Bayani Cardenas
Assistant Professor
William T. Stokes Centennial Teaching Fellow
Ph.D., New Mexico Inst. of Mining and Technol., 2006
Fields of Study:
Hydrogeology, Surface Water Hydrology, Fluvial Processes, Applied
Hydrogeophysics
My research involves
integrating hydrogeology, fluid dynamics and land-surface depositional
processes. The problems I address range from fundamental to applied. My primary research interests are in surface water-groundwater
interactions with equal emphasis on both hydrodynamic and geologic aspects. I
use a suite of tools including hydraulic testing/ aquifer characterization, hydrogeophysics, geostatistics, tracer testing, laboratory analog experiments,
and computational modeling.
Examples of Potential Student Projects
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The architecture of cross-bedded fluvial sediments and its impact on surface
water-groundwater exchange
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Three dimensionality and complexity in surface water-groundwater
interactions
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The
hydraulic and geomorphic role of wood in hydrogeologic processes
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Transient hydrodynamics and biogeochemistry of coastal aquifers using combined
hydraulic and geophysical methods
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moisture dynamics along an arid zone ecotone
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Hydrogeophysical monitoring of groundwater recharge in Texas
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Monitoring and modeling submarine groundwater discharge in tropical islands
(Philippines)
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Delineating and monitoring oils spills in coastal aquifers (Guimaras Island, Philippines)
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Three-dimensional hydrodynamics of flow and transport through fractures
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Heat
transport through fluvial sediments
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Development and application of combined large-scale tracer tests and
geophysical monitoring of surface water-ground water exchange
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Thermal infrared remote-sensing of surface water bodies
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The impact of diurnal temperature fluctuations in fluvial sediments on
stream biogeochemistry
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Paleoclimate proxies in the Philippines
Some Recent Work
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Basin-scale surface water-ground water connections using simple models
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The impact of bioroughness on the thermal regime of streams
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Hydrodynamics and biogeochemistry of wave-influenced coastal sediments
- Hyporheic exchange in ice-covered channels
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Electrical resistivity surveys along a juniper-grassland boundary in karst
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Airborne and ground-based thermal imagery of fluvial systems and
riparian areas
