JEFFREY A  CUNNINGHAM

 

 

 

Refereed Journal Publications

24.  Mendoza-Sanchez I, Cunningham JA.  In press.  Efficient algorithms for modeling the transport and biodegradation of chlorinated ethenes in groundwater.  Transport in Porous Media, in press, accepted 2011.  doi: 10.1007/s11242-011-9896-5.  Available on-line at http://www.springerlink.com/content/ p68058q5573n05w6/.

23.  Wee HY, Cunningham JA.  Accepted for publication.  Soil treatment by solvent extraction and catalytic hydrodehalogenation.  International Journal of Environment and Waste Management (IJEWM), accepted 2009.

22.  Wee HY, Cunningham JA.  2011.  Remediation of contaminated soil by solvent extraction and catalytic hydrodehalogenation: Semi-continuous process with solvent recycle.  Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy, 30(4), 589–598.  doi: 10.1002/ep.10513.

21.  Okwen R, Stewart M, Cunningham J.  2011.  Effect of well orientation (vertical vs. horizontal) and well length on the injection of CO2 in deep saline aquifers.  Transport in Porous Media, 90(1), 219-232.  doi: 10.1007/ s11242-010-9686-5.

20.  Okwen R, Stewart M, Cunningham J.  2011.  Analytical model for screening potential CO2 repositories.  Computational Geosciences, 15(4), 755–770.  doi: 10.1007/s10596-011-9246-2

19.  Okwen R, Stewart M, Cunningham J.  2011.  Temporal variations in near-wellbore pressures during CO2 injection in confined aquifers.  International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 5, 1140–1148.  doi: 10.1016/j.ijggc.2011.07.011

18.  Okwen R, Pu R, Cunningham JA.  2011.  Remote sensing of temperature variations around major power plants as point sources of heat.  International Journal of Remote Sensing, 32(13), 3791–3805.  doi: 10.1080/ 01431161003774723.

17.  Mendoza-Sanchez I, Autenrieth RL, McDonald TJ, Cunningham JA.  2010.  Effect of pore velocity on the biodegradation of cis-dichloroethene (DCE) in column experiments.  Biodegradation, 21(3), 365–377.  doi: 10.1007/s10532-009-9307-6.

16.  Okwen R, Stewart M, Cunningham JA.  2010.  Analytical solution for estimating storage efficiency of geologic sequestration of CO2.  International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 4, 102–107.  doi: 10.1016/ j.ijggc.2009.11.002.           

15.  Wee HY, Cunningham JA.  2008.  Palladium-catalyzed hydrodehalogenation of 1,2,4,5-tetrachlorobenzene in water-ethanol mixtures.  Journal of Hazardous Materials, 155(1–2), 1–9.  doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2007.10.045

14.  Cunningham, J.A., and Z.J. Fadel, 2007.  Contaminant degradation in physically and chemically heterogeneous aquifers.  Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, accepted for publication.

13.  Mendoza-Sanchez, I., and J.A. Cunningham, 2007.  Efficient algorithm for modeling transport in porous media with mass exchange between mobile fluid and reactive stationary media.  Transport in Porous Media, 68(3), 285–300.

12.  Hoelen, T.P., J.A. Cunningham, G.D. Hopkins, C.A. Lebrón, and M. Reinhard, 2006.  Bioremediation of cis-DCE at a sulfidogenic site by amendment with propionate.  Ground Water Monitoring & Remediation, 26(3), 82–91.

11.  Cunningham, J.A., and I. Mendoza-Sanchez, 2006.  Equivalence of two models for biodegradation during contaminant transport in groundwater.  Water Resources Research, 42(2), W02416, doi: 10.1029/2005WR004205.

10.  Cunningham, J.A., J.J. Deitsch, J.A. Smith, and M. Reinhard, 2005.  Quantification of contaminant sorption-desorption time-scales from batch experiments.  Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 24(9), 2160–2166.

9.     Cunningham, J.A., T.P. Hoelen, G.D. Hopkins, C.A. Lebrón, and M. Reinhard, 2004.  Hydraulics of recirculating well pairs for ground water remediation.  Ground Water, 42(6), 880-889.

8.     Lin, A., J.F. Debroux, J.A. Cunningham, and M. Reinhard, 2003.  Comparison of rhodamine WT and bromide in the determination of hydraulic characteristics of constructed wetlands.  Ecological Engineering, 20(1), 75–88.

7.     Cunningham, J.A., and M. Reinhard, 2002.  Injection-extraction treatment well pairs: An alternative to permeable reactive barriers.  Ground Water, 40(6), 599–607.

6.     Cunningham, J.A., H. Rahme, G.D. Hopkins, C.A. Lebrón, and M. Reinhard, 2001.  Enhanced in situ bioremediation of BTEX-contaminated groundwater by combined injection of nitrate and sulfate.  Environmental Science & Technology, 35(8), 1663–1670.

5.     Cunningham, J.A., G.D. Hopkins, C.A. Lebrón, and M. Reinhard, 2000.  Enhanced anaerobic bioremediation of groundwater contaminated by fuel hydrocarbons at Seal Beach, California.  Biodegradation, 11(2-3), 159–170.

4.     Cunningham, J.A., M.N. Goltz, and P.V. Roberts, 1999.  Simplified expressions for spatial moments of ground-water contaminant plumes.  Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, 5(4), 377–380.

3.     Cunningham, J.A., and P.V. Roberts, 1998.  Use of temporal moments to investigate the effects of non-uniform grain-size distribution on the transport of sorbing solutes.  Water Resources Research, 34(6), 1415–1425.

2.     Cunningham, J.A., C.J. Werth, M. Reinhard, and P.V. Roberts, 1997.  Effects of grain-scale mass transfer on the transport of volatile organics through sediments, 1: Model development.  Water Resources Research, 33(12), 2713–2726.

1.     Werth, C.J., J.A. Cunningham, P.V. Roberts, and M. Reinhard, 1997.  Effects of grain-scale mass transfer on the transport of volatile organics through sediments, 2: Column results.  Water Resources Research, 33(12), 2727–2740.

 

 

 

Manuscripts in Review/Preparation

Ticknor JT, Cunningham JA.  Simplified analysis of chlorinated ethenes in water samples by GC/FID.  Under review at Environmental Engineering Science, submitted April 2011.

Kim WS, Do AT, Yeh DH, Cunningham JA.  Comparison of extraction and derivatization methods for use in GC/MS analysis of endocrine-disrupting compounds in water.  Under review at Water and Environment Journal, submitted June 2011.

Thomas MW, Trotz MA, Stewart M, Cunningham JA.  Geochemical modeling of CO2 sequestration in deep, saline, dolomitic-limestone aquifers: 1, Critical evaluation of thermodynamic sub-models.  Under review at Chemical Geology, submitted July 2011.

 

 

 

Published Conference Proceedings (SELECTED)

Trotz MA, Thomas KD, Cunningham JA, Zhang Q.  “Improving writing in Civil and Environmental Engineering courses using CLAQWA, an online tool for writing improvement.”  American Society of Engineering Education, Proceedings of the 2010 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, paper number AC2010-675.  Presented in Louisville, KY, June 20–23, 2010.  Available on-line at: http://soa.asee.org/paper/ conference/paper-view.cfm?id=23224

Kim WS, Cunningham JA.  “Comparison of extraction and derivatization methods for use in GC/MS analysis of endocrine-disrupting compounds in water.”  Proceedings, 14th Annual Water Reuse & Desalination Research Conference.  Presented in Tampa, FL, May 24–25, 2010.

Okwen RT, Stewart M, Cunningham JA.  “Storage of CO2 in deep saline aquifers via injection in horizontal wells.”  Proceedings of the TOUGH Symposium 2009, edited by G Moridis, C Doughty, S Finsterle, and E Sonnenthal, pp 102–107.  Published by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL-2790E), Berkeley, CA.  Presented in Berkeley, CA, Sept 14–16, 2009.

Goldman, J.E., R. Ferlita, M. Keen, J. Cunningham, L.D. Duke, and D. Yeh, “Multi-level systematic evaluation of cleaning protocols for reverse osmosis membranes in drinking water treatment.”  Proceedings of the American Membrane Technology Association / Southeast Desalting Association (AMTA/SEDA) 2008 Joint Conference and Exposition.  Presented in Naples, FL, July 14–17, 2008.

Wee HY, Cunningham JA.  “Effect of solvent composition on the Pd-catalyzed hydrodehalogenation of halogenated hydrophobic organic compounds.”  American Chemical Society, Division of Environmental Chemistry, Preprints of Extended Abstracts, vol 46, no 2, pp 458–463.  Presented at the 232nd ACS National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, Sept 10–14, 2006.

Reinhard M, Hopkins GD, Cunningham J, Lebron CA.  “From laboratory study to full scale application: Treating groundwater for TCE removal using catalyzed reductive dechlorination.”  American Chemical Society, Division of Environmental Chemistry, Preprints of Extended Abstracts, vol 46, no 2, pp 444–447.  Presented at the 232nd ACS National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, Sept 10–14, 2006.

Munakata N, Cunningham JA, Reinhard M, Ruiz R, Lebrón C.  “Palladium catalysis in horizontal flow treatment wells: Field-scale design and laboratory study.”  Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds, edited by AR Gavaskar and ASC Chen.  Published by Battelle Press, Columbus, OH.  Presented in Monterey, CA, May 20–23, 2002.

Hoelen TP, Cunningham J, Lebrón CA, Reinhard M.  “Coupling of toluene oxidation with PCE dechlorination under sulfidogenic conditions.”  Anaerobic Degradation of Chlorinated Solvents, volume 6(7) of the Proceedings of the Sixth International In Situ and On-Site Bioremediation Symposium, edited by V Magar, D Fennell, J Morse, B Alleman, and A Leeson, pp 95–102.  Published by Battelle Press, Columbus, OH.  Presented in San Diego, CA, June 4–7, 2001.

Cunningham JA, Hopkins GD, Reinhard M, Lebrón CA.  “Enhanced anaerobic in situ bioremediation of fuel hydrocarbons in groundwater at Seal Beach, California.”  Groundwater 2000, Proceedings of the International Conference on Groundwater Research, edited by PL Bjerg, P Engesgaard, and TD Krom, pp 411–412.  Published by A.A. Balkema Publishers, Rotterdam, Denmark.  Presented in Copenhagen, Denmark, June 6–8, 2000.

Cunningham JA, Freyberg DL, Roberts PV.  “Solute transport at the Borden field experiment: Grain- and field-scale rate limitations.”  Groundwater: An Endangered Resource, Proceedings of Theme C of the 27th Congress of the International Association for Hydraulic Research, Water for a Changing Global Community, edited by AN Findikakis and F Stauffer, pp 65–70.  Published by the American Society of Civil Engineers, New York, NY.  Presented in San Francisco, CA, August 10–15, 1997.

Thompson PA, Berry CA, Espenscheid AP, Cunningham JA, Evans JM.  “Estimating hydrocarbon emissions from triethylene glycol dehydration of natural gas.”  Proceedings of the SPE/EPA Exploration & Production Environmental Conference, pp 187–198. Published by the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), Richardson, TX.  Presented in San Antonio, TX, Mar. 7–10, 1993.

 

 

 

Other Publications (Selected)

Cunningham JA, Okwen RT, Thomas MW, Trotz MA, Stewart M.  “Expected CO2-water-rock interactions and changes in formation porosity in a deep saline aquifer in Florida, United States.”  Eos, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, vol 90, Fall meeting supplement, Abstract H13A-0919.  Presented at the American Geophysical Union 2009 Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 14–18, 2009.

Goldman JE, Ferlita RE, Keen M, Cunningham J, Duke LD, Yeh D.  “A multi-level, systematic evaluation of cleaning protocols for reverse osmosis membranes in drinking water treatment.”  Solutions [American Membrane Technology Association], Spring 2009, pp 10–16.

Cunningham JA, Mendoza-Sanchez I.  “Efficient algorithms for modeling the transport and biodegradation of chlorinated ethenes in groundwater.”  Eos, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, vol 89, Fall meeting supplement, Abstract H21D-0838, December 2008.  Presented at the American Geophysical Union 2008 Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 15–19, 2008.

Okwen RT, Cunningham JA.  “Evaluating the effect of gravity on CO2 plume behavior in deep confined saline aquifers.”  Eos, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, vol 89, Fall meeting supplement, Abstract H23D-1010, December 2008.  Presented at the American Geophysical Union 2008 Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 15–19, 2008.

Kim WS, Cunningham JA.  “Comparison of analytical methods with solid-phase extraction and solid-phase micro-extraction with derivatization for detecting and quantifying bisphenol-A in water.”  Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC), Abstract Book, SETAC North America 29th Annual Meeting.  Presented in Tampa, FL, November 16–20, 2008.

Cunningham JA, Mendoza-Sanchez I.  “How can we account for micro-scale biodegradation processes in macro-scale models of contaminant transport and degradation?”  Eos, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, vol 88, no 52, Fall meeting supplement, Abstract H32D-05, December 2007.  Presented at the American Geophysical Union 2007 Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 10–14, 2007.

Okwen R, Nordbotten J, Stewart M, Cunningham JA.  “Analytical model for screening potential repositories for subsurface sequestration of CO2.”  Eos, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, vol 88, no 52, Fall meeting supplement, Abstract U43C-1393, December 2007.  Presented at the American Geophysical Union 2007 Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 10–14, 2007.

Mendoza-Sanchez, I., and J.A. Cunningham, “Modeling multi-species transport with non-linear reactions and mass exchange between mobile fluid and stationary porous medium.”  Eos, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, vol 87, no 52, Fall meeting supplement, Abstract H41B-0401, December 2006.  Presented at the American Geophysical Union 2006 Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 11–15, 2006.

Cunningham, J.A., and Z. Fadel, “Transport of reactive contaminants in physically and chemically heterogeneous aquifers: Effect of the correlation between hydraulic conductivity and degradation rate.”  Eos, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, vol 86, no 52, Fall meeting supplement, Abstract H23E-1472, December 2005.  Presented at the American Geophysical Union 2005 Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 5–9, 2005.

Mendoza-Sanchez, I.,  and J.A. Cunningham, “Efficient Algorithm for Modeling Mass Transport in Porous Media with Mass Exchange between Mobile Fluid and Stationary Medium.”  Eos, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, vol 86, no 52, Fall Meeting Supplement, Abstract H23E-1474, December 2005.  Presented at the American Geophysical Union 2005 Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 5–9, 2005.

Cunningham, J.A., and I. Mendoza-Sanchez, “On the equivalence of two models for biodegradation during contaminant transport in groundwater.”  Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union, vol. 85, Fall meeting supplement, November 2004.  Presented at the American Geophysical Union 2004 Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, Dec. 2004.

Cunningham, J.A., T.P. Hoelen, G.D. Hopkins, M. Reinhard, and C.A. Lebron, “In situ remediation of contaminated groundwater via enhanced reductive dehalogenation and dual-screened wells.”  Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union, vol. 84, no. 46, Fall meeting supplement, pg. F622, November 2003.  Poster number H21D-0849, presented at the American Geophysical Union 2003 Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, Dec. 2003.

Guswa AJ, Cunningham JA, Freyberg DL.  “A two-region model to account for slow advection through low-permeability lenses.”  Eos, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, vol 80, Fall meeting supplement, Abstract H32A-08, December 1999.  Presented at the American Geophysical Union 1999 Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA.

Cunningham JA, Guswa AJ, Freyberg DL, Roberts PV.  “Use of temporal moment analysis to determine the importance of sorption kinetics for contaminant transport through heterogeneous groundwater aquifers.”  Eos, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, vol 79, no 45, Fall meeting supplement, pg. F257, November 1998.  Presented at the American Geophysical Union 1998 Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, Dec. 6–10, 1998.

Cunningham JA, Ball WP, Roberts PV.  “Series diffusion model for the sorption kinetics of halogenated organic compounds on Borden aquifer sand.”  Eos, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, vol 79, no 17, Spring meeting supplement, pg. S97, April 1998.  Presented at the American Geophysical Union 1998 Spring Meeting, Boston, MA, May 26–29, 1998.

Thompson PA, Cunningham JA, Berry CA, Evans JM.  “PC program estimates BTEX, VOC emissions.”  Oil and Gas Journal, vol 91, no 24, pp 36–41, June 14, 1993.