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Dr. William Bajjali

Professor
Hydrogeology, GIS

wbajjali{atuws}

ph. 715-394-8056

office. Swenson 2067

Education
PhD University of Ottawa 1994
MS University of Jordan 1990
MS St. Petersburg Mining Institute 1982

Courses
GEOG 241 Fundamentals of GIS I
GEOG 343 Fundamentals of GIS II
GEOG 442 Advanced Principles of GIS
GEOL 110 Physical Geology
GEOL 170 Earth Science
GEOL 300 Watershed Hydrology
GEOL 360 Surficial Processes and Soil

Role as Faculty
Dr. Bajjali is a Professor in the Department of Biology and Earth Sciences with 25 years experience in the field of hydrogeology and GIS applications in water resources. He has been involved in several groundwater studies in the USA, Canada, Jordan, and Oman.

Publications

1. Bajjali W (2012) WaterQuality Assessment of Newton Creek and Its Effect on Hog Island Inlet of Lake Superior. Journal of Water Quality, Exposure and Health, 2012, DOI: 10.1007/s12403-012-0071-1.

2. Bajjali W (2012) Spatial variability of environmental isotope and chemical content of precipitation in Jordan and evidence of slight change in climate. Journal of Applied Water Science, DOI: 10.1007/s13201-012-0046-1.

3. Bajjali W (2008) Evaluation of groundwater in a three-aquifer system in the Ramtha area, Jordan: recharge mechanism, hydraulic relationship and geochemical evolution. Hydrogeology Journal, Vol. 16, Number 6: 1193-1205

4. Bajjali W (2006) Recharge mechanism and Hydrochemistry Evaluation of groundwater in the Nuaimeh Area, Jordan Using Environmental Isotope techniques. Hydrogeology Journal, Vol. 14, Numbers 1-4, pp. 180-191.

5. Bajjali W and Al-Hadidi K (2006) Recharge origin, overexploitation, and sustainability of water resources in an arid area from the Azraq basin, Jordan: case study. Hydrology Research, Vol.37 (3), pp.277-292.

6. Bajjali W (2005) Model the effect of four artificial recharge dams on the quality of groundwater using geostatistical methods in the GIS environment, Oman. Journal of Spatial Hydrology, Vol. 5, No.2

7. Bajjali W and Abu-Jaber N (2001) Climatological signals of the paleogroundwater in Jordan. Journal of Hydrology, Vol. 243, Issues (1-2), pp.133 - 147.

8. Bajjali W, Clark I D, Fritz P (1997) The artesian thermal groundwaters of Northern Jordan: Insights to their origin and subsurface history. Journal of Hydrology, Vol.192, Issues 1-4, pp. 355-382.

Complete List of Publications

Interests
Hydrogeology, geochemistry, environmental isotope hydrology, and GIS applications. Dr. Bajjali research interest and publications have been involved with water resources issues dealing with groundwater flow system, contaminations, modeling, water quality, geo-chemistry, environmental isotope applications in hydrogeology, and GIS applications in water resources research, environmental related problems, planning and management. He has been project manager of environmental development projects in several public and private sector organizations in North America and the Middle East.

Research Opportunities for students
Students enrolled in GIS or geosciences courses have the opportunity to carry a real world project. The project is an important component of the course design. Students in each course complete class projects using real-world data, often for local businesses, government agencies, or ongoing research at the campus. Many students have been able to submit their projects and findings at professional conferences and undergraduate research symposia at UW-Superior and at other UW-System campuses.

Below is a list of current undergraduate research opportunities.
1. Groundwater in Wisconsin.
2. Newton Creek Water Quality Assessment, Superior, WI
3. Interdisciplinary Research in Ecology using GIS Technique and Hydrochemistry at Kimmes - Tobin, Douglas County, WI