Dr. Marcia Schulmeister

Marcia Schulmeister
  • Teaching Professor
  • Director, Environmental Geology Masters degree and Certificate Programs
  • Professor
  • Geology and Edwards Campus

Contact Info

Office Phone:
913-897-8426
Lindley Hall, room #316B
Regents Center, Edwards Campus, room #2D

Personal Links

Biography —

Dr. Schulmeister's research focuses on the application of hydrogeologic and hydrgeochemical principles and methods to problems in environmental geology. Her background includes many years as a geology professor at three universities in Kansas and professional experience in the environmental sector throughout the U.S. and abroad. She is also the director of KU’s new environmental geology professional masters degree and certificate programs.

Personal Webpage: www.schulmeisterhydrogeology.net

Education —

Geology, University of Kansas, 2000, Lawrence, Kansas

Selected Publications —

Arjwech, R., Everett, M., Schulmeister, M. (2020). Soil salinity mapping of an urbanizing area in NE Thailand. Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology - Issue 3 | Volume 53. https://doi.org/10.1144/QJEGH2019-113.
Le, T., Lertsirivorakul, R., Bui, T., Schulmeister, M. (2020). A geospatial application of the Hydrochemical Facies Evolution Diagram approach for evaluating seawater intrusion in the Long Xuyen Quadrangle and Ca Mau Peninsula coastal aquifers of Southern Vietnam. Groundwater. https://doi.org/10.1111/gwat.13022.
Arjwech, R., Everett, M., Schulmeister, M. (2019). Soil salinity mapping of an urbanizing area in NE Thailand. Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology - Issue 3 | Volume 53. https://doi.org/10.1144/qjegh2019-113.
Schulmeister, M. (2019). Soil salinity mapping of an urbanizing area in NE Thailand. Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology - Issue 3 | Volume 53. https://doi.org/10.1144/qjegh2019-113.
Schulmeister, M., Andeskie, A., Benison, K., Schulmeister, M., Aber, J. (2019). The science and industry of the Permian Hutchinson Salt. M.K. Schulmeister, J.S. Aber (Eds.). From Source to Sink across the Midcontinent: Geosciences from the Rockies to the Gulf, Geological Society of America Field Guide. (pp. 25-35). Geological Society of America.
Nunamkam, R., Lertsirivorakul, R., Schulmeister, M., Schwinghamer, K. (2017). Adsorption Study of Cadmium on Natural Bentonite and Weathered Auburn Shale, Kansas. Proceedings of the National and International Graduate Research Conference 2017 - Pages 115-121.
Schulmeister, M., Butler, J., Healey, J., Zheng, L., Wysocki, D., Mccall, G. (2003). Direct‐Push Electrical Conductivity Logging for High‐Resolution Hydrostratigraphic Characterization. Ground Water Monitoring and Remediation - Issue 3 | Volume 23. https://doi.org/10.1111/J.1745-6592.2003.TB00683.X.
Schulmeister, M., Butler, J., Healey, J., Zheng, L., Wysocki, D., Mccall, G. (2003). Direct-push electrical conductivity for high-resolution hydrostratigraphic characterization. Groundwater Monitoring & Remediation - Issue 3 | Volume 23. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-6592.2003.tb00683.x.
Schulmeister, M. (2003). Direct-push electrical conductivity for high-resolution hydrostratigraphic characterization. Groundwater Monitoring & Remediation - Issue 3 | Volume 23. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-6592.2003.tb00683.x.
Schulmeister, M., Hess, A., Mccall, W. A Modified Direct-push based Approach for On-site Assessment of Redox Conditions at Contaminated Groundwater Sites.

Awards & Honors —

<div class="fp-award fp-container"><div class="aca-award">GSA Fellow. Geological Society of America, The. Received: 1-01-2020.</div><div class="aca-award">Fulbright Specialist. United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Received: 1-01-2015.</div><div class="aca-award">Leo and M. Robert M. Orth Water Resources Award . KU Geology Department. Received: 5-15-2023.</div><div class="aca-award">Fellow. Geological Society of America. Received: 1-01-2020.</div><div class="aca-award">International Visiting Scholar Award. Khon Kaen University, Department of Geotechnology, Khon Kaen, Thailand. Received: 1-01-2015.</div><div class="aca-award">Ruth Schillinger Faculty Award. Emporia State University. Received: 12-31-2016.</div></div>