Dr. Eileen P. Poeter

Geology and Geological Engineering Department

Colorado School of Mines

1500 Illinois St.

Golden, Colorado 80401

Telephone: (303)273-3829 FAX: (303)273-3859

e-mail: epoeter@mines.edu

Ph.D. Washington State University, 1980; Engineering Science

M.S. Washington State University, 1978; Engineering

B.S. Lehigh University, 1975; Geology

Employment History:

2008-Present, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado
Professor Emeritus: Teaching Ground Water Engineering and Ground Water Modeling
Director International Ground Water Modeling Center (IGWMC): Primary responsibility for managing and guiding the center in its mission to stimulate the appropriate use of simulation models and related computer-based support technology in the management and protection of groundwater resources.

1987-2008, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado

Professor: Responsible for senior and graduate level instruction and research programs in groundwater. Emphasis is in the areas of groundwater modeling and parameter estimation. A number of current projects involve research in identification and characterization of aquifer heterogeneities using a variety of hydraulic and geophysical techniques. Other projects involve simulation of ground-water flow and contaminant transport in heterogeneous aquifers. (Assistant Professor 1987, Associate Professor 1991, Professor 1996)
Director International Ground Water Modeling Center (IGWMC): Primary responsibility for managing and guiding the center in its mission to stimulate the appropriate use of simulation models and related computer-based support technology in the management and protection of groundwater resources.

1984-1987, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington

Assistant Professor: Responsible for senior and graduate level instruction and research programs in the fields of groundwater and geophysics. Emphasis was in the areas of borehole geophysics and groundwater modeling. Projects included research in the nature of full acoustic waveforms in fracture media, investigation of groundwater contributions to phosphorus loading of lakes and geohydrologic and borehole geophysical studies of hazardous waste sites and potential high level nuclear waste disposal sites.

1980-1984, Golder Associates - Senior Hydrologist: Involved in all phases of hydrologic, geohydrologic and borehole geophysical studies and specialized in computer modeling. Managed a large project to assess geohydrologic conditions at seven potential high level nuclear waste repository sites in salt environments. Served as lead hydrologist on a large project to establish a methodology for studying, and to study the design and performance of engineered barriers for deep geologic nuclear waste repositories at three specific sites. Other projects involved analytical and numerical modeling evaluations of pump tests; tailings pond seepage; mine water inflow; dewatering for foundations and slope stability; design of storm drainage systems, landfill closures and dewatering systems; and coupled heat and groundwater flow in the vicinity of deep geologic repositories for high-level nuclear waste. Responsibilities also included the continued development, maintenance, marketing and user support of the Golder Groundwater Package computer software. This included conducting information seminars and short courses on the application of the software to groundwater modeling problems. (Hydrologist 1980, Senior Hydrologist 1983)

1980, Washington State University - Research Technician: Traveled to field sites, recorded geophysical logs, and performed preliminary interpretations on site. Interpretations provided information pertinent to construction and development of water wells.

1976-1980, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington

Research Assistant: Responsible for interpretation and correlation of geophysical logs, mathematical modeling of radiation processes involved in nuclear logging, computer programming of mathematical models and designing calibration tanks for logging tools.

Courses Taught:

Geohydrology
Groundwater Project Design
Mathematical Modeling of Groundwater Systems
Advanced Groundwater Modeling
Inverse Ground-water Modeling
Inversion of Groundwater Models using UCODE
Ground-Water Model Problem Solving and Internship
Dynamics of Groundwater Contamination
Geophysical Engineering
Engineering Practices Introductory Course Sequence
Honors Program - Senior Seminar
Introduction in Groundwater Modeling - Short Course (International Groundwater Modeling Center)

Registrations:

Professional Engineer, No. 25286, Colorado State

Affiliations:

Co-Director International Ground Water Modeling Center (IGWMC)

National Academy of Science Committee on Intrinsic Remediation

Past Associate Editor, Water Resources Research

Past Editorial Reviewer, Ground Water

Member, Assoc. of Ground Water Scientists and Engineers (AGWSE), NGWA

Member, American Geophysical Union

Member, Colorado Ground Water Association

Adjunct Professor, Dept. of Geology, Washington State University

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Proceedings Publications and Technical Reports

Software

Published Abstracts

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Consulting