J. Matthew Davis

J. Matthew Davis
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Earth Sciences
Phone: (603) 862-1718
Office: Earth Sciences, James Hall Rm 230, Durham, NH 03824
Websites: Full profile: FindScholars@UNH, Geothermal heat pump research
Matt Davis

My research and teaching interests are in the general area of quantitative hydrogeology. Over the past several years my research has been focusing on developing technologies that will lead to greater use of geothermal heat pump (GHP) systems. Geothermal heat pumps provide an alternative to fossil fuels for heating and cooling buildings, including residential, multi-family, commercial, and industrial.

Much like the development of groundwater as a resource to meet important societal needs for drinking water and irrigation, the thermal energy in the shallow subsurface can be developed as a source of renewable energy to meet the societal need to heat and cool buildings, without relying in fossil fuels. My recent work has focused on developing advanced data analysis methods to conduct real-time performance assessment of residential systems and developing a framework for a performance database that can be shared among a variety of stakeholders, such as state energy offices, utilities, and business developers.

I am a member of the Renewable Thermal Alliance Steering Committee, housed at the Center for Business and Environment at Yale; the International Energy Agency Heat Pump Technologies Annex 52 assessing the long-term performance of large GHP systems; and the UNH Energy Task Force.

Education

  • Ph.D., Hydrology&Water Resources Sci., New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
  • M.S., Hydrology&Water Resources Sci., New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
  • B.S., Earth Sciences, Montana State University
  • B.S., Geophysics and Seismology, Montana State University

Research Interests

  • Data Analysis
  • Geothermal Energy
  • Hydrogeology
  • Renewable Energy Sources
  • Resources/Availability, Renewable Energy
  • Sustainable Development

Courses Taught

  • ESCI 409: Geology and the Environment
  • ESCI 710/810: Groundwater Hydrology
  • INCO 590: Rsrch Exp/Earth Sciences

Selected Publications

Earle, A. G., Merenda, M. J., & Davis, J. M. (2019). Strategy-as-Process in a Technology Venture: A Case Study of Pivots, Pauses, Partners, and Progress. Technology Innovation Management Review, 9(1), 9-19. doi:10.22215/timreview/1208

Earle, A. G., Merenda, M. J., & Davis, J. M. (2019). Strategy-as-Process in a Technology Venture: A Case Study of Pivots, Pauses, Partners, and Progress. TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION MANAGEMENT REVIEW, 9(1), 8-18. doi:10.22215/timreview/1208

Davis, J. M., Roy, N. D., Mozley, P. S., & Hall, J. S. (2006). The effect of carbonate cementation on permeability heterogeneity in fluvial aquifers: An outcrop analog study. SEDIMENTARY GEOLOGY, 184(3-4), 267-280. doi:10.1016/j.sedgeo.2005.11.005

Sturgeon, G. M., Davis, J. M., Linder, E., & Harter, R. D. (2006). Heterogeneities in glaciofluvial deposits using an example from New Hampshire. GROUND WATER, 44(4), 528-539. doi:10.1111/j.1745-6584.2006.00188.x

Zhang, Y., Person, M., Paola, C., Gable, C. W., Wen, X. H., & Davis, J. M. (2005). Geostatistical analysis of an experimental stratigraphy. WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH, 41(11). doi:10.1029/2004WR003756

Mozley, P. S., & Davis, J. M. (2005). Internal structure and mode of growth of elongate calcite concretions: Evidence for small-scale, microbially induced, chemical heterogeneity in groundwater. GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA BULLETIN, 117(11-12), 1400-1412. doi:10.1130/B25618.1

Hall, J. S., Mozley, P., Davis, J. M., & Roy, N. D. (2004). Environments of formation and controls on spatial distribution of calcite cementation in Plio-Pleistocene fluvial deposits, New Mexico, USA. JOURNAL OF SEDIMENTARY RESEARCH, 74(5), 643-653. doi:10.1306/020904740643

Davis, J. M., Wilson, J. L., Phillips, F. M., & Gotkowitz, M. B. (1997). Relationship between fluvial bounding surfaces and the permeability correlation structure. WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH, 33(8), 1843-1854. doi:10.1029/97WR01003

Mozley, P. S., & Davis, J. M. (1996). Relationship between oriented calcite concretions and permeability correlation structure in an alluvial aquifer, Serra Ladrones Formation, New Mexico. JOURNAL OF SEDIMENTARY RESEARCH, 66(1), 11-16. Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/

DAVIS, J. M., LOHMANN, R. C., PHILLIPS, F. M., WILSON, J. L., & LOVE, D. W. (1993). ARCHITECTURE OF THE SIERRA-LADRONES FORMATION, CENTRAL NEW-MEXICO - DEPOSITIONAL CONTROLS ON THE PERMEABILITY CORRELATION STRUCTURE. GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA BULLETIN, 105(8), 998-1007. doi:10.1130/0016-7606(1993)105<0998:AOTSLF>2.3.CO;2

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