1. Groundwater environment 2. Surface water and the atmosphere 3. Recharge, discharge and surface water groundwater connectivity 4. Physical properties of soil and the hydraulic head 5. Hydraulic conductivity and Darcy’s Law 6. Transport equations and steady-state flow 7. Aquifer storage and abstraction impacts 8. Geophysical investigation techniques: Seismic 9. Geophysical investigation techniques: Electrical 10. Geophysical investigation techniques: Gravity 11. Geophysical investigation techniques: Heat 12. Drilling and sampling techniques 13. Geophysical logging 14. Hydrochemistry and groundwater isotopes 15. Well hydraulics, radial flow modelling and single well tests.
Biography
Ian Acworth graduated with a degree in Earth Sciences from Leeds University in the UK and followed up with a Master’s in Hydrogeology and a PhD in Groundwater from Birmingham University. Ian has spent 45 years as a practicing hydrogeologist with 15 years as a consultant and the remainder at the University of New South Wales Australia, where he has taught and researched groundwater.
Ian established the Connected Waters Initiative Research Centre at the University in 2006 and was a team leader in the National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training. During his career he has maintained a major focus on the use of field techniques in the investigation of groundwater. He has held patents in the use of geophysical techniques applied to groundwater investigation and has published widely in the area with many well cited papers. Ian has been an active member of IAH and served on the IAH Council as a Vice President representing Australia and the Pacific for 8 years. He retired in 2015 but is still actively engaged in research at UNSW where is appointed as an Emeritus Professor. In 2015 he received the President’s award for contributions to Hydrogeology.
