Mary P. Anderson
Professor of hydrogeology
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Mary Pikul Anderson is a hydrologist, geologist, and professor emerita of hydrogeology. She is a fellow of the Geological Society of America, the American Geophysical Union,[1] and the National Academy of Engineering.[2]
Mary Frances Pikul Anderson | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 30, 1948 Buffalo, New York |
| Education | Stanford University |
| Scientific career | |
| Thesis | Numerical studies of linked soil-moisture and groundwater systems (1973) |
Early life and education
Anderson was born September 30, 1948, in Buffalo, New York.[3] She received a B.A. degree in geology at the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1970.[1] She earned an M.S. in geology in 1971[1][4] and a PhD[5] in hydrology in 1973 from Stanford University. After a brief time at Southampton College of Long Island University, she joined the faculty of the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1975 where she was promoted to professor in 1985.[1]
Anderson was elected as a member into the National Academy of Engineering in 2006 for leadership in the development of groundwater-flow models.[2] Anderson also served as president of the Hydrology Section of the American Geophysical Union from 1996 until 1998, and was the Editor-in-Chief of the journal Groundwater from 2002 until 2005.[1]
Research
Anderson's research involves groundwater–lake interaction and application of computer models.
She is co-author of two textbooks including Introduction to Groundwater Modeling[6] and Applied Groundwater Modeling, now in a 2nd edition (2015).[7] She has been cited as turning groundwater modeling into a "fundamental tool of practicing hydrologists."[8]
Selected publications
- Anderson, Mary P.; Cherry, John A. (1979-11-01). "Using models to simulate the movement of contaminants through groundwater flow systems". C R C Critical Reviews in Environmental Control. 9 (2): 97–156. Bibcode:1979CREC....9...97A. doi:10.1080/10643387909381669. ISSN 0007-8999.
- Anderson, Mary P.; Cherry, John A. (1979-11-01). "Using models to simulate the movement of contaminants through groundwater flow systems". C R C Critical Reviews in Environmental Control. 9 (2): 97–156. Bibcode:1979CREC....9...97A. doi:10.1080/10643387909381669. ISSN 0007-8999.
- ANDERSON, MARY P. (1989-04-01). "Hydrogeologic facies models to delineate large-scale spatial trends in glacial and glaciofluvial sediments". GSA Bulletin. 101 (4): 501–511. Bibcode:1989GSAB..101..501A. doi:10.1130/0016-7606(1989)101<0501:HFMTDL>2.3.CO;2. ISSN 0016-7606.
Awards and honors
- M. King Hubbert Award, National Ground Water Association (1992)[9]
- O.E. Meinzer Award, Geological Society of America (1998)[10]
- Fellow, Geological Society of America [when?][11]
- Fellow, American Geophysical Union (1999)[12]
- C.V. Theis Award, American Institute of Hydrology (2000)[13]
- Elected member, National Academy of Engineering (2006)[2]
- Walter Langbein lecture, American Geophysical Union (2007)[14]