Res. Asst. Dr. Alper ELÇI

D.O.B.: 8.7.1972

 

CONTACT

Tel : +90 232 4531008 / 1188 int.

Fax : +90 232 4531153

E-mail : alper.elci@deu.edu.tr

RESEARCH AREAS

·   Subsurface Flow and Remediation Modeling

·   Contaminant Fate & Transport

 

 

 

 

Degrees:

 

 

Major

Minor

Institution

Dates

B.S.

Environ. Eng.

-

DEU

1993

M.Sc.

Environ. Eng.

-

DEU

1996

Ph.D.

Environ.Eng.& Science

-

Clemson Univ.

2003

 

 

Number of Years in Service with this Faculty: 11

 

 

Date of Original Appointment: 1993

 

 

Academic and Professional Experience:

 

Research and Teaching:

 

1997-2002 Clemson University:

·      Experimental and Theoretical Study of Subsurface Flow and Transport in a Riparian Wetland, Cheraw, South Carolina — Developed a wetland subsurface flow and nitrate transport model using GMS.  Conducted and managed field investigations to characterize wetland hydrology at a riparian wetland. Collected and interpreted hydraulic head data and field samples.

·      Implications of Observed and Simulated Ambient Flow in Monitoring Wells— Evaluated electromagnetic borehole flowmeter measurements to analyze effects of ambient borehole flow on groundwater sampling.  Developed a flow and transport model to simulate effects of ambient flow.

·      Subsurface Transport of Plutonium in Groundwater, Savannah River Site — Developed a plutonium reactive transport model that involved surface-mediated oxidation-reduction of Pu(V) and Pu(IV).

·      Guest-lectured and assisted graduate-level courses on Surface and Subsurface Transport, Subsurface Hydraulics, and Applied Numerical Methods.

 

 

1993-1997 Dokuz Eylul University:

·      Participated in both tethered balloon and ground air-quality measurements for Air Quality and City Planning in Izmir, a German-Turkish joint project.

·      Conducted air-quality modeling and interpreted model results.

·      Guest-lectured and assisted undergraduate level courses Computer Programming, Water Supply Design, Sewerage Design, and Air Quality Modeling.

 

 

Consulting:

 

2002-2004 SSP&A, Inc.:

·         Conducted various ground water flow and contaminant transport modeling tasks:

o        particle tracking simulations for well capture zone delineations,

o        optimization and determination of removal efficiencies of pump-and-treat systems,

o        flux determination of lake flux under variably-saturated flow conditions,

o        developing pentachlorophenol (PCP) fate and transport scenarios in the vadose zone

o        reactive transport modeling of MTBE under aerobic and anaerobic subsurface conditions

·         Interpreted, analyzed, and maintained hydrogeologic and chemical databases for litigation support projects

·         Evaluated ground water flow and contaminant transport models created to quantify effects of VOC, Benzene and MTBE releases

·         Developed and modified various analytical and numerical modeling codes and utilities

 

 

 

Refereed Publications:

 

1.      Elci, A., G.P. Flach, and F.J. Molz, 2003.  Detrimental Effects of Natural Vertical Head Gradients on Chemical and Water Level Measurements in Observation Wells: Identification and Control.  Journal of Hydrology. v. 281, no.1-2, pp. 70-81.

2.      Fjeld, R.A., S.M. Serkiz, P.L. McGinnis, A. Elci, and D.I. Kaplan, 2003.  Evaluation of a Conceptual Model for the Subsurface Transport of Plutonium Involving Surface Mediated Reduction of Pu(V) to Pu(IV).  Journal of Contaminant Hydrology v. 67, no. 1-4, pp. 79-94.

3.      Elci, A., F.J. Molz, and W.R. Waldrop, 2001.  Implications of Observed and Simulated Ambient Flow in Monitoring Wells. Ground Water, v. 36, no. 6, pp. 853-862.

4.      Molz, F.J. and A. Elci 2004. Reply to “Discussion on ‘Implications of Observed and Simulated Ambient Flow in Monitoring Wells’ by Frederick L. Paillet”. Ground Water v.42, no. 1, pp.138-139.

 

Conference and Symposium Proceedings (last five years):

1.      Elci, A., F.J. Molz, and W.R. Waldrop, 2002.  Serious Problems with Ground Water Monitoring Wells: The Confounding Effect of Vertical Ambient Flows.  National Monitoring Conference, Madison, Wisconsin, May 21-23, 2002.

2.      Elci, A., F.J. Molz, G.P. Flach, and W.R. Waldrop, 2002.  Effects of Vertical Head Gradients on the Interpretation of Chemical and Water Level Measurements in Observation Wells: Ignored Phenomena of Importance.  Tenth Annual Clemson Hydrogeology Symposium, Clemson, South Carolina, April 18-19, 2002.

3.      Molz, F.J., C.L. Dinwiddie, A. Elci and J.W. Castle, 2002.  Geophysical Measurement on Outcrops: The Role of Instrument Spatial Weighting Functions.  American Association of Petroleum Geologists Annual Meeting, Houston, Texas, March10-13, 2002.

4.      Molz, F.J., A. Elci, G.P. Flach, and W.R. Waldrop, 2001.  Effects of Vertical Head Gradients on the Interpretation of Chemical and Water Level Measurements in Observation Wells: Ignored Phenomena of Considerable Importance. The Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, November 5-8, 2001.

5.      Elci, A., and F.J. Molz, 2001.  Development and Application of Riparian Wetland Subsurface Flow and Denitrification Models.  The American Geophysical Union Spring Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, May 29 - June 2, 2001.

6.      Elci, A., 2001.  Implications of Observed and Simulated Ambient Flow in Monitoring Wells.  Quadrangle Conference, Clemson University, Anderson, South Carolina.

7.      Elci, A., F.J. Molz, and W.R. Waldrop, 2000.  An Advection-Dominated Flow and Transport Simulation of 3-D Ambient Flows Induced by Monitoring Wells.  The American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, December 14-19, 2000.

 

Scientific and Professional Societies:

 

·        International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH)

·        National (U.S.) Ground Water Association (NGWA)

·        American Geophysical Union (AGU)

 

Awards:

 

·        2000 Outstanding Student Paper Award, Hydrology Section of the American Geophysical Union. Paper Title: An Advection-Dominated Flow and Transport Simulation of 3-D Ambient Flows Induced by Monitoring Wells. Fall 2000 Meeting

·        2001/2002 South Carolina Environmental Scholar Award.

·        Awarded Scholarship from Turkish Higher Education Council for graduate studies in the United States, April 1997.