Solving the Groundwater Challenges of the 21st Century

Originally from Canada, Ryan Vogwill (the convener of the IAH congress in 2013) joined the University of Western Australia full time in 2011 after having been part time since 2008. He had previously worked for the Western Australian Department of Water and Department of Environment and Conservation after completing his PhD at Curtin University. Ryan has been the spearhead for development and implementation of the Hydrogeology postgraduate coursework program at UWA. Ryan also supervises higher degree by research students and his research interests include; groundwater dependence of ecosystems, development of new parsimonious models for modelling of long term wetland dynamics and understanding mitigation of altered hydrological regimes, hydrogeology of microbialite bearing coastal wetlands, the role of groundwater in algal blooms in tropical Australia, plant tolerances and thresholds to altered hydrological regimes amongst other topics. He is currently developing proposals for developing models to predict long term mining impacts to valley floor biodiversity assets in the Pilbara, having been involved in the Australian chapter of the IAH since 2000, and having had many roles on the Western Australian State and National IAH committees.

• Solutions to the Groundwater Challenges of the 21st Century. Managing Aquifer Recharge in Integrated Solutions to Groundwater Challenges. Groundwater and Urban Development in the 21st Century - Moving from Piecemeal Development to Planned Management in Developing Cities. Transitioning to Sustainable Groundwater Management in Maiduguri, Nigeria. Governance and Management of Hydrogeological Impacts of Unconventional Hydrocarbons in Australia. Legacy Pesticide Contamination in Aarhus - Groundwater Protection and Management. Models, Decision-Making and Science.