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John M. Shafer
Director and Research Professor 
Certified Professional Hydrologist No. 218

B.S., Earth Science , Penn State University , 1973

M.S., Resource Development , Michigan State University , 1975

Ph.D., Civil Engineering , Colorado State University , 1979

Phone: 803-978-7525
Fax: 803-777-6437
Email: jshafer@esri.sc.edu

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    Research Areas
    : Groundwater flow and transport analysis, Analysis of spatially varying phenomena, Groundwater protection, Uncertainty analysis, Software development

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Book Chapter: 

  • Shafer, J. M. , 2001 , Conditional Simulation , IN: Encyclopedia of Environmetrics, A. El-Shaarawi and W. W. Piegorsch (eds.), John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., Chichester, United Kingdom
  • Shafer, J. M. , 2001 , Simulation-Optimization Modeling , IN: Encyclopedia of Environmetrics, A. El-Shaarawi and W. W. Piegorsch (eds.), John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., Chichester, United Kingdom, 4, pp. 2007-2009
  • Shafer, J. M. , 2000 , Aquifer Testing , IN: Standard Handbook of Environmental Science, Health, and Technology, J. H. Lehr (ed.), McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York, New York, pp. 11.69-11.86

 

Peer-reviewed Journal:

  • Rine, J.M., Shafer, J.M., Berg, R.C., Covington, E.R., CanPelt, R. and Reed, J.K. , 2002 , Stack-Unit Mapping Predicts Pathways of Contaminants at Savannah River Site, SC. Ground Water , In preparation
  • Shafer, J.M., Walker, J.L., Sedivy, R.A., Hashold, B.W. and Dennis, C.B. , 2002 , Modeling Carbon Tetrachloride Migration from a Former Grain Storage Facility in the Midwest , Hydrological Science and Technology (in review)
  • Bilbrey, L. C., and Shafer, J. M. , 2001 , Funnel and Gate Performance in a Moderately Heterogeneous Flow Domain , Ground Water Monitoring and Remediation, 21(3), pp. 144-151.
  • Atkins, J.B. and Shafer, J.M. , 2001 , Offstream Reservoir Optimum Sizing Via Simulated Annealing , ASCE Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management (in revision)
  • Sedivy, R. A., Shafer J. M., and Bilbry, L. A. , 1999 , Design Sreening Tools for Passive Funnel_and_Gate Systems , Ground Water Monitoring and Remediation, 19(1), pp. 125-133
  • Rine, J. M., Berg R. C, Shafer J. M, Covington E. R., Reed J. K., Bennett C. B., and Trudnak J. E. , 1998 , Development and Testing of a Contamination Potential Mapping System Using GIS for a Portion of the General Separations Area, Savannah River Site, South Carolina , Environmental Geology, 35(4), pp. 263-277
  • Rine, J.M., E. Covington, J. Trudnak, J.M. Shafer, R. C. Berg, C. Bennett, and J. Reed , 1997 , Contamination Potential Mapping Using GIS, An Efficient Method for Utilizing Geologic Data in Environmental Planning , Jour. Geological Society of America, 29 (3), p. 65
  • Shafer, J. M., Keith, Jr.,J.F. and Kanes, W.H. , 1994 , Caspian Sea Lake-Level Fluctuation and Near-Shore Oil Production , World Resource Review, 6(1), pp. 112-124
  • Varljen, M. D., and Shafer, J.M. , 1993 , Coupled Simulation-Optimization Modeling for Municipal Ground-Water Supply Protection , Ground Water, 31(3), pp. 401-409
  • Varljen, M. D., and Shafer, J.M. , 1991 , Assessment of Uncertainty in Time-Related Capture Zones Using Conditional Simulation of Hydraulic Conductivity , Ground Water, 29(5), pp. 737-748
  • Shafer, J. M., and Varljen, M. D. , 1990 , Approximation of Confidence Limits on Sample Semivariograms from Single Realizations of Spatially Correlated Random Fields , Water Resources Research, 26(8), pp. 1787-1802
  • Shafer, J. M., and Vail, L.W. , 1987 , A Screening Method for Contaminant Plume Control , ASCE Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 113(3), pp. 336-352
  • LeSeur, L. P., Wehrmann, H.A., Schock, S.C. and Shafer, J.M. , 1987 , Prioritizing Areas for Statewide Groundwater Monitoring , ASCE Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 113(2), pp. 204-215
  • Cartwright, K., and Shafer, J.M. , 1987 , Selected Technical Considerations for Data Collection and Interpretation: Ground Water , National Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment, National Academy Press, Washington, D.C.
  • Shafer, J. M. , 1987 , Reverse Pathline Calculation of Time-Related Capture Zones in Non-Uniform Flow , Ground Water, 25(3), pp. 283-289
  • Shafer, J. M., Labadie, J.W. and Jones, E.B. , 1981 , Analysis of Firm Water Supply Under Complex Institutional Constraints , Water Resources Bulletin, 17(3), pp. 373-380
  • Labadie, J. W., Shafer, J.M. and Ackerman, R. , 1980 , Recreation Enhancement of High Country Water Supply Reservoirs , Water Resources Bulletin, 16(3), pp. 477-485

 

Conference Proceeding

  • Shafer, J. M., Walker J. L., Sedivy R. A., Burton J. C., Nashold B. W., and. Dennis C. B , 2000 , Solute Transport Modeling and 3-D Visualization as the Basis for Long-Term Groundwater Monitoring Recommendations at Murdock, Nebraska. , The Third International Symposium on Integrated Technical Approaches to Site Characterization, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois.

 

Other:

  • Rine, J., Shafer, J. M., Covington, E., Waddell, M., and De, S. , 0 , 3-D Mapping of Hydrogeology and Groundwater Flow to Conserve Groundwater Resources at the Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, SC , Partners in Environmental Technology - Technical Symposium & Workshop, sponsored by SERDP and ESTCP, December 2-4, 2003, Washington, DC

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