Michael A. Cardiff
Mike @ Redrocks
Educational History
Mike Cardiff received his B.A. in Geology and Mathematics (with a Religion minor) from Oberlin College in 2001, where he received High Honors for his project "Ant-Colony Optimization of Computer Keyboard Layouts." After graduating, he worked for PPC, a small environmental/IT consulting firm in the DC-area, where among other projects he served as database administrator for IPABS, a central DOE database used to store information about nuclear waste cleanup efforts. In 2004, he returned to school this time for a M.Sc. degree from Stanford University in Civil and Environmental Engineering. He is currently pursuing his PhD in the study of Environmental Fluid Mechanics and Hydrology under his advisor, Professor Peter K. Kitanidis.

Research Interests
  • Geostatistical inverse methods for parameter estimation in hydrogeology.
  • Numerical and analytic methods for modeling of groundwater flow considering prediction and measurement uncertainty.
  • Applications of optimization methodologies and heuristics to problems in groundwater remediation and parameter estimation
Peer-Reviewed Articles

Cardiff, M., Hughes, G. and Bosch, R.   Maximizing fun in a theme park: The M7TP. The UMAP JournalPDF

Conference Presentations

Cardiff, M., and Kitanidis, P. K. (2005).   Semivariogram Estimation Using Ant Colony Optimization and Ensemble Kriging Accounting for Parameter Uncertainty. EOS Trans. AGU, 86(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract H13D-1354.pdf Poster Website

Cardiff, M. A., Y. Shen, and the ICEMELT and HOTSPOT teams (1999).   Azimuthal dependence of mantle discontinuities near 220 and 300 km depth beneath Iceland. EOS Trans. AGU, 80, S218.
Cardiff, M. A., and Hughes, G. (2000).   Maximizing fun at an amusement park: The M7TP. International Symposium on Mathematical Programming 2000.

Teaching Experience & Materials
  • Teaching Assistant - CEE-268: Groundwater Flow
    • Homework Grading and Solution Sets for 8 Problem Sets, 12 students
    • Held regular problem sessions and office hours
    • Produced all materials and lectures for 2-week long mini-course on COMSOL Multiphysics Modeling Environment Course Materials
Reviewer
Journal, Water Resources Research

Contact Information
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Stanford University, Stanford CA 94305-4020
Phone:    (650) 283-9781
Fax:        (650) 725-9720
E-mail: mcardiff {at} stanford [dot] edu

Links: Research Group, Environmental Fluid Mechanics Laboratory, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University