Dr. William Anderson

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Year: 
2018-2019
Award: 
Appalachian State University Campus Teaching Excellence Award
Department: 
Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences
College/School: 
College of Arts and Sciences

Dr. William P. Anderson Jr., is Professor and Chair of the Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences and has been an Appalachian faculty member since 2004. He is broadly trained as both a hydrogeologist and a civil engineer and has established a research program that uses groundwater modeling techniques and field data collection to quantify the controls on groundwater flow and solute and heat transport through unconfined aquifers. Much of his work focuses on the effects of storm events, such as the inundation of coastal aquifers during hurricane and tropical storm surges or the effects of individual storm events on urban aquifers, especially those that occur along Boone Creek. Anderson works extensively with undergraduate students on this research, from simple field data collection to more complex groundwater modeling projects, and he considers this undergraduate research mentorship to be some of the most important teachings that he does. Many of his students present at conferences and several have published their findings in peer-reviewed journals such as the Journal of Hydrology, the Hydrogeology Journal, and the Journal of the American Water Resources Association. Learn more about Anderson's research and teaching.