Rob Runkel
Rob is a Research Hydrologist with the USGS Colorado Water Science Center in Lakewood, CO.
Rob began his career with the USGS while he was a graduate student in Environmental Engineering at the University of Colorado. Rob's expertise and experience includes the development and application of models to simulate constituent transport, the characterization of small watersheds affected by acid mine drainage, and the use of tracers to quantify constituent transport in surface waters.
Professional Experience
1992-Present Research Hydrologist, U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, Colorado
1989-1992 Research Engineer, University of Colorado, Center for Advanced Decision Support in Water and Environmental Systems (CADSWES), Boulder, Colorado
1987-1989 Hydrologist, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota
Education and Certifications
Bachelor of Science, Summa Cum Laude, 1985, Computer Science and Environmental Studies, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Master of Environmental Management, 1987, Water Resources, Duke University: Monte Carlo Analysis of the Surface Water Component for Land Disposal Restriction Determinations
Doctor of Philosophy, 1993, Environmental Engineering, University of Colorado: Development and Application of an Equilibrium-based Simulation Model for Reactive Solute Transport in Small Streams
Affiliations and Memberships*
Associate Editor, Water Resources Research, 2006–2014
Member, American Geophysical Union
Member, Society for Freshwater Science
Member, European Geosciences Union
Science and Products
Modeling hyporheic zone processes
Determining long time-scale hyporheic zone flow paths in Antarctic streams
Transport and cycling of iron and hydrogen peroxide in a freshwater stream: Influence of organic acids
A new metric for determining the importance of transient storage
Using OTIS to model solute transport in streams and rivers
Quantification of metal loading in Fisher Creek by tracer injection and synoptic sampling, Park County, Montana, August 1997
Quantification of metal loading in French Gulch, Summit County, Colorado, using a tracer-injection study, July 1996
Reactive solute transport in streams: A surface complexation approach for trace metal sorption
Analysis of transient storage subject to unsteady flow: Diel flow variation in an Antarctic stream
One-Dimensional Transport with Inflow and Storage (OTIS): A Solute Transport Model for Streams and Rivers
Solution of the advection-dispersion equation: Continuous load of finite duration
Reactive solute transport in streams: 2. Simulation of a pH modification experiment
Science and Products
Modeling hyporheic zone processes
Determining long time-scale hyporheic zone flow paths in Antarctic streams
Transport and cycling of iron and hydrogen peroxide in a freshwater stream: Influence of organic acids
A new metric for determining the importance of transient storage
Using OTIS to model solute transport in streams and rivers
Quantification of metal loading in Fisher Creek by tracer injection and synoptic sampling, Park County, Montana, August 1997
Quantification of metal loading in French Gulch, Summit County, Colorado, using a tracer-injection study, July 1996
Reactive solute transport in streams: A surface complexation approach for trace metal sorption
Analysis of transient storage subject to unsteady flow: Diel flow variation in an Antarctic stream
One-Dimensional Transport with Inflow and Storage (OTIS): A Solute Transport Model for Streams and Rivers
Solution of the advection-dispersion equation: Continuous load of finite duration
Reactive solute transport in streams: 2. Simulation of a pH modification experiment
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