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Dr. Ronald Green is an Institute Scientist in the Earth Science Section in the Space Science and Engineering Division at Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio, Texas. Dr. Green first became interested in hydrogeology while working on a rural water-resource project as a Peace Corps volunteer in Cameroun, West Africa as an engineer fresh out of college. On returning to the states, he earned a second undergraduate degree in geology and graduate degrees in geophysics and hydrology. After four years in environmental consulting, Dr. Green accepted a position at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) where he has worked for the past 30 years.
His primary activities at SwRI are in groundwater hydrology and environmental geophysics. Dr. Green started working on the Edwards Aquifer and related systems in the mid-1990s. Early efforts focused on the importance of discharge from the Uvalde pool via the Leona gravels in the Leona River and the Knippa Gap. This work led to the characterization that the Kinney pool is hydraulically distinct from the Uvalde pool. A series of additional projects provided insight into the role of discharge from the Edwards Aquifer along the Balcones Fault Zone via several highly permeable Leona gravel paleo-river channels. Ultimately, these efforts targeted the role and unheralded importance of the contributing zone to the Edwards Aquifer.
Recent work has focused on water availability in arid and semi-arid environments with limited and variable recharge. Of particular interest are the water resources of karst limestone aquifers including assessments of recharge, characterization of flow mechanisms, and numerical modeling. Dr. Green was a principal investigator for an internal research and development project at Southwest Research Institute to design, build, and deploy a neutrally buoyant sensor to remotely map the pathway and morphology of karst conduits and to measure the velocity of groundwater flow in the conduits. This invention was recognized as one of the top 100 innovations in 2009 by R&D Magazine.
Title: Characterizing the Edwards Aquifer and Related Systems: the Importance of Disparate Data
Topics to be Covered:
· The importance of disparate data in aquifer characterization, including the: Uvalde pool, Kinney pool, San Antonio pool, and contributing zone of the Edwards Aquifer;
· Edwards Plateau arid and semi-arid land recharge; Devils River and lower Pecos River watersheds;
· Ethics: Balancing competing interests with limited resources (Devils River watershed):
· The role of the hydrogeologist.
