O.E. Meinzer Award

O.E. MEINZER AWARD Presented to Bridget R. Scanlon Phoenix, Arizona, USA 24 September 2019 Hydrogeology Division The Geological Society of America Bridget R. Scanlon Bridget Scanlon, a senior research scientist at the Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas at Austin, received her B.S. in geology from Trinity College (1980), her M.S. in geology from the University of Alabama (1983), and her Ph.D. in geology from the University of Kentucky (1985). Currently leading the Sustainable Water Resources Program at the Bureau, Bridget’s areas of expertise include evaluation of the impact of climate variability and land use change on groundwater resources; application of numerical models for simulating variably saturated flow and transport; and assessment of natural and anthropogenic contamination of aquifers, including arsenic and nitrate. Among the many awards and honors Bridget has received are the Bureau of Economic Geology Publication Award for exemplary publication of scientific or economic impact (2009); the Joseph C. Walter Jr. Excellence Award, Jackson School of Geosciences (2008); the Geological Society of America Birdsall- Dreiss Distinguished Lecturer (2007); the Conservation Award, Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District (2000, 2004); the George F. Pirtle Award, Department of Geology, University of Kentucky (1984); and the Mining and Mineral Resources Research Fellowship, University of Alabama (1982–1983). She is a fellow of the Geological Society of America and of the American Geophysical Union, and she has served on many committees and in many editorial positions. O.E. MEINZER AWARD I am delighted to introduce Bridget Scanlon as the recipient of the 2019 O.E. Meinzer Award. Bridget’s work truly knows no boundaries. She has conducted research in Europe, North America, Africa, and Asia, on topics ranging from karst hydrology to vadose- zone hydrology to groundwater management, at scales from soil ped to sub-continental. Bridget’s selection for the Meinzer Award is based on four highly cited papers representative of her scope of work. To quote Jack Sharp, one of Bridget’s nominators, she has established herself as “the leading global expert on groundwater recharge.” Scanlon, Healy, and Cook (2002, Choosing appropriate techniques for quantifying groundwater recharge, Hydrogeology Journal) and Scanlon et al. (2006, Global synthesis of groundwater recharge in semiarid and arid regions, Hydrological Processes) thoroughly documented how recharge varies temporally and spatially in different geologic, climatic, and land-use settings. Lenny Konikow, another of Bridget’s nominators, noted that the second paper “laid the groundwork for later global analyses based on climate modeling and remote sensing data.” Scanlon et al. (2012, Groundwater depletion and sustainability of irrigation in the US High Plains and Central Valley, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences) integrated intensive water-level measurements with numerical modeling and GRACE satellite data to assess long-term agricultural pumping from two major U.S. aquifers. Nicot and Scanlon (2012, Water use for shale-gas production in Texas, U.S., Environmental Science & Technology) was among the first studies to quantify water use for hydraulic fracturing, which is increasingly important in U.S. energy production and is likely to become significant in other countries such as China. These latter two papers show Bridget’s increasing focus on considerations of sustainability under climatic and demographic pressures. In summary, Bridget’s contributions to science and society have been sustained, innovative, and important, and she is clearly worthy of joining the distinguished group of Meinzer awardees. —Alan E. Fryar, Citationist O.E. MEINZER AWARD Hydrogeology Division The Geological Society of America The O.E. Meinzer Award is presented annually to the author or authors of a published paper or body of papers of distinction that advance the science of hydrogeology or some closely related field. PAST RECIPIENTS 2018 Shemin Ge 1988 Isaac J. Winograd 2017 Donald O. Rosenberry 1987 Lynn W. Gelhar 2016 Andrew T. Fisher 1986 T.N. Narasimhan 2015 Brian Berkowitz 1985 John A. Cherry 2014 Charles F. Harvey 1984 Franklin W. Schwartz 2013 Chunmiao Zheng J. Leslie Smith 2012 David L. Parkhurst 1983 Edward P. Weeks 2011 Graham E. Fogg 1982 Gordon D. Bennett 2010 Mary Jo Baedecker 1981 Richard L. Cooley 2009 W. Mike Edmunds 1980 John M. Sharp, Jr. 2008 Donald C. Thorstenson P.A. Domenico 2007 Shaun K. 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