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Albert Folch is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields within Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a focus on groundwater systems and related environmental phenomena.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • Environmental Science

Within these domains, they have contributed significantly to the subfields of:

  • Geochemistry and Petrology
  • Geophysics
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Ocean Engineering
  • Environmental Chemistry

Albert Folch's research topics emphasize groundwater and isotope geochemistry, groundwater flow and contamination, as well as geophysical and geoelectrical methods. Their work touches on geophysical methods and applications, seismic waves and analysis, karst systems and hydrogeology, and methane hydrates and related phenomena.

Recent notable papers include:

  • Combining fiber optic DTS, cross-hole ERT and time-lapse induction logging to characterize and monitor a coastal aquifer, 2020, Journal of Hydrology
  • Time-lapse cross-hole electrical resistivity tomography (CHERT) for monitoring seawater intrusion dynamics in a Mediterranean aquifer, 2020, Hydrology and earth system sciences
  • A multidisciplinary approach to characterizing coastal alluvial aquifers to improve understanding of seawater intrusion and submarine groundwater discharge, 2022, Journal of Hydrology
  • Heat Dissipation Test With Fiber-Optic Distributed Temperature Sensing to Estimate Groundwater Flux, 2021, Water Resources Research
  • Applicability of Landsat 8 thermal infrared sensor for identifying submarine groundwater discharge springs in the Mediterranean Sea basin, 2021, Hydrology and earth system sciences

The scientist frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • Journal of Hydrology
  • Hydrology and earth system sciences
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Water Resources Research
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Albert Folch has collaborated extensively with several researchers, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Jesús Carrera
  • Laura del Val
  • Valentí Rodellas
  • María Pool
  • Marc Diego-Feliu

Best Publications

  • The upcoming 3D-printing revolution in microfluidics

    Nirveek Bhattacharjee;Arturo Urrios;Arturo Urrios;Shawn Kang;Albert Folch

  • 3D-Printed Microfluidics.

    Anthony K. Au;Wilson Huynh;Lisa F. Horowitz;Albert Folch

  • Microengineering of Cellular Interactions

    Albert Folch;Mehmet Toner

  • Biomolecular gradients in cell culture systems

    Thomas M. Keenan;Albert Folch

  • Large-scale single-cell trapping and imaging using microwell arrays.

    Jacqueline R. Rettig;Albert Folch

  • Microfabricated elastomeric stencils for micropatterning cell cultures.

    Albert Folch;Byung Ho Jo;Octavio Hurtado;David J. Beebe;David J. Beebe

  • Differentiation-on-a-chip: A microfluidic platform for long-term cell culture studies

    Anna Tourovskaia;Xavier Figueroa-Masot;Albert Folch

  • Mail-order microfluidics: evaluation of stereolithography for the production of microfluidic devices.

    Anthony K. Au;Wonjae Lee;Wonjae Lee;Albert Folch

  • Microvalves and Micropumps for BioMEMS

    Anthony K. Au;Hoyin Lai;Ben R. Utela;Albert Folch

  • Molding of Deep Polydimethylsiloxane Microstructures for Microfluidics and Biological Applications

    A. Folch;A. Ayon;O. Hurtado;M. A. Schmidt

  • Cellular micropatterns on biocompatible materials.

    Albert Folch;Mehmet Toner

  • 3D-printed microfluidic automation

    Anthony K. Au;Nirveek Bhattacharjee;Lisa F. Horowitz;Tim C. Chang

  • 3D-Printed Microfluidic Device for the Detection of Pathogenic Bacteria Using Size-based Separation in Helical Channel with Trapezoid Cross-Section

    Wonjae Lee;Donghoon Kwon;Woong Choi;Gyoo Yeol Jung

  • Desktop-Stereolithography 3D-Printing of a Poly(dimethylsiloxane)-Based Material with Sylgard-184 Properties

    Nirveek Bhattacharjee;Cesar Parra-Cabrera;Yong Tae Kim;Alexandra P. Kuo

  • 3D-printing of transparent bio-microfluidic devices in PEG-DA

    Arturo Urrios;Cesar Parra-Cabrera;Nirveek Bhattacharjee;Alan M. Gonzalez-Suarez;Alan M. Gonzalez-Suarez

  • Biology on a chip: microfabrication for studying the behavior of cultured cells.

    Nianzhen Li;Anna Tourovskaia;Albert Folch

  • Gray-scale photolithography using microfluidic photomasks

    Chihchen Chen;Danny Hirdes;Albert Folch

  • Micropatterns of chemisorbed cell adhesion-repellent films using oxygen plasma etching and elastomeric masks

    Anna Tourovskaia;Thomas Barber;Bronwyn T. Wickes;Danny Hirdes

  • Combinatorial mixing of microfluidic streams

    Christopher Neils;Zachary Tyree;Bruce Finlayson;Albert Folch

  • Introduction to BioMEMS

    Albert Folch Folch

  • “Microcanals” for micropipette access to single cells in microfluidic environments

    Chia Hsien Hsu;Chihchen Chen;Albert Folch

  • Parallel microfluidic chemosensitivity testing on individual slice cultures.

    Tim C. Chang;Andrei M. Mikheev;Wilson Huynh;Raymond J. Monnat

Frequent Co-Authors

Raymond J. Monnat
Raymond J. Monnat University of Washington
Mehmet Toner
Mehmet Toner Harvard University
Ali Khademhosseini
Ali Khademhosseini Terasaki Foundation
David J. Beebe
David J. Beebe University of Wisconsin–Madison
Charles W. Frevert
Charles W. Frevert University of Washington
David C. Schwartz
David C. Schwartz University of Wisconsin–Madison
Haider Butt
Haider Butt Khalifa University
Robert F. Hevner
Robert F. Hevner University of California, San Diego
Seok Hyun Yun
Seok Hyun Yun Harvard University

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