About The Groundwater Project
The Groundwater Project, a non-profit organization, registered in Canada, is committed to contribute to advancement in education by creating and making available online free high-quality groundwater educational material for all. The Groundwater Project is led by Dr. John Cherry, recipient of the 2020 Stockholm Water Prize, and managed by a 11-member international Steering Committee and a larger and globally diverse Advisory Committee.
Read the Project’s
Background Document (English) (Spanish) (Portuguese)
Vision and Plans 2023 to 2028 (English) (Spanish) (Portuguese)
Newsletter Winter 2023 (English) (Spanish) (Portuguese)
History
The Groundwater Project has its roots in 2015 after Cathryn Ryan at the University of Calgary initiated the transfer of rights for the famous Groundwater textbook (Freeze & Cherry, 1979) back to their authors. To advance the state of the science worldwide, the authors then agreed to provide free downloads of the original text and translations through the Hydrogeologists Without Borders website. This laudable initiative provided the inspiration for the much larger Groundwater Project aimed at updating and largely expanding the coverage of the original book. As of today, more than 20 institutions are partnering with us and many others are on their way. The Groundwater Project was initiated in 2017 and registered in 2019 to cover nearly all aspects of groundwater relevant to both developed and developing countries.
Steering Committee Chair and Project Leader
John Cherry
Adjunct Professor, University of Guelph
Professor Emeritus, University of Waterloo
Canada
Steering Committee
Ying Fan
Professor, Rutgers University
USA
R. Allan Freeze
Former Professor, University of British Columbia
Canada
Paul Hsieh
California, USA
Ineke Kalwij
President & Principal Hydrogeologist, Kalwij Water Dynamics Inc.
Canada
Douglas Mackay
Professor Emeritus, University of California
USA
Stephen Moran
British Columbia, Canada
Everton de Oliveira
President, Hidroplan
Director, Sustainable Water Institute
Brasil
Beth L. Parker
Professor, University of Guelph
Canada
Eileen Poeter
Professor Emeritus, Colorado School of Mines
USA
Warren W. Wood
Visiting Professor, Michigan State University
USA
Yan Zheng
Chair Professor, Southern University of Science and Technology
China
Advisory Committee
Shafick Adams
Executive Manager, Water Research Commission
South Africa
Bill Alley
Science and Technology Director, National Ground Water Association
USA
Stephen Foster
Emeritus, World Health Organization & World Bank
United Kingdom
Ken Goldstein
Senior Vice President, WSP USA Inc.
USA
Ken Howard
Professor, University of Toronto
Canada
Jimmy Jiao
Professor, University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Laurra Olmsted
Alberta, Canada
Guy Patrick
Director, Patrick Consulting Inc.
Canada
Marco Petitta
Professor, Sapienza University of Rome
Italy
Craig Simmons
Professor, Flinders University
Australia
Karen Villholth
Principal Researcher, International Water Management Institute
South Africa
Bill Woessner
Professor Emeritus, University of Montana
USA
Chunmiao Zheng
Professor, Southern University of Science and Technology
China
Board of Directors
John Cherry
Adjunct Professor, University of Guelph
Professor Emeritus, University of Waterloo
Canada
Paul Hsieh
California, USA
Robert (Bob) Kalin
Director
Sustainable Water Solutions
Scotland, United Kingdom
Ineke Kalwij
President & Principal Hydrogeologist Kalwij Water Dynamics Inc.
Canada
Everton de Oliveira
President, Hidroplan
Director, Sustainable Water Institute
Brasil
Eileen Poeter
Professor Emeritus, Colorado School of Mines
USA
Groundwater Project Staff
Amanda Sills
Project Manager
amanda.sills@g360group.org
Virginia McGowan
Lead Editor
Jamie Bain
Project Coordinator
Emily Horodezny
Translation Coordinator
