Leslie Kirkes

Affiliation

Sandia National Laboratories

Biography

I am Leslie Kirkes. I am attending New Mexico Tech to achieve a PhD in Earth and Environmental Science with a focus in hydrogeochemistry. I am married and I have two kids. I am a Geoscience Engineer working at Sandia National Laboratories (SNL). My research for SNL supports the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP). As a scientist for SNL I have conducted solubility and solution chemistry experiments; studied temperature effects on pH and solubility; conducted mineral and crystal morphology analysis of geologically relevant minerals and I am currently the hydrology field team lead for the WIPP Hydrology Monitoring Network.