Matt Reeves
Western Michigan University
1903 W Michigan Ave
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5241 USA
- Ph.D., Hydrogeology, University of Nevada-Reno, 2006
- M.S., Geology/Hydrogeology, University of Montana-Missoula, 2001
- B.S., Soils and Environmental Science, Montana State University-Bozeman, 1998
- Hydrogeology
- Surface water hydrology
- Applied and theoretical hydrogeology
- Contaminant fate and transport and remediation
- Fractured rock
Dr. Reeves’ research involves applied and theoretical investigations of fluid flow, heat and solute transport in various types of porous media, with a specialty in fractured rock systems. His recent research has focused on the fate and transport of contaminants (microplastics, nitrate, PFAS, quaternary ammonium compounds, radionuclides, road salt) and their treatment in engineered and natural systems. He has conducted numerous PFAS investigations involving surface water, groundwater, landfill leachate, wastewater, sludge-biosolids, foam, and tree cores.
Courses
- Surface Water Hydrology (GEOS 5090)
- Principles of Hydrogeology (GEOS 5120)
- Remediation Design and Implementation (GEOS 5240)
- Principles and Practices of Aquifer Testing (GEOS 5260)
- Advanced Hydrology (GEOS 6120)
- Geomechanics and Fractured Rock Applications (GEOS 6330)
Recent Publications
*Coffin, E.S., *D.S. Vitale, M.A. Henry, D.P. Cassidy, and D.M. Reeves (2026), PFAS uptake and xylem storage in trees along an aqueous film-forming foam contaminated groundwater flow path, Science of the Total Environment, 1012, 181249, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.181249.
*Honer, J.A. and D.M. Reeves (2026), Evolution of fracturing over multiple growth intervals in volumetric contraction networks, Chaos, Solitons & Fractals, 202 (Part 2), 117486, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chaos.2025.117486.
*Vitale, D.S., D.M. Reeves, *E.S. Coffin, and D.P. Cassidy (2025), Naturally occurring surface water foams as a PFAS sampling matrix, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 496, 139456, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2025.139456.
*Coffin, E.S. and D.M. Reeves (2025), Application of novel foam collection methods for removal of PFAS from cascade generated foam at wastewater treatment plants, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 491, 137888, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2025.137888.
*Al Hinaai, M., D.P. Cassidy, D.M. Reeves, S.E. Kaczmarek, M. Foster, M. Jacobson, and M.S. Kieser (2025), Chloride removal from stormwater and lakes impacted by road salt application: Experimental assessment of Friedel’s salt reactions, Environmental Science & Technology Letters, 12, 237-242, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.estlett.4c01152
*Trobisch, K.M., D.M. Reeves, and D.P. Cassidy (2024), Environmental fate and transport of PFAS in wastewater treatment plant effluent discharged to rapid infiltration basins, Water Research, 266, 122422, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2024.122422
*Coffin, E.S., D.M. Reeves, D.P. Cassidy, N.D. Danielson, and M.A. Henry (2024), PFAS distribution in cascade derived foam at wastewater treatment plants: The role of non-linear drainage, collapse induced enrichment, and implications for removal, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 477, 135334, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.135334
*Link, G.W., D.M. Reeves, D.P. Cassidy, and *E.S. Coffin (2024), Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in final treated solids (biosolids) from 190 Michigan wastewater treatment plants, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 463, 132734, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.132734
*Vitale, D.S., D.M. Reeves, *E.S. Coffin, *G.W. Link, D.P. Cassidy, and S.M. Rochow (2023), Long-duration monitoring and mass balance of PFAS at a wastewater treatment plant following the release of aqueous-film forming foam, Water Research, 242, 1202868, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2023.120268
*Coffin, E.S., D.M. Reeves, and D.P. Cassidy (2023), Per- and Polyfluorinated Substances (PFAS) in Municipal Solid Waste Landfills: Sources, Transformations, Leachate Trends, and Challenges, Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health, 31, 100418, https://doi/10.1016/j.coesh.2022.100418
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