Dr. Wondessen Seyoum
Associate Professor
Geography-Geology-Environment
Office
Felmley Hall Annex FSA 443
Office Phone
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- About
- Education
- Awards & Honors
- Research
Current Courses
499.002Independent Research For The Master's Thesis
499.006Independent Research For The Master's Thesis
400.003Independent Study
102.001Planet Earth
319.001Watershed Analysis And Modeling
419.001Watershed Analysis and Modeling
499.001Independent Research For The Master's Thesis
499.102Independent Research For The Masters Thesis Final Year
499.005Independent Research For The Master's Thesis
499.008Independent Research For The Master's Thesis
400.004Independent Study
287.007Independent Study - Geology
Teaching Interests & Areas
Watershed Modeling, Applied Groundwater Modeling, Remote Sensing Hydrology
Research Interests & Areas
Hydrogeolgy and Water Resources, Remote Sensing Hydrology, Hydrologic Modeling, Climate and Human Impact in water availability
Ph D Hydrogeology and Remote Sensing
University of Georgia
Athens, GA
MS Hydrogeology
Kent State University
Kent, OH
BS Geology
Addis Ababa University
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Outstanding Young Alumnus Award
Department of Geology, University of Georgia
2022
University Research Initiative Award
Illinois State University
2021
Book, Chapter
Abiy, A., Melesse, A., Seyoum, W.M., & Abtew, W. Drought and Climate Teleconnection and Drought Monitoring. Extreme Hydrology and Climate Variability: Monitoring, Modelling, Adaptation and Mitigation. ELSEVIER (2019)
Journal Article
Gebremichael, E., Seyoum, W. M., Ishimwe, B., Sataer, G., 2022, “Lake Surface Area Expansion: Insights into the Role of Volcano-Tectonic Processes, Lake Beseka, East Africa.” Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies 41:101093. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrh.2022.101093
Oware, P., Seyoum, W.M., Malone, D.H., and Lanning, A., 2022, Groundwater flow path and travel time using numerical models to understand radium transport in deep bedrock aquifers: Environmental Earth Science, v. 81, p. 463-479. DOI:1007/s12665-022-10580-w.
Riedel, J. W., Peterson, E. W., Dogwiler, T. J., and Seyoum, W. M., 2022, Investigating Thermal Controls on the Hyporheic Flux as Evaluated Using Numerical Modeling of Flume-Derived Data: Hydrology, v. 9, no. 9, p. 156, doi:10.3390/hydrology9090156
Ambrose-Igho, G., Seyoum, W.M., Perry, W.L., O’Reilly, C.M., 2021. Spatiotemporal Analysis of Water Quality Indicators in Small Lakes Using Sentinel-2 Satellite Data: Lake Bloomington and Evergreen Lake, Central Illinois, USA. Environmental Processes, 8(2): 637-660. DOI:10.1007/s40710-021-00519-x
Bosompemaa, P., Peterson, E., Perry, W., & Seyoum, W. Recycling of nitrate and organic matter by plants in the vadose zone of a saturated riparian buffer. Water, Air, and Soil (2021)
Presentations
The influence of tile flow on the transport-fate of nitrate in the vadose zone of a saturated riparian buffer zone: A case study in central Illinois. The Geological Society of America Connects 2023. Geological Society of America. (2023)
Dooley, A. and Seyoum, W., 2023 “Spectrum of the Lakes: Unveiling Water Color of Minnesota's Sentinel Lakes with Satellite Remote Sensing for Water Quality Monitoring, Pittsburgh, PA, Oct 2023, https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2023AM/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/393308
Seyoum, W. and Dooley, A., 2023 “Remotely Sensed Water Color as a Proxy for Monitoring Water Quality in Inland Lakes” EGU General Assembly 2023, Vienna, Austria, 24–28 Apr 2023, EGU23-3784, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu23-3784, 2023
Using a Tracer Test to Assess the Fate and Transport of Nitrate in a Saturated Buffer Zone. Illinois Groundwater Association Spring Meeting, 2022. Illinois Groundwater Association. (2022)
Oladuji, O., Seyoum, W., Peterson, E., O'Reilly, C., and Perry, W., 2022 “Trends In Nutrient Load And Driving Factors in the Illinois River Basin” Geological Society of America, Annual Conference, Denver, CO. (Poster)
An Integrated Time-Series Surface Deformation Analysis Using Insar, Gnss, And Nldas Data. Geological Society of America. (2021)
Effects Of Thermal Variation On Flow Dynamics In The Hyporheic Zone. Geological Society of America. (2021)
Natural Nitrate Removal in Shallow Subsurface Stream Flows. 2021 Emerging Contaminants in the Environment Conference (ECEC21). INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABILITY, ENERGY, AND ENVIRONMENT UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS URBANA-CHAMPAIGN. (2021)
Natural nitrate removal in shallow subsurface stream flows. Illinois Groundwater Association Fall 2021 Meeting. Illinois Groundwater Association. (2021)
Natural nitrate removal in shallow subsurface stream flows. 2021 Joint Section Meeting; 55th Annual Meeting of the North-Central Section; 55th Annual Meeting of the South-Central Section. Geological Society of America. (2021)
Grants & Contracts
2020 - 2022 - City of Bloomington: Understanding and monitoring local water quality. City of Bloomington. Local. (2020)
Interrogating pennycress natural and induced variation to improve abiotic stress tolerance and oilseed bioenergy crop resilience. U.S. Department of Energy. Federal. (2020)
High Resolution mapping of Subsurface Tile Drainage in Agricultural fields using High-resolution Unmanned Arial systems (UAS). Office of Sustainability. Illinois State University. (2019)
2017 - 2019 - City of Bloomington: Understanding and monitoring local water quality. City of Bloomington. Local. (2017)
The Effect of Cover Crops on Surface Water Quality: A Paired Watershed Experiment in the Lake Bloomington Watershed. Illinois Nutrient Research and Education Council. State. (2017)