Educational Background

• PhD in Groundwater (2021),Loughborough University, UK  
• MA in Geoscience (2015), West Chester University, Pennsylvania, USA
• BS in Geology (1985), University of Rhode Island, USA

Research Interests

​Karst hydrogeology, water resource exploration and management, watershed management

Selected Publications 

DiFilippo, R. M., David, C. P., Bosher, L., & Medina, B. M., 2025. Hydrogeochemical assessment of saltwater intrusion processes in the karst aquifer of Bantayan Island, Cebu, Philippines. Water Science, https://doi.org/10.1080/23570008.2025.2574166

Zandaryaa, S., Fares, A., Eckstein, G., Buono, R. M., Trudeau, M., Nickum, J. E., Xia, X., Rahman, A., Korndewal, M., Montagner, C. C., Gardinali, P. R., Di Filippo, R. M., & Veettil, A. (2025). Science-based policy recommendations for managing emerging pollutants: Protecting water quality for the health of people and the environment (Chapter 21, pp. 487–517). In S. Zandaryaa, A. Fares, & G. Eckstein (Eds.), Emerging pollutants: Protecting water quality for the health of people and the environment (Advances in Water Security). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-71758-1_21

DiFilippo, R. M., David, C. P., & Bosher, L. (2022). Groundwater vulnerability indicator assessment of karst island water resources: enhancement of the freshwater lens assessment protocol. Water, 14(24), 4071. http://doi.org/10.3390/w14244071

DiFilippo, R. M., Bosher, L., & David, C. P. (2022). Freshwater Lens Assessment of Karst Island Water Resources-Towards an Inter-Disciplinary Protocol. Waterlines, 41(2), 107-124. http://doi.org/10.3362/1756-3488.21-00012

Other Information

• Faculty-In-Charge, Environment Monitoring Laboratory