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Issues of water resources sustainability and ecology emerged as the primary
concern of 21st century. Extensive groundwater use leads to stream
depletion in many parts of the world. Nebraska is currently the groundwater users
#1 in the U.S. Groundwater-surface water interactions are important in the Platte
River and Republican River watersheds. In the Nebraska Sand Hills,
groundwater-surface water interactions control dynamics, salinity, and number
of shallow lakes that may lead to significant changes of lake ecology and dust
emissions. It is a great laboratory for studying world problems
For studies of
groundwater pollution and remediation, we have developed
and utilized an array of methods and models for aquifer characterization.
Students use geophysics (ground-penetrating radar, electrical resistivity
tomography, electromagnetic surveys, thermal well logging), field hydraulic and
pneumatic aquifer tests (slug, borehole flowmeter, dipole flow), remote sensing
(thermal infrared imagery), aquifer sampling (direct push), spatial
Student opportunities are numerous. Our Hydrogeology
specialization received international
recognition and the graduates enjoy rewarding careers after experience in our
projects
