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Andrew Ireson PhD Associate Professor, School of Environment and Sustainability

Associate Professor, Civil and Geological Engineering, College of Engineering
Member, Global Institute for Water Security
Master of Water Security Program Coordinator

Address
National Hydrology Research Centre

Research Area(s)

  • Modelling flow and transport in the hydrological cycle; methods to improve collection, analysis, and interpretation of integrated hydrological data; hydrological change in northern latitudes; groundwater resource management; groundwater quality and sustainable development of natural resources; Integrated hydrological-epidemiological research

Academic Credentials

  • Doctor of Philosophy in Hydrology, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Imperial College London
  • Master of Science in Hydrology for Environmental Management, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Imperial College London
  • Master of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bath University

Opportunities

Andrew Ireson is currently recruiting for a Hydrology PhD candidate. Details listed here.

Research Profile

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My group conducts research focusing on the understanding and management of freshwater, with a particular focus on water underneath the ground. This includes water held in the soil, which is essential for plants, and groundwater in aquifers, which can be an important resource for humans. Water that moves through the soil, unsaturated zone and saturated zone can constitute an important part of the hydrological cycle, and can be an important transmission pathway for contaminants.

News and Media

Current Research

  • Improving and Benchmarking Models for Snowmelt Infiltration in Seasonally Frozen Soils
  • Groundwater Surface Water Interactions in the Prairies
St. Denis Wildlife Area - Saskatchewan River Basin

Selected Publications

Ireson, A.M., Barr, A.G., Johnstone, J.F., Mamet, S.D., van der Kamp, G., Whitfield, C.J., Michel, N.L., North, R.L., Westbrook, C.J., DeBeer, C., Chun, K.P., Nazemi, A. and Sagin, J.  2015.  The changing water cycle: the Boreal Plains ecozone of Western Canada. Wires Water. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/wat2.1098

Brannen, R, Spence, C., and Ireson, A.M.  2015.  Influence of shallow groundwater-surface water interactions on the hydrological connectivity and water budget of a wetland complex. Hydrological Processes. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hyp.10563

Pan, X., Ireson, A.M., Helgason, W., and Chun, K.P.  2015.  An Efficient Calibration Technique for Heat Dissipation Matric Water Potential Sensors. Soil Science Society of America Journal Abstract - Soil Physics & Hydrology, 79(4): 1115-1122.  http://dx.doi.org/10.2136/sssaj2014.10.0413

Nachshon, U., Ireson, A.M., van der Kamp, G., Davies, S.R., and Wheater, H.S.  2014.  Impacts of climate variability on wetland salinization in the North American Prairies.  Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 18: 1251-1263.  http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/hess-18-1251-2014

Mekonnen, M.A., Wheater, H.S. , Ireson, A.M., Spence, C. Davison, B., and Pietroniro, A.  2014.  Towards an Improved Land Surface Scheme for Prairie Landscapes, Journal of Hydrology, 511: 105-116.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2014.01.020

Todman, L.C., Ireson, A.M., Butler, A.P., and Templeton, M.R.  2013.  Modeling vapor flow from a pervaporative irrigation system, Vadose Zone Journal, 12(4).  http://dx.doi.org/10.2136/vzj2013.05.0079

Nachshon, U., Ireson, A.M., van der Kamp, G. and Wheater, H.S.  2013.  Sulfate salt dynamics in the glaciated plains of North America.  Journal of Hydrology, 499: 188-199.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2013.07.001

Ireson, A.M. and Butler, A.P.  2013.  A critical assessment of simple recharge models: application to the UK Chalk.  Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 17: 2083-2096.  http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/hessd-9-12061-2012

Sorensen, J.P.R., Finch, J.W., Ireson, A.M., and Jackson, C.R.  2013.  Comparison of varied complexity models simulating recharge at the field scale. Hydrological Processes, 28(4): 2091-2102.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hyp.9752

Todman, L. C., Ireson, A.M., Butler, A. P., and Templeton, M. R.,  2013.  Water vapor transport in soils from a pervaporative irrigation system.  Journal of Environmental Engineering, 139(8).  http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)EE.1943-7870.0000715

Ireson, A.M., van der Kamp, G., Ferguson, G., Nachshon, U., and Wheater, H.S.  2013.  Hydrogeological processes in seasonally frozen northern latitudes: understanding, gaps and challenges. Hydrogeological Journal, 21(1): 53-66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10040-012-0916-5

Ireson, A.M., Butler, A.P., and Wheater, H.S.  2012.  Evidence for the onset and persistence with depth of preferential flow in unsaturated fractured porous media. Hydrology Research, 43(5): 707–719.  http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/nh.2012.030

Butler, A.P., Hughes, A.G., Jackson, C.R., Ireson, A.M., Parker, S., Wheater, H.S., and Peach, D.W.  2012.  Advances in modelling groundwater behaviour in Chalk catchments. Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 364: 113-127, http://dx.doi.org/10.1144/SP364.9

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Courses Taught

  • ENVS 805 - Data Analysis and Management 
  • ENVS 813 - Numerical Modelling for Environmental Scientists and Engineers 
  • ENVS 992 - Project in Environment and Sustainability