.N., and LaFave, J.I., 2024, On declining groundwater levels in the Bitterroot Valley: Presented at the American Water Resources Association, Montana Section Annual Meeting, Whitefish, Montana, October 11, 2024. |
| 5/13/2024 | Buckley, D.N., 2024, Investigating the drought sensitivity of intermontane-basin groundwater systems in western Montana using standardized drought indices: Presented at Montana Technological University to Publicly Defend his Master of Science Thesis, Butte, Montana, May 13, 2024. |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Buckley, D.N., 2024, Investigating the drought sensitivity of intermontane-basin groundwater systems in western Montana using standardized drought indices: Graduate Theses & Non-Theses, 324. |
| 2022 | Buckley, D., LaFave, J.I., and Van Dyne, M., 2022, Comparative analysis of long-term groundwater levels and the Standardized Precipitation Index [Abstract]: Submitted to the 2022 Annual Meeting of the Montana Section of the American Water Resources Association. |