selected publications academic article Knappett, P., Li, Y., Loza, I., Hernandez, H., Avils, M., Haaf, D., ... Kirk Nordstrom, D. (2020). Rising arsenic concentrations from dewatering a geothermally influenced aquifer in central Mexico. Water Research. 185, 116257-116257. Wang, J., Liang, X., Liu, Y., Jin, M., Knappett, P., & Liu, Y (2019). Hydrogeochemical Evolution Along Groundwater Flow Paths in the Manas River Basin, Northwest China. Ground Water. 57(4), 575-589. Huang, Y., Zhan, H., & Knappett, P. (2018). A novel analytical solution for estimating aquifer properties within a horizontally anisotropic aquifer bounded by a stream. Journal of Hydrology. 559, 920-931. Knappett, P., Li, Y., Hernandez, H., Rodriguez, R., Aviles, M., Deng, C., ... Datta, S. (2018). Changing recharge pathways within an intensively pumped aquifer with high fluoride concentrations in Central Mexico. Science of the Total Environment. 622-623, 1029-1045. Watson, J. A., Cardenas, M. B., Ferencz, S. B., Knappett, P., & Neilson, B. T. (2018). The effects of floods on the temperature of riparian groundwater. Hydrological Processes. 32(9), 1267-1281. Herzyk, A., Fillinger, L., Larentis, M., Qiu, S., Maloszewski, P., Hnniger, M., ... Griebler, C. (2017). Response and recovery of a pristine groundwater ecosystem impacted by toluene contamination - A meso-scale indoor aquifer experiment. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology. 207, 17-30. Rhodes, K. A., Proffitt, T., Rowley, T., Knappett, P., Montiel, D., Dimova, N., Tebo, D., & Miller, G. R. (2017). The Importance of Bank Storage in Supplying Baseflow to Rivers Flowing Through Compartmentalized, Alluvial Aquifers. Water Resources Research. 53(12), 10539-10557. Shuai, P., Knappett, P., Hossain, S., Hosain, A., Rhodes, K., Ahmed, K. M., & Cardenas, M. B. (2017). The Impact of the Degree of Aquifer Confinement and Anisotropy on Tidal Pulse Propagation. Ground Water. 55(4), 519-531. Shuai, P., Cardenas, M. B., Knappett, P., Bennett, P. C., & Neilson, B. T. (2017). Denitrification in the banks of fluctuating rivers: The effects of river stage amplitude, sediment hydraulic conductivity and dispersivity, and ambient groundwater flow. Water Resources Research. 53(9), 7951-7967. Briody, A. C., Cardenas, M. B., Shuai, P., Knappett, P., & Bennett, P. C. (2016). Groundwater flow, nutrient, and stable isotope dynamics in the parafluvial-hyporheic zone of the regulated Lower Colorado River (Texas, USA) over the course of a small flood. Hydrogeology Journal. 24(4), 923-935. Khan, M. R., Koneshloo, M., Knappett, P., Ahmed, K. M., Bostick, B. C., Mailloux, B. J., ... Michael, H. A. (2016). Megacity pumping and preferential flow threaten groundwater quality. Nature Communications. 7(1), 12833. Knappett, P., Mailloux, B. J., Choudhury, I., Khan, M. R., Michael, H. A., Barua, S., ... van Geen, A. (2016). VULNERABILITY OF LOW-ARSENIC AQUIFERS TO MUNICIPAL PUMPING IN BANGLADESH. Journal of Hydrology. 539, 674-686. Layton, A. C., Chauhan, A., Williams, D. E., Mailloux, B., Knappett, P., Ferguson, A. S., ... Sayler, G. S. (2014). Metagenomes of microbial communities in arsenic- and pathogen-contaminated well and surface water from bangladesh. Genome Announcements. 2(6), e01170-e01114. Knappett, P., Du, J., Liu, P., Horvath, V., Mailloux, B. J., Feighery, J., van Geen, A., & Culligan, P. J. (2014). Importance of Reversible Attachment in Predicting E. Coli Transport in Saturated Aquifers From Column Experiments. Advances in Water Resources. 63, 120-130. Qiu, S., Eckert, D., Cirpka, O. A., Huenniger, M., Knappett, P., Maloszewski, P., ... Elsner, M. (2013). Direct experimental evidence of non-first order degradation kinetics and sorption-induced isotopic fractionation in a mesoscale aquifer: 13C/12C analysis of a transient toluene pulse. Environmental Science and Technology. 47(13), 6892-6899. Escamilla, V., Knappett, P., Yunus, M., Streatfield, P. K., & Emch, M. (2013). Influence of Latrine Proximity and Type on Tubewell Water Quality and Diarrheal Disease in Bangladesh. ANNALS OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF GEOGRAPHERS. 103(2), 299-308. Knappett, P., McKay, L. D., Layton, A., Williams, D. E., Alam, M. J., Mailloux, B. J., ... van Geen, A (2012). Unsealed tubewells lead to increased fecal contamination of drinking water. Journal of Water and Health. 10(4), 565-578. Knappett, P., McKay, L. D., Layton, A., Williams, D. E., Alam, M. J., Huq, M. R., ... van Geen, A (2012). Implications of fecal bacteria input from latrine-polluted ponds for wells in sandy aquifers. Environmental Science and Technology. 46(3), 1361-1370. Ferguson, A. S., Layton, A. C., Mailloux, B. J., Culligan, P. J., Williams, D. E., Smartt, A. E., ... van Geen, A. (2012). Comparison of fecal indicators with pathogenic bacteria and rotavirus in groundwater. Science of the Total Environment. 431, 314-322. van Geen, A., Ahmed, K. M., Akita, Y., Alam, M. J., Culligan, P. J., Emch, M., ... Yunus, M (2011). Fecal contamination of shallow tubewells in Bangladesh inversely related to arsenic. Environmental Science and Technology. 45(4), 1199-1205. Knappett, P., Escamilla, V., Layton, A., McKay, L. D., Emch, M., Williams, D. E., ... van Geen, A. (2011). Impact of population and latrines on fecal contamination of ponds in rural Bangladesh. Science of the Total Environment. 409(17), 3174-3182. Wu, J., van Geen, A., Ahmed, K. M., Alam, Y., Culligan, P. J., Escamilla, V., ... Emch, M. (2011). Increase in diarrheal disease associated with arsenic mitigation in Bangladesh. PLoS ONE. 6(12), e29593-e29593. Knappett, P., Layton, A., McKay, L. D., Williams, D., Mailloux, B. J., Huq, M. R., ... van Geen, A. (2011). Efficacy of hollow-fiber ultrafiltration for microbial sampling in groundwater. Ground Water. 49(1), 53-65. Mailloux, B. J., Alexandrova, E., Keimowitz, A. R., Wovkulich, K., Freyer, G. A., Herron, M., ... Knappett, P. (2009). Microbial mineral weathering for nutrient acquisition releases arsenic. 75(8), 2558-2565. Berg, E. H., Perfect, E., Tu, C., Knappett, P., Leao, T. P., & Donat, R. W. (2009). Unsaturated Hydraulic Conductivity Measurements with Centrifuges: A Review. Vadose Zone Journal. 8(3), 531-547. Knappett, P., Emelko, M. B., Zhuang, J., & McKay, L. D. (2008). Transport and retention of a bacteriophage and microspheres in saturated, angular porous media: effects of ionic strength and grain size. Water Research. 42(16), 4368-4378. Choudhury, I., Ahmed, K. M., Hasan, M., Mozumder, M., Knappett, P., Ellis, T., & van Geen, A. (2007). Evidence for Elevated Levels of Arsenic in Public Wells of Bangladesh Due To Improper Installation. Ground Water. 54(6), 871-877. conference paper Martin, J. M., Everett, M. E., & Knappett, P. (2019). ERT INVESTIGATION OF AN ANTECEDENT FLOODPLAIN CHANNEL-BELT. Proceedings of the Symposium on the Application of Geophyics to Engineering and Environmental Problems, SAGEEP. 97-100. Knappett, P., Myers, K., Shuai, P., Rhodes, K., Jewell, K., Peterson, J., ... Cardenas, M. B. (2016). Tracking the fate of arsenic in groundwater discharged to the Meghna River. 43-44.
principal investigator on Collaborative Research: The dynamic iron curtain surrounding fluctuating rivers and its impacts on arsenic fate and transport awarded by National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States) 2019 - 2022
teaching activities GEOL410 Hydrogeology Instructor GEOL420 Environmental Geology Instructor GEOL450 Geology Senior Project Instructor GEOL485 Directed Studies Instructor GEOL491 Research Instructor GEOL610 Fld Meth Hydrogeology Instructor GEOL614 Advanced Hydrogeology Instructor GEOL681 Seminar: Chem Element In Water Instructor GEOL685 Directed Studies Instructor GEOL689 Sptp: Tracers In Hydro Instructor GEOL689 Sptp: Tracers In Hydrogeology Instructor GEOL691 Research Instructor GEOS405 Environmental Geoscience Instructor WMHS691 Research Instructor WMHS691 Research Instructor
chaired theses and dissertations Barrera, Christina S (2015-04). The Influence of Dam Releases on the Microbial and Physiochemical Parameters in the Alluvial Aquifer of a Regulated River. Farid Marandi, Sayena (2017-05). Assessment of Environmental and Management Factors Impacting the Phosphorus Loading in an Agricultural Watershed. Jewell, Katrina Lee (2017-07). Biogeochemistry of Arsenic Cycling in a Tidally Influenced River-Bank Aquifer in Bangladesh. Rhodes, Kimberly Anne (2016-08). Quantifying Water Exchange between the Brazos River and the Brazos River Alluvial Aquifer using High Temporal Resolution Measurements. Shuai, Pin (2017-07). Fate and Transport of Nutrients and Contaminants Under the Impact of Surface Water and Groundwater Interactions.
education and training Ph.D. in Hydrogeology, University of Tennessee at Knoxville - (Knoxville, Tennessee, United States) 2010 M.S. in Water Resources, University of Waterloo - (Waterloo, Ontario, Canada) 2006 B.S. in Science, University of Waterloo - (Waterloo, Ontario, Canada) 2001
awards and honors Kohout Early Career Award, conferred by Geological Society of America - (Boulder, Colorado, United States), 2014