Curriculum Vitae

E. SCOTT BAIR

October 2003

 

Address

 

231 Mendenhall Lab                                                      telephone  (614) 761-1536 [home]

Department of Geological Sciences                                telephone  (614) 292-6197 [office]

The Ohio State University                                              fax  (614) 292-7688

Columbus, OH  43210                                                    e-mail:  bair.1@osu.edu

 

Education

 

Ph.D., Geology, specializing in hydrogeology, The Pennsylvania State University, 1980

M.S., Geology, specializing in hydrogeology, The Pennsylvania State University, 1976

B.A., with Honors in Geology, College of Wooster, 1973

 

Continuing Education

 

U.S. Geological Survey, 1994, Training Course - Modeling Transport of Ground Water Solutes

E3 Inc., 1994, Short Course - Mathematical Modeling of Ground Water

Princeton University, 1982, Short Course - Concepts in Modeling Fluid Flow and Solute Transport

University of Wisconsin at Madison, 1981, Short Course - Pollutant Movement in Groundwater

University of Missouri, 1980, Short Course - Design of Dewatering and Depressurizing Systems

University of Illinois, 1971, Geology Summer Field Camp, Sheridan, Wyoming

 

Employment

 

The Ohio State University, Department of Geological Sciences, Columbus, Ohio

Chair: June 1999 to present

Full Professor: October 1997 –

Associate Professor: October 1991 – September 1997

Assistant Professor: September 1985 – September 1991

[joint appointment in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering]

 

U.S. Geological Survey-Water Resources Division, Columbus, Ohio; 1986 to 1999 -- Hydrologist (WAE)

 

Stone & Webster Engineering Corporation, Cherry Hill, New Jersey; Boston, Massachusetts; December 1979 to August 1985 -- Senior Geologist, Geotechnical Engineering Division

 

Honors and Awards

 

2000 – Birdsall-Dreiss Distinguished Lecturer, Geological Society of America, Hydrogeology Division

1998 – Fellow, Geological Society of America

1997 – Distinguished Teaching Award, Department of Geological Sciences, The Ohio State University

1993 – Sabbatical leave from The Ohio State University to the U.S. Geological Survey

1991 – University’s Alumni Distinguished Teaching Award, The Ohio State University

1988 – Distinguished Teaching Award, Department of Geological Sciences, The Ohio State University

1973 – B.A. with Honors in Geology, The College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio

1973 – Sigma Xi Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Research, The College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio

1972 – U.S. Geological Survey/National Association of Geology Teachers Summer Fellowship

 

Professional Affiliations

 

Certified Professional Geologist - Indiana, #515

Geological Society of America - Hydrogeology Section

American Geophysical Union - Hydrology Section          

Association of Ground Water Scientists and Engineers

 

Grants and Contracts

 

1999 – U.S. DOE, “Hydrologic Testing and Ground Water Flow and Contaminant Transport Modeling of the Roberts-Dawson Mine/FGD Grout Injection Site,” U.S. DOE Federal Technology Center, Pittsburgh, PA, $50,000.  (Co-PI)

 

1997 - Ohio Coal Development Office/American Electric Power, "Groundwater and Surface Water Monitoring Program: Use of FGD Material to Mitigate Acid Mine Drainage," $294,664 (Co-PI)

 

1996 - U.S. EPA Region V/Ohio DNR-Oil & Gas, "Assessment of Ground-Water Quality Impacts Caused by Recycling and Landfarming of Solid Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Wastes," $24,900 (PI)

 

1995 - Village of Plain City, "Delineation of Capture Zones of the Plain City, Ohio, Wellfield Using Computer Simulation," $18,294 (PI)

 

1994 - U.S. Department of Agriculture, "The Ohio Buried Valley Aquifer Management Systems Evaluation Area, Pike County, Ohio," project extension, $400,000 (Co-PI)

 

1993 - U.S. Geological Survey, "Use of Chlorofluorocarbons to Validate Predictive Groundwater Flow Models," $21,000 (PI)

 

1993 - U.S. Department of Agriculture, "The Ohio Buried Valley Aquifer Management Systems Evaluation Area," $360,000, interdisciplinary, multi-federal agency project in Pike County, Ohio (Co-PI)

 

1991 - U.S. EPA Region V/Ohio EPA, "User's Guide, Documentation, and Example Study for CAPZONE: An Analytical Flow Model used in Delineating Traveltime-Related Wellhead Protection Areas," $23,226 (PI)

 

1991 - National Science Foundation, "Solute Transport with Convective Instability in Groundwater," $166,109 (Co-PI)

 

1990 - U.S. Geological Survey/Ohio Water Resources Center, 1990, "Development of a Buried Valley Aquifer Management Model - Phase II," $16,123 (Co-PI)

 

1990 - U.S. Department of Agriculture Cooperative State Research Service, "The Ohio Buried Valley Aquifer Management Systems Evaluation Area," $1,600,000 over a five-year period as part of a $6,000,000 interdisciplinary, multi-federal agency project in Pike County, Ohio (Co-PI)

 

1990 - U.S. Department of Agriculture Cooperative State Research Service, "Assessing and Modeling Water Quality Benefits of Water Table Management Systems," $100,000 (Co-PI)

 

1990 - Circleville Water Authority, "Delineation of Traveltime-Related Capture Zones Surrounding the Circleville, Ohio, Wellfield Using Numerical Simulation and Particle Tracking," $23,956 (PI)

 

1989 - U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, Ohio Water Resources Center, "Development of a Buried Valley Aquifer Management Model - Phase I," $13,654 (Co-PI)

 

1989 - U.S. EPA Region V, "The Effectiveness of Methods Used to Delineate Wellhead Protection Areas for Municipal Wells Using Common Hydrogeologic Settings in Ohio," $41,028 (PI)

 

1988 - Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Oil and Gas, "Evaluation of Ground-Water Quality Changes Caused by Brine Spreading for Dust and Ice Control - II," $9,600 (PI)

 

1987 - Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Oil and Gas, "Evaluation of Ground-Water Quality Changes Caused by Brine Spreading for Dust and Ice Control - I," $32,133 (PI)

 

1986 - Ohio State University, "Evaluation of Ground-Water Quality Changes Caused by Brine Spreading for Dust and Ice Control," $19,733 (PI)

  

Publications - Refereed Papers and Books

 

Bair, E.S., and M.A. Metheny, 2002. Remediation of the Wells G & H Superfund Site, Woburn, Massachusetts, Ground Water, vol. 40, no 6, p. 657-668.

 

Metheny, M.A., and E.S. Bair, 2001. The Science Behind A Civil Action – The Hydrogeology of the Aberjona River, Wetland and Woburn Wells G and H, West, D.P. and R.H. Bailey, eds., in Guidebook for the Geological Field Trips in New England, 2001 Annual Meeting of the Geological Society of America, p. D1-D25, Boston, Massachusetts.

 

Metheny, M.A., E.S. Bair, and D.K. Solomon, 2001. Applying variable recharge to a 19-year simulation of groundwater flow in Woburn, Massachusetts and comparing model results to 3H/3He ages, Seo, H.S., E. Poeter, C. Zheng, and O. Poeter, eds., in MODFLOW 2001 and Other Modeling Odysseys – Conference Proceedings, vol. 2, p. 783-789, International Ground Water Modeling Center, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado.

 

Anderson, M.P., and E.S. Bair, 2001. The power of spreadsheet models, Seo, H.S., E. Poeter, C. Zheng, and O. Poeter, eds., in MODFLOW 2001 and Other Modeling Odysseys – Conference Proceedings, p. 815-822, International Ground Water Modeling Center, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado.

 

Bair, E.S., 2001. Models in the Courtroom, M.G. Anderson and P.D. Bates eds., in Model Validation: Perspectives in Hydrological Science, John-Wiley & Sons, Ltd., London, p. 57-77.

 

Lahm, T.D. and E.S. Bair, 2000. Regional depressurization and its impact on the sustainability of freshwater resources in an extensive midcontinent variable-density aquifer. Water Resources Research, vol. 36, no. 11, p. 3167-3177.

 

Bair, E.S., 2000. Developing analytical and communication skills in a mock trial course based on the famous Woburn, Massachusetts, case. Journal of Geosciences Education, vol. 48, p. 450-454.

 

Bair, E.S., and W.W. Wood, 1999. A Civil Action – What will be the legacy of Woburn wells G and H?, Ground Water, vol. 37, no. 2, p. 161-162.

 

 

Springer, A.E., and E.S. Bair, 1998. Natural-gradient transport of bromide, atrazine, and alachlor in an organic carbon-rich aquifer. Journal of Environmental Quality, vol. 27, no. 5, p. 1200-1208.

 

Lahm, T.D., and E.S. Bair, and J. VanderKwaak. 1998. Role of salinity-derived variable-density flow in the displacement of brine from a shallow, regionally extensive aquifer. Water Resources Research, vol. 34, no. 6, p. 1469-1480.

 

Sheets, R.A., E.S. Bair, and G.L. Rowe, 1998. Use of 3H/3He ages to evaluate and improve groundwater flow models in a complex buried-valley aquifer. Water Resources Research, vol. 34, no. 5, p. 1077-1089.

 

Gupta, N., and E.S. Bair, 1997. Variable-density flow in the midcontinent basins and arches region: Water Resources Research, vol. 33, no. 8, p. 1785-1802.

 

Springer, A.E., E.S. Bair, and D. Beak, 1996. Surface-applied tracer test at the Ohio Management Systems Evaluation Area: Environmental & Engineering Geosciences, vol. 2, np. 4, pp. 453-464.

 

Bair, E.S., and T.D. Lahm, 1996. Variations in capture-zone geometry of partially penetrating wells in unconfined aquifers: Ground Water, vol. 34, no. 6, p. 842-852.

 

Cunningham, W.L., E.S. Bair, and W.P. Yost, 1996. Hydrogeology and simulation of ground-water flow at the South Well Field, Columbus, Ohio: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Invest. Report 95-4279, 56 pp.

 

Jagucki, M.L., C.D. Finton, A.E. Springer, and E.S. Bair, 1995. Hydrology and water quality of the Management Systems Evaluation Area near Piketon, Ohio: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigation Report 95-4139, 117 pp.

 

Bair, E.S., 1995. Chapter 9 - Hydrogeology, in Environmental Hydrology, eds. A. Ward and W. Elliot, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, p. 285-310.

 

Lahm, T.D., E.S. Bair, and F.W. Schwartz, 1995. Use of stochastic simulation and geophysical logs to characterize spatial heterogeneity in hydrogeologic parameters: Math. Geology, vol. 27, no. 2, p. 259-278.

 

Dumouchelle, D.H., and E.S. Bair, 1994. Ground-water levels and directions of flow near the Industrial Excess Landfill, Uniontown, Ohio: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigation 94-4136, 17 pp.

 

Nortz, P.E., E.S. Bair, A. Ward, and D. White, 1994. Interactions between an alluvial-aquifer wellfield and the Scioto River, Ohio, USA: Applied Hydrogeology, vol. 15, no. 4, p. 23-33.

 

Bair, E.S., 1994. Model (in)validation -- a view from the courtroom: Ground Water, vol. 32, no. 4, p. 530-531.

 

Bair, E.S., A.E. Springer, and G.S. Roadcap, 1992. CAPZONE - An Analytical Flow Model for Simulating Confined, Leaky Confined, and Unconfined Flow to Wells with Superposition of Regional Water Levels: International Ground Water Modeling Centers, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado, 193 pp.

 

Chapman M.J., and E.S. Bair, 1992. Mapping a brine plume using surface geophysical methods in conjunction with ground-water-quality data: Ground Water Monitoring Review, vol. 12, no. 3, p. 203-209.

 

Springer, A.E., and E.S. Bair, 1992. Comparison of methods used to delineate capture zones of wells: 2. confined/unconfined stratified-drift aquifer: Ground Water, vol. 30, no. 5, p. 908-917.

 

Bair, E.S., and G.S. Roadcap, 1992. Comparison of methods used to delineate capture zones of wells: 1. leaky-confined fractured-carbonate aquifer: Ground Water, vol. 30, no. 2, p. 199-211.

 

Gupta, N., and E.S. Bair, 1992. Regional variable-density flow in the Mt. Simon waste injection reservoir: Proceedings, Fifth International Conference - Solving Ground Water Problems with Models, IGWMC-NGWA, Dallas, TX, p. 497-510.

 

Bair, E.S., C.M. Safreed, and E.A. Stasny, 1991. A Monte-Carlo-based strategy for determination of traveltime-related capture zones of wells using convex hulls as confidence regions: Ground Water, vol. 29, no. 6, p. 849-855.

 

Bair, E.S., A.E. Springer, and G.S. Roadcap, 1991. Delineation of traveltime-related capture areas of wells using semianalytical flow models and particle-tracking analysis: Ground Water, vol. 29, no. 4, p. 387-397.

 

Childress, C.J.O., R.A. Sheets, and E.S. Bair, 1991. Hydrology and water quality near the South Welll Field, Southern Franklin County, Ohio, with emphasis on the simulation of ground-water flow and transport of Scioto River: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 91-4080, 78 pp.

 

Bair, E.S., R.A. Sheets, and S.M. Eberts, 1990. Particle-tracking analysis of flow paths and traveltimes from hypothetical spill sites within the capture zone of a well field: Ground Water, vol. 28, no. 6, p. 884-892.

 

Eberts, S.M., E.S. Bair, and J.T. de Roche, 1990. Geohydrology, ground-water quality, and simulated ground-water flow, Geauga County, Ohio: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Invest. Report 90-4026, 117 pp.

 

Bair, E.S., and S.E. Norris, 1990. Expert testimony for the plaintiffs in the case that brought Ohio ground-water law into the 20th century: Ground Water, vol. 28, no. 5, p. 767-774.

 

Eberts, S.M., and E.S. Bair, 1990. Simulated effects of quarry dewatering near a municipal well field: Ground Water, vol. 28, no. 1, p. 37-47.

 

Bair, E.S., and R.K. Digel, 1990. Subsurface transport of inorganic and organic solutes from experimental road spreading of oil-field brine: Ground Water Monitoring Review, vol 10, no. 3, p. 94-105.

 

Dorsey, J.D., A.D. Ward, N.R. Fausey, and E.S. Bair, 1990. A comparison of four field methods for measuring saturated hydraulic conductivity: Transactions American Society of Agricultural Engineers, vol. 33, no. 6, p. 1925-1931.

 

Sedam, A.C., S.M. Eberts, and E.S. Bair, 1989. Ground-water levels, water quality, and potential effects of toxic-substance spills or cessation of quarry dewatering near a municipal ground-water supply, southern Franklin County, Ohio: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4138, 111 pp.

 

Bair, E.S., and S.E. Norris. 1989. Ground-water levels and flow near the Industrial Excess Landfill, Uniontown, Ohio: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 89-272, 11 pp.

 

Bair, E.S., 1987. Analysis of hydraulic gradients across the host rock at the proposed Texas Panhandle nuclear-waste repository site: Ground Water, vol. 25, no. 4, p. 440-447.

 

Bair, E.S., 1987. Regional hydrodynamics of the proposed high-level nuclear-waste repository sites in the Texas Panhandle: Journal of Hydrology, vol. 92, p. 146-179.

 

Bair, E.S., T.P. O'Donnell, and L.W. Picking, 1985. Potentiometric mapping from incomplete drill-stem test data: Palo Duro Basin Area, Texas and New Mexico:  Ground Water, vol. 23, no. 2, p. 198-211.

 

Bair, E.S., and T.P. O'Donnell, 1985. Hydrodynamics of aquifers and aquitards at proposed high-level nuclear-waste repository sites, Palo Duro Basin, Texas, USA: Proceedings, 17th Congress of the International Association of Hydrogeologists, Tucson, AZ, p. 596-611.

 

Bair, E.S., 1984. Impact of deep mining and strip mining on aquifer recharge rates, southern anthracite field, Pennsylvania: Proceedings, National Water Well Association Conference on the Impact of Mining on Ground Water, Denver, CO, p. 165-178.

 

Bair, E.S., and T.P. O'Donnell, 1983. Uses of numerical modeling in the design and licensing of dewatering and depressurizing systems: Ground Water, vol. 21, no. 4, p. 411-420.

 

Bair, E.S., and R.R. Parizek, 1982. Predicting dewatering rates and designing deep-well dewatering systems for surface mines: Transactions, Society of Mining Engineers of the American Association of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers, vol. 270, p. 1951-1957.

 

Bair, E.S. and R.R. Parizek, 1981. Numerical simulation of potentiometric surface changes caused by a proposed open-pit anthracite mine: Ground Water, vol. 19, no. 2, p. 190-200.

 

Bair, E.S., and R.R. Parizek, 1976. Detection of permeability variations revealed by a shallow geothermal technique: Ground Water, vol. 16, no. 5, p. 254-263.

 

Publications - Reviews Published in Refereed Journals

 

Anderson, M.P., and W.W. Woessner, 1992. Applied Groundwater Modeling -- Simulation of Flow and Advective Transport, Academic Press, San Diego, CA: Ground Water, vol. 30, no. 4, p. 645.

 

Wolman, M.G., and H.C. Riggs, editors, 1991. Surface Water Hydrology, The Geological Society of America, Inc., Geology of North America, vol. O-1: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, vol. 55, no. 3, p. 1171.

 

Kruseman, G.P., N.A. de Ridder, and J.M. Verweij, 1991. Analysis and Evaluation of Pumping Test Data, Institute of Land Reclamation and Improvement, The Netherlands: Ground Water, vol. 29, no. 2, p. 287.

 

Bonn, B. and S. Rounds, 1991. DREAM - Analytical Ground-Water Flow Programs: Lewis Publishers, Inc., Chelsea, MI., Ground Water, vol. 29, no. 1, p. 130.

 

Mercer, J.W., S.D. Thomas, and B. Ross, 1982. Parameters and Variables Appearing in Repository Siting Models: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission., NUREG/CR-3066, Washington, D.C., Ground Water, vol. 21, no. 5, p. 631.

 

Publications - Refereed Abstracts

 

E.S. Bair, and M.A. Metheny, 2002. Remediation of the Wells G & H Superfund Site, Woburn, Massachusetts, Abstracts with Program, Geological Society of America Meeting, vol. 34, no. 6, p. 527, Denver, CO.

 

M.A. Metheny, and E.S. Bair, 2002. Injection of FGD grout to mitigate acidic mine drainage in Ohio, a numerical groundwater and transport model, Abstracts with Program, North-Central Geological Society of America Meeting, Lexington, KY.

 

Beanland, S, M.A. Metheny, G. Allen, and E.S. Bair, 2002. Inquiry-based exercise in hydrogeology using GIS and analytical models: why did groundwater levels decline in Sterling, Ohio. Abstracts with Program, North-Central Geological Society of America Meeting, Lexington, KY.

 

Riker-Coleman, K., and E.S. Bair, 2001. Hydrologic and water-quality impacts of urbanization on tributary streams: North-Central Geological Society of America meeting, Abstracts with Programs, vol. 33, no. 4, Normal, IL.

 

Bair, E.S., 2000. Remediation at the Wells G & H Superfund Site, Woburn, Massachusetts: 2000 Western Pacific Geophysics Meeting, American Geophysical Union, Abstracts with Program, Tokyo, Japan.

 

Bair, E.S., 1999. Science in the courtroom: developing science and communication skills in a mock trial course based on the famous Woburn case: Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, Denver, CO.

 

Bair, E.S., and M.A. Metheny, 1999. The role of in-screen mixing in the analysis of flow contributions to Woburn wells G & H. American Geophysical Union, abstracts of Spring Meeting, Boston, MA.

 

Bair, E.S., and M.A. Metheny, 1998. The Role of Heterogeneities in the Determination of Flowpath and Contaminant Movement to Municipal Wells G and H by the Expert Witnesses in the Woburn Toxic Trial, Association of Ground Water Scientists and Engineers Technical Education Session, NGWA National Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, Abstract volume, p. 56-57.

 

Bair, E.S., and E. Myer, 1998. Sustainability of Ground-Water Resources in Humid Regions. Geological Society of America Meeting, Toronto, Abstracts with Programs, p. A-67.

 

Bair, E.S., and M.A. Metheny, 1998. Testing the Testimony of the Expert Witnesses in the Famous Woburn, Massachusetts, Toxic Trial, Geological Society of America Meeting, Toronto, Abstracts with Prog., p. A-276.

 

Metheny, M.A., and E.S. Bair, 1998. Numerical Simulation of Flow and Advective Transport: Wells G & H Superfund Site, Woburn, Massachusetts. Geological Society of America Meeting, Toronto, Abstracts with Programs, p. A-276.

 

Lahm, T.D., and E.S. Bair, 1998. Use of Computer Spreadsheets and Multimedia in Teaching Quantitative Aspects of Hydrogeology. Geological Society of America Meeting, Toronto, Abstracts with Prog., p. A-306.

 

Hammer, M., and S. Bair, 1998. Hydrogeological effects of grout injection into an abandoned underground coal mine. North-Central Geological Society of America Meeting, Columbus, OH, Abstracts with Program, vol. 30, no. 2, p. 55, March.

 

Metheny, M.A., E.S. Bair, and L.A. Krissek, 1998. Sedimentologic model used for the construction of a ground-water flow model at Woburn, Massachusetts: North-Central Section Meeting, Geological Society of America, vol. 30, no. 2, p. 46.

 

Hammer M. and E.S. Bair, 1998. Hydrogeological effects of grout injection into an abandoned underground coal mine: North-Central Section Meeting, Geological Society of America, vol. 30, no. 2, p. 55.

 

Barton, D.A., E.S. Bair, S.R. Kell, and D. Hodges, 1997. Assessment of ground-water quality impacts caused by land spreading of oil & gas exploration and production solid wastes: American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, vol. 81, no. 9, p. 1545.

 

Lahm, T.D., and E.S. Bair, 1997. The role of salinity-derived variable-density fluid flow in the displacement of brine from a shallow, regionally extensive aquifer: Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Program, p. P-60.

 

Lahm, T.D., and E.S. Bair, 1997. The influence of regional depressurization in a salinity-derived variable-density groundwater environment: Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Program, p. P-60.

 

Gupta, N., and E.S. Bair, 1997. The role of variable-fluid density in the regional hydrodynamics in the midwestern United States: Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Program, p. P-60.

 

Sminchak, J. R., and E.S. Bair, 1997. A study of seasonal water-level variations in Ohio's aquifers: 106th Annual Meeting, Ohio Academy of Science, vol. 97, no. 2, Bowling Green, OH.

 

Bair E.S., C.D. Finton, T.D. Lahm, and L.M. McClenahen, 1996. On the scale dependency of permeability and anisotropy: Geological Soc. America, Abs. with Program, vol. 28, no. 7, p. 286.

 

Lahm, T.D., and E.S. Bair, 1996. The role of variable-density fluid flow in regional hydrodynamics of mid-continent sedimentary basins: Geological Soc. America, Abs. with Program, vol. 28, no. 7, p. 286.

 

Rowe, G.L., S.D. Shapiro, P. Schlosser, R.A. Sheets, and E.S. Bair, 1996. Use of tritium and helium isotopes to evaluate ground-water age and flow model calibration in a buried-valley aquifer near Dayton, Ohio: Geological Soc. America, Abs. with Program, vol. 28, no. 7, p. 293.

 

Bair, S., G. Rowe, R. Sheets, and R. McCready, 1995. Evaluating the calibration of a ground-water flow model by use of environmental tracers: Geological Soc. America Abs. with Program, vol. 27, no. 6, p. A260.

 

Bair, E.S., and T.D. Lahm, 1995. Variations in capture-zone geometry of partially-penetrating wells in unconfined aquifers: Geological Soc. America Abs. with Programs, vol. 27, no. 6, p. A104.

 

Nortz, P. E., E.S. Bair, and A. Ward, 1995. Quantifying interactions between an alluvial valley aquifer wellfield and the Scioto River at Piketon, Ohio: Ohio Academy of Science, April, Westerville, OH.

 

Bair, E.S., 1993. Geostatistical solutions to the hydrogeologist's conundrum: (keynote address) Abstracts with Program, 38th Annual Midwest Ground Water Conference, Champaign, IL, October, p. 11.

 

Finton, C.D., A.E. Springer, E.S. Bair, and M.J. Jagucki, 1993. Estimating arrival of natural recharge at the water table using specific conductance, temperature, and the detection of a conservative tracer: Geological Soc. America Abstracts with Programs, vol. 25, no. 6, p. A-377.

 

Gupta, N. and E.S. Bair, 1993. Factors governing regional hydrodynamics in the Cincinnati Arch region: Abstract with Program, 38th Annual Midwest Ground Water Conference, Champaign, IL, p. 42.

 

Springer, A.E., E.S. Bair, and D. Beak, 1993. Agricultural chemical transport relative to a tracer under natural recharge conditions in an alluvial valley aquifer: EOS, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, vol. 74, no. 16, p. 129.

 

Lahm, T.D., E.S. Bair, and F.W. Schwartz, 1993. Determination of the hydraulic conductivity distribution in the Milk River aquifer, Alberta, Canada, using two-dimensional stochastic simulation: EOS, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, vol. 74, no. 16, p. 153-154.

 

Finton, C.D., and E.S. Bair, 1993. The effects of scale-dependent permeability values on the characterization of advective transport of solutes at the Ohio MSEA: Proceedings, Agricultural Research to Protect Water Quality, Soil and Water Conservation Society, Minneapolis, MN, p. 215-218.

 

Springer, A.E., E.S. Bair, and D. Beak, 1993. Transport of atrazine, alachlor, and nitrate relative to the tracer bromide at the Ohio Management Systems Evaluation Area: Proceedings, Agricultural Research to Protect Water Quality, Soil and Water Conservation Society, Minneapolis, MN,  p. 102-104.

 

Ward, A., S. Bair, W. Elliot, and L. Brown, 1993. How to conduct an interdisciplinary water resources study and prepare a technical report: American Water Resources Association 28th Annual Conference and Symposia, Managing Water Resources During Global Change, Reno, NV.

 

Gupta, N., and E.S. Bair, 1992. Structural and fluid-density controls on the flow system in the Paleozoic arches and basin of the Midwest: Geological Soc. America Abs. with Program, p. A282.

 

Springer, A.E., and E.S. Bair, 1992.  Agricultural water quality: pesticides and nitrate in ground water at the Ohio Buried Valley Aquifer Management Systems Evaluation Area: Geological Soc. America Abs. with Program, p. A283.

 

Gupta, N., and E.S. Bair, 1992. Influence of variable fluid density on regional flow patterns in the Mt. Simon Sandstone waste-injection reservoir, USA: 29th International Geological Congress, Kyoto, Japan.

 

Springer, A.E., and E.S. Bair, 1991. Distribution of agricultural chemicals relative to bromide at the Ohio Management Systems Evaluation Area," 36th Annual Midwest Groundwater Conference, Indianapolis, IN.

 

Cunningham, W.L., and E.S. Bair, 1991. Description of ground-water/surface-water interactions near a wellfield by use of numerical modeling and particle tracking: 36th Annual Midwest Groundwater Conference, Indianapolis, IN.

 

Springer, A.E., and E.S. Bair, 1991. Comparison of methods used to delineate traveltime-related capture zones of wells in a stratified-drift buried-valley aquifer: EOS, Trans. Amer. Geophys. Union, vol. 72, no. 17, p. 111.

 

Mayhew, J.R., and E.S. Bair, 1991. The significance of upland sources of recharge to the hydrologic budget of aquifers in low-relief buried-valley settings: Geol. Soc. America Abstracts with Program, vol. 23, no. 3, p. 47. 

 

Payne, C.A., and E.S. Bair, 1991. Computation of traveltime-related capture zones  surrounding a municipal wellfield adjacent to a partially penetrating stream: Geol. Soc. America Abs. with Program, vol. 23, no. 3, p. 53.

 

Safreed, C.M., E.S. Bair, and E.A. Stasny, 1991. Monte-Carlo simulation of traveltime-related capture zones of advective contaminant transport to wells: Geological Soc. America Abs. with Program, vol. 23, no. 3, p. 57.

 

S. Workman, M. Jagucki, S. Bair, and A. Ward, 1990. Monitoring the space-time distribution of agrichemicals in the Ohio buried valley aquifer MSEA: EOS, Trans. Amer. Geophys. Union, vol. 71, no. 43.

 

S.E. Nokes, N.R. Fausey, T.J. Logan, and E.S. Bair, 1990. An overview of the Ohio buried valley aquifer Management System Evaluation Area: EOS, Trans. Amer. Geophysical Union, vol. 71, no. 43.

 

Digel, M.K., and E.S. Bair, 1989. Subsurface transport of inorganic and organic solutes from surface application of brine: 1989 Mid‑West Ground Water Conference, Kalamazoo, MI.

 

Springer, A.E., and E.S. Bair, 1989. The importance of non‑contiguous recharge areas to wellhead protection strategies in stratified‑drift buried‑valley aquifers: Mid‑West Ground Water Conference, Kalamazoo, MI.

 

Roadcap, G.S., and E.S. Bair, 1989. The dilemma of traveltime‑related wellhead protection areas in a fractured limestone terrain: Mid‑West Ground Water Conference, Kalamazoo, MI.

 

Sheets, R.A., E.S. Bair, and S.M. Eberts, 1988. Determination of flowpaths and traveltimes from hypothetical spill sites surrounding a municipal well field: Mid-West Ground Water Conference, Columbus, OH.

 

Springfield, M.J., E.S. Bair, and D.A. Hodges, 1988. A comparison of surface geophysical methods used to delineate a brine plume produced by road spreading: Mid-West Ground Water Conference, Columbus, OH.

 

Beard, T.A., and E.S. Bair, 1988. Numerical simulation of an influent/effluent stream/aquifer system: Mid-West Ground Water Conference, Columbus, OH.

 

Eberts, S.M., and E.S. Bair, 1987. Assessment of quarry dewatering and landfill leachate migration on the municipal water supply of Columbus, Ohio:  Mid-West Ground Water Conference, Madison, WI.     

 

Bair, E.S., and T.P. O'Donnell, 1985. Flow directions and hydraulic gradients in the variable density flow system at the proposed high-level nuclear-waste repository site in the Texas panhandle: Geological Soc. America Abstracts with Programs, vol. 17, no. 7, p. 517.

 

Bair, E.S., T.P. O'Donnell, L.W. Picking, and P.G. Smith, 1983. Topographic and geologic controls of deep-basin fluid potential patterns, Palo Duro Basin, Texas:  Geological Soc. America Abs. with Programs, vol. 15, no. 6, p. 519.

 

Bair, E.S., and R.R. Parizek, 1979. Numerical simulation of the effects of open-pit anthracite mining on the ground-water flow system in part of the southern anthracite coal field, Pennsylvania:  Proceedings, Association of Engineering Geologists Conference, Chicago, IL.

 

Bair, E.S., and R.R. Parizek, 1979. Hydrogeologic ramifications of open-pit anthracite mining:  Proc. NWWA Symposium: Impact of Energy Fuels Development on Ground-Water Resources, Oklahoma City, OK.

 

Bair, E.S., and R.G. Osgood, 1973. Conodont biostratigraphy of the Spechts Ferry Shale Member of the Decorah Formation in Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin: Ohio Academy of Sciences Meeting, John Carroll University, Cleveland, OH.

 

 

Publications - Invited Papers

 

Bair, E.S., 2000. Beyond the Woburn Toxic Trial: International Symposium on Groundwater Contamination, Japanese Association of Groundwater Hydrologists, Program and Proceedings, Rissho University, Tokyo, Japan, p. 9-13.

 

Bair, E.S., 1993. Geostatistical Approaches to the Hydrogeologists Conundrum: Plenary Session Speaker, 38th Annual Midwest Ground Water Conference, Champaign, IL.

 

Bair, E.S., 1991. Comparison of Analytical, Semianalytical, and Numerical Methods of Delineating Capture Zones of Wells: Plenary Session Speaker, 36th Annual Midwest Ground Water Conference, Indianapolis, IN.

 

Bair, E.S., 1991. Defining the Protection Area: Workshop on "Ground Water Management for Aquifer and Wellhead Protection in Ohio, sponsored by the Water Management Association of Ohio, April 1991, Dayton.

 

Bair, E.S., C.M. Safreed, and E.A. Stasny, 1990. A Monte Carlo Modeling Technique For Capture Zone Analysis. Proceedings, 14th Annual Inland Spills Conference, Columbus, OH, September.

 

Kelley, M.E., and E.S. Bair, 1988. Differences in Hydrodynamic Interpretations Between Equivalent Freshwater and Variable-Density Heads: South-Central Geological Soc. America Meeting, Lawrence, KS.

 

 

Publications - Government Reports

 

U.S. EPA, 2001, “Study of the Risks Associated with Class I Underground Injection Wells, Class I UIC Program,” Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water Report to Congress, 77 p. (panel member)

 

Bair, E.S., R.K. Digel, and M.S. Chapman, 1989. Ground-Water Quality Changes Resulting from Surface Application of Oil-Field Brine: Ohio Dept. Natural Resources, Brine Management Research Report, 69 p.

 

Report of the State of Ohio Oil and Gas Regulatory Review Commission, pursuant to Executive Order 86-35, submitted to Governor Richard Celeste.

 

 

 

Presentations - Invited Colloquia, Seminars, and Talks

 

U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virgina, GeoHealth Seminar Series, “How Much Contamination was Delivered to Residents of Woburn from Wells G & H: Results from Linked Transport and Water-Distribution Models,” September 2003.

 

Keynote Speaker, NGWA Ground Water Expo 2002, “Intoxicating Cases of Ground Water under the Influence of Surface Water,” Las Vegas, Nevada, December 2002.

 

Université Lavalle, Quebec, “Exposure to TCE and Other Toxics in the Municipal Water Supply of Woburn, Massachusetts, 1964-1979: Implications to Health Effects Including Childhood Leukemia,” March 2003.

 

Brandeis University, “Contamination of Wells G & H: Who, When, How Much, and Where,” March 2003.

 

U.S. EPA Region I, Boston, Massachusetts, “Contamination of Woburn Wells G & H: Implications to Induced Infiltration of Contaminants from the Aberjona River and Wetland,” March 2003.

 

Massachusetts Department of Health, Boston, Massachusetts, “Exposure to TCE and Other Toxics in the Municipal Water Supply of Woburn, Massachusetts, 1964-1979: Implications to Health Effects Including Childhood Leukemia,” March 2003.

 

Oberlin College, “Exposure to TCE and Other Toxics in the Municipal Water Supply of Woburn, Massachusetts,” April 2003.

 

Ohio Geological Society, “Flow of Variable Density Groundwater in Ohio’s Bedrock Aquifers,” April 2002

 

Northeast Ohio Geological Society, “Contamination of Woburn Wells G & H,” April 2002

 

DuPage County (Illinois) Health Department, “Contamination of Woburn Wells G & H by Industrial Solvents, September 2001

 

Central Great Lakes Geological Mapping Coalition, “The Science Behind the Woburn Toxic Trial,” Keynote Address, Lisle, Illinois, April 2001

 

Southeast District of the American Water Works Association, “Groundwater Flow in Ohio’s Bedrock Aquifers,” Deer Creek Lodge, Mt. Sterling, OH, April 2001

 

Geological Society of America, “Contamination of Woburn Wells G & H: What the Experts Said at Trial, What We Know Now,” Birdsall-Dreiss Distinguished Lecture, Hydrogeology Division, Reno, NV, November 2000, plus presentations at 52 other universities, colleges, and government agencies

 

Ohio EPA, Division of Water Supply and Protection, “Remediation of the Woburn Wells G & H Superfund

Site,” April 1999

 

Indiana University, Department of Geology Seminar, “Contamination of Woburn Wells G & H – What the

Experts Said at Trial, What We Know Now,” April 1999

 

College of Wooster, Department of Geology Seminar, “Contamination of Woburn Wells G & H – What the

Experts Said at Trial, What We Know Now,” April 1999

 

U.S. Geological Survey, Raleigh, North Carolina, Seminar, “What We Know Now About the Contamination

of Woburn Wells G & H,” March 1999

 

The Columbus Forum, Central Great Lakes Geologic Mapping Coalition, “20th Century Ground-Water

Abuse,” coalition of USGS, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan Geological Surveys, Columbus, Ohio,

February 1999

 

Harvard University, School of Law, Lessons from Woburn Conference, “Science in the Courtroom,” January

1999

 

Northern Arizona University, Department of Geology Seminar, “Expert Testimony in the Woburn Toxic Trial

– What We Know Now,” December 1998

 

University of Akron, Department of Geology Seminar, “Science in the Courtroom of the Woburn Toxic Trial,”

November 1998

 

Bucknell University, Department of Geology Seminar, “Science in the Courtroom – The Woburn Toxic Trial,”

September 1998

 

Temple University, Department of Geology Seminar, “Contamination of Woburn Wells G & H,” September

1998

 

Water Management Association of Ohio, “Contamination of Municipal Wells G & H at Woburn, Massachusetts,” June

 

Ohio EPA, Legal Division, April 1998, “Legal and Environmental Aspects of the Woburn, Massachusetts, Toxic Trial and Superfund Site”

 

U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, March 1998, “The Science Behind the Woburn Toxic Trial”

 

Central Ohio Certified Hazardous Materials Managers, January 1998, “Science in the Courtroom of the Woburn, Massachusetts, Toxic Trial”

 

University of Nevada at Reno, Department of Hydrosciences, February 1998, "Remediation of the Wells G & H Superfund Site at Woburn, Massachusetts"

 

Central New York Geological Society, November 1997, "Contamination of Wells G & H at Woburn, Massachusetts - The Science Behind the Tragedy"

 

Syracuse University, Department of Geology, November 1997, "The Contamination of Woburn Wells G & H: The Science Behind the Tragedy"

 

American Institute of Professional Geologists, Ohio Chapter, October 1997, "The Science Behind the Contamination of Wells G & H at Woburn, Massachusetts"

 

Denison University, Department of Geology, April 1997, "An Historical View of Regional Hydrodynamics with Ohio Examples"

 

College of Wooster, Department of Geology, January 1996, "The Role of Theory in the Field of Consulting"

 

Northern Illinois University, Department of Geology, October 1995, "Hazardous Waste Injection into the Mt. Simon Sandstone:  Safe or Sorry"

 

Syracuse University, Department of Geology, April 1995, "Solutions to the Geologist's Conundrum," and "Stories of an Expert Witness in the $500 million BP Chemicals Trial"

 

College of Wooster, Department of Geology, November 1994, "Hazardous Waste Injection in Ohio"

 

American Institute of Professional Geologists, Ohio Chapter, April 1994, "Hazardous Waste Injection in Ohio, Is It Hazardous"

 

Ohio Geological Society, February 1994, "Geostatistics as a Geologists Tool in Site Characterization"

 

Bowling Green State University, Department of Geology, September 1992, "Deep Well Injection in Ohio: Safe or Sorry"

 

Western Michigan University, Department of Geology, April 1992, "Comparison of Methods to Model Capture Zones of Wells: Fact, Fiction, and Fantasy"

 

Pittsburgh Geological Society, November 1991, "The Role of Aquifer-Test Analysis in the Remediation of Ground-Water Contamination"

 

Wright State University, Department of Geological Sciences, February 1991, "Cline vs. American Aggregates: The Case That Brought Ohio Ground-Water Law into the 20th Century, Finally"

 

The College of Wooster, Alumni College Week, June 1990, 4-part lecture series: "The Poisoning and Resuscitation of the Nation's Ground-Water Supplies"

 

Bowling Green University, Department of Geology, March 1990, "Use of Semianalytical Flow Models to Delineate Capture Zones of Wells"

 

Wright State University, Department of Geology, February 1990, "Delineation of Capture Zones of Wells in Stratified-Drift and Fractured-Carbonate Aquifers in Ohio"

 

Water Management Association of Ohio, November 1989, "Wellhead Protection in Ohio"

 

Ohio Environmental Health Association, Southeast District, September 1989, "Principles of Ground-Water Flow and Contaminant Migration"

 

Ohio Environmental Health Association, Northeast District, March 1989, "Mechanisms of Ground-Water Contamination"

 

Wright State University, The Center for Ground Water Management, February 1989, "Aquifer Protection and Ground Water Management in the Midwest:  Wellhead Protection Studies in Ohio"

 

University of Cincinnati, Groundwater Resources Center, November 1988, "Development of a Computer Program to Delineate Capture Zones of Wells for Wellhead Protection"

 

The College of Wooster, Department of Geology, February 1988, "Ground-Water Contamination at Woburn, Massachusetts -- Technical Aspects of the Nations Premier Toxic Trial"

 

University of Akron, Department of Geology, September 1987, "Hydrodynamics of the  Proposed Deaf Smith County High-Level Nuclear-Waste Repository Site, Texas Panhandle"

 

National Solid Wastes Management Association, Annual Meeting, San Francisco, October 1987, "National Policy and Aquifer Management Issues:  An Overview"

 

Ohio River Basin Consortium for Research and Education, July 1987, "A Boat Load of Knowledge Field Trip -- Concepts of Ground-Water Flow and Contaminant Migration"

 

The Council of State Governments and The Ohio River Basin Commission, Legislative Leadership Seminar on Ground Water, February 1987, "What is Ground Water?"

 

Northeast Ohio Geological Society, November 1986, "The Hydrogeologic Impact of Open-Pit Anthracite Mining"

 

Computer Oriented Geological Society of Ohio, October 1986, "The Hydrogeologic Impact of Open-Pit Anthracite Mining"

 

National Association of Geology Teachers, East-Central Meeting, Ball State University, October 1986, "Concepts of Ground-Water Flow and Contaminant Migration"

 

Bowling Green State University, Department of Geology, October 1986, "High-Level Nuclear-Waste Disposal in the Texas Panhandle"

 

Bucknell University, Earth-Science Day Speaker, Dana Foundation Lecturer, April 1984, "The Dilemma of Nuclear-Waste Disposal in the U.S."

 

American Society of Civil Engineers, Philadelphia Section, October 1982, "Design of Dewatering and Depressurizing Systems"

 

Presentations - Departmental Seminars

 

October 2001, “Variable-Density Flow in Ohio’s Bedrock Aquifers”

 

February 1998, "Contamination of Wells G & H at Woburn, Massachusetts: The Science Behind the Tragedy"

 

Autumn 1995, "The Role of Geologist as Expert Witness in Court:  Tales of the $500,000,000 BP Chemicals Trial"

 

Spring 1995, "Pesticides in Our Drinking Water:  Stories from Down on the Farm"

 

Autumn 1993, "The Use of Geostatistics to Solve the Hydrogeologists Conundrum"

 

Spring 1989, "Use of Semianalytical Flow Models in the Delineation of Capture Areas of Wells"

 

Spring 1988, "Hydraulic Headaches in the Texas Panhandle: Modeling Variable-Density Flow Systems"

 

Autumn 1987, "Ground-Water Protection Programs in the U.S."

 

Autumn 1985, "The Hydrogeologic Ramifications of Open-Pit Anthracite Mining"

 

 

Academic Teaching - Ohio State University

 

Geol. Sci. 203 – Environmental Geology (team taught)

            Spring 2003 - 62

 

Geol. Sci. 204 - Water Resources (5 credit hours)

            Winter 1986 - unknown              Winter 1988 - 35 students          Winter 1990 - 56 students

            Winter 1991 - 57                       Winter 1993 - 62                       Winter 1997 - 54

 

Geol. Sci. 451 (honors) – Science in the Courtroom (5 credit hours)

            Spring 1998 - 7                          Spring 1999 - 7

 

Geol. Sci. 651 - Hydrogeology (5 credit hours)

            Spring 1986 - 23 students           Autumn 1986 - 29 students         Autumn 1987 - 28 students

            Autumn 1988 - 24                      Autumn 1989 - 13                      Autumn 1990 - 32

            Autumn 1991 - 21                      Autumn 1992 - 32                      Autumn 1994 - 39

            Autumn 1995 - 56                      Autumn 1996 - 36                      Autumn 1997 - 33

            Autumn 1998 - 26

 

 

Geol. Sci. 652 - Hydrogeologic Field Studies (5 credit hours)

            Spring 1988 - 13 students           Spring 1989 - 9 students             Spring 1991 - 10 students

            Spring 1992 - 8                          Spring 1993 - 17                        Spring 1995 - 19

            Spring 1996 - 19                        Spring 1997 - 12

 

Geol. Sci. 751 - Quantitative Ground-Water Flow Modeling (5 credit hours)

            Spring 1990 - 6 students             Winter 1992 - 12 students          Winter 1995 - 9 students  (as 694)

            Winter 1996 - 18                       Winter 1998 - 15

 

Geol. Sci. 752 - Contaminant Hydrogeology (5 credit hours)

            Winter 1987 - 17 students

 

Geol. Sci. 851 - Seminar in Hydrogeology (3 credit hours)

            Autumn 1989 - 14 students         Autumn 1992 - 9 students          Spring 1998 - 6 students

            Winter 2001 - 5                         Spring 2002 - 5

 

 

Academic Advising - Ph.D. Dissertations

 

Maura A. Metheny - in progress

 

Terry D. Lahm, 1997, "The Role of Variable-Density Fluid Flow in Regional Hydrodynamics of Midcontinent Sedimentary Basins," 144 pp.

 

Abraham E. Springer, 1994, "Characterization and Modeling of Pesticide Fate and Transport in a Shallow Unconfined Aquifer," 217 pp.

 

Neeraj Gupta, 1993, "Geologic and Fluid-Density Controls on the Hydrodynamics of the Mt. Simon Sandstone and Overlying Geologic Units in Ohio and Surrounding States," 266 pp.

 

 

Academic Advising - M.S. Theses

 

Shay Beanland - 2003                            Martin Van Oort - in prog.

Matthew J. Hammer - 1998                   Kristin Riker - 2000                               Heather Thomas - 2001

Andrew C. Barton - 1998                      Nelson J. Erb - 1997                              Maura Metheny - 1998

Joel R. Sminchak - 1997                        Kristen E. Hanson - 1997                       Eric M. Myer - 1997     

Leslie M. McClenahen - 1997                Christopher D. Finton - 1994                  Terry D. Lahm - 1993  

Michael K. Gross - 1992                        Denise H. Dumouchelle - 1992               Craig A. Payne - 1992  

William L. Cunningham - 1991               Jennifer R. Mayhew - 1991                    Patrick E. Nortz - 1991 

George S. Roadcap - 1990                     Abraham E. Springer - 1990                   Paul C. Steck - 1990     

Robert K. Digel - 1989                          Mark E. Kelley - 1989                           Thomas C. Beard - 1988

Melinda J. Springfield - 1988                  Sandra M. Eberts - 1987                        Philip E. Jagucki - 1987

 

 

Academic Advising - B.S. Theses

 

Cynthia R. Bohn - 1996                                                  Stephen C. Boger - 1996 (co-adviser)

Johanna Teschner-Breitbart - 1996 (Honors)                   Edward B. Donaldson - 1991 (Honors)

Connie M. Safreed - 1990 (Honors)                                Stephen J. Heink - 1995

C. Steven Compton - 1995                                             Barbara J. Lubberger - 1989

Daniel M. Bremer - 1989                                               Stephen J. Champa - 1989

Raymond R. Moreno - 1988                                           Thomas P. Anderson - 1987

Karen S. Gottschalk - 1986                                            Frances L. Frost - 1986

Michael D. Bondoc, 1986

 

 

Adviseés Supported on Research Grants

 

Maura Metheny - 12 quarters (1999-2001)                      Heather Thomas - 4 quarters (2000, 2001)

Cary McDaniel - 2 quarters (1998)                                 Kristin Riker - 1 quarter (1999)

Matt J. Hammer - 8 quarters (1997, 1998)                      Eric M. Myers - 4 quarters (1996, 1997)

Andrew C. Barton - 4 quarters (1996, 1997)                   Kristin E. Hanson - 1 quarter (1996)

Terry D. Lahm - 8 quarters (1991, 1992, 1993)                Mi Chen (Env. Sci.) - 2 quarters (1994, 1995)

Abraham E. Springer - 20 quarters (1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994)

Patrick E. Nortz (Ag. Eng.) - 7 quarters (1989, 1990, 1991)

Craig A. Payne - 5 quarters (1990, 1991)                        Chris D. Finton - 9 quarters (1992, 1993, 1994)

George S. Roadcap - 3 quarters (1989, 1990)                  Melinda J. Springfield - 2 quarters (1988)

Robert K. Digel - 5 quarters (1987, 1988)                       Daniel X. Cassidy - 1 quarter (1986)

 

 

Awards, Fellowships, and Scholarships Received by Adviseés

 

Terry D. Lahm, 1996 - The Ohio State University, Presidential (Ph.D.) Fellowship, $20,300.

Terry D. Lahm, 1996 - Geological Society of America Scholarship, $1070.

Nelson J. Erb, 1995 - The Ohio State University, University (graduate student) Fellowship, $18,400.

Terry D. Lahm, 1993 - Department of Geological Sciences Bownocker Fellowship, $12,500.

Abraham E. Springer, 1993 - The Ohio State University, Graduate Research Forum, Award Winner, $500.

Neeraj Gupta, 1991 - The Ohio State University, Presidential (Ph.D.) Fellowship, $16,600.

Neeraj Gupta, 1990 - Sigma Xi Scientific Research Grant, $380.

Neeraj Gupta, 1990 - The Ohio State University, Graduate School Alumni Research Award, $1,200.

Neeraj Gupta, 1990 - Department of Geological Sciences J. Ernest Carman Fellowship, $10,500.

Jennifer R. Mayhew, 1990 - Geological Society of America Scholarship, $200.

Connie M. Safreed, 1990 - The Ohio State University, Undergraduate Honors Research Scholarship, $1,000.

Connie M. Safreed, 1989 - Sigma Xi Scientific Research Grant, $300.

Jennifer R. Mayhew, 1989 - Sigma Xi Scientific Research Grant, $400.

Thomas C. Beard, 1988 - Sigma Xi Scientific Research Grant, $400.

 

 

Administrative Service - Departmental Committees

 

Chair, Hydrogeology Search Committee - 1995, 1996

Chair, Graduate Committee - 1994, 1995

Chair, Curriculum Committee - 1992, 1993

Co-Chair, Ohio Eminent Scholar Search Committee - 1987-1988

Chair, Ohio Eminent Scholar Proposal Committee - 1986-1987

Executive Committee - Member, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998

Faculty Compensation Committee - 1998

Faculty Search Committee - 1997, 1998

Computer Systems Manager Search Committee - 1997

Alumni Advisory Council Committee - Member, 1990

Groundwater Geochemist Search Committee - Member, 1990

Space Committee - Member, 1990, 1991

Computer Committee - Member, 1987, 1988

Curriculum Committee - Member, 1986, 1988, 1989,

Graduate Committee - Member, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998

 

 

Administrative Service - College and University Committees

 

Byrd Polar Research Center Review Committee, 2002-2003

Center for Mapping Review Committee, 2000-2002

College Ad Hoc Committee on Lower Level Mathematics Instruction - Member, 1995, 1996

College Curriculum Committee - Member, 1992, 1993

University Review Committee, Ohio/West Virginia Superconducting Super Collider Proposal - Member, 1987

 

 

Professional Service - Advisory Committees & Boards

 

Associate Editor, Ground Water, National Ground Water Association, September 2001 to present

 

Birdsall-Dreiss Selection Committee, Geological Society of America, 2000-2003

 

O.E. Meinzer Award Committee, Geological Society of America, 1999-2001

 

Horton Scholarship Award Committee, American Geophysical Union, 1997, 1998, 1999

 

Associate Editor, Ground Water, National Ground Water Association, January 1996 to 2001

 

Hazardous Waste Facility Board, Member, July 1993 to present (appointed by Governors Voinovich, and Taft)

 

Ohio Geology Advisory Commission, Member, August 1990 to 1991 (appointed by Governor Richard Celeste); 1992 to present (reappointed by Governor George Voinovich)

 

Ohio Interagency Ground-Water Advisory Council, Executive Committee Member, 1988 to 1990

 

Member, Oil and Gas Regulatory Review Commission, Member, August 1986 to January 1987 (appointed by Governor Richard Celeste)

 

Editorial Board, Ground Water, National Ground Water Association, 1982 to 1988

 

 

Professional Service - Technical Review of Proposals and Manuscripts

 

National Science Foundation                                          Hydrogeology Journal

Ohio Water Resources Center                                       Engineering & Environmental Geosciences

Water Resources Research                                           Geology

Journal of Hydrology                                                     Geological Society of America Bulletin

Ground Water                                                               Transactions, American Soc. Agricult. Engrs.

Ground Water Monitoring & Remediation