Gene Whelan , Ph.D.
Biographical Information
Name: Gene Whelan
Title: Research Engineer
Education:
| PhD |
Civil and Environmental Engineering, Utah State University, 1992 (Dissertation: Surface-Induced Oxidation of Multiple-Ringed Diol and Dione Aromatics by Manganese Dioxide) Civil Engineering, Colorado State University, 1981 and 1982 (Graduate Courses) |
| MS |
Mechanics and Hydraulics, Iowa Institute of Hydraulic Research, University of Iowa, 1980 (Thesis: Distributed Model for Sediment Yield) |
| BS |
Civil Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, 1977 Civil Engineering, University of Massachusetts (Transferred 1974) |
Contact Info:
Ecosystems Research Division
National Exposure Research Laboratory
Office of Research and Development
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
960 College Station Road
Athens, Georgia 30605
Telephone: 706-355-8305
FAX: 706-355-8329
e-mail: Whelan.Gene@epa.gov
Expertise/Research Interests:
Conceives, develops, and applies physics-based, integrated, user friendly, computer-based, multimedia contaminant transport and exposure/risk assessment methodologies, which simulate chemical and radionuclide release, intermedia transport (through groundwater, surface water, overland, and air), exposure (by inhalation, ingestion, dermal contact, and external dose), and risk/hazard (to carcinogens and noncarcinogins).
- Integrated Multimedia Modeling
- ntegrated Exposure and Risk Assessments
- Simulation Modeling of Watersheds, Surface Water, Sediment Transport, and Groundwater
- Waterborne contaminant transport of chemicals and radionuclides
Professional:
- American Society of Civil Engineers (Full Member)
- American Chemical Society (Full Member)
Links:
- Multimedia Environmental Pollutant Assessment System (MEPAS) (http://mepas.pnl.gov/mepas/)
- Adaptive Risk Assessment Modeling System (ARAMS) (http://el.erdc.usace.army.mil/arams/)
- Framework for Risk Analysis in Multimedia Environmental Systems Version 1 (FRAMES-1) (http://mepas.pnl.gov/FramesV1/index.stm)
- Framework for Risk Analysis in Multimedia Environmental Systems Version 2 (FRAMES-2) (http://mepas.pnl.gov/FramesV2/index.stm)
- Multi-media, Multi-pathway, Multi-receptor Exposure and Risk Assessment (3MRA) Methodology (http://www.epa.gov/ceampubl/mmedia/3mra/)
- Integrated Water Resources Modeling System (IWRMS)
(http://www.engr.washington.edu/epp/psgb/2005psgb/proceedings/papers/D4_THURM.pdf)
- Comprehensive Chemical Exposure Framework (CCEF)
(http://mepas.pnl.gov/ACC/title.htm)
Selected Publications:
Whelan, G., M.D. Williams, and M.S. Wigmosta. 2007. Selection and Preliminary Application of a Reduced-Form Groundwater Fate and Transport Modeling System: Deposition History and Source Determination of Uranium and Select Actinides Based on Sediment Characterization and Predictive Fate and Transport Modeling. PNNL-16488. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington.
Whelan, G., K.J. Castleton, and M.A. Pelton. 2007. FRAMES-2.0 Software System: Linking to the Groundwater Modeling System (GMS) RT3D and MT3DMS Models. PNNL-16758. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington.
Whelan, G. and M.S. Wigmosta. 2007. Preliminary Application of a Reduced-Form Groundwater Fate and Transport Modeling System: Hanford 100 N-Area, N-Springs, 1301-N Trench. PNNL-16544. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington.
Whelan, G. (Ed). 2004. Brownfields: Multimedia Modeling and Assessment. Computational Mechanics, Inc. Billerica, Massachusetts, USA, and WIT Press, Southampton, UK. 138 p.
Whelan, G., M.A. Pelton, and K.E. Dorow. 2004. Decision Support Tools for the Assessment Process. In: Brownfields: Multimedia Modeling and Assessment, Ed. G.
Whelan. Billerica, Massachusetts, USA, and WIT Press, Southampton, UK. pp. 1 10 (PNNL SA 36313).
Whelan, G., K.J. Castleton, M.A. Pelton, B.L. Hoopes, and G.M. Gelston, and J.W. Buck. 2003. Utilizing a Multimedia Approach to Risk Analysis of Environmental Systems. Chapter 14. In: Risk Methodologies for Technological Legacies, Eds. D.C. Bley, J.G. Droppo, and V.A. Eremenko. NATO Science Series, IV. Earth and Environmental Sciences - Vol. 18. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands. pp. 245 254. (PNWD SA 5921)
Whelan, G., M.S. Peffers, and D.A. Tolle. 2002. Concepts Associated with a Unified Life-Cycle Analysis. In: Brownfield Sites - Assessment, Rehabilitation, and Development, Eds. Brebbia, C.A., D. Almorza, and H. Klapperich. WIT Press, Southhampton, UK. pp. 385-394.
Whelan, G., S.K. Wurstner, and R.Y. Taira. 2002. Comparing Semianalytical and Numerical Groundwater Contaminant Transport Modeling. Proceedings of the Second Federal Interagency Hydrologic Modeling Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, July 28-August 1, 2002 (PNNL-SA-36519).
Whelan, G., J.P. McDonald, E.K. Gnanapragasam, C.Y. Hung, C.S. Lew, W.B. Mils, and C. Yu. 2000. Source Term Development for a Contaminant Plume for Use by Multimedia Risk Assessment Models. J. Contam. Hydrol. 41:205:223 (PNNL SA 36303)
Whelan, G., J.P. McDonald, E. K. Gnanapragasam, G.F. Laniak, C.S. Lew, W. B. Mills, and C. Yu. 1999. Benchmarking of the Vadose Zone Module Associated with Three Risk Assessment Models: RESRAD, MMSOILS, and MEPAS. Environ. Engineer. Sci. 16(1):93 103
Krupka, K.M., D.I. Kaplan, G. Whelan, R.J. Serne, and S.V. Mattigod. 1999. Understanding Variation in Partition Coefficient, Kd, Values -- Volume I: The Kd Model, Methods of Measurement, and Application of Chemical Reaction Codes. EPA 402-R-99-004A, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Radiation and Indoor Air, Washington, DC.
Whelan, G., R.C. Sims, and I.P. Murarka. 1995. "Interactions Between Manganese Oxides and Multiple-Ringed Aromatic Compounds." In: Environmental Impact of Soil Component Interactions: Natural and Anthropogenic Organics. P.M. Huang, J. Berthelin, J.-M. Bollag, W.B. McGill, and A.L. Page (eds.). Chapter 26. Lewis Publishers, Chelsea, Michigan, pp. 345-362.