Robert Michael DiFilippo, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor 5


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 

  • 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