Selected CESEP Research Projects and Sponsors
Collaborative Research
- CSR-CSI: A Virtual Sensor Network Based Closed-Loop Integrated System for Continuous Plume Monitoring and Prediction (NSF)
- Vapor Intrusion From Entrapped NAPL Sources and Groundwater Plumes – Process Understanding and Improved Modeling Tools for Pathway Assessment (SERDP)
Subsurface Remediation
- Upscaling of Long-Term U(VI) Desorption from Pore-Scale Kinetics to Field-Scale Reactive Transport Models (U.S. Department of Energy Environmental Remediation Sciences Program)
- Mass transfer from entrapped DNAPL sources undergoing remediation: characterization methods and prediction tools (SERDP)
- Fundamental study of the delivery of nanoiron to DNAPL source zones in naturally heterogeneous field systems (SERDP)
- In Situ Chemical Oxidation for Groundwater Remediation –Technology Practical Manual (ESTCP).
- Reaction and Transport Processes Controlling In Situ Chemical Oxidation of DNAPLs (SERDP)
- Improved Monitoring Methods for Performance Assessment during Remediation of DNAPL Source Zones (SERDP)
- Mass flux generation from source zones in fractured media (Swedish Research Council through Uppsala University)
- Injected Subsurface Remediation (SERDP)
- Site Demonstration of Polymer-amended In Situ Chemical Oxidation (PA-ISCO) for Enhanced Delivery and In Situ Destruction of Trichloroethylene Contaminant (DOD)
Land/Atmospheric Interaction
- Upgrade Of Wind Tunnel/Porous Media Facility To Study Climate Effects On Near Surface Soil Moisture (NSF)
- Fundamental Study Of Shallow-Subsurface Multiphase Processes Affected By Heat And Mass Flux Dynamics At The Land/Atmospheric Interface, Using Experimental And Modeling Tools (AFOSR)
- Temporal And Spatial Distribution Of Soil Moisture In Heterogeneous Vadose Zone With Moisture Barriers As Affected By Atmospheric Boundary Conditions (ARO)
- Transport of Volatile Gas Dissolved in Groundwater Through the Soil to the Ground Surface (ERDC-Army Corp. of Engineers)
- Measuring and Modeling Hydrologic Fluxes and States from Aquifer to Atmosphere at Multiple Scales (ARO)
Carbon Storage
- Title: Validation of Models Simulating Capillary and Dissolution Trapping During Injection and Post-Injection of CO2 in Heterogeneous Geological Formations Using Data From Intermediate Scale Test Systems(DOE)
- Fundamental Study of Processes Associated with Stable Trapping and Potential Leakage of Sequestrated Carbon Dioxide in Deep Geologic Formations (NSF)
- Experimental study of CO2 migration behavior in shallow subsurface (LANL-DOE)
Characterization and Modeling
- Piceance Basin Groundwater Flow Model Development and Calibration
- Multi-Scale Assessment of Prediction Uncertainty in Coupled Reactive Transport Models. 2009-2011. Department of Energy, Environmental Remediation Sciences Program. PI: Gary Curtis. Co-PIs: Phil Meyer, Ming Ye, Steve Yabusaki and Derrick Rodriguez.
- Role of Capillarity in Sand Production (American Chemical Society)
- A Coupled Hydro-Mechanical Framework for Infinite Slope Stability Analysis under Variably-Saturated Conditions (US Geological Survey)
- Wireless Sensor Networking for Model Calibration for Plume Monitoring, Risk Prediction and Remediation (Army Research Office)
- CMG RESEARCH: Numerical and Experimental Validation of Stochastic Up-scaling for Subsurface Contamination Problems involving multiphase volatile organic chlorinated solvents (National Science Foundation)
- Development Of Systematic Approaches For Calibration Of Subsurface Transport Models Using Hard And Soft Data On System Characteristics And Behavior (Army Research Office)
- Upgrading Of A Porous Media Test Facility To Study Near-Surface Unsaturated Zone Processes Associated With Land-Atmospheric Interactions (Department of Defense)
- Development and Validation of Porous Media Flow and Transport Models for Subsurface Environmental Application (Czech Republic)
- Virtual Sensor Network for Continuous Plum Monitoring & Prediction (NSF)
- Behavior of Perfluroalkyl Contaminants in Contaminated Groundwater (SERDP-US Army Corp. Engineers)
- A New Framework for Fine-grained Soil Characterization (Moving Beyond Atterberg Limits)-NSF
- Advancing Multi-scale Landslide Hazard Prediction by Integrating High Resolution Remote Sensing Data and Subsurface In-situ Monitoring (NSF)
- Upscaling of U(VI) Desorption and Transport from Decimeter- Scale Heterogeneity to Plume-Scale Modeling (DOE)
- Coupled Biological and Micro-XAS/XRF Analysis of In Situ Uranium Biogeochemical Processes (DoD)
- Production and Use of a Novel Bacterial Protein in Aquaculture Operations: Societal Benefits and Global Ramifications
Water treatment and re-use
- A Novel Hybrid Membrane Desalination Process with Minimal Pretreatment and Concentrate” Sponsored by California Department of Water Resources (CA-DWR)
- "Zero-Liquid Discharge Systems for the Recovery of Cooling Tower Water in Geothermal Power Plants” Supported by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
- Development of Indicators and Surrogates for Chemical Contaminant Removal During Wastewater Treatment and Reclamation (Water Reuse Foundation)
- Desalination Product Water Recovery and Concentrate Volume Minimization (AWWA Research Foundation )
- Onsite Wastewater Source Characterization and Relevance to System Design and Performance (Water Environment Research Foundation)
- Evaluation of River Bank Filtration Systems to Optimize Removal of Bulk Organic Matter, Emerging Organic Micropollutants, and Nutrients (AWWA Research Foundation)
- Artificial Recharge and Recovery (ARR) Testing (CH2MHill/City of Aurora)
- Critical Assessment of Implementing Desalination Technology (AWWA Research Foundation)
- Development of Surrogates to Determine the Efficacy of Groundwater Recharge Systems for the Removal of Trace Organic Chemicals (Water Reuse Foundation )
- Florida Onsite Sewage Nitrogen Reducing Strategies Study (Florida Dept. of Health)
Energy Development
- Upscaling And Model Development For Energy Development from Oil Shale- Los Alamos National Laboratory)
- Enhanced Biogas Production From Coal: Experimental Investigation (CIRIS)
- Pathways to Scalable, Efficient and Sustainable (NSF)
- Hydrologic and Environmental Impacts of Shale Oil Extraction (Industry through UNGI)
Education and outreach
- Interdisciplinary Graduate Program for Geohazards in Engineering and Geological Engineering (Department of Education)
- Serving Humanity: Engineers Improving the World through Regional,National, and International Community Service ( Hewlett Foundation funding)
- Assessment of tsunami impacts on coastal aquifers in Sri Lanka (National Science Foundation)
- Advanced Research Workshop on Advanced Decision Support for Natural Disasters and Intentioned Threats: Prevention, Threat Reduction and Response- NATO
- The International GeoBiology Summer Course: Engaging the Geology / Biology Community in Education and Outreach (NSF)
- Training Graduate and Undergraduate Students in Simulation and Risk Assessment for Carbon Sequestration (DOE)