The objective of the Course is to introduce participants to principles of vadose zone flow and transport, including gas and multiphase transport phenomena (VOCs); to discuss field characterization and monitoring techniques appropriate for model data collection; to introduce common modeling techniques and their limitations; and to provide hands-on experience with several commonly used one- and multidimensional computer models for vadose flow, transport, and multiphase flow. The Course is designed for scientific and technical staff working with consulting firms and regulatory agencies that are involved in the design, review and implementation of point source and nonpoint source contamination studies, recharge projects, and site assessment and remediation of vadose zone contaminants (e.g., soil vapor extraction, steam venting). Participants should be familiar with PC Windows and are assumed to have some college training in groundwater hydrology, engineering, or soil and water science. Experience with computer modeling, however, is not a prerequisite. The course will be taught by Thomas Harter, Ph.D., (University of California, Davis), Jan Hopmans, Ph.D., (University of California, Davis), and Kent Udell, Ph.D. (University of California, Berkeley). Early enrollment is encouraged, as the Course is limited to 32 registrants.

Course Topics

• principles and concepts of vadose zone flow and transport
  
• VOC transport and multiphase flow in the vadose zone
  
• hydraulic characterization of the vadose zone
  
• vadose zone monitoring
  
• numerical methods in vadose zone modeling
  
• overview of modeling software
  
• hands-on software training
  
• case-studies and illustration of water / solute / VOC / multiphase
  
• flow in the vadose zones

Course Instructors:

• Thomas Harter, Ph.D., Department of Land, Air and Water Resources,
  University of California, Davis
  
• Jan W. Hopmans, Ph.D., Department of Land, Air and Water Resources,
  University of California, Davis
  
• Toby O'Geen, Ph.D., Department of Land, Air and Water Resources,
  University of California, Davis
  
• Jiri Simunek, Ph.D., Department of Environmental Sciences,
  University of California, Riverside
  
• Kent S. Udell, Ph.D., Department of Mechanical Engineering,
  University of Utah

Course Schedule:
The Course will be held June 9-11, 2008. The schedule will be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day.

Location
UCLA Extension Building (Rooms 215 & 219 at Le Conte Avenue and Gayley Avenue, SW perimeter of the campus,) 10995 Le Conte Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 94063

For more information, contact Mary Megarry at mmegarry@nossaman.com or 916-446-3626.