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Nanoparticle (colloid and bacteria) transport in unsaturated groundwater.

If anthrax is spilled on the ground, will it be filtered by the soil, or will the spores
infiltrate to the groundwater?

Nanoparticle research

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Student-centered Learning Methods

How can we change our classes so that the student does more of the
performances?

 

 

Recent Publications

Recent Presentations

Graduate Students and Research Undergraduates

 

 

Recent Publications

Owen, A., Jankowski, P., and Williams, B.  2003.  Community Use of Geographic Information for Drinking Water Source Protection.  Journal of Environmental Planning and Management.  (submitted).

Elger, D., Beller, J., Beyerlein, S. and Williams, B.  2003.  Performance Criteria for Quality in Problem Solving, in Proceedings of the 2003 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition.  American Society for Engineering Education.  Document 2003-2370.

Williams, B.C., S.L. McGeehan, and D.G. Strawn.  2001.  Chemical stability and transport of heavy metal reaction products in the vadose zone, in Proceedings of the 1st Annual Inland Northwest Research Alliance (INRA) Conference.

Williams, B.C., S.L. McGeehan, and N. Ceto.  2000.  Metals-fixation demonstrations on the Coeur d’Alene River, Idaho – Final Results, in Tailings and Mine Waste ’00, Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Tailings and Mine Waste, A.A. Balkema, pp. 297-306.

Recent Presentations

Oct. 2003 – Poster by Shira, J., Williams, B. and Moore, G., entitled “Vadose Zone Sampling:  Collecting Colloids with Passive Capillary Samplers (PCAPS)” presented by Jason Shira at the October 2003 INRA meeting in Salt Lake City, UT.

Sep. 2003 – Presentation by Shira, J. and B.C. Williams, entitled “Vadose Zone Sampling of Colloids with Passive Capillary Samplers (PCAPS) presented by Jason Shira at the Pacific Northwest Section Annual Meeting, Clarkston, WA.

Oct. 2002 – Presented poster by Moore, G., Shira, J., Williams, B. Wabrek, K. and Loughmiller, L. entitled “Isolation and Characterization of Natural and Synthetic Colloids” at the October 2002 INRA meeting in Boise, ID.

Aug. 2002 – Poster by Samuel, F., B. Williams and C.  Hovde-Bohach entitled “Presence of E. Coli 0157 in Watering Trough Environments” at the NIH-BRIN meeting in Moscow, ID.

Oct. 2001 – Poster by Strawn, D.G., Palmer, N. Labno, K., Williams, B., and McGeehan, S., “Desorption Behavior of Pb, An, As, Cd and P from Remediated Soils”, presented by Strawn at the Charlotte, NC Soil Science Society of America meeting, October, 2001.

Oct. 2001 – Presentation by Owen, A. Jankowski, P, Johansen, H., Hamilton, J., and Williams, B. “Community-Directed Water Resource Protection on the Clearwater Plateau, Within the Nez Perce Tribe Indian Reservation”, presented by Owens at Connections 2001 Groundwater Conference, Boise, ID.

July. 2001 – Presented “Speciation and Transport of Heavy Metal Remediation Reaction Products in the Vadose Zone” by Williams, B., Strawn, D., and McGeehan, S. at the Unsaturated Zone Interest Group (UZIG) Meeting in Idaho Falls, ID.

Jan. 2000 – Presented “Metals-fixation demonstrations on the Coeur d’Alene River, Idaho – Final Results” at the 8th International Conference on Tailings and Mine Waste, Fort Collins, CO.