Dr. Wondwosen Seyoum
Associate Professor
Geography-Geology-Environment
Office
FHS Felmley Hall Of Science 443
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- About
- Education
- Awards & Honors
- Research
Current Courses
362.001Engineering Geology
462.001Engineering Geology
499.002Independent Research For The Master's Thesis
499.006Independent Research For The Master's Thesis
400.003Independent Study
102.001Planet Earth
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
499.102Independent Research For The Masters Thesis Final Year
400.004Independent Study
287.007Independent Study - Geology
435.001Introduction To Groundwater Modeling
103.001Thirsty Society: An Interdisciplinary Examination of Water
103.001Thirsty Society: An Interdisciplinary Examination of Water
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 Review
Seyoum, W.M., 2024. Hydrology: An Introduction, 2nd Edition. Groundwater, 62(5): 667-668. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1111/gwat.13388
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
Randell, H., Gray, C., Grant, M., Shinkareva, G., Seyoum, W., O’Reilly, C. M., 2025 “Environmental change, aquatic conditions, and household food security: Evidence from Lake Malawi” Pop. and Env., 41(1) DOI:10.1007/s11111-025-00476-9
Demissie, Z., Rimal, P., Seyoum, W.M., Dutta, A., Rimmington, G., 2024. Flood susceptibility mapping: Integrating machine learning and GIS for enhanced risk assessment. Applied Computing and Geosciences, 23. DOI:10.1016/j.acags.2024.100183
Persico, G., Seyoum, W.M., Peterson, E.W., 2024. Interrelationships Between NDVI, Surface Water, and Regional Hydro-Climatic Variables In the Sudd Wetland. Wetlands, 44(7). DOI:10.1007/s13157-024-01851-2
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.
Presentations
Galina Shinkareva, Catherine M. O'Reilly, Wondwosen M. Seyoum, John Lagergren, William L. Perry, 2024 “Diurnal turbidity patterns in freshwater streams: the bigger picture” American Geophysical Union, Washington, D.C.
IJIGADE, F., SEYOUM, W., AND PETERSON, E. W., 2024, EXPLORING NITRATE REDUCTION IN A SATURATED RIPARIAN BUFFER THROUGH A THREE-DIMENSIONAL REACTIVE CONTAMINANT TRANSPORT MODEL: IMPLICATIONS FOR DESIGNING BETTER RIPARIAN BUFFERS, Geological Society of America Connects 2024. Geological Society of America, Anaheim, CA, pp., doi: 10.1130/abs/2024AM-403953.
Milewski, Adam, Todd C. Rasmussen, and Wondwosen M. Seyoum. "Using Downscaled GRACE Data to Examine Groundwater Recharge Dynamics in a Multi-Layered Aquifer System." Chapman Conference on Remote Sensing of the Water Cycle. AGU, 2024.
Schwarz, Alex, Seyoum, W.M., Shinkareva, G., 2024 “Modeling Chlorophyll-a Concentrations Using Machine Learning Algorithms and the Harmonized Landsat and Sentinel-2 Constellation: A Case Study of Lake Erie” American Geophysical Union, Washington, D.C.
Seyoum, W.M., *Mheta, Shourya, Gebremichael, E., 2024 “Human-Induced Hydrological Changes in Lake Beseka, East Africa: Evaluating the Role of Irrigation Using Remote Sensing and Modeling” American Geophysical Union, Washington, D.C.
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)
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)