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Mark A. Widdowson
Title : Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Program Area : Environmental and Water Resources Engineering
Address : Patton Hall 220-A
E-mail : mwiddows(at)vt.edu
Telephone : (540) 231-7153
Professional Registration : South Carolina (PE)

Alternate URL for this homepage : http://www.cee.vt.edu/people/widdowson.html
 
Areas of Interest :
 
  • Groundwater, Contaminant transport, Modeling, Monitored natural attenuation, Bioremediation, Phytoremediation, Soil and groundwater remediation.
 
Education :
 
  • Ph.D., Civil Engineering, Auburn University, 1987
  • MS, Water Resources Engineering, University of Kansas, 1984
  • BSCE, Civil Engineering, University of Cincinnati, 1982
 
Courses Taught :
 
  • Hazardous Waste Management
  • Fluid Mechanics for CEE
  • Groundwater Resources
  • Dynamics of Groundwater
  • Numerical Modeling of Groundwater Flow and Transport
 
Selected Research Projects :
  • “Estimating Cleanup Times Associated with Combining Source Area Remediation with Monitored Natural Attenuation”, Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP).
  • “Integrated Protocol For Assessment Of Long-Term Sustainability Of Monitored Natural Attenuation Of Chlorinated Solvent Plumes”, Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP).
  • “Computational Model for the Uptake of Contaminants from Groundwater by Phreatophytes””, U.S. Geological Survey
  • "Estimation Of Timeframes For And Comparison Of Groundwater Remediation Technologies”, Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center (NFESC)
 
Selected Publications :
  • Chapelle, F.H., J.T. Novak, J.C. Parker, B.B. Campbell and M.A. Widdowson. “A framework for assessing the sustainability of monitored natural attenuation”, accepted for publication by the U.S. Geological Survey Circular Series, C-1303, 2007.
  • Marr, L.C., E.C. Booth, R.G. Andersen, M.A. Widdowson and J.T. Novak. “Direct volatilization of naphthalene to the atmosphere at a phytoremediation site”. Environmental Science & Technology, 40(17), 5560-5566, 2006.
  • Pitterle, M., R. Andersen, J. Novak and M. Widdowson. “Push-pull tests to quantify in-situ degradation rates at a phytoremediation site”, Environmental Science and Technology, 39(23), 9317-9323, 2005.
  • Widdowson, M.A., S.L. Robinson, R.G. Andersen, and J.T. Novak. “Remediation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon compounds in groundwater using poplar trees”. Environmental Science and Technology, 39(6), 1598-1605, 2005.
  • Widdowson, M.A. “Modeling natural attenuation of chlorinated ethenes under spatially-varying redox conditions”. Biodegradation, 15, 435-451, 2004.
  • Zoeckler, J.R., M.A. Widdowson and J.T. Novak. “Aerobic biodegradation of MTBE in gasoline-contaminated aquifer sediments”. ASCE Journal of Environmental Engineering, 129(7), 642-650, 2003.
 
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