Walter Illman

• Mathematical modeling (analytical and numerical) of fluid flow and contaminant transport in groundwater
• Laboratory and field experiments on contaminant transport in porous and fractured geologic media
• Behaviour of contaminants in groundwater, such as Dense Non Aqueous Phase Liquids (DNAPL), bioremediation and natural attenuation of organic contaminants

• Laboratory and field experimental investigations of fluid flow and solute (contaminant) transport in porous and fractured geologic media
• Dense Non Aqueous Phase Liquid (DNAPL) source zone and plume characterization and monitoring
• Geostatistical (stochastic) inverse modeling of pumping and tracer test data
• Mathematical modeling (analytical and numerical) of fluid flow and contaminant transport
• Unsaturated zone hydrology
• Performance assessment of bioremediation and natural attenuation of organic contaminants

Professor Illman teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses. Course offerings have included

• Earth 122: Introduction to Environmental Sciences
• Earth 439/658: Flow and transport through factured rocks
• Earth 650: Flow and transport through porous media

Please see Walter Illman's Google Scholar profile for a current list of his peer-reviewed articles.

• Outstanding Paper of the Conference, International Symposium on Groundwater Problems Related to Geo-Environment, May 28–30, 2003 Okayama, Japan.
• The 2002 American Geophysical Union Editors’ Citation for Excellence in Refereeing
• 1998–1999 John and Margaret Harshbarger Doctoral Fellow in Hydrology and Water Resources; $10,000 (Department of Hydrology and Water Resources, The University of Arizona; one selected annually)
• 1997–1998 American Geophysical Union (AGU) Horton Doctoral Research Grant; $10,500 (one of two selected nationally)
• 1997–1998 Graduate College Fellowship; $10,000 (The University of Arizona)
• 1994–1995 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Trainee; $27,500 (Environmental Hydrology)

• Member, The Water Institute

• American Geophysical Union (AGU)
• Geological Society of America
• International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS)
• International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH)
• National Ground Water Association (NGWA)

1999 PhD University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona

1994 BSc (Honours) University of Washington, Seattle, Washington