USGS scientist Dr. Allen M. Shapiro has been selected by the National Ground Water Association as their 2004 Henry Darcy Distinguished Lecturer. Dr. Shapiro will speak on “Recent Advances in Characterizing Ground-Water Flow and Chemical Transport in Fractured Rock–From Cores to Kilometers.” Dr. Shapiro will present findings from his research at Toxics Program’s fractured rock research sites ( Mirror Lake, NH, and Navel Air Warfare Center, NJ ).

More Information on the Lecture

• About the Darcy Lecture Series
• Lecture Schedule Series Runs from 1/9/04 through 12/9/04
• Lecture Abstract
• Shapiro Biographical Information
• Publications of Interest

USGS Information on Fractured Rock

• New Paradigm for Fractured Rock Cleanup
• What Controls the Migration of Chlorinated Solvents in Fractured Rock?
• Fractured-Rock Aquifers--Understanding an Increasingly Important Source of Water: USGS Fact Sheet FS-112-02
• Characterizing Ground-Water Chemistry and Hydraulic Properties of Fractured-Rock Aquifers Using the Multifunction Bedrock-Aquifer Transportable Testing Tool (BAT3): USGS Fact Sheet FS-075-01
• Geochemical and Microbiological Processes that Affect Migration and Natural Attenuation of Chlorinated Solvents in Fractured Sedimentary Rock, Naval Air Warfare Center (NAWC) Research Site, West Trenton , NJ
• Multidisciplinary Characterization of Fluid FLow and Solute Transport in Fractured Rock, Mirror Lake, New Hampshire

From Cores to Kilometers

Recent Advances in Characterizing Ground-Water Flow and Chemical Transoport in Fractured Rock NGWA 2004 Darcy Lecture