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Kirk Hatfield (picture)
University of Florida
Civil and Coastal Engineering

Kirk Hatfield

Associate Professor
Division: Water Resources

Office Phone: (352) 392-9537 x1441
Location: 580-D Weil Hall
Email Address: khatf@ce.ufl.edu
Personal Page: www.ce.ufl.edu/~khh


Education

Ph.D., Civil Engineering, University of Massachusetts/Amherst 1988
M.S., Environmental & Civil Engineering, University of Iowa 1982
B.S., General Science, University of Iowa 1978


Years of Service on this Faculty

Appointment Date, Spring 1988
Spring 1988-Spring 1993, Assistant Professor
Summer 1993-Present, Associate Professor
Fall 2004-Present, Director of Florida Water Resources Center


Patents

US Patent (patent pending) Device and method for passively measuring fluid and target chemical mass fluxes in natural and constructed non-porous fluid flow systems, 2004
Australian Patent (775154), Device and Method for Measuring Fluid and Solute Fluxes in Flow Systems, 2004
US Patent (SN 09/430,607), Device and Method for Measuring Fluid and Solute Fluxes in Flow Systems, 2002
US Patent (SN 08/641,141), Measuring Fluid Interfaces in Flow-Through Systems, 1998


Principal Publications

Books & Book Chapters

Perminova, I. K. Hatfield, and N. Hertkorn. 2005. Use of humic substances to remediate polluted environments: from theory to practice. NATO Science Series: IV: Earth and Environmental Sciences, Vol. 52. Springer. Dordrecht, The Netherlands. 506 p.

Perminova I. and K. Hatfield. 2005. "Remediation chemistry of humic substances: Theory and implications for technology," In: Use of humic substances to remediate polluted environments: from theory to practice, Perminova I.V., Hatfield K., Hertkorn N. (Eds.), NATO Science Series: IV: Earth and Environmental Sciences, Vol. 52, Springer, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, pp. 3-36

Princz, P., J. Olah, S.E. Smith, K. Hatfield, and M.E. Grable. 2005. "Wastewater treatment using modified natural zeolites," In: Use of humic substances to remediate polluted environments: from theory to practice, Perminova I.V., Hatfield K., Hertkorn N. (Eds.), NATO Science Series: IV: Earth and Environmental Sciences, Vol. 52, Springer, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, pp. 267-284.

Refereed Journal Articles (in last 5 years)

Basu, N., P.S.C. Rao, I.C. Poyer, M.D. Annable, and K. Hatfield, 2006. "Flux-based assessment at a manufacturing site contaminate with trichloroethylene," Journal of Contaminant Hydrology (Accepted).

Mohamed, M K. Hatfield, and A. E. Hassan. 2006. "Monte Carlo evaluation of contaminant biodegradation in heterogeneous aquifers," Advances in Water Resources (Accepted).

Bhat, S., J. M. Jacobs, K. Hatfield, and J. Prenger. 2006. "Relationships between Water Chemistry and Land Use in Military Affected Watersheds in Fort Benning, Georgia," Ecological Indicators, (Accepted).

Agyei, E. and K. Hatfield. 2006. "Enhancing gradient-based parameter estimation with an evolutionary approach." Journal of Hydrology 316(1-4): 266-280.

Perminova, I.V., A.N. Kovalenko, P. Schmitt-Kopplin, K. Hatfield, N. Hertkorn, E.Y. Belyaeva, V.S. Petrosyan. 2005. "Design of quinoid-enriched humic materials with enhanced redox properties," Environmental Science and Technology 39(2), 8518-8524.

Newman, M., K. Hatfield, J. Hayworth, P.S.C. Rao, and T. Stauffer. 2005. "A hybrid method for inverse characterization of subsurface contaminant flux," Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 81(1-4), 34-62.

Annable M.D., K. Hatfield, J. Cho, H. Klammler, B. Parker, J. Cherry, and P.S.C. Rao. 2005. "Field-scale evaluation of the passive flux meter for simultaneous measurment of groundwater and contaminant fluxes." Environ. Sci. and Technol. Environ. Sci. Technol., 39 (18), 7194 -7201.

Mohamed, M and K. Hatfield. 2005. "Modeling Microbial-mediated reduction in batch reactors," Chemosphere, 59(8), 1207-1217.

Clark, C.J., K. Hatfield, M. D. Annable, P. Gupta, and T. Chirenje. 2005, "Estimation of arsenic contamination in groundwater by the passive flux meters," Journal of Environmental Forensics, Vol 6, 2005, 77-82.

Hatfield,K., M. Annable, J. Cho, P.S.C. Rao, and H. Klammler. 2004. "A direct passive method for measuring water and contaminant fluxes in porous media," Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, Vol 75 (3-4), 2004, 155-181.

Boupha, K., J.M. Jacobs, and K. Hatfield. 2004. "MDL groundwater modeling: Laplace transforms and the DeHoog algorithm to solve contaminant transport equations," Computers and Geosciences Vol 30, 2004, 445-453.

Brooks, M.C., M.D. Annable, P.S.C. Rao, Kirk Hatfield, J.W. Jawitz, W.R. Wise, A.L. Wood, and C.G. Enfield. "Controlled release, blind tests of DNAPL characterization remediation by ethanol flushing," Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, Vol 69 (3-4), 2004, 281-297

Lynch, J.C., J.M. Brannon, K. Hatfield, and J.J. Delfino. "An exploratory approach to modeling explosive compound persistence and flux using dissolution kinetics," Contaminant Hydrology,.66 (3-4), 2003, pp. 147-159

Brooks, M.C., M.D. Annable, P.S.C. Rao, Kirk Hatfield, J.W. Jawitz, W.R. Wise, A.L. Wood, and C.G. Enfield. 2002. "Controlled release, blind tests of DNAPL characterization using partitioning tracers," Journal of Contaminant Hydrology,Vol. 59, 2002, pp. 187-210.

James, A.I., W.D. Graham, K. Hatfield, P.S.C. Rao, and M.D. Annable. 2000. "Estimation of spatially variable residual non-aqueous phase liquid (NAPL) saturations in non-uniform flow fields using partitioning tracer data," Water Resources Res. Vol. 36, No. 4, 2000, p. 999-1012.

Refereed Journal Articles In Review:

Klammler, H K. Hatfield, M. Annable, E. Agyei, B. Parker, J. Cherry, and P.S.C. Rao. 2005. General analytical treatment of the flow field relevant for passive fluxmeter interpretation. Water Resour. Res. (In review).

Brown, C. J., and S. Sutterfield, J. R., Hendel, P. J. Kwiatkowsiki, J. Mirecki, K. Hatfield, 2005. "The Comprehensive everglades restoration program ASR pilot projects: Plan development," J. Water Resour. Planning and Management, (In review).

Sedighi, A., H. Klammler, C. Brown, and K. Hatfield, 2005. "A semi-analytical model for predicting water quality from an aquifer storage recovery system," Journal of Hydrology (In Review).

Refereed Proceedings

Hatfield, K. M.D. Annable, S. Kuhn, P.S.C. Rao, and T. Campbell. 2002. "A New Method for Quantifying Contaminant Flux at Hazardous Waste Sites," Goundwater Quality 2001, IAHS Publication 275Red Book, Sheffield United Kingdom, pp. 25-32.

Samani N., Hatfield K., and Noss R 2001, "Modeling to Maximize Acceptable Nonpoint Sourse Groundwater Pollution: Theory & Application, Earth System Processes," A Global Meeting by Geological Society of America and Geological Society of London, 24-28 June, Edinburgh, Scotland.

James, A.L., W.D. Graham, K. Hatfield, P.S.C. Rao, and M.D. Annable. 1999. "Estimation of spatially variable residual NAPL satuations in non-stationary flow fields using temporal moments from partitioning tracer tests: Implication for test design," in Proceedings of the 1999 contaminated Site Remediation Conference, ed. by C.D. Johnson. Fremantle, Australia, March 1999.Hatfield, K.,

Demas, C, K. Hatfield, D. Hearn, P. Burger, and D. Munch, 1998. "Decision Support System for Alternative Water Supply Strategies with Applications to Volusia County, Florida," Proceedings, First International Conference on New Information Technologies for Decision Making in Civil Engineering, Montreal, Canada, pp. 945-956, October 11-13.


Honors and Awards 

Winner of the ASEE Research Paper Competition, 1998
National Academy of Sciences (NAS) Young Investigator, 1994-95
Dedicated Service Award, Gainesville Branch of ASCE, 1994
Winner of the ASEE Research Paper Competition, 1994
President of Gainesville Branch of ASCE, 1992-93
Tau Beta Pi (inducted as honorary member), 1990
Recipient of U.S. Air Force Summer Faculty Research Fellowship, 1989


Scientific and Professional Societies

Member, American Geophysical Union
Associate Member, American Society of Civil Engineers
Member, Association of Ground Water Scientists and Engineers
Member, American Water Work Association
Member, American Water Resources Association
Member, International Association for Hydraulic Research
Member, International Water Resources Association Associate
Member, American Institute of Hydrology
Member, American Society for Engineering Education