CONTAMINANT HYDROGEOLOGY

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: G L E/GEOSCI 627 and MATH 222 , graduate/professional standing, or member of Engineering Guest Students Course Designation: Core GenEd - Natural Science & Wellness + Lab Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Explain the physical, chemical, and biological processes controlling the transport of subsurface contaminants. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Apply mathematical expressions for analytically describing solute, colloid, and multiphase flow in porous and fractured media. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Interpret and synthesize scientific literature and technical reports to create subsurface flow and transport models of specific case studies. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Analyze the causes of, and solutions for, the sustainability challenge of natural and anthropogenic contaminants in the subsurface. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Explain the social, economic, and/or environmental dimensions of the sustainability challenges relevant to the protection of groundwater resources from contamination. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Create and evaluate a subsurface flow and transport model related to their graduate research or another specific environmental problem. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Explain the physical, chemical, and biological processes controlling the transport of subsurface contaminants. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Apply mathematical expressions for analytically describing solute, colloid, and multiphase flow in porous and fractured media. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Interpret and synthesize scientific literature and technical reports to create subsurface flow and transport models of specific case studies. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Analyze the causes of, and solutions for, the sustainability challenge of natural and anthropogenic contaminants in the subsurface. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Explain the social, economic, and/or environmental dimensions of the sustainability challenges relevant to the protection of groundwater resources from contamination. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Create and evaluate a subsurface flow and transport model related to their graduate research or another specific environmental problem. Audience: Graduate