Selected Active Research Projects
Hydrogeology of Weanack sediment disposal site, Shirley Plantation, Charles City County, Virginia
Funded by Weanack Land Associates and the Potomac Crossing Commission, a joint project with Lee Daniels (Virginia Tech)
Hydrology and geomorphology of constructed wetlands in non-tidal and fresh-water tidal environments, Virginia
Funded on occasion by Virginia Department of Transportation, a joint venture with Lee Daniels (Virginia Tech) and Jim Perry (Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences)
Water-Budget model development for toe-slope wetlands
Funded by Peterson Family Foundation, a cooperative venture with Lee Daniels and Tess Wynn (Virginia Tech) and Mike Rolband (Wetland Studies and Solutions, Inc.)
Quaternary braided streams and floodplain dune fields, northeastern North Carolina and southeastern Virginia
A joint project with Karen Havholm (University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire)
Hydric soil indicators in dune swales, False Cape State Park, Virginia
A joint project with Harold Jones (Sigma Environmental)
Research Equipment and Facilities
Vibracoring system adaptable to marshes, floodplains and other saturated soils
Trailer-mounted auger/drill rig (CME-45) capable of 30m- deep stratigraphic test holes and wells
Ground-penetrating radar system used for evaluating shallow strata between test holes
Shallow-draft boats to access tidal creeks and marshes
Monitoring well construction tools including augers and surveying levels
Water sampling tools including pumps, bailers, pressure transducers, and pH/conductivity meters
Malvern system for rapid particle size analyses
Geochemistry labs for nutrients and other analytes
Cryogenic "frozen finger" samplers for marsh sedimentation
Publications and Presentation Posters
Hydrology, Wetlands, and Land Reclamation
Landscape Evolution
Geoscience Education
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