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Research Focus
- Carbon Dioxide Sequestration
- Naturally Occurring Uranium in Groundwater
- Air Sparging (including enhancements) Remediation
- Soil Vapor Extraction
- Remote Sensing for Water Resources & Landslides
Geographical Interests
Educational Focus
- Aqua Terra Tech Enterprise
- geohydrology, earth mechanics, groundwater engineering, subsurface
remediation, and senior design projects
- fundamental skills in mechanics, chemistry, physics, and calculus
as they apply to problems and issues dealing with soils and groundwater
- engineering skills as they pertain to the analysis of real-world problems
(e.g., impact of groundwater pollution, wellhead protection) and engineering
design (e.g., waterwells, subsurface remediation systems).
Recent Projects
- Remote Sensing
for Hazard Mitigation and Resource Protection in Pacific Latin
America Project
Sponsor: National Science Foundation's Office of International
Science and Engineering
2005-2010
- Geoscience PrEP (Precollege Enterprise Program): Seeding Diverse
Interest in Geoscience Using Apprentice Enterprises for Watershed
Protection
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
2005-2006
- Identification of Reaction Constituents & Products During
the Sequestration of Carbon Dioxide in Industrial Waste Cement
Kiln Dust
Sponsor: Michigan Space Grant Consortium
2006-2007
- Raingarden Studies for Increasing Participation of Underrepresented
Students in Earth Sciences
Sponsor: Michigan Space Grant Consortium
2006-2007
- Aquifer Supply Evaluation
Sponsor: Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Department of Natural Resources
09/2000-09/2004
- Modeling of Carbon Dioxide Sequestration in Industrial Waste
Materials
Sponsor: Institute of Hazardous Materials Management and the Michigan
Hazardous Materials Management
05/2004-04/2005
- Hydrogeochemical Factors Controlling the Occurrence of Elevated
Uranium in Sandstone Aquifers
Sponsor: Michigan Space Grant Consortium
05/2002-05/2004
- Pilot Scale Testing of Ozone Sparging
Sponsor: Michigan Space Grant Consortium
05/2002-05/2003
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Publications
- Beach, D.N., M.J. Hutchins, J.S. Gierke, and J.W.
Sutherland, "Evolving Undergraduate Engineering Education for the
21st Century, Part 1: Enabling Sustainable Thinking," International
Journal of Engineering Education, in press.
- Sherman, H.M., J.S. Gierke, and C.P. Anderson, "Controls
on Spatial Variability of Uranium and U Isotope Ratios in Sandstone
Aquifers," Ground Water, submitted.
Conference Presentations
- Gierke, J.S., "Aqua Terra Tech: A Multiyear, Multidisciplinary
Undergraduate Enterprise Working on Water Resources Development and
Protection," Association of Environmental Engineering & Science
Professors First Biennial Research and Education Conference, 23-27 July
2005, Clarkson University, Potstdam, New York.
- Gierke, J.S., "A Unique, Sustainable Undergraduate Educational
Approach for Fostering Practical and Research Skills in Hydrogeology,"
Clemson Hydrogeology Symposium, 30 March 2006, Clemson, South Carolina.
- Gierke, J.S., and E.L. Gross, "Using Groundwater Exploration
Projects in Developing Countries for Undergraduate Engineering Education,"
National Ground Water Association Ground Water Summit, 23-26 April 2006,
San Antonio, Texas.
- Barbour, J.N., R.W. Porritt, J.S. Gierke, and others, "Geophysical
Exploration for Ground Water in
Boaco, Nicaragua," National Ground Water Association Ground Water
Summit, 23-26 April 2006, San Antonio, Texas.
- Gierke, J.S., "Effectiveness of Enhancements on Air Sparging
Performance," Geology Lecture Series, 18 November 2005, Clemson
University, South Carolina.
- Beach, D.N., J.S. Gierke, and others, "Carbon Sequestration in
Waste Mineral Byproducts," Fourth Annual Conference on Carbon Capture
& Sequestration, 2-5 May 2005, U.S. Department of Energy, Alexandria,
Virginia.
Awards, Society postions, Editorships, etc.
- 2004 Editor's Citation for Excellence for Refereeing in Water Resources
Research, American Geophysical Union
- American Geophysical Union
- American Society of Civil Engineers
- Association of Environmental Engineering & Science Professors
- National Ground Water Association
Favorite Water Picture
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