Dr. Ulrich  Ofterdinger
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Dr. Ulrich Ofterdinger

Assistant Professor
Queen`s University Belfast, Ireland


Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Hydrogeology from Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne, Switzerland

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Biography

Dr. Ulrich Ofterdinger is currently working as Lecturer/Assistant Professor at Queen’s University Belfast (QUB); School of Planning, Architecture & Civil Engineering, Civil & Environmental Engineering Research Centre (CERC). He obtained his Ph.D. in Hydrogeology from Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne, Switzerland in 2001. His area of research interest related to Complex Bedrock Hydrogeology, Catchment Hydrology/Hydrogeology, Water Resource Management, Isotope Hydrology, Numerical Modelling, Hydrogeophysics, Contaminant Fate & Transport / Tracing Contaminants in Hydrological Cycle, Risk Assessment of Unconventional Oil & Gas Extraction, Environment & Human Health, Hydrogeological Aspects of Geothermal Energy Systems, Remedial Design/Groundwater Treatment Technologies, and Environmental Liability Legislation. He also working on number of research projects funded by Horizon 2020 Marie Sklodowska-Curie Action, Environmental Protection Agency (IE), UKAid, ESRC & NERC, EU Interreg IVa Programme, Department for Employment and Learning (DEL), and Northern Ireland Executive. He supervised 9 PhD students, currently he is supervising 4 PhD students. He is also serving as reviewer and referee in number of journals. He has published 17 articles in journals as well as 47 conference proceedings and 3 monographs contributed as author/co-author.

Area of Interest:

Earth Science and Geography
100%
Hydrogeology
62%
Hydrogeophysics
90%
Numerical Modelling
75%
Environment
55%

Research Publications in Numbers

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Chapters
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Articles
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Selected Publications

  1. Palmer, S., R. McIlwaine, U. Ofterdinger, S.F. Cox and J.M. McKinley et al., 2015. The effects of lead sources on oral bioaccessibility in soil and implications for contaminated land risk management. Environ. Pollut., 198: 161-171.
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  2. Palmer, S., S.F. Cox, J.M. McKinley and U. Ofterdinger, 2014. Soil-geochemical factors controlling the distribution and oral bioaccessibility of nickel, vanadium and chromium in soil. Applied Geochem., 51: 255-267.
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  3. Ofterdinger, U.S., P. Renard and S. Loew, 2014. Hydraulic subsurface measurements and hydrodynamic modelling as indicators for groundwater flow systems in the Rotondo granite, Central Alps (Switzerland). Hydrol. Process., 28: 255-278.
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  4. McIlwaine, R., S.F. Cox, R. Doherty, S. Palmer, U. Ofterdinger and J.M. McKinley, 2014. Comparison of methods used to calculate typical threshold values for potentially toxic elements in soil. Environ. Geochem. Health, 36: 953-971.
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  5. Dickson, N.E.M., J.C. Comte, J.M. McKinley and U. Ofterdinger, 2014. Coupling ground and airborne geophysical data with upscaling techniques for regional groundwater modeling of heterogeneous aquifers: Case study of a sedimentary aquifer intruded by volcanic dykes in Northern Ireland. Water Resour. Res., 10.1002/2014WR015320.
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  6. Cassidy, R., J.C. Comte, J. Nitsche, C. Wilson, R. Flynn and U. Ofterdinger, 2014. Combining Multi-scale geophysical techniques for robust Hydro-structural characterisation in catchments underlain by hard rock in Post-glacial regions. J. Hydrol., 517: 715-731.
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  7. Cai, Z. and U. Ofterdinger, 2014. Numerical assessment of potential impacts of hydraulically fractured Bowland Shale on overlying aquifers. Water Resour. Res., 50: 6236-6259.
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  8. Palmer, S., U. Ofterdinger, J. McKinley, S. Cox and A. Barsby, 2013. Spatial analysis approaches to investigate the bioaccessibility of Nickel, Vanadium and Zinc in Northern Ireland, UK Soils. Environ. Geochem. Health, 35: 569-584.
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  9. McKinley, J.M., U. Ofterdinger, M. Young, A. Barsby and A. Gavin, 2013. Investigating local relationships between trace elements in soils and cancer data. Spatial Stat., 5: 25-41.
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  10. Cox, S.F., M.C. Chelliah, J.M. McKinley, S. Palmer and U. Ofterdinger et al., 2013. The importance of Solid-phase distribution on the oral bioaccessibility of Ni and Cr in soils overlying Palaeogene basalt lavas, Northern Ireland. Environ. Geochem. Health, 35: 553-567.
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  11. Comte, J.C., R. Cassidy, J. Nitsche, U. Ofterdinger, K. Pilatova and R. Flynn, 2012. The typology of Irish Hard-rock aquifers based on an integrated hydrogeological and geophysical approach. Hydrogeol. J., 20: 1569-1588.
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  12. Barsby, A., J.M. McKinley, U. Ofterdinger, M. Young, M.R. Cave and J. Wragg, 2012. Bioaccessibility of trace elements in soils in Northern Ireland. Sci. Total Environ., 433: 398-417.
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  13. Ferguson, A.S., R. Doherty, M.J. Larkin, R.M. Kalin, V. Irvine and U.S. Ofterdinger, 2003. Toxicity assessment of a former manufactured gas plant. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol., 71: 0021-0030.
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