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kamini singha
311 deike building, university park, pa 16802
phone: +1 814.863.6649
email: ksingha@psu.edu
professional experience
- 2005-0000 Assistant Professor, Department of
Geosciences at The Pennsylvania State University
- 2005-0000 Associate, Earth and Environmental
Systems Institute at The Pennsylvania State University
- 2003-2004 Lecturer, Department of Geophysics
at Stanford University
- 2002-2004 Instructor, Outdoor Education Program
at Stanford University
- 1997-2000 Student Trainee, Hydrology, Branch of Geophysics,
U.S. Geological Survey
education
- PhD - 2005 in Hydrogeology
from Stanford University
- BSc - 1999 with Honors in Geophysics from University of Connecticut
awards
- 2009 - Environmental and Engineering Geophysical Society/Geonics Early Career Award
- 2008 - National Science Foundation CAREER Award (5 years)
- 2007 - Penn State Alliance for Earth Sciences, Engineering, and Development in Africa (AESEDA) Faculty Fellow (3 years)
- 2004 - Best Oral Presentation, School of Earth Sciences Research Review, Stanford University
- 2003 - Outstanding Student Paper, Hydrology Section, Fall AGU Meeting
- 2000 - STAR Fellow, Environmental Protection Agency (3 years)
- 1999 - Cecil Green Fellow, Stanford Geophysics Department
- 1999 - Outstanding Woman in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Connecticut
- 1999 - John B. Lucke Award for Outstanding Geology Student, University of Connecticut
- 1995 - Presidential Scholar, University of Connecticut (4 years)
research
- general
- hydrogeology
- environmental geophysics
- geostatistics
- specific
- physical processes controlling solute and contaminant mass transport
- integration of geophysical imaging with flow and transport modeling to improve quantification of flow and transport processes
- accounting for spatially variable measurement physics for establishing field-scale rock physics relations between geophysical and hydrogeologic parameters
- solute response from groundwater-surface water exchange
- impacts of small-scale mining on water quality in Ghana
- more about our research
teaching
- Geosc 452 - Hydrogeology (Fall)
- Geosc 444 - Matlab Applications for the Earth Sciences (Fall)
- Earth 100 - Environment Earth (Spring)
- Geosc 397 - The Hydrogeophysics Field Experience (Summer/Fall)
- other hydro-related courses at PSU
recent research papers
(*=student author; click here for full list and pdfs)
- Irving, J. and Singha, K. (submitted). Stochastic inversion of tracer test and electrical geophysical data to estimate hydraulic conductivities. Submitted to Water Resources Research.
- Singha, K. and Loheide, S.P. II. (submitted). Linking Physical and Numerical Modeling in Hydrogeology using Sand Tank Experiments and COMSOL Multiphysics. Submitted to International Journal of Science Education.
- Wheaton, D.*, and Singha, K. (submitted). Investigating the impact of advective and diffusive controls in solute transport on geoelectrical data. Submitted to Journal of Applied Geophysics.
- Ward, A.S.*, Gooseff, M.N. and Singha, K. (submitted). Imaging Hyporheic Zone Solute Transport Using Electrical Resistivity. Submitted to HPToday.
- Regberg, A.*, Singha K., Tien, M., Picardal, F., Zhang, Q., Roden, E. and Brantley S. (submitted). Electrical conductivity as a measure of iron reduction rates in abiotic and biological systems. Submitted to Geophysical Research Letters.
- Nimmo, J.R., Perkins, K.S., Schmidt, K.M., Stock, J.D., Miller, D.M. and Singha, K. (2009). Hydrologic characterization of desert soils with varying degrees of pedogenesis: I. Field experiments evaluating plant-relevant soil-water behavior. Vadose Zone Journal, 8(2), doi: 10.2136/vzj2008.0052, p. 480-495.
- Mirus, B.B.*, Perkins, K.S., Nimmo, J.R. and Singha, K. (2009). Hydrologic characterization of desert soils with varying degrees of pedogenesis: II. Inverse modeling for effective properties. Vadose Zone Journal, doi: 10.2136/vzj2008.0051, p. 496–509.
papers from 2008 and earlier
recent abstracts (*=student author)
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- Regberg, A*, Singha, K., Bond, D. R., Zheng, Q., Picardal, F., Roden, E. E., and Brantley, S. (2010). Quantifying the Effect of Dissimilatory Iron Reduction on Bulk Electrical Properties: Does Iron Reduction Increase Electrical Conductivity? Annual American Chemical Society Meeting, March 21-25, 2010, San Francisco.
- Singha, K., Kuntz, B.*, and Toran, L. (2009). Exploring Lithologic Controls on Solute Transport at the Shale Hills Critical Zone Observatory. EOS Trans. AGU Fall Meet. Suppl. Abstract. Invited.
- Kuntz, B.* and Singha, K. (2009). Solute transport in shale and shale-derived soils at the Shale Hills CZO. EOS Trans. AGU Fall Meet. Suppl. Abstract.
- Ward, A.S.*, M.N. Gooseff, and K. Singha (2009). Imaging Hyporheic Zone Solute Transport Using Electrical Resistivity. EOS Trans. AGU Fall Meet. Suppl. Abstract.
- F.D. Day-Lewis, L.D. Slater, R.J. Versteeg, T.C. Johnson, D. Ntarlagiannis, K. Mwakanyamale, K. Singha, A. Ward, J.W. Lane, Jr., W. R. Major. (2009). Geophysical Characterization and Monitoring of Hydrologic Properties and Processes: Recent Advances and Case Studies. Interagency Steering Committee on Multimedia Environmental Modeling. Oct 13-15, 2009, Washington D.C. Invited.
- Singha, K., Regberg, A.*, Day-Lewis, F.D. (2009) Can electrical geophysics help quantify reaction rates in situ? Penn State Center of Environmental Kinetics Analysis Annual All-Hands Meeting. Oct 1, 2009. Invited.
- Ward, A.S.*, K. Singha, and M.N. Gooseff (2009). Assessment of Stream-Aquifer Interactions using Electrical Geophysics. PA Land Conservation Conference, May 7-9, 2009, University Park, PA.
- Nimmo, J. R., K.S. Perkins, K.M. Schmidt, D.M. Miller, J.D. Stock, and K. Singha, (2009). Electrical Resistance Imaging for Evaluation of Soil-Water Behavior in Desert Ecosystems. EOS Trans. AGU 90(22) Spring Meet. Suppl. Abstract. NS13B-04 Invited.
- Regberg, A.*, Singha, K., Brantley, S. (2009). Electrical Conductivity Associated with Dissimilatory Iron Reduction: Are Microbial Biofilms Conductive? Goldschmidt, June 21-26, 2009, Davos, Switzerland.
- Singha K., Regberg, A.*, Picardal, F., Roden, E., and Brantley S. (2009). Toward quantifying kinetics of biotic and abiotic metal reduction with electrical geophysical methods. U.S. Department of Energy Environmental Sciences Remediation Program Annual Meeting, April 20-23, 2009, Landsdowne, Virginia.
- Ward, A.S.*, Singha, K., and M.N. Gooseff (2009). Characterization of hyporheic solute transport during tracer tests using electrical geophysics. N. American Benthological Society Meeting, May 17-22, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
- abstracts from 2008 and earlier
talks
- 2009
- Invited Talk: American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting
- Invited Talk: Binghamton University Geological Sciences and Environmental Studies
- Invited Talk: Penn State Center for Environmental Kinetics Analysis Annual Meeting
- Invited Talk: Worldwide Universities Network
- Invited Talk: Symposium for the Application of Geophysics to Engineering and Environmental Problems
- Invited Talk: Dickinson College Dept. of Geology
- Elizabeth City State University Dept. of History and Political Science
- Invited Talk: Penn State Department of Geography Coffee Hour
- 2008
- Invited Talk: Kutztown University Dept. of Physical Sciences Women in Science Project
- Jackson State University Dept. of Physics, Atmospheric Sciences and Geoscience
- Invited Talk: AGU Chapman Conference on Biogeophysics
- Geological Society of America, Annual Meeting
- Invited Talk: Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich Institute of Geophysics, Switzerland
- Invited Talk: Lancaster University Department of Environmental Science, UK
- Invited Talk: University of Michigan Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Invited Talk: Ohio State University School of Earth Sciences
- 2007
- American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting
- Invited Talk: Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, ICG-IV, Germany
- Invited Talk: Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne/Université de Lausanne Institut de Géophysique, Switzerland
- Invited Talk: Oklahoma State University School of Geology
- Alliance for Earth Sciences, Engineering, and Development in Africa Forum
- 2006
- Invited Talks (2): American Geophysical Union, Spring Meeting
- Invited Talk: Penn State Water Resources Engineering
- 2005
- Invited Talk: City College of New York Department of Earth and Atmospheric Science
- American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting
- Invited Talk: American Geophysical Union, Spring Meeting
- Invited Talk: U.S. Geological Survey Geophysical Unit of Menlo Park, CA
- 2004
- Invited Talk: Stanford University Hydrogeology Group
- Stanford University School of Earth Sciences Research Review
- American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting
- Geological Society of America, Annual Meeting
- Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Environmental and Engineering Problems
- 2003
- Invited Talk: EPA Region 9 Science to Achieve Results Research Forum
- Invited Talk: Bucknell University Department of Geology
- American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting
- Geological Society of America, Annual Meeting
- Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Environmental and Engineering Problems
- 2002
- Invited Talk: Colorado School of Mines Department of Geophysics Heiland Lecture
professional memberships and societies of interest
- American Geophysical Union (AGU)
- Environmental and Engineering Geophysical Society (EEGS)
- Association for Women Geoscientists (AWG)
- Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG)
- Engineers Without Borders (EWB)
- International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH)
university and community service
- Chair of the AGU Hydrogeophysics Committee (2009-present; Deputy from 2006-2008)
- Associate Editor at Vadose Zone Journal (2009-present)
- Member of the Executive Council for the AGU Near-Surface Geophysics Focus Group (2006-2008)
- Member of the CUAHSI Hydrologic Measurement Facility Geophysics Advisory Group (2006-2008)
- Chair of the Penn State Geosciences Computing Committee (2007-present)
- Board member of the State College International Friendship House (2007-present)
- Organizer of the Fall 2008 PSU EarthTalks seminar series: 'Quenching the Thirst: Managing the Water Resources of a Changing Planet'
- Invited co-convenor of a joint Hydrogeology/Geophysics session at GSA 2008 entitled 'Hydrogeophysics: Characterization and Monitoring of Subsurface Parameters and Processes' (with F. Day-Lewis, USGS and A. Pidlisecky, U. Calgary)
- Co-convenor of four Fall AGU 2007 Hydrology sessions entitled 'Watershed Characterization and Modeling' (with T. Ferré, Arizona; D. Hyndman, Michigan State and T. Wagener, PSU)
- Co-convenor of one Spring AGU 2006 Union session entitled 'Near-Surface Geophysics: The State of the Art' (with L. Slater, Rutgers)
- Co-convenor of two Spring AGU 2005 Near Surface Geophysics sessions for General Contributions (with R. Knight, Stanford)
- Co-convenor of three Fall AGU 2004 Hydrology sessions entitled 'Hydrogeophysics: Characterization and Monitoring of Subsurface
Parameters and Processes' (with F. Day-Lewis, USGS and M. Kowalsky, LBNL)