CE40460: Ground Water
Fall 2017
Instructor: Diogo Bolster, 120 C Cushing Hall, Ph: (574) 631 0965, Email: dbolster@nd.edu
Classes: Tuesday/Thursday 12:30-1:45, DeBartolo 316, Labs Tuesday 2:00-4:45 (Stinson Remick 212)
Office Hours: Any time my door is open and I mean that. You are welcome to come by any time or you can schedule an appointment (please always feel free to knock on my door). On days before homework is due I will be in my office from 2-4:30.
Teaching Assistants
Thomas Sherman (Thomas.J.Sherman.46@nd.edu)
Amirhosein Begmohammadi (abegmoha@nd.edu)
Lecture Notes (click title for powerpoint)
Properties of Aquifers Examples
Principles of Groundwater Flow Examples
Advection Dispersion of Contaminants Examples
Readings (Date in Class)
1 - UN - Water is a Human Right (August 23)
2 - Devil’s Lake (August 27)
3 - Rivers Run Dry Art 1 Art 2 (August 29)
4 - Rising Sea Levels (September 4)
5 - Where did all the Sand Go? (September 6)
6 - Groundwater Footprint (September 13)
7 - Water and War Part 1 (September 20)
8 - Water and War Part 2 (September 27)
9 - California is Sinking (October 2)
10 - Thirsty Almonds (October 4)
11 - The Facts on Fracking (Oct 23)
12 - Fracking Contamination (Oct 25)
13 - China’s contaminated Waters (Oct 30)
14 - Arsenic Contamination (Nov 6)
15 - Oil and Groundwater (Nov 8)
16 - Carbon Farmers (Nov 13)
17 - Human Induced Shaking (Nov 27)
18 - Earthquakes in Texas (Nov 29)
19 - Ancient Magic or Science? (dec 4)
Matlab Codes and Other Notes
Field Trip Data