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DESCRIPTION:Geophysics for Environmental Studies: The use of non-destructiv
 e approaches for studying soil and groundwater systems\n\nDr. Kennedy Doro
 \, Assistant Professor at The University of Toledo\, Toledo OH\n\nThe Eart
 h’s shallow subsurface hosts most of the surface water\, soil\, groundwa
 ter\, minerals\, and rocks we use daily. We also rely on the Earth’s sha
 llow subsurface for agriculture\, engineering infrastructure\, and energy 
 use\, but it is constantly affected by serious natural and human-induced h
 azards like floods\, landslides\, and pollution from the release of chemic
 als. In recent decades\, environmental scientists\, including ecologists\,
  hydrologists\, soil scientists\, and biogeochemists\, as well as engineer
 s\, archeologists\, and anthropologists\, have been engaged in studying va
 riations in properties and processes within the earth’s shallow subsurfa
 ce to ensure its sustainable use and management. However\, these studies r
 ely on measurements from soil cores\, excavations\, and in situ soil senso
 rs which are destructive\, expensive\, and limited to a particular point a
 nd can not be easily used to estimate changes in properties and processes 
 at large field scales. Near-Surface geophysical methods\, including electr
 ical resistivity (ER)\, electromagnetic induction (EMI)\, and ground penet
 rating radar (GPR) offer approaches to measure variation in subsurface phy
 sical properties at a large spatial and temporal scale which can be relate
 d to soil physical and biochemical properties and processes. Hence\, my re
 search investigates hydrological and biogeochemical states and processes w
 ithin the earth’s shallow subsurface using geophysics. In this presentat
 ion\, I show the use of multiple geophysical methods for [1] estimating so
 il and groundwater reservoirs’ physiochemical properties and stratigraph
 y\, [2] monitoring hydrological and biogeochemical processes\, and [3] inf
 orming archeological and forensic searches for cultural remains\, clandest
 ine graves\, and firearms. Besides applying geophysical methods to inform 
 hydro-biogeochemical processes at a high spatiotemporal resolution\, I als
 o show gaps in current electrical geophysical models and explore options t
 o address them to improve the application of geophysics to address environ
 mental challenges. \n\nBIO\nKennedy Doro received his Ph.D. in Geosciences
  from the University of Tuebingen\, Germany\, in 2015 and has since then a
 cquired both industry and academic experience. He is an Assistant Professo
 r at the Department of Environmental Sciences\, University of Toledo\, whe
 re he leads the Hydro- and Environmental Geophysics research group  (UTole
 do HEG-Lab).  Prior to his current position\, he served as a sessional lec
 turer at the University of Toronto\, ON\, Canada\, a visiting researcher a
 t the University of Ibadan\, Nigeria\, and a Direct Sensing Specialist and
  Field Engineer with Fugro Germany GmbH\, Moessingen\, Germany.  He was al
 so a Volkswagen Foundation Junior Postdoctoral Fellow from 2015-2016. He h
 olds an M.Sc. degree in Applied Environmental Geosciences from the Univers
 ity of Tuebingen\, Germany\, and a B.Sc. degree in Geology from Delta Stat
 e University\, Abraka\, Nigeria.  His research interests include advancing
  our understanding of soil and aquifer properties’ variation and the hyd
 rological and biogeochemical processes within them using geophysical metho
 ds.  He is also interested in advancing the use of geophysics for supporti
 ng forensic investigations\, including locating clandestine graves\, burie
 d weapons\, and wastes.
GEO:42.786861;-86.104963
LOCATION:A. Paul Schaap Science Center\, 1000
SUMMARY:Geological and Environmental Sciences Seminar
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CATEGORIES:Academics
CATEGORIES:Natural & Applied Sciences Division
CATEGORIES:Geological and Environmental Sciences
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