Hydrogeology - 575.626

This course introduces students to the fundamentals of groundwater, geology, and to the interactions with contaminant transport between the two. Students will develop a foundational understanding of geologic concepts and processes, focusing on the formation and characteristics of water-bearing formations, along with the theory of groundwater flow, the hydrology of aquifers, well hydraulics, groundwater resource evaluation, and contaminant fate and transport in groundwater. Students will examine the relationship between the geologic concepts/processes and the groundwater resource, discuss the influence of the geologic environment on the availability and movement of groundwater, formulate the fate and transport of groundwater contaminants, and explore geotechnical engineering problems associated with groundwater issues. Learning is supported through discussions, quizzes, applied homework assignments, and progressive course project assignments that address real-world groundwater scenarios. Prerequisites: Calculus I, Calculus II, Ordinary Differential Equations.