Ge to speak on groundwater dynamics in headwater regions under changing climate

10:11 a.m., March 16, 2016--Shemin Ge, the 2016 Birdsall-Dreiss Lecturer of the Geological Society of America, will discuss her research on groundwater dynamics in headwater regions under a changing climate at 3:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 23, in 102 Gore Hall on the University of Delaware campus in Newark. 

Ge is a professor of hydrogeology in the Department of Geological Sciences at the University of Colorado, Boulder. She received her doctorate from John Hopkins University in 1990, then worked at S.S. Papadopulos and Associates before joining the University of Colorado in 1993. 

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Groundwater systems undergo a significant recharge period during the warmer months from melting snow and ice in high-altitude headwater regions. Under a changing climate, this important seasonal period can be expected to shift, and the questions facing researchers are how much and what kinds of changes can be expected. 

Ge’s presentation will address these questions as they relate to groundwater flow and its interaction with surface water. 

This lecture is intended for students and faculty who are interested in water resources, hydrogeology and water quality. 

The Birdsall-Dreiss Lectureship was first established in 1978 and honors the late John Manning Birdsall, a leading geologist with the United States Geological Survey, and the late Shirley J. Dreiss, a faculty member in earth sciences at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Each year a researcher is chosen by a panel of former Birdsall-Dreiss lecturers based on the scholar’s research credentials and communication abilities. The chosen lecturer delivers up to 50 talks around the world.

Ge’s talk at UD is cosponsored by the Department of Geological Sciences and the Delaware Environmental Institute.

Article by Tom Aristone