Flinders University
Dr Vincent Post
Dr
Vincent
Post
Flinders University
http://www.flinders.edu.au/people/vincent.post
| Position/s: | Lecturer School of the Environment |
| Phone: | +61 8 82015077 |
| Email: | vincent.post@flinders.edu.au |
| Location: | Earth Sciences (208) |
| Postal address: | GPO Box 2100, Adelaide 5001, South Australia |
Biography
Vincent Post is a hydrogeologist specialized in coastal groundwater systems and the development and application of reactive transport models. He obtained his PhD degree in 2004 and has worked as an assistant professor in hydrogeology at the VU University in Amsterdam until July 2010 before coming to Flinders.
Qualifications
- MSc Physical geography, VU University Amsterdam, August 1997
- PhD Hydrogeology, VU University Amsterdam, January 2004
Key responsibilities
Course coordinator Groundwater Hydrology (per 1 March 2013)
Teaching
Teaching interests
While my main teaching interests are in the area of groundwater hydrology, I hold a broader interest in geoscience and environmental sciences in general. I am particularly interested in developing learning strategies that integrate on-line and classroom teaching, and in field-based student learning.
Research and supervision
Research expertise
- Environmental science and management
- Geology
Research interests
My principal research interest is coastal hydrogeology, which encompasses a wide range of topics related to groundwater in coastal areas. My particular interests are (i) groundwater and the coastal boundary, (ii) transport processes in coastal groundwater and (iii) the development and application of reactive transport models.
Groundwater and the coastal boundary. The coastline does not form a well-marked boundary for groundwater systems: Intruded seawater occurs below the land, and fresh groundwater tends to flow beneath the seafloor. My research focuses on the characterisation of groundwater systems at the coastline. I hold a special interest in the development of coastal groundwater systems on timescales of millenia, as the effects of past sea level fluctuations and coastline migration have important implication for the salinity distribution and the management of water resources in coastal groundwaters today.
Transport processes in coastal groundwater. The distribution of fresh and saline groundwater depends on the flow of groundwater and mixing processes due to heterogeneity of the subsurface and diffusion. I am currently studying the development of mixing zones between fresh- and saline groundwater due to tidal fluctuations, as well as the temporal dynamics of fresh groundwater lenses in response to transient recharge and tides.
Development and application of reactive transport models. The chemical composition of groundwater is both the result of physical processes (flow of groundwater mixing, and evapotranspiration) and chemical reactions (for example the dissolution and precipitation of minerals). A quantitative framework is required to test our conceptual models of the interplay of these processes, which comes in the form of reactive transport models. I collaborate with Henning Prommer to further the development of PHT3D, and am involved in studies where the PHT3D code is applied to study the fate of arsenic in groundwater, the development of brines below salt lakes and the hydrochemistry of streambed sediments.
Supervisory interests
- Coastal hydrogeology
- Groundwater age
- Groundwater hydrology
- Numerical modelling
- Reactive transport modelling
RHD research supervision
Current
Principal supervisor:
Surface water - groundwater interaction (1);
Associate supervisor:
Coastal hydrogeology (3);
Publications
Book chapters
Lambot, S., Pettinelli, E., Hubbard, S., Slob, E., Bloem, E. and Post, V. (2011). Hydrogeophysics. In Ahmet S. Turk, Koksal A. Hocaoglu, Alexey A. Vertiy, ed. Subsurface Sensing. Hoboken, USA: John Wiley and Sons, pp. 567-600.
Simmons, C.T., Bauer-Gottwein, P., Graf, T., Kinzelbach, W., Kooi, H., Li, L., et al. (2010). Variable density groundwater flow: from modelling to applications. In Wheater HS, Mathias SA, Li X, ed. Groundwater Modelling in Arid and Semi-Arid Areas, International Hydrology Series. London: Cambridge University Press, pp. 87-117.
Refereed journal articles
Post, V. and Von Asmuth, J. (2013). Review: Hydraulic head measuremnts - new technologies, classic pitfalls. Hydrogeology Journal, April, pp.1-14. [online]. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10040-013-0969-0.
Werner, A.D., Bakker, M., Post, V., Vandenbohede, A., Lu, C., Ataie-Ashtiani, B., et al. (2013). Seawater intrusion processes, investigation and management: Recent advances and future challenges. Advances in Water Resources, 51, pp.3-26. [online]. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2012.03.004.
Post, V., Vandenbohede, A., Werner, A., Maimun, M. and Teubner, M. (2013). Goundwater age in coastal aquifers. Advances in Water Resources, pp.1-11.
Wallis, I., Prommer, H., Post, V., Vandenbohede, A. and Simmons, C. (2012). Simulating MODFLOW-Based Reactive Transport Under Radially Symmetric Flow Conditions. Ground Water.
Miraldo Ordens, C., Werner, A.D., Post, V., Hutson, J., Simmons, C. and Irvine, B.M. (2012). Groundwater recharge in a sedimentary aquifer in the topographically closed Uley South Basin, South Australia. Hydrogeology Journal, 20(1), pp.61-72. [online]. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10040-011-0794-2.
Miraldo Ordens, C., Werner, A., Post, V., Hutson, J., Simmons, C. and Irvine, B. (2012). Groundwater recharge to a sedimentary aquifer in the topographically closed Uley South Basin, South Australia. Hydrogeology Journal, 20(1), pp.61-72. [online]. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10040-011-0794-2.
Jakovovic, D., Post, V., Werner, A.D., Mannicke, O., Hutson, J. and Simmons, C. (2012). Tracer adsorption in sand-tank experiments of saltwater up-coning. Journal of Hydrology, 414-415, pp.476-481. [online]. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2011.11.024.
Keppel, M.N., Post, V., Love, A., Clarke, J. and Werner, A. (2012). Influences on the carbonate hydrochemistry of mound spring environments, Lake Eyre South region, South Australia. Chemical Geology, 296-297, pp.50-65. [online]. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2011.12.017.
Book chapters
Lambot, S., Pettinelli, E., Hubbard, S., Slob, E., Bloem, E. and Post, V. (2011). Hydrogeophysics. In Ahmet S. Turk, Koksal A. Hocaoglu, Alexey A. Vertiy, ed. Subsurface Sensing. Hoboken, USA: John Wiley and Sons, pp. 567-600.
Simmons, C.T., Bauer-Gottwein, P., Graf, T., Kinzelbach, W., Kooi, H., Li, L., et al. (2010). Variable density groundwater flow: from modelling to applications. In Wheater HS, Mathias SA, Li X, ed. Groundwater Modelling in Arid and Semi-Arid Areas, International Hydrology Series. London: Cambridge University Press, pp. 87-117.
Refereed journal articles
Werner, A.D., Bakker, M., Post, V., Vandenbohede, A., Lu, C., Ataie-Ashtiani, B., et al. (2013). Seawater intrusion processes, investigation and management: Recent advances and future challenges. Advances in Water Resources, 51, pp.3-26. [online]. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2012.03.004.
Post, V. and Von Asmuth, J. (2013). Review: Hydraulic head measuremnts - new technologies, classic pitfalls. Hydrogeology Journal, April, pp.1-14. [online]. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10040-013-0969-0.
Post, V., Vandenbohede, A., Werner, A., Maimun, M. and Teubner, M. (2013). Goundwater age in coastal aquifers. Advances in Water Resources, pp.1-11.
Keppel, M.N., Post, V., Love, A., Clarke, J. and Werner, A. (2012). Influences on the carbonate hydrochemistry of mound spring environments, Lake Eyre South region, South Australia. Chemical Geology, 296-297, pp.50-65. [online]. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2011.12.017.
Jakovovic, D., Post, V., Werner, A.D., Mannicke, O., Hutson, J. and Simmons, C. (2012). Tracer adsorption in sand-tank experiments of saltwater up-coning. Journal of Hydrology, 414-415, pp.476-481. [online]. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2011.11.024.
Miraldo Ordens, C., Werner, A.D., Post, V., Hutson, J., Simmons, C. and Irvine, B.M. (2012). Groundwater recharge in a sedimentary aquifer in the topographically closed Uley South Basin, South Australia. Hydrogeology Journal, 20(1), pp.61-72. [online]. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10040-011-0794-2.
Wallis, I., Prommer, H., Post, V., Vandenbohede, A. and Simmons, C. (2012). Simulating MODFLOW-Based Reactive Transport Under Radially Symmetric Flow Conditions. Ground Water.
Zuurbier, K., Hartog, N., Valstar, J., Post, V. and Van Breukelen, B. (2012). The impact of low-temperature seasonal aquifer thermal energy storage (SATES) systems on chlorinated solvent contaminated groundwater: Modeling of spreading and degradation. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 147, pp.1-13. [online]. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jconhyd.2013.01.002.
Miraldo Ordens, C., Werner, A., Post, V., Hutson, J., Simmons, C. and Irvine, B. (2012). Groundwater recharge to a sedimentary aquifer in the topographically closed Uley South Basin, South Australia. Hydrogeology Journal, 20(1), pp.61-72. [online]. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10040-011-0794-2.
Greskowiak, J., Röper, T. and Post, V.E.A. (2012). Closed-Form Approximations for Two-Dimensional Groundwater Age Patterns in a Fresh Water Lens. Ground Water. [online]. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-6584.2012.00996.x.
Post, V. (2011). A new package for simulating periodic boundary conditions in MODFLOW and SEAWAT. Computers & Geosciences, 37(11), pp.1843-1849. [online]. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cageo.2011.01.012.
Greskowiak, J., Hay, M., Prommer, H., Liu, C., Post, V., Ma, R., et al. (2011). Simulating adsorption of U(VI) under transient groundwater flow and hydrochemistry: Physical versus chemical non-equilibrium model. Water Resources Research, 7(W08501). [online]. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2010WR010118.
Wallis, I., Prommer, H., Pichler, T., Post, V., Norton, S., Annable, M., et al. (2011). Process-Based Reactive Transport Model To Quantify Arsenic Mobility during Aquifer Storage and Recovery of Potable Water. Environmental Science and Technology, 45(16), pp.6924-6931. [online]. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/es201286c.
Post, V. (2011). Electrical Conductivity as a Proxy for Groundwater Density in Coastal Aquifers. Ground Water, pp.1-8. [online]. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-6584.2011.00903.x.
Mulligan, A.E., Langevin, C.D. and Post, V.E.A. (2011). Tidal Boundary Conditions in SEAWAT. Ground Water, 49(6), pp.866-879. [online]. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-6584.2010.00788.x.
Post, V.E.A. and Simmons, C.T. (2010). Free convective controls on sequestration of salts into low-permeability strata: insights from sand tank laboratory experiments and numerical modelling. Hydrogeology Journal, 18(1), pp.39-54. [online]. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10040-009-0521-4.
Greskowiak, J., Prommer, H., Liu, C., Post, V.E.A., Ma, R., Zheng, C., et al. (2010). Comparison of parameter sensitivities between a laboratory and field scale model of uranium transport in a dual domain, distributed rate reactive system. Water Resources Research, 46(W09509), p.W09509. [online]. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2009WR008781.
Wallis, I., Prommer, H., Simmons, C.T., Post, V.E.A. and Stuyfzand, P. (2010). Evaluation of Conceptual and Numerical Models for Arsenic Mobilization and Attenuation during Managed Aquifer Recharge. Environmental Science and Technology, 44(13), pp.5035-5041. [online]. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/es100463q.
Post, V., Kooi, H. and Simmons, C.T. (2007). Using Hydraulic Head Measurements in Variable-Density Ground Water Flow Analyses. Ground Water, 45(6), pp.664-671. [online]. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-6584.2007.00339.x.
Post, V. and Prommer, H. (2007). Multicomponent reactive transport simulation of the Elder problem: Effects of chemical reactions on salt plume development. Water Resources Research, 43(W10404), pp.1-13. [online]. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2006WR005630.
Post, V. (2005). Fresh and saline groundwater interaction in coastal aquifers: Is our technology ready for the problems ahead? Hydrogeology Journal, 13(1), pp.120-123. [online]. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10040-004-0417-2.
Post, V. and Kooi, H. (2003). Rates of salinization by free convection in high-permeability sediments: insights from numerical modeling and application to the Dutch coastal area. Hydrogeology Journal, 11(5), pp.549-559. [online]. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10040-003-0271-7.
Refereed conference papers
Post, V. and Simmons, C.T. (2008). Salinization by Free Convection in Heterogeneous Aquifers: Results from a Numerical Modeling Study. In Christian Langevin, Luc Lebbe, Mark Bakker, and Clifford Voss, ed. SWIM: 20th Salt Water Intrusion Meeting - Program and Proceedings Book. SWIM: 20th Salt Water Intrusion Meeting. pp. 205-208. [online]. Available from: http://conference.ifas.ufl.edu/swim/papers.pdf.
Journal articles
Post, V. and Abarca, E. (2010). Preface: Saltwater and freshwater interactions in coastal aquifers. Hydrogeology Journal, 18(1), pp.1-4. [online]. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10040-009-0561-9.
Conference publications
Miraldo Ordens, C., Post, V., Werner, A., Hutson, J. and Simmons, C. (2012). Influence of model conceptualization on one-dimensional recharge modeling - Uley South, Southern Eyre Peninsula, South Australia. In 2012 NGWA Ground Water Summit.
Wallis, I., Prommer, H., Pichler, T., Post, V.E.A. and Simmons, C.T. (2011). Reactive transport modelling to quantify arsenic mobilization and capture during aquifer storage and recovery of potable water. In Mineralogical Magazine: Goldschmidt Conference Abstracts. Goldschmidt 2011. pp. 2109-2109.
Wallis, I., Prommer, H., Simmons, C.T., Stuyfzand, P., Post, V.E.A. and Pichler, M.M. (2010). Evaluation of conceptual and numerical models for arsenic mobilisation during managed aquifer recharge. In 2010 NGWA Ground Water Summit. 2010 NGWA Ground Water Summit.
Prommer, H., Wallis, I., Simmons, C.T., Stuyfzand, P., Post, V.E.A. and Pichler, M.M. (2010). Numerical Evaluation of Arsenic Behaviour During Deep Well Injection. In 7th Annual International Symposium on Managed Aquifer Recharge. 7th Annual International Symposium on Managed Aquifer Recharge. [online]. Available from: http://www.ismar7.org/proceedings/index.php.
Wallis, I., Prommer, H., Post, V., Stuyfzand, P. and Simmons, C.T. (2009). Numerical evaluation of arsenic mobilisation during deepwell injection of aerobic groundwater into a pyritic aquifer. In Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. Goldschmidt 2009: Our Volatile Planet. pp. A1404-A1404.
Simmons, C.T., Bauer-Gottwein, P., Graf, T., Kinzelbach, W., Kooi, H., Li, L., et al. (2007). Variable density groundwater flow: From modelling to applications. In G-WADI 2007: International Training Workshop on Groundwater Modelling in Arid and Semi-arid Areas. G-WADI 2007: International Training Workshop on Groundwater Modelling for Arid and Semi-Arid Areas. pp. 85-152.
Professional and community engagement
I am an editor for Hydrogeology Journal and am actively engaged in the scientific community of coastal hydrogeological research. I have been on the scientific commitee of the Salt Water Intrusion Meetings (SWIMs) and I work with international colleagues to make the outcomes of our research more visible and available to the general public (http://www.swim-site.nl).
I am the principal developper of PHREEQC for Windows, a widely-used graphical user interface for the geochemical code PHREEQC, and a leading developper of the reactive transport code PHT3D and of FloPy, a Python-based library for working with MODFLOW-based models.
Expertise for media contact
- Groundwater
