Benjamin Schwartz is the Director of the Edwards Aquifer Research and Data Center and a Professor in the Department of Biology at Texas State University. As a Geoscientist in a Biology Department, Benjamin enjoys the interdisciplinary research this position facilitates. Current projects focus on hydrogeology and ecology of subterranean ecosystems, with a focus on the karstic Edwards Aquifer and hyporheic zones (the interface between groundwater and surface water in streams) across Texas.