John Barrett Gates

Professional Summary

August 13, 2009

Business address: The University of Texas at Austin

Bureau of Economic Geology

University Station, Box X

Austin, Texas 78713-8924

(512) 471-5739

E-mail address:

Academic Background

B.S. Mathematics (Magna cum Laude), University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, 2003

M.Sc. (with Distinction) Environmental Change and Management, University of Oxford, 2003

Ph.D. Physical Geography, University of Oxford, 2007

Areas of Expertise

  1. Hydrogeology.
  2. Geochemical and isotopic tracers.
  3. Groundwater recharge estimation.
  4. Paleohydrology and climate.
  5. Water resource management.
  6. Environmental history.
  7. Arid regions.

Professional Work Experience

A. Present Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas at Austin (2007 - Present).

Research affiliated with the Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences.

B. College Instructor, University of Oxford (2005 - 2007).

Statistics tutorials for St. Hilda’s College (Trinity 2005); Harris Manchester College (2004–2005); St. Peter’s College (Trinity 2006) and Hertford College (Trinity 2006); Water Resources Management tutorials for St Hugh's College Summer School (2006–2007).

C. Lecturer, University of Oxford (2005 - 2006).

Lecturing and leading practicals for the School of Geography and the Environment undergraduate Quantitative Analysis courses.

D. Laboratory Instructor, University of Oxford (2005 - 2006).

Leader of analytical geochemistry practicals for the M.Sc. in Water Science and Policy (2005–2006).

E Associate, Environment International Ltd., Seattle, Washington (2003 - 2004).

Consultant on environmental sampling, modeling, and statistics for NEPA/SEPA and Brownfield redevelopment projects.

F. Adjunct Instructor, Rich Mountain Community College, Arkansas (2001 - 2002).

Teacher and tutor, mathematics courses up to Calculus I.

Professional Societies

American Geophysical Union

British Society for Geomorphology

Geological Society of America

International Association of Hydrogeologists

Awards and Honorary Societies

Recipient, Postgraduate Research Grant, British Geomorphological Research Group, 2006

Recipient, Royal Society (UK) Dudley Stamp Research Award, 2006

Distinctions for M.Sc. degree and dissertation, University of Oxford, 2004

Recipient, CC Reeves Scholarship in Physical Geography, University of Oxford (declined), 2004

St. Catherine's College Grant, 2002

SILO Undergraduate Research Fellowship, University of Arkansas, 2001

University of Arkansas Chancellor’s Scholar, 1998

University of Arkansas Department of Mathematical Sciences Richardson Mathematics Scholar, 1998

Committee Responsibilities and Professional Activities

Coordinator, Centre for the Environment Conference, Oxford University, 2006

Editor, Proceedings, Centre for the Environment Conference, "The Future for Oxfordshire's Water Resources", Oxford University, 2006

Group Leader, Hydro-History Working Group, International Association of Research Universities Young Scholars Network, 2006 - 2007

Managing Co-Editor, Centre for the Environment Research Papers Series, Oxford University, 2006 - 2007

Publications

Articles

Peer Reviewed

Scanlon, B. R., Stonestrom, D. A., Reedy, R. C., Leaney, F. W., Gates, John, and Cresswell, R. G., 2009, Inventories and mobilization of unsaturated zone sulfate, fluoride, and chloride related to land use change in semiarid regions, southwestern United States and Australia: Water Resources Research, v. 45, DOI W00a18

10.1029/2008wr006963.

Gates, J. B., Edmunds, W. M., Ma, J., and Scanlon, B. R., 2008, Estimating groundwater recharge in a cold desert environment in northern China using chloride: Hydrogeology Journal, v. 16, p. 893–910.

Ma, J., Ding, Z., Gates, J. B., and Su, Y., 2008, Chloride and the environmental isotopes as the indicators of the groundwater recharge in the Gobi Desert, northwest China: Environmental Geology, v. 55, no. 7, 13 p., DOI 10.1007/s00254-007-1091-1.

Gates, J. B., Bohlke, J. K., and Edmunds, W. M., 2008, Ecohydrological factors affecting nitrate concentrations in a phreatic desert aquifer in northwestern China: Environmental Science and Technology, v. 42, p. 3531–3537.

Ma, J., Ding, Zhenyu, Edmunds, W. M., Gates, J. B., and Huang, Tianming, 2008, Limits to recharge of groundwater from Tibetan plateau to Gobi desert, implications for water management in the mountain front: Journal of Hydrology, v. 364, p. 128–141.

Gates, J. B., Edmunds, W. M., Darling, W. G., Ma, J., Pang, Z., and Young, A. A., 2008, Conceptual model of recharge to southeastern Badain Jaran Desert groundwater and lakes from environmental tracers: Applied Geochemistry, v. 23, p. 3519–3534.

Gates, J. B., Edmunds, W. M., Ma, J., and Sheppard, P. R., 2008, A 700-year history of groundwater recharge in the drylands of NW China: The Holocene, v. 18, no. 7, p. 1045–1054.

Gates, J. B., 2005, Groundwater irrigation in the development of the Grand Prairie rice industry: Arkansas Historical Quarterly, v. 64, no. 4, p. 394–413.

Abstracts

Gates, John, Scanlon, B. R., and Xingman, M., 2008, Impacts of soil conservation measures on vadose zone drainage in the Loess Plateau, China (abs.): Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, abstract 62-14.

Reedy, R. C., Scanlon, B. R., and Gates, J. B., 2008, Groundwater depletion versus soil salinization in irrigated agriculture in semiarid southern High Plains, Texas (abs.): Eos, v. 89, no. 53, Fall Meeting Supplement, Abstract H11G-0853.

Scanlon, B. R., Stonestrom, D. A., Reedy, R. C., and Gates, J. B., 2008, Impacts of climate variability and change on water quality (abs.): Eos, v. 89, no. 53, Fall Meeting Supplement, Abstract H13J-01.

Gates, J. B., Nicot, J. -P., and Scanlon, B. R., 2008, Spatial distribution of arsenic in the Texas gulf coastal aquifer system and inferences regarding hydrogeochemical controls (abs.): Eos, v. 89, no. 53, Fall Meeting Supplement, Abstract H41E-925.

Gates, J. B., Ma, J., Edmunds, W. M., and Sheppard, P. R., 2007, East Asian monsoon variability and groundwater recharge in Northern China (abs.): Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 36, no. 6.

Gates, J. B., and Edmunds, W. M., 2007, Identifying salinity sources and recharge mechanisms with stable isotopes: The Badain Jaran Desert, China (abs.): Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 36, no. 6.

Edmunds, W. M., Ma, J., and Gates, J. B., 2007, Geochemical indicators of water scarcity in Northwestern China (abs.), in 12th International Symposium on Water-Rock Interaction, July 31–August 5, Kunming.

Gates, J. B., Edmunds, W. M., and Ma, J., 2006, Recharge rates to the Badain Jaran Desert, Inner Mongolia (abs.), in 34th Congress of International Association of Hydrogeologists, October 9–13, Beijing.

Gates, J. B., Edmunds, W. M., and Ma, J., 2006, Evidence for palaeowaters in the drylands of NW China (abs.), in International Workshop on the Isotope Effects in Evaporation, May 3–6, Pisa.

Gates, J. B., and Edmunds, W. M., 2006, Recharge investigations in an arid region of northwestern China using geochemical methods and environmental tracers (abs.), in Research in Progress Meeting, Geochemistry Group of the Mineralogical Society of London, March 7, London.

Gates, J. B., 2005, Paleohydrology of the Badain Jaran Desert (NW China) from unsaturated zone records (abs.), in Royal Geographical Society/Institute of British Geographers Postgraduate Forum, February 19, Nottingham.

Thesis

Groundwater depletion in the Grand Prairie: A historical perspective.

Dissertation

Groundwater recharge and palaeohydrology of the Badain Jaran Desert, NW China.

Research Support

Co-Investigator: NERC (allocation # OSS/313/0506), UK Natural Environment Research Council (2007, $13,200).

Co-Investigator: NERC (allocation # 1206.106), UK Natural Environment Research Council (2007, $12,500).

Co-Investigator: NERC (allocation # 1141.1005), RCL (2006, $18,000).

Investigator: Hong Kong Grant, Royal Geographical Society (2006, $5,000).

Lecturing

Lectures and Addresses

Identifying salinity sources and recharge mechanisms with stable isotopes: The Badain Jaran Desert, China: presented at Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado, October 2007.

East Asian Monsoon variability and groundwater recharge in Northern China: presented at Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado, October 2007.

Geochemical indicators of water scarcity in Northwestern China: presented at 12th International Symposium on Water-Rock Interaction, Kunming, China, July 2007.

Recharge rates to the Badain Jaran Desert, Inner Mongolia: presented at 34th Congress of International Association of Hydrogeologists, Beijing, China, October 9–13, 2006.

Evidence for palaeowaters in the drylands of NW China: presented at International Workshop on the Isotope Effects in Evaporation, Pisa, Italy, May 3–6, 2006.

Recharge investigations in an arid region of northwestern China using geochemical methods and environmental tracers: presented at Research in Progress Meeting, Geochemistry Group of the Mineralogical Society of London, London, England, March 7, 2006.

Paleohydrology of the Badain Jaran Desert (NW China) from unsaturated zone records: presented at Royal Geographical Society/Institute of British Geographers Postgraduate Forum, Nottingham, England, February 19, 2006.

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