Sean Wanket, M.Sc.
Groundwater Scientist

Sean Wanket is a graduate from the University of British Columbia with Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Geophysics. His M.Sc. focused on using time series analysis to calculate the magnitude and phase of West Antarctica’s volcanic response to changes in the thickness of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, and numerical modelling to estimate potential scenarios of heat transfer within the Earth’s crust, all with the goal of constraining the rheology and volcanic history of the Earth’s crust beneath Marie Byrd Land, West Antarctica. Sean has worked on a handful of hydrogeological projects and is working to expand his knowledge and skillset within the field of hydrogeology. He has worked on Aquifer Impact Assessments to determine potential effects of development on groundwater in Aquifer Protection areas, trend analysis for an annual monitoring report to understand the potential impacts of groundwater pumping on the Chemainus River, and field work for an annual monitoring program to download data and take manual measurements of groundwater level in monitoring wells. Sean is proficient in programming in python for the purpose of data analysis for groundwater and Earth science datasets.