Today we are putting the spotlight on Dr. William (Bill) Woessner, a renowned hydrogeologist and volunteer author with The Groundwater Project. Dr. Woessner has written many high-quality books for The Groundwater Project. These books, Hydrogeologic Properties of Earth Materials and Principles of Groundwater Flow and Groundwater-Surface Water Exchange, focus on big picture principles of groundwater science, which are a vital component of groundwater knowledge.
Background/History
Dr. Woessner obtained his B.A. degree in Geology from the College of Wooster, an M.S. in Geology from the University of Florida, an M.S. in Water Resources Management and a Ph.D. in Geology from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. His experience in project reviews focusing on groundwater development and management, groundwater contamination resolution, surface water-groundwater interactions, groundwater modeling, and hydrological education, make him a vital contributor to the mission of The Groundwater Project.
At the University of Montana, where he taught for over 33 years he was named a Regents’ Professor of Hydrogeology (2004). Dr. Woessner also held the position of Associate Director for the Montana Water Center, was the Chair of the Department of Geosciences (2007-10), and was the acting Director and co-founder of the University of Montana Center for Riverine Science and Stream Re-naturalization.
Along with his multi-decadal professorship, he has used his 40+ years of experience of learning and working in the hydrogeologic scientific field to mentor graduate students, manage his own consulting firm, write highly cited books, “Applied Groundwater Modeling: Simulation of Flow and Advective Transport”, and contribute to the growing library of The Groundwater Project.
Dr. Woessner has also been honored with many high-level awards and appointments, such as the O.E. Meinzer Award by the Geological Society of America, a Fellow of the Geological Society of America, and a Fellow and Life Member of the National Groundwater Association, among many other achievements.
Further Work
The Groundwater Project would like to further highlight the profound career Bill has had in the global groundwater and hydrogeologic communities. Please see below for some of his more acclaimed publications:
- Stream and Fluvial Plain Ground Water Interactions: Rescaling Hydrogeologic Thought. (2005)
- Pharmaceuticals in On-Site Sewage Effluent and Ground Water, Western Montana. (2007)
- Measuring Groundwater–Stream Water Exchange: New Techniques for Installing Minipiezometers and Estimating Hydraulic Conductivity. (2002)
Bill is a contributor that strengthens the Groundwater Project in many ways and we greatly appreciate his partnership.
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