Marcus Gary 

December 13, 2025

MARCUS GARY
Research Associate Professor 

Marcus Gary joined the Jackson School of Geosciences full time in March 2025, working primarily at the Bureau of Economic Geology, but also taking a leading role in teaching field hydrology classes at the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences.

Prior to this role, he taught as an adjunct professor for 14 years at the Jackson School and was a research scientist for the Edwards Aquifer Authority and U.S. Geological Survey. His research background focuses on karst hydrogeology.

While completing his doctorate at UT Austin, Gary explored some of the deepest underwater cave systems on Earth, using robotic autonomous underwater vehicles. Marcus now conducts groundwater research primarily in Texas, using applied hydrogeologic methods to address water resource challenges in the state.