Joint Session—A Celebration of Soil Science, Solute Transport, and National-Scale Water-Quality Research: In Honor of Jacob Rubin
Jacob Rubin (1919-2007)
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The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the University of Wisconsin-Madison are co-sponsors of the joint session "A Celebration of Soil Science, Solute
Transport, and National-Scale Water-Quality Research: In Honor of Jacob Rubin" at the 2008 Joint Annual Meeting, Houston, Texas, on October 5-9, 2008. The session honors
the contributions of USGS scientist Jacob Rubin (1919-2007) by presenting the results of recent research that stem from Dr.
Rubin's pioneering work.
Session Description
Jacob Rubin, whose USGS career included seminal contributions to soil-physics and
solute-transport theory, advocated for national-scale assessment of water quality based on sound scientific principles. His
vision of large-scale science is embodied in the USGS's National Water-Quality
Assessment (NAWQA) and Toxic Substances Hydrology (Toxics) programs. The October 8, 2008
session in Houston, jointly hosted by the Hydrogeology Division of
the Geological Society of America and the Soil
Physics Division of the Soil Science Society of America, highlights recent advancements in understanding the
reactive transport of metals such as arsenic, uranium, and plutonium, the local- to large-scale behaviors of nitrate and other
agricultural contaminants in unsaturated zones and ground water, and the national picture with respect to volatile organic
compounds (VOCs) and emerging contaminants such as methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE).
USGS Presentations
- Jacob Rubin and Evapotranspiration Research in the U.S. Geological Survey: Weeks,
Edwin P. (USGS)
- Jake Rubin's Continuing Influence on ET Research In the U.S. Geological Survey:
Stannard, David I. (USGS)
- Reactive Transport of Hexavalent Uranium in Ground Water with Variable Geochemical
Conditions: Curtis, Gary P. (USGS), Davis, James A. (USGS), and Kohler, Matthias (University of Maine)
- Scientifically Based, National-Scale Water-Quality Assessment—Jacob Rubin's Vision:
Hirsch, Robert M. (USGS)
- Estimates of Watershed-Scale Nitrate Fate In Agricultural Settings: An Example of
National Water Quality Studies First Envisioned In 1985: Essaid, Hedeff I. (USGS), McCarthy, Kathleen A. (USGS), and
Baker, Nancy T. (USGS)
- Nitrate Contamination of Shallow Agricultural Ground Waters at the Local and National
Scale: Bekins, Barbara A. (USGS), and Green, Christopher T. (USGS)
- Nitrate in Ground Water of the San Joaquin Valley, California: Evolution of
Understanding: Domagalski, Joseph (USGS), Burow, Karen R. (USGS), and Dubrovsky, Neil M. (USGS)
- Source and Transport Controls on the Movement of Nitrate to Public Supply Wells in
Selected Principal Aquifers of the United States: McMahon, Peter B. (USGS), BöHLKE, J.K. (USGS), Kauffman, Leon
J. (USGS), KIPP, Kenneth L. (USGS), Landon, Matthew (USGS), Crandall, Christy A. (USGS), Burow, Karen R. (USGS), and
Brown, Craig J (USGS)
- Volatile Organic Compounds in Ground Water – 15 Years of Research by the U.S.
Geological Survey: Moran, Michael James (USGS) and Zogorski, John S. (USGS)
- California's Groundwater Ambient Monitoring and Assessment Program: Reflecting the
Legacy and Contributions of Jacob Rubin: Belitz, Kenneth (USGS)
- Designing Ground-Water Sampling Strategies for Water Quality Assessment: Evaluating the
Trade-off Between Status and Trend Assessment: Wagner, Brian J. (USGS)
- Factors Controlling Ground-Water Quality across the United States - New Contributions
from the National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program: Barbash, Jack E. (USGS)
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The 2008 Joint Annual Meeting is sponsored by the Geological Society of America (GSA), Soil Science Society of America (SSSA), American Society of
Agronomy (ASA), Crop Science Society of America (CSSA), and the Gulf Coast Association of Geological
Societies with the Gulf Coast Section of SEPM (GCAGS). The meeting is hosted by the Houston Geological Society
(HGS).
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Conveners
- David Stonestrom, USGS,
- Jean M. Bahr, University of Wisconsin-Madison,
- Jack E. Barbash, USGS,
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