FISCAL YEAR—JULY 2002-JUNE 2003
Name: John Van Brahana
Department: Geosciences
Rank: Professor
I. Teaching Activities
A.
Courses Taught
GEOL 1113 General
Geology. Fall
Semester 2002
Enrollment 167 Mean of Core Medians and Percentiles = 4.2
GEOL 3002.
Geology for Engineers Fall Semester 2002.
Enrollment 25 Mean of Core Medians and Percentiles = 3.8
GEOL 4153 Karst Hydrology. Fall Semester 2002.
Enrollment 6
Mean of Core Medians and Percentiles = 4.8
GEOL 4053 Course in Hydrogeology.
Spring Semester 2002.
Enrollment 10
Mean of Core Medians and Percentiles = 4.5
GEOL 4050 Hydrogeology
Laboratory. Spring Semester 2002.
Enrollment 10
Mean of Core Medians and Percentiles = NA
Course in Field
Geology.
Enrollment 35 Summer Semester (First) 2002. Mean of Core Medians and Percentiles = NA
B.
Individual Instruction
__3__
Number of students directed in independent study courses (Dan Wagner, GEOL; Ryan
Henry, GEOL; Salem Thawaba, ENDY)
_____ Number of honors theses directed
_____ Number of senior theses directed
__7__ Number of master's theses directed
(see attachment A)
__5__ Number of master's theses
committees (see attachment B)
__2__ Number of doctoral dissertations directed
(see attachment C)
__11__
Number of doctoral dissertation committees (see attachment D)
C.
Advising
__6__ Number of graduate students (Varnell, Rogers, Little, Reese-Whiting, Walters, and
Walker)
_____ Number of undergraduate students
_____ Other advising
activities
D.
Curriculum Development
Proposal
and introduction of a new course, ENDY 6023, Environmental Justice. Teaching supplements for this course were
generated with a Baum Teaching Innovation Grant. The class is currently being taught this
semester.
Proposal
of a new course, GEOS 4693, Geology of Our National Parks. This course is directed toward undergraduate
E.
Honors, awards and activities not mentioned above
Baum Teaching Innovation
Grant, University of Arkansas, Spring 2002, $825 for award-winning videos to
supplement a newly developed course in Environmental Justice (with Judy Rogers,
ENDY).
Nominee
for Outstanding Teacher, Student Alumni Board,
II. Research,
Scholarly, Artistic, Creative Activities
A.
Current projects:
Agroforestry
effects on ground-water quality
Karst
hydrogeology of the Savoy Experimental Watershed
Assessing suitability
of using flooded coal mines as potential drinking-water supplies (
Evaluating the role of
ground water in sequestration and transport of solutes and pathogens likely responsible
for anomalous distributions of disease and public health problems (Prairie
Grove)
B.
Grant proposals submitted:
See Attachment G,
items 4, 5, 6, and 7
C. Grants awarded
See Attachment G,
items 1, 2, 3, and 4
D. Refereed publications
See Attachment E,
Peterson et al., Dixon et al.
E. Non-Refereed reports and publications
See Attachment E,
Steele et al., Brahana a, Brahana b, Brahana c, Hays and Brahana, Varnell and Brahana
F. Papers presented at professional meetings
See Attachment F,
Brahana et al. a, Brahana et al. b, Ting et al. a, Ting et al. b
G. Honors, awards, and other activities not
mentioned above
Nominee
for Outstanding Teacher, Student Alumni Board,
III. Service
A. Professional
Peer Reviewer,
Hydrogeology Journal
B. Departmental, College, University
Steering Committee,
Program of Environmental Dynamics, Fall 2002-present.
Committee for the
Future, Department of Geosciences
Technical Reviewer,
Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies
C. Honors, awards, and other service activities
not mentioned above:
Geology Development
Board,
Invited Geosciences
Colloquium Presentation,
Invited Seminar,
Attachment A
GRADUATE-STUDENT RESEARCH SUPERVISED
AND FUNDING SUPPORT PROVIDED – 2002
NAME PROJECT STATUS
Paul Little Hydrogeologic Factors
Controlling Groundwater Flow in Basin 2, M.S.--Completed
(Oral
defense complete-awaiting final corrections) Support
Ethan Numerical
Simulation of the
Reese-Whiting
(Oral
defense complete-awaiting final corrections)
Keri Walker Application of Surface Geophysics to Understanding
Ground-Water M.S.—In
Preparation
Flow
in Mantled Karst,
Support
Dorothy Walters Methodology Development and in situ Assessment of Infectious Bursal Disease M.S.--In
Preparation
Virus
and Other Host-Specific Viruses in Karst (GEOL)
Support
Eloise Doherty Remote Sensing and Image-Processing Application to Mapping of M.S.--In
Preparation
Hydrogeologic Resources, with Integration of GIS Data Bases (GEOL)
(Little
activity toward thesis completion during this year) Support
Tracy Shirley Characterization of the Groundwater Flow in
(Little
activity toward thesis completion during this year) Support
Wendy Karna Delineation of the
Counties,
(Little
activity toward thesis completion during this year) Support
Attachment B
INTERDISCIPLINARY GRADUATE-STUDENT
RESEARCH SUPPORT AND THESIS COMMITTEE INVOLVEMENT – 2002
NAME PROJECT STATUS
Tiong Ee Ting Uptake of Europium by Bacteria for Use as
Hydrologic Tracers M.S.—Completed
2002 (CHEN)
Advisor-Thoma
Katie Fausett Sandstone Weathering in
2002 (GEOG)
Advisor-Dixon
Fiona Trewby Water quality of a major river in Namibia M.A.--In
Preparation
(GEOG)
Advisor-Dixon
Dana Austin Hydrogeologic Characterization of
Basin 6 and the Area of the M.S.—In
Preparation
Proposed
Swine Facility,
(Little
activity toward thesis completion during this year) Advisor-Hays
Support
Mike Withrow Development of a Predictive Model of
Spring Occurrence in the Ponca M.A.--In
Preparation
7.5-Minute
Quadrangle,
(Little
activity toward thesis completion during this year) Advisor-Dixon
Attachment C
Ph.D. RESEARCH DIRECTED – 2002
NAME PROJECT STATUS
Judy Rogers Environmental
causes of anomalous health patterns in the Prairie Grove, Ph.D.--In Preparation
Advisor—Brahana
Support
Curtis Varnell Feasibility of using flooded coal mines
as public water supplies, Greenwood, Ph.D.—In
Preparation
Advisor-Brahana
Support
Attachment D
Ph.D. THESIS COMMITTEES – 2002
NAME PROJECT STATUS
Shelly McGinnis Environmental
Justice as Related to Water Quality of the Santee Sioux Ph.D.--Completed
in the Northern Great Plains 2002
(ENDY)
Advisor—
Amy Colonization
Dynamics of Meiofauna in Response to Flow-Regime
Variations Ph.D.–Completed
Freese-Smith
2002 (BIOL)
Advisor-Brown
Ana Ghanem Fundamentals of Ballasted Flocculation Reactions Ph.D.--Completed
2002
(CVEG)
Advisor-Young
Ben Odhiambo Bathymetry, Sedimentation, and Historical
Water Quality of Ph.D.—Completed
Lake
Shepard Springs and
Sherri DeFauw Factors Controlling Hydrogeology of the Vadose Zone, Agriforestry
Research Ph.D.--In Preparation
Site,
Advisor—Hays
Mohammed Measuring
and Modeling Soil Water and Solute Transport with Emphasis Ph.D.--In Preparation
Al-Qinna on Physical Mechanisms in Karst,
Advisor—Scott
Gary Hanson Geospatial
Integration of Lacustrine Sediment Archives and
Historical Ph.D.--In
Preparation
Records-An
Evaluation Tool for Environmental Change in Watersheds (ENDY)
Advisor—Boss
Quanyan Liao Processes and Controls Affecting
Landslides Along Interstate 540 in Ph.D.--In Preparation
Advisor--Dennis
Jeff Briggler Influence of Biotic and Abiotic Factors on Amphibian Communities in the Ph.D.—In Preparation
Advisor—James
Dan Trophic Dynamics of Coho Salmon Fry in the Area of
Van Leeuwen Park,
Advisor—Brown
Brian Shreve Biogeochemistry
of Phosphorus and Metals in Constructed Wetlands Ph.D.–In Preparation
Receiving
Swine Lagoon Effluent
(AGRI)
(Little
activity toward thesis completion during this year) Advisor—
Attachment E
BIBLIOGRAPHY—Published Reports
Peterson,
E.W.,
Steele,
K.F.,
Brahana,
J.V., 2003, Karst aquifers: in Stewart, B.A., and
Howell, Terry, eds., The Encylopedia of Water
Science: Marcel Dekker,
Inc.,
Brahana,
J.V., 2003, Water quality in karst aquifers: in
Stewart, B.A., and Howell, Terry, eds., The Encylopedia
of Water Science: Marcel Dekker, Inc.,
Brahana,
J.V., 2003, The Hydrologic cycle: in Stewart, B.A., and Howell, Terry, eds.,
The Encylopedia of Water Science: Marcel Dekker,
Inc.,
Hays,
P.D. and Brahana, J.V., 2003, Ground water observation wells: in Stewart, B.A.,
and Howell, Terry, eds., The Encylopedia of Water
Science: Marcel Dekker,
Inc.,
Varnel,
C.J., and Brahana, J.V., 2003, Neuse River-Impact of Animal Production on Water
Quality: in Stewart, B.A., and Howell, Terry, eds., The Encylopedia
of Water Science: Marcel Dekker, Inc.,
Attachment F
BIBLIOGRAPHY—Published Abstracts and
Presentations
Brahana, J.V., Davis, R.K., Sauer,
T.J., Ting, Tiong Ee, Al-Rashidy, Said, Whitsett, Kelly,
and Al-Qinna, Mohammed, 2002, Recurring, multicomponent ground-water tracing experiments at a well
characterized basin in mantled karst--Lessons from
the Savoy Experimental Watershed:
Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 34, no. 6, p.
158-159.
Brahana, V., Graening,
G.O., Phelan, T.L., Brown, A.V., Slay, M., and Kresse,
T., 2002, An Hypothesis of Endangered Cavefish and Cave Crayfish Occurrence and
Distribution in the Mantled Karst Aquifers of the
Rutledge, E.M., Owens, P.R.,
Brahana, J.V., 2002, Relec Redoximorphic
Features of the Soils of the
Ting, Tiong
Ee, Thoma, G., Whitsett, K.S., Brahana, J.V., and
Ting, Tiong
Ee, Thoma, G.J.,
ATTACHMENT G
RESEARCH FUNDING– 2002
1.
Title: Ground-water
vulnerability delineation using neural networks, fuzzy logic and neurofuzzy methods
Funding Agency:
Amount: $ 305,000 (awarded)
Period: September 2001 through September 2004
Barnali Dixon, H.D. Scott, J.C.
Dixon, A. Mauromoustakos, and J.V. Brahana, PIs
2.
Title: Investigating
Environmental Quality and Trophic Dynamics in
Sensitive Subterranean Habitats of the Ozark Plateaus.
Funding Agency:
Amount: $21,422 (awarded)
Period: August 2000 through October 2002 (extended)
Art Brown and J.V. Brahana,
PIs
3.
Title: Assessment of Using
Flooded Coal Mines as a Safe, Viable Supplement to Existing Drinking Water
Supplies in the Area of
Funding Agency:
Amount: $40,382 (awarded)
Period: October 2001 through September 2003
J.V. Brahana, PI
4.
Title: Characterization of the
Hydrogeology of
Funding
Agency: Lundy and
Amount: $81,375 (awarded)
Period: April 2002 through June 2004
J.V. Brahana, PI
5.
Title: Delineation of the
Surface- and Ground-Water Basins Contributing Flow to Wilson Spring,
Fayetteville, Arkansas; Including Water-Quality Characterization, Assessment of
the Local Hydrogeologic Environment, and their
Relation to the Arkansas Darter (Ethostoma cragini)
Funding Agency:
Amount: $16,198 (pending)
Period: July 2003 through June 2004
J.V. Brahana and Sherri DeFauw, PIs
6.
Title: Sewers to Scenic
Rivers--The Continuum Conundrum in Watershed Science and Policy
Funding Agency: NSF IGERT
Amount: $2,699,886 (rejected)
Period: January 2004 to December 2008
S. Boss, J. Popp, W. Miller,
R.K. Davis, J.V. Brahana, PIs
7.
Title:
Landscape Architectural Opportunities and Long-Range Urban Planning for
the City of
Funding Agency:
Amount: $46,251(pending)
Period: May 2003 to October 2004
,J.V. Brahana and Tom Paradise,
PIs