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Anthony is currently a PhD student at Michigan State University studying hydrogeology. He has undergraduate degrees in both Mechanical Engineering and Astrophysics. His current research focuses on understanding groundwater systems using large computer models along with geophysical tools such as ground penetrating radar. During the summer of 2005, Anthony spent a month on Devon Island in the High Canadian Arctic with the Mars Society at the Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station (FMARS). While at FMARS, he and other volunteers simulated Martian exploration under realistic environmental constraints. Anthony served as engineer and hydrologist for the six-person crew. Anthony has begun a project studying Martian groundwater that involves modeling hypothetical Martian aquifer systems. These models will be used to try and pinpoint the role, if any, in the formation of water-related surface photographic features. Additionally, ground penetrating radar data from ESA and NASA spacecraft will be used to better describe the Martian subsurface within the models. | 