Hu, Q., M. Zavarin, and T.P. Rose. 2008. Effect of reducing groundwater on the retardation of redox-sensitive radionuclides. Geochemical Transactions, 9:12. DOI:10.1186/1467-4866-9-12.
Category: Journal article
2008
Hu, Q.H., T.P. Rose, M. Zavarin, D.K. Smith, J.E. Moran, and P.H. Zhao. 2008. Assessing field-scale migration of radionuclides at the Nevada Test Site: “Mobile” species. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, . DOI:10.1016/j.jenvrad.2008.06.007.
Category: Journal article
2008
Hu, Q.H., and A. Möeri. 2008. Radionuclide transport in fracture-granite interface zones. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, . DOI:10.1016/j.pce.2008.05.015.
Category: Journal article
2008
Zhao, P.H., Q.H. Hu, T.P. Rose, G.J. Nimz, and M. Zavarin. 2008. Distribution of long-lived soluble fission products. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 276(3): 755-761. DOI: 10.1007/s10967-008-0629-3.
Category: Journal article
2008
Hu, Q., J.Q. Weng, and J.S. Wang. 2008. Anthropogenic radionuclides in the environment. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, DOI:10.1016/j.jenvrad.2008.08.004.
Hu, Q.H. Conduct elemental analysis of a few selected rock samples collected from the long-term diffusion project from Grimsel Test Site. National Cooperative for the Disposal of Radioactive Waste (Nagra), Switzerland, $6,000.
Hu, Q.H. (PI), and M. Zavarin. Effects of reducing groundwaters on redox-sensitive radionuclide migration. DOE's Nevada Operations Office, $89,600.
Hu, Q.H. (PI), M. Zavarin, P.H. Zhao, and T.P. Rose. Characterization of carbonate test debris in support of HST modeling. DOE's Nevada Operations Office, $230,700.
Steefel, C.I., and Q.H. Hu (co-PI). Rate controls in chemical weathering: A reactive transport approach. Geosciences Program of DOE's Office of Basic Energy Sciences, $634,019.
Hu, Q.H. (PI), R.P. Ewing, and L. Tomutsu. Pore connectivity, episodic flow, and unsaturated diffusion in fractured tuff. DOE's Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management, $490,121.
Hu, Q.H. (PI), and T.P. Rose. Distribution of long-lived soluble radionuclides in cavity-chimney systems. DOE's Nevada Operations Office, $92,250.
Hu, Q.H. Microbeam analysis of radionuclide concentrations in nuclear test debris samples. DOE's Nevada Operations Office, $56,500
Hu, Q.H. Purchase and application of a flow-through radionuclide detector. High Return on Investment Pollutant Prevention Program of DOE, $32,400.
Hu, Q.H. (PI), and D.K. Smith. Radionuclide mobility at Nevada Test Site. DOE's Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management, $220,000.
Hu, Q.H. Pore connectivity effects on contaminant transport in rock matrices. Mini-Grant Program of Earth Sciences Division at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, $14,742.
Hu, Q.H. (PI), T. Kneafsey, J.S.Y. Wang. Unsaturated diffusion testing and modeling of crushed and fractured tuff. Yucca Mountain Site Characterization Project, $150,000.
Presentations
Hu, Q., A.Möri, and A. Martin.Radionuclide transport in fractured Granite at the Grimsel Test Site. 2008 Fall Meeting for American Geophysical Union, December 15–19, 2008, San Francisco, CA.
Hu, Q., and J.E. Moran. Distribution and transport of iodine species in the environment. 2008 Joint GSA- ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meetings, October 5–9, 2008, Houston, TX.
Hu, Q., and A. Möeri. Radionuclide transport in fracture-granite interface zones. 11th International Conference on Chemistry and Migration Behavior of Actinides and Fission Products in the Geosphere (Migration'07).August 26–31, 2007, Munich, Germany.
Hu, Q. Radionuclides in the environment. 9th International Conference on the Biogeochemistry of Trace Elements, July 15–19, 2007, Beijing, China.
Hu, Q. Applications of laser ablation-ICP/MS in understanding radionuclide transport.The 233rd American Chemical Society National Meeting and Exposition, March 25–29, 2007, Chicago, IL.
Hu, Q. A new approach to quantifying radionuclide retardation under unsaturated conditions. 2006 Fall Meeting for American Geophysical Union, December 11–15, 2006, San Francisco, CA.
Hu, Q., R.P. Ewing, and C.I. Steefel. Interacting processes affecting contaminant transport in unsaturated fractured rock. 2006 Annual Meeting for the Geological Society of America, October 22–25, 2006, Philadelphia, PA.
Hu, Q., R.P. Ewing, L. Tomutsa, and M.J. Singleton. Pore connectivity, episodic flow, and unsaturated diffusion in fractured tuff. 2006 International High Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference, April 30–May 4, 2006, Las Vegas, NV.
Hu, Q., P. Zhao, J.E. Moran, T.P. Rose, A.B. Kersting. Integrated approaches to studying speciation and migration of radionuclides in various media. 10th International Conference on Chemistry and Migration Behavior of Actinides and Fission Products in the Geosphere (Migration'05). September 18–23, 2005, Avignon, France.
Hu, Q., R.P. Ewing, C.I. Steefel, L. Tomutsa, G.B. Hudson. Multiple approaches to studying diffusion processes in geological media. The 15th Annual Goldschmidt Conference, May 20–25, 2005, Moscow, ID.
Affiliations
American Geophysical Union
Geochemical Society
Geological Society of America
Appointments
Duration
Rank
Department / School
College / Office
University / Company
2008-present
Assistant Professor
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
University of Texas at Arlington
2002-2008
Staff Scientist
Flow and Transport Group
Chemistry, Materials, Earth, and Life Sciences Directorate
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
1997-2002
Geological Scientist
Department of Hydrogeoloy and Reservoir Dynamics
Earth Sciences Division
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
1995-1997
Assistant Research Scientist
Department of Soil, Water, and Environmental Science
University of Arizona
1992-1995
Graduate Research Associate
Department of Soil and Water Science
University of Arizona
1989-1992
Assistant Scientist
Division of Environmental Protection
Institute of Soil Science
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Synergistic Activities
Professional Service
Fulbright Specialists Roster Candidate, Fulbright Scholar Program, Council for Exchange of International Scholars, 2009
Member Representative, Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic Science, Inc. (CUAHSI) with 127 member institutes, September 2008 to present.
Editorial Board member, Journal of Environmental Radioactivity (2007 - present)
Lead organizer, special symposium "Fate and Transport of Radionuclides in the Environment", 9th International Conference on the Biogeochemistry of Trace Elements (2007)
Standing Peer Review Committee Member, Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL) of the PacificNorthwestNationalLaboratory (2006 - present)
International Committee Member, International Society of Trace Element Biogeochemistry (2005 - present)
Special session organizer, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting (2004)
Member, International Planning Team for Long-Term Diffusion test at Grimsel Test Site, National Cooperative for the Disposal of Radioactive Waste (Nagra), Switzerland (2004 - present)
Hydrologic cycle, properties of aquifers, principles of groundwater flow, groundwater flow to wells, groundwater chemistry, groundwater development and management, and groundwater models.
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Hydrologic cycle, properties of aquifers, principles of groundwater flow, groundwater flow to wells, groundwater chemistry, groundwater development and management, and groundwater models.
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Sources and types of organic and inorganic contaminants;the physical, chemical, and biological factors and processes that affect the transport and fate of contaminants in the subsurface; non-aqueous phase liquids and multiphase flow; and various remedial techniques of contaminated sites.
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Sources and types of organic and inorganic contaminants;the physical, chemical, and biological factors and processes that affect the transport and fate of contaminants in the subsurface; non-aqueous phase liquids and multiphase flow; and various remedial techniques of contaminated sites. A writing assignment is required for the graduate students.
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Sources and types of organic and inorganic contaminants;the physical, chemical, and biological factors and processes that affect the transport and fate of contaminants in the subsurface; non-aqueous phase liquids and multiphase flow; and various remedial techniques of contaminated sites. A writing assignment is required for graduate students.
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Fundamentals of geology using a “systems approach”. Students will learn geological concepts, principles, and the scientific terms. Students will be exposed to plate tectonics, the formation of different rock types, geologic time, the deep Earth, and surface geology.
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Fundamentals of geology using a “systems approach”. Students will learn geological concepts, principles, and the scientific terms. Students will be exposed to plate tectonics, the formation of different rock types, geologic time, the deep Earth, and surface geology.
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