Michel Boufadel
Distinguished Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
- michel.boufadel@njit.edu
- 973-596-5657
- 435 Colton Hall (COLT)
About Me
Expert in water technology and resources. Provided solutions to major oil spills in the USA (Exxon Valdez and BP Spill). Currently works on water and energy.
Education
Ph.D.; University of Cincinnati; 1998
M.S.; University of Cincinnati; 1992
B.S.; Jesuit University at Beirut, Lebanon; 1988
Website
2026 Fall Courses
ENE 701C - MASTER'S THESIS
CE 701C - MASTER'S THESIS
CE 790A - DOCT DISSERTATION & RES
CHE 790A - DOCT DISSERTATION & RES
CHE 792 - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
CE 491 - RESEARCH EXPER-CIVIL ENGR
CE 726 - INDEPENDENT STUDY II
ENE 700B - MASTER'S PROJECT
ENE 790A - DOCTORAL DISSERT & RES
CE 725 - INDEPENDENT STUDY I
CHE 491 - RESEARCH & INDEP STUDY
ENE 701B - MASTER'S THESIS
MTEN 491 - RESEARCH & INDEPENDENT STUDY I
ENE 672 - STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
CE 490 - CIVIL ENGR PROJECTS
CE 701B - MASTER'S THESIS
CE 727 - INDEPENDENT RESEARCH III
ENE 490 - SENIOR PROJECT
ENE 726 - INDEPENDENT STUDY
ENE 792 - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
CE 700B - MASTERS PROJECT
CE 792 - PRE-DOCTORAL DISSERTATION
ENE 725 - INDEPENDENT STUDY I
Teaching Interests
Environmental Engineering and Science. Water resources and hydraulics.
Past Courses
CE 320: FLUID MECHANICS
CE 322: HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING
CE 621: HYDROLOGY
CE 702: ST:MATH MOD OF ENG SYSTEMS
ENE 485: ST: HONORS PHYS PROCESS OF ENV SYS
ENE 630: PHYSICAL PROCESSES OF ENV SYST
ENE 672: STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
ENE 702: ST:PHYSICAL PROCESSES OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
Research Interests
Sustainability. Environmental Engineering and Science. Water resources and hydraulics.
Journal Article
D Schmidt Etkin, D French-McCay, J Rowe, J Michel, Michel Boufadel, H Li. "Development of a practical methodology for integrating shoreline oil-holding capacity into modeling." .
Michel Boufadel. "Exxon Valdez Trustee Council Project No. 11100836." .
Mark Gabriel, Michel Boufadell. "Jay SUMM R SPECIALTY OXWFSE." .
H Li, Q Zhao, MC Boufadel, AD Venosa. "Optimal nutrient application strategy for bioremediation of oil-polluted beaches. Volume 1." .
E Wickley-Olsen, MC Boufadel, T King, Z Li, K Lee, AD Venosa. "Regular and breaking waves in wave tank for dispersion effectiveness testing. Volume 1." .
Lilantha Tennekoon, Michel Boufadel, Jonathan E Nyquist. "SEG Technical Program Expanded Abstracts 2004." .
BJ Robinson, TL King, RN Conmy, SA Ryan, MC Boufadel, H Niu. "THE HYDRODYNAMICS OF A SUBSURFACE OIL RELEASE IN A FLUME TANK." .
Meghana Parameswarappa Jayalakshmamma, Ashish D. Borgaonkar, Dibyendu Sarkar, Christopher Obropta, Michel Boufadel. 2025. "Microplastic Accumulation in Urban Stream Sediments: Vertical Distribution and Transport Dynamics." Microplastics, vol. 4, no. 3, pp. 65.
Meghana Parameswarappa Jayalakshmamma, Ashish D. Borgaonkar, Dibyendu Sarkar, Christopher Obropta, Michel Boufadel. 2025. "Microplastic Accumulation in Urban Stream Sediments: Vertical Distribution and Transport Dynamics." Microplastics, vol. 4, no. 3, pp. 65.
Yasser Jezzini, Rayan H Assaad, Michel Boufadel, Hani Nassif. 2024. "Assessing the Costs and Benefits of Green Infrastructure Plans Using Agent-Based Modeling and Scenario Analysis: Evaluating Social and Economic Values." Journal of Urban Planning and Development, vol. 150, no. 4, pp. 04024050.
Meghana Parameswarappa Jayalakshmamma, Viravid Na Nagara, Ashish D. Borgaonkar, Dibyendu Sarkar, Christopher Obropta, Michel Boufadel. 2024. "Temporal and Spatial Distribution of Microplastics in Green Infrastructures: Rain gardens." Chemosphere, pp. 142543.
Meghana Parameswarappa Jayalakshmamma, Viravid Na Nagara, Ashish D. Borgaonkar, Dibyendu Sarkar, Christopher Obropta, Michel Boufadel. 2024. "Temporal and spatial distribution of microplastics in green infrastructures: Rain gardens." Chemosphere, vol. 362, pp. 142543.
Meghana Parameswarappa Jayalakshmamma, Viravid Na Nagara, Ashish D. Borgaonkar, Dibyendu Sarkar, Christopher Obropta, Michel Boufadel. 2024. "Temporal and spatial distribution of microplastics in green infrastructures: Rain gardens." Chemosphere, vol. 362, pp. 142543.
Meghana Parameswarappa Jayalakshmamma, Viravid Na Nagara, Ashish D. Borgaonkar, Dibyendu Sarkar, Omowunmi Sadik, Michel Boufadel. 2023. "Characterizing microplastics in urban runoff: A multi-land use assessment with a focus on 1–125 μm size particles." Science of the Total Environment, vol. 904.
Firas Gerges, Michel C. Boufadel, Elie Bou-Zeid, Hani Nassif, Jason T. L. Wang. 2023. "Deep Learning-Based Downscaling of Temperatures for Monitoring Local Climate Change Using Global Climate Simulation Data." World Scientific Annual Review of Artificial Intelligence, vol. 1, no. 2250001, pp. 24 pages.
Brian A Wartell, Michel Boufadel, Lucia Rodriguez-Freire, Lisa B. Axe, Stewart Abrams, Ali Ciblak. 2021. "Studies in Electrokinetic Migration Rates of Dyes in Sand and Clay." Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste, vol. 25, no. 2, pp. 04020071.
Brian A. Wartell, Michel Boufadel, Lucia Rodriguez Freire, Lisa B. Axe, Stewart Abrams, Ali Ciblak. 2021. "Studies in Electrokinetic Migration Rates of Dyes in Sand and Clay." Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste, vol. 25, no. 2.
Zhong Pan, Yves Robert Personna, Michel Boufadel, Thomas King, Jennifer Mason, Lisa B. Axe, Xiaolong Geng. 2017. "Biodegradation of dispersed weathered Endicott oil in prince William sound water." Journal of Environmental Engineering, vol. 143, no. 9, pp. 04017044.
Zhong Pan, Lin Zhao, Michel Boufadel, Thomas King, Brian Robinson, Robyn Conmy, Kenneth Lee. 2017. "Impact of mixing time and energy on the dispersion effectiveness and droplets size of oil." Chemosphere, vol. 166, pp. 246–254.
L Zhao, Michel Boufadel, J Katz, Gal Haspel, K Lee, T King, B Robinson. 2017. "A New Mechanism of Sediment Attachment to Oil in Turbulent Flows: Projectile Particles.." Environmental science & technology, vol. 51, no. 19, pp. 11020-11028.
Zhong Pan, Yves Robert Personna, Michel Boufadel, Thomas King, Jennifer Mason, Lisa B. Axe, Xiaolong Geng. 2017. "Biodegradation of dispersed weathered Endicott oil in Prince William Sound water." Journal of Environmental Engineering (United States), vol. 143, no. 9.
Lin Zhao, Michel Boufadel, Xiaolong Geng, Kenneth Lee, Thomas King, Brian Robinson, Faith Fitzpatrick. 2016. "A-DROP: A predictive model for the formation of oil particle aggregates (OPAs)." Marine pollution bulletin, vol. 106, no. 1, pp. 245–259.
Michel Boufadel, Xiaolong Geng, Jeff Short. 2016. "Bioremediation of the Exxon Valdez oil in Prince William Sound beaches." Marine Pollution Bulletin.
Yves R Personna, Thomas King, Michel Boufadel, Shuangyi Zhang, Lisa B. Axe. 2016. "Dual effects of a dispersant and nutrient supplementation on weathered Endicott oil biodegradation in seawater." AIMS Environmental Science, vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 739--751.
Xiaolong Geng, Michel Boufadel, Nancy L. Jackson. 2016. "Evidence of salt accumulation in beach intertidal zone due to evaporation." Scientific Reports, vol. 6.
Lin Zhao, Michel Boufadel, Kenneth Lee, Thomas King, Norman Loney, Xiaolong Geng. 2016. "Evolution of bubble side Distribution from gas blowout in shallow water." Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans.
Xiaolong Geng, Michel Boufadel, Tamay Ozgokmen, Thomas King, Kenneth Lee, Youyu Lu, Lin Zhao. 2016. "Oil droplets transport due to irregular waves: Development of large-scale spreading coefficients." Marine pollution bulletin, vol. 104, no. 1, pp. 279–289.
M Lateb, RN Meroney, M Yataghene, H Fellouah, F Saleh, MC Boufadel. 2016. "On the use of numerical modelling for near-field pollutant dispersion in urban environments- A review." Environmental Pollution, vol. 208, pp. 271–283.
Xiaolong Geng, Zhong Pan, Michel Boufadel, Tamay Ozgokmen, Kenneth Lee, Lin Zhao. 2016. "Simulation of oil bioremediation in a tidally influenced beach: Spatiotemporal evolution of nutrient and dissolved oxygen." Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, vol. 121, no. 4, pp. 2385–2404.
Michel Boufadel, Hailong Li, Paul Mathisen. 2016. "Special Issue on Managing Coastal Aquifers." Journal of Environmental Engineering, pp. D2016001.
Lin Zhao, Franklin Shaffer, Brian Robinson, Thomas King, Christopher D’Ambrose, Zhong Pan, Feng Gao, Richard S Miller, Robyn N Conmy, Michel Boufadel. 2016. "Underwater oil jet: Hydrodynamics and droplet size distribution." Chemical Engineering Journal, vol. 299, pp. 292–303.
X. Geng, M. C. Boufadel. 2015. "Accumulation of salt due to evaporation in tidally-influenced beaches." Water Resources Research.
X. Geng, M. C. Boufadel. 2015. "Biodegradation of subsurface oil in tidally-influenced sand beach: impact of hydraulics and interaction with pore water chemistry.." Water Resources Research.
Lin Zhao, Bing Wang, Piero M. Armenante, Robyn Conmy, Michel Boufadel. 2015. "Characterization of turbulent properties in the EPA baffled flask for dispersion effectiveness testing." Journal of Environmental Engineering, vol. 142, no. 1, pp. 04015044.
Y. Zhao, B. Wang, Piero M. Armenante, R. Conmy, Michel Boufadel. 2015. "Characterization of Turbulent Properties in the EPA Baffled Flask for Dispersion Effectiveness Testing." J. Environ. Eng.
Thomas L King, Brian Robinson, Claire McIntyre, Patrick Toole, Scott Ryan, Firas Saleh, Michel Boufadel, Kenneth Lee. 2015. "Fate of surface spills of Cold Lake blend diluted bitumen treated with dispersant and mineral fines in a wave tank." Environmental Engineering Science, vol. 32, no. 3, pp. 250–261.
Xiaolong Geng, Michel Boufadel. 2015. "Impacts of evaporation on subsurface flow and salt accumulation in a tidally influenced beach." Water Resources Research, vol. 51, no. 7, pp. 5547–5565.
Scott A Socolofsky, E Eric Adams, Michel Boufadel, Zachary M Aman, Øistein Johansen, Wolfgang J Konkel, David Lindo, Mads N Madsen, Elizabeth W North, Claire B Paris, others. 2015. "Intercomparison of oil spill prediction models for accidental blowout scenarios with and without subsea chemical dispersant injection." Marine pollution bulletin, vol. 96, no. 1, pp. 110–126.
Michel Boufadel, Xiaolong Geng. 2015. "Numerical modeling of water flow and salt transport in bare saline soil subjected to evaporation." Journal of Hydrology, vol. 524, pp. 427-438.
Xiaolong Geng, Michel Boufadel. 2015. "Numerical study of solute transport in shallow beach aquifers subjected to waves and tides." Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, vol. 120, no. 2, pp. 1409–1428.
Lateb M., R. N. Meroney, M. Yataghene, H. Fellouah, F. Saleh, M. C. Boufadel. 2015. "On the use of numerical modelling for near-field pollutant dispersion in urban environments." Environmental Pollution.
Lin Zhao, Michel Boufadel, Eric Adams, Scott A Socolofsky, Thomas King, Kenneth Lee, Timothy Nedwed. 2015. "Simulation of scenarios of oil droplet formation from the Deepwater Horizon blowout." Marine Pollution Bulletin, vol. 101, no. 1, pp. 304–319.
Qiaona Guo, Hailong Li, Michel Boufadel, Jin Liu. 2014. "A field experiment and numerical modeling of a tracer at a gravel beach in Prince William Sound, Alaska." Hydrogeology journal, vol. 22, no. 8, pp. 1795–1805.
Michel Boufadel, Xiaolong Geng. 2014. "A new paradigm for modeling oil spill for decision making?." Environmental Research Letters.
Michel Boufadel, Xiaolong Geng. 2014. "A new paradigm in oil spill modeling for decision making?." Environmental Research Letters, vol. 9, no. 8, pp. 081001.
Yves R Personna, Thomas L King, Michel Boufadel, Shuangyi Zhang, Adam Kustka. 2014. "Assessing weathered Endicott oil biodegradation in brackish water." Marine Pollution Bulletin, vol. 86, no. 1-2, pp. 102-110.
Xiaolong Geng, Michel Boufadel, Yves R Personna, Kenneth Lee, David Tsao, Erik D Demicco. 2014. "BioB: A Mathematical model for the biodegradation of low solubility hydrocarbons." Marine Pollution Bulletin, vol. 83, no. 1, pp. 138–147.
Jagadish Torlapati, Michel Boufadel. 2014. "Evaluation of the biodegradation of Alaska North Slope oil in microcosms using the biodegradation model BIOB." Frontiers in Microbiology, vol. 5, no. 212.
Lin Zhao, Michel Boufadel, Scott A Socolofsky, Eric Adams, Thomas King, Kenneth Lee. 2014. "Evolution of droplets in subsea oil and gas blowouts: Development and validation of the numerical model VDROP-J." Marine pollution bulletin, vol. 83, no. 1, pp. 58–69.
Thomas L King, Brian Robinson, Michel Boufadel, Kenneth Lee. 2014. "Flume tank studies to elucidate the fate and behavior of diluted bitumen spilled at sea." Marine Pollution Bulletin, vol. 83, no. 1, pp. 32-37.
Yves R Personna, Xiaolong Geng, Firas Saleh, Zhan Shu, Nancy Jackson, Michael P Weinstein, Michel Boufadel. 2014. "Monitoring changes in salinity and metal concentrations in New Jersey (USA) coastal ecosystems post hurricane Sandy." Environmental Earth Sciences.
Xiaolong Geng, Michel Boufadel, Yuqiang Xia, Hailong Li, Lin Zhao, Nancy Jackson, Richard S Miller. 2014. "Numerical study of wave effects on groundwater flow and solute transport in a laboratory beach." Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, vol. 165, pp. 37-52.
Michel Boufadel, Ali Abdollahi-Nasab, Xiaolong Geng, Jerry Galt , Jagadish Torlapati. 2014. "Simulation of the landfall of the Deepwater Horizon oil on the shorelines of the Gulf of Mexico." Environmental Science and Technology, vol. 48, pp. 9496−9505.
Jeanne M VanBriesen, Michel Boufadel. 2014. "Special Issue on Environmental Impacts of Shale Gas Development." Journal of Environmental Engineering, vol. 140, no. 5, pp. B2014001.
Lin Zhao, Jagadish Torlapati, Michel Boufadel, Thomas L King, Brian Robinson, Kenneth Lee. 2014. "VDROP: A Comprehensive model for generating the droplet size distribution from oils. Incorporation of interfacial tension and oil viscosity." Chemical Engineering Journal, vol. 253, no. 0, pp. 93-106.
Eric E Adams, Scott A Socolofsky, Michel Boufadel. 2013. "Comment on “Evolution of the Macondo Well Blowout: Simulating the Effects of the Circulation and Synthetic Dispersants on the Subsea Oil Transport”." Environmental Science and Technology, vol. 47 , no. 20, pp. 153-163.
Xiaolong Geng, Michel Boufadel, Brian A. Wrenn. 2013. "Mathematical modeling of the biodegradation of residual hydrocarbon in a variably-saturated sand column." Biodegradation, vol. 24, pp. 153-163.
Xiaolong Geng, Nicholas C Davatzes, Daniel J Soeder, Jagadish Torlapati, Rebecca S Rodriguez, Michel Boufadel. 2013. "Migration of high-pressure air during gas well drilling in the Appalachian Basin." Journal of Environmental Engineering, vol. 140, no. 5.
A. Bobo, H. Li, Michel Boufadel. 2012. "Groundwater flow in a tidally influenced gravel beach in Prince William Sound, Alaska." Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, ASCE, vol. 17, no. 4, pp. 478-494.
Hailong Li, Michel Boufadel. 2011. "A tracer study in an Alaskan gravel beach and its implications on the persistence of the Exxon Valdez oil." Marine pollution bulletin, vol. 62, no. 6, pp. 1261–1269.
Zhengkai Li, Kenneth Lee, Thomas King, Haibo Niu, Michel Boufadel, Albert D Venosa. 2011. "Application of entropy analysis of in situ droplet-size spectra in evaluation of oil chemical dispersion efficacy." Marine pollution bulletin, vol. 62, no. 10, pp. 2129–2136.
Yuqiang Xia, Michel Boufadel. 2011. "Beach geomorphic factors for the persistence of subsurface oil from the Exxon Valdez spill in Alaska." Environmental monitoring and assessment, vol. 183, no. 1-4, pp. 5–21.
Thomas Graf, Michel Boufadel. 2011. "Effect of viscosity, capillarity and grid spacing on thermal variable-density flow." Journal of Hydrology, vol. 400, no. 1, pp. 41–57.
Michel Boufadel, Adane M Bobo. 2011. "Feasibility of high pressure injection of chemicals into the subsurface for the bioremediation of the Exxon Valdez oil." Groundwater Monitoring & Remediation, vol. 31, no. 1, pp. 59–67.
Adane M Bobo, Naji Khoury, Hailong Li, Michel Boufadel. 2011. "Groundwater flow in a tidally influenced gravel beach in Prince William Sound, Alaska." Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, vol. 17, no. 4, pp. 478–494.
YQ Xia, MC Boufadel, J Zhu. 2011. "Modeling preferential zone-regulated freshwater–saltwater mixing zone." Modelling and computation in engineering, pp. 79–83.
Michel Boufadel, Yuqiang Xia, Hailong Li. 2011. "Modeling solute transport and transient seepage in a laboratory beach under tidal influence." Environmental Modelling & Software, vol. 26, no. 7, pp. 899–912.
Youness Sharifi, Benoit Van Aken, Michel Boufadel. 2011. "The effect of pore water chemistry on the biodegradation of the Exxon Valdez oil spill." Water Quality, Exposure and Health, vol. 2, no. 3-4, pp. 157–168.
Yu-qiang Xia, Hai-long Li, Michel Boufadel. 2010. "A new perturbation solution of groundwater table fluctuations in tidal beaches." Journal of Hydrodynamics, Ser. B, vol. 22, no. 5, pp. 55–60.
Zhengkai Li, Kenneth Lee, Thomas King, Michel Boufadel, Albert D Venosa. 2010. "Effects of temperature and wave conditions on chemical dispersion efficacy of heavy fuel oil in an experimental flow-through wave tank." Marine pollution bulletin, vol. 60, no. 9, pp. 1550–1559.
Yuqiang Xia, Michel Boufadel. 2010. "Environmental impacts of shale gas extraction in China." Adv Resour Environ Econ Res, pp. 212–216.
Yuqiang Xia, Hailong Li, Michel Boufadel, Youness Sharifi. 2010. "Hydrodynamic factors affecting the persistence of the Exxon Valdez oil in a shallow bedrock beach." Water Resources Research, vol. 46, no. 10.
Qiaona Guo, Hailong Li, Michel Boufadel, Youness Sharifi. 2010. "Hydrodynamics in a gravel beach and its impact on the Exxon Valdez oil." Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, vol. 115, no. C12.
Yuqiang Xia, Michel Boufadel. 2010. "Lessons from the Exxon Valdez oil spill disaster in Alaska." Disaster Advances, vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 270–273.
Hailong Li, Michel Boufadel. 2010. "Long-term persistence of oil from the Exxon Valdez spill in two-layer beaches." Nature Geoscience, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 96–99.
Michel Boufadel, Youness Sharifi, Benoit Van Aken, Brian A Wrenn, Kenneth Lee. 2010. "Nutrient and oxygen concentrations within the sediments of an Alaskan beach polluted with the Exxon Valdez oil spill." Environmental Science & Technology, vol. 44, no. 19, pp. 7418–7424.
Ali Abdollahi-Nasab, Michel Boufadel, Hailong Li, James W Weaver. 2010. "Saltwater flushing by freshwater in a laboratory beach." Journal of Hydrology, vol. 386, no. 1, pp. 1–12.
Vikram J Kaku, Michel Boufadel, James W Weaver. 2010. "Scaling exponents of structure functions in an eccentrically rotating flask." Advances in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, vol. 3, pp. 233–252.
Zhengkai Li, Kenneth Lee, Paul Kepkay, Tom King, Michel Boufadel, A Venosa. 2009. "Droplet size distribution in wave tank studies on dispersant effectiveness." Environ. Eng. Sci, vol. 26, no. 9, pp. 1407–1418.
Zhengkai Li, Kenneth Lee, Thomas King, Michel Boufadel, Albert D Venosa. 2009. "Evaluating crude oil chemical dispersion efficacy in a flow-through wave tank under regular non-breaking wave and breaking wave conditions." Marine Pollution Bulletin, vol. 58, no. 5, pp. 735–744.
Z Chen, C-S Zhan, K Lee, Z-K Li, Michel Boufadel. 2009. "Modeling Oil Droplet Formation and Evolution under Breaking Waves." Energy Sources, Part A, vol. 31, no. 5, pp. 438–448.
Xiaolong Geng, Hailong Li, Michel Boufadel, Shuang Liu. 2009. "Tide-induced head fluctuations in a coastal aquifer: effects of the elastic storage and leakage of the submarine outlet-capping." Hydrogeology journal, vol. 17, no. 5, pp. 1289–1296.
Kenneth Lee, Zhengkai Li, MC Boufadel, AD Venosa, M Scott Miles. 2009. "Wave tank studies on dispersant effectiveness as a function of energy dissipation rate and particle size distribution." Final report submitted to NOAA/CRRC/UNH. Pp67+ appendix, Wave tank studies on dispersant effectiveness as a function of energy dissipation rate and particle size distribution. Final report submitted to NOAA/CRRC/UNH. Pp67+ appendix.
Pingping Sun, Hailong Li, Michel Boufadel, Xiaolong Geng, Shi Chen. 2008. "An analytical solution and case study of groundwater head response to dual tide in an island leaky confined aquifer." Water Resources Research, vol. 44, no. 12.
Zhengkai Li, Kenneth Lee, Thomas King, Michel Boufadel, Albert D Venosa. 2008. "Assessment of chemical dispersant effectiveness in a wave tank under regular non-breaking and breaking wave conditions." Marine pollution bulletin, vol. 56, no. 5, pp. 903–912.
Albert D Venosa. 2008. "Effect of beach permeability and freshwater recharge on beach hydraulics." .
Michel Boufadel. 2008. "MODELLING OF OIL DROPLET KINETICS UNDER BREAKING WAVES Z. CHEN† & CS ZHAN." Oil Spill Response: A Global Perspective, pp. 221.
Shuang Liu, Hailong Li, Michel Boufadel, Guohui Li. 2008. "Numerical simulation of the effect of the sloping submarine outlet-capping on tidal groundwater head fluctuation in confined coastal aquifers." Journal of hydrology, vol. 361, no. 3, pp. 339–348.
Hailong Li, Michel Boufadel, James W Weaver. 2008. "Quantifying bank storage of variably saturated aquifers." Ground water, vol. 46, no. 6, pp. 841–850.
Guohui Li, Hailong Li, Michel Boufadel. 2008. "The enhancing effect of the elastic storage of the seabed aquitard on the tide-induced groundwater head fluctuation in confined submarine aquifer systems." Journal of hydrology, vol. 350, no. 1, pp. 83–92.
Hailong Li, Michel Boufadel, James W Weaver. 2008. "Tide-induced seawater–groundwater circulation in shallow beach aquifers." Journal of Hydrology, vol. 352, no. 1, pp. 211–224.
D Botrus, E Wickley-Olsen, MC Boufadel, JW Weaver, R Weggle, K Lee, AD Venosa. 2008. "Wave tank to simulate the movement of oil under breaking waves." .
Hailong Li, Qinghong Zhao, Michel Boufadel, Albert D Venosa. 2007. "A universal nutrient application strategy for the bioremediation of oil-polluted beaches." Marine Pollution Bulletin, vol. 54, no. 8, pp. 1146–1161.
Zhengkai Li, Paul Kepkay, Kenneth Lee, Thomas King, Michel Boufadel, Albert D Venosa. 2007. "Effects of chemical dispersants and mineral fines on crude oil dispersion in a wave tank under breaking waves." Marine pollution bulletin, vol. 54, no. 7, pp. 983–993.
Robert J Ryan, Michel Boufadel. 2007. "Evaluation of streambed hydraulic conductivity heterogeneity in an urban watershed." stochastic environmental research and risk assessment, vol. 21, no. 4, pp. 309–316.
Michel Boufadel, Kemei Du, Vikram Kaku, James Weaver. 2007. "Lagrangian simulation of oil droplets transport due to regular waves." Environmental Modelling & Software, vol. 22, no. 7, pp. 978–986.
Robert J Ryan, Michel Boufadel. 2007. "Lateral and longitudinal variation of hyporheic exchange in a piedmont stream pool." Environmental science & technology, vol. 41, no. 12, pp. 4221–4226.
Hailong Li, Ling Li, David Lockington, Michel Boufadel, Guanyi Li. 2007. "Modelling tidal signals enhanced by a submarine spring in a coastal confined aquifer extending under the sea." Advances in Water Resources, vol. 30, no. 4, pp. 1046–1052.
Yuqiang Xia, Hailong Li, Michel Boufadel, Qiaona Guo, Guohui Li. 2007. "Tidal wave propagation in a coastal aquifer: Effects of leakages through its submarine outlet-capping and offshore roof." Journal of Hydrology, vol. 337, no. 3, pp. 249–257.
Qiaona Guo, Hailong Li, Michel Boufadel, Yuqiang Xia, Guohui Li. 2007. "Tide-induced groundwater head fluctuation in coastal multi-layered aquifer systems with a submarine outlet-capping." Advances in water resources, vol. 30, no. 8, pp. 1746–1755.
Hailong Li, Guanyi Li, Jianmei Cheng, Michel Boufadel. 2007. "Tide-induced head fluctuations in a confined aquifer with sediment covering its outlet at the sea floor." Water Resources Research, vol. 43, no. 3.
Michel Boufadel, Hailong Li, Makram T Suidan, Albert D Venosa. 2007. "Tracer studies in a laboratory beach subjected to waves." Journal of Environmental Engineering, vol. 133, no. 7, pp. 722–732.
Vikram J Kaku, Michel Boufadel, Albert D Venosa. 2006. "Evaluation of mixing energy in laboratory flasks used for dispersant effectiveness testing." Journal of environmental engineering, vol. 132, no. 1, pp. 93–101.
Vikram J Kaku, Michel Boufadel, Albert D Venosa, James Weaver. 2006. "Flow dynamics in eccentrically rotating flasks used for dispersant effectiveness testing." Environmental Fluid Mechanics, vol. 6, no. 4, pp. 385–406.
Robert J Ryan, Michel Boufadel. 2006. "Incomplete mixing in a small, urban stream." Journal of environmental management, vol. 81, no. 1, pp. 50–57.
Robert J Ryan, Michel Boufadel. 2006. "Influence of streambed hydraulic conductivity on solute exchange with the hyporheic zone." Environmental Geology, vol. 51, no. 2, pp. 203–210.
Yan Ge, Michel Boufadel. 2006. "Solute transport in multiple-reach experiments: Evaluation of parameters and reliability of prediction." Journal of hydrology, vol. 323, no. 1, pp. 106–119.
Michel Boufadel, Ryan Daniel Bechtel, James Weaver. 2006. "The movement of oil under non-breaking waves." Marine pollution bulletin, vol. 52, no. 9, pp. 1056–1065.
Michel Boufadel, Makram T Suidan, Albert D Venosa. 2006. "Tracer studies in laboratory beach simulating tidal influences." Journal of Environmental Engineering, vol. 132, no. 6, pp. 616–623.
Makram T Suidan, Michel Boufadel, Albert D Venosa. 2006. "Tracer Studies in Laboratory Beach Simulating Tidal Influences." Journal of environmental engineering, no. 6, pp. 616–623.
JP Lhomme, L Guilioni, LS Kuchment, VN Demidov, ZP Startseva, O Vigiak, RJ Romanowicz, EE van Loon, G Sterk, KJ Beven, others. 2006. "www. elsevier. com/locate/jhydrol." Journal of Hydrology, vol. 323, pp. 404–405.
Lilantha Tennekoon, Michel Boufadel, Jonathan E Nyquist. 2005. "Multifractal characterization of airborne geophysical data at the Oak Ridge facility." Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment, vol. 19, no. 3, pp. 227–240.
K Lee, AD Venosa, MC Boufadel, Mr M Scott Miles. 2005. "Quality Assurance Plan." .
Albert D Venosa. 2004. "Effect of Unsaturated Flow on Steady Seepage." .
JW Weaver, Michel Boufadel. 2003. "Modeling Dispersant Interactions with Oil Spills." PREPRINTS-AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY DIVISION OF PETROLEUM CHEMISTRY, vol. 48, no. 1, pp. 43–43.
Lilantha Tennekoon, Michel Boufadel, Daniel Lavallee, James Weaver. 2003. "Multifractal anisotropic scaling of the hydraulic conductivity." Water Resources Research, vol. 39, no. 7.
Michel Boufadel, Vallorie Peridier. 2002. "27 Surface Water and Climate-Exact analytical expressions for the piezometric profile and water exchange between stream and groundwater during and after a uniform rise of the stream level (DOI." Water Resources Research, vol. 38, no. 7.
Mark Gabriel, Michel Boufadell. 2002. "Estimation of transient storage parameters from a stream tracer study." .
VJ Kaku, MC Boufadel, AD Venosa. 2002. "Evaluation of mixing energy in the swirling and baffled flasks." WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment, vol. 59.
Michel Boufadel, Vallorie Peridier. 2002. "Exact analytical expressions for the piezometric profile and water exchange between stream and groundwater during and after a uniform rise of the stream level." Water resources research, vol. 38, no. 7.
Bassem Naba, Michel Boufadel, James Weaver. 2002. "The role of capillary forces in steady-state and transient seepage flows." Ground Water, vol. 40, no. 4, pp. 407–415.
Michel Boufadel, others. 2000. "A mechanistic study of nonlinear solute transport in a groundwater-surface water system under steady state and transient hydraulic conditions." Water Resources Research, vol. 36, no. 9, pp. 2549–2565.
Michel Boufadel, Silong Lu, Fred J Molz, Daniel Lavallee. 2000. "Multifractal scaling of the intrinsic permeability." Water Resources Research, vol. 36, no. 11, pp. 3211–3222.
Michel Boufadel, Makram T Suidan, Albert D Venosa. 1999. "A numerical model for density-and-viscosity-dependent flows in two-dimensional variably saturated porous media." Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, vol. 37, no. 1, pp. 1–20.
MC Boufadel, P Reeser, MT Suidan, BA Wrenn, J Cheng, X Du, Tiehung L Huang, AD Venosa. 1999. "Optimal nitrate concentration for the biodegradation of n-heptadecane in a variably-saturated sand column." Environmental Technology, vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 191–199.
Timothy Abbe, E Eric Adams, Frank Aikman, Akan, A Osman, Paul J Akar, Juichiro Akiyama, Jose Antonio Maza Alvarez, Dittrich Andreas, David Andres, Edmund D Andrews, others. 1999. "Reviewers of the Journal of Hydraulic Engineering." Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, pp. 1323.
Michel Boufadel, Makram T Suidan, Albert D Venosa, Mark T Bowers. 1999. "Steady seepage in trenches and dams: effect of capillary flow." Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, vol. 125, no. 3, pp. 286–294.
Michel Boufadel, Makram T Suidan, Albert D Venosa, Christian H Rauch, Pratim Biswas. 1998. "2D variably saturated flows: Physical scaling and Bayesian estimation." Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 223–231.
Michel Boufadel. 1998. "Nutrient transport in beaches: Effect of tides, waves, and buoyancy." Dissertation Abstracts International Part B: Science and Engineering, vol. 59, no. 2.
Michel Boufadel, Makram T Suidan, Albert D Venosa. 1997. "Density-dependent flow in one-dimensional variably-saturated media." Journal of hydrology, vol. 202, no. 1, pp. 280–301.
Conference Proceeding
"Effects of waves on subsurface flow and solute transport in a laboratory beach"
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"Bayesian Multi-Head Convolutional Neural Networks with Bahdanau Attention for Forecasting Daily Precipitation in Climate Change Monitoring"
Proceedings of the European Conference on Machine Learning and Principles and Practice of Knowledge Discovery in Databases (ECML PKDD 2022), September, 2022.
Proceedings of the European Conference on Machine Learning and Principles and Practice of Knowledge Discovery in Databases (ECML PKDD 2022), September, 2022.
"The biodegration model of the NOAA oil spill software ADIOS3, in proceedings of the Artic and Marine Oil Spills"
2015.
2015.
"A graphical user interface approach for the biodegradation of oil on the USA shorelines"
International Oil Spill Conference 2014, 2014.
International Oil Spill Conference 2014, 2014.
"A numerical model to simulate the fate and transport of diluted bitumen products in marine environment"
International Oil Spill Conference 2014, 2014.
International Oil Spill Conference 2014, 2014.
"Biodegradation of Dispersed Endicott Oil in Controlled Experiments"
2014.
2014.
"In situ oil spill countermeasures in ice-infected waters: A modeling study of the fate/behavior of spilled oil"
International Oil Spill Conference 2014, 2014.
International Oil Spill Conference 2014, 2014.
"International Oil Spill Conference"
International Oil Spill Conference 2014, 2014.
International Oil Spill Conference 2014, 2014.
"International Oil Spill Conference 2014"
International Oil Spill Conference 2014, 2014.
International Oil Spill Conference 2014, 2014.
"Modeling Biodegradation of Subsurface Oil in Sand Beaches Polluted with Oil"
2014.
2014.
"Review of recent studies on dispersed oil droplet distribution"
2014.
2014.
"Shoreline Bioremediation Model (SBM)-A Graphical User Interface for Simulating the Biodegradation of Beached Oil"
2014.
2014.
"Water Management and Policy Recommendations for Shale Gas Extraction in China"
2014.
2014.
"A modeling study of air migration from a drilling well to the surrounding aquifer in Appalachia"
World Environmental & Water Resources Congress, ASCE, 2013.
World Environmental & Water Resources Congress, ASCE, 2013.
"Hydrodynamics in a sandy beach polluted with the Deepwater Horizon oil spill"
World Environmental & Water Resources Congress, ASCE, 2013.
World Environmental & Water Resources Congress, ASCE, 2013.
"Role of freshwater in the persistence of the Exxon Valdez oil spill in a wave-exposed beach"
World Environmental & Water Resources Congress, ASCE, 2013.
World Environmental & Water Resources Congress, ASCE, 2013.
"A biodegradation assessment tool for decision on beach response"
2011.
2011.
"A new perturbation solution of groundwater table fluctuations in tidal beaches"
2010.
2010.
"Movement of dense plumes in variably saturated porous media: numerical model and results"
2010.
2010.
"The role of stratigraphy and geomorphology on the persistence of the exxon valdez oil spill in Alaska"
2010.
2010.
"Groundwater Flow and Solute Transport in a Tidally influenced gravel beach in Prince William Sound, Alaska"
2009.
2009.
"Nutrients and Oxygen Limitation for the Biodegradation of Exxon Valdez Oil in Prince William Sound, Alaska"
2009.
2009.
"Simulation of Beach Hydraulics for Smith Island, Prince William Sound, Alaska"
2009.
2009.
"Temporal evolution of the freshwater-saltwater interface"
2009.
2009.
"The Role of Hydrology in the Persistence of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill"
2009.
2009.
"Development of a practical methodology for integrating shoreline oil-holding capacity into spill modeling"
2008.
2008.
"Dispersant effectiveness as a function of energy dissipation rate in an experimental wave tank"
2008.
2008.
"Effects of chemical dispersants and mineral fines on partitioning of petroleum hydrocarbons in natural seawater"
2008.
2008.
"Integrating state-of-the-art shoreline interaction knowledge into spill modeling"
2008.
2008.
"Oil droplet size distribution as a function of energy dissipation rate in an experimental wave tank"
2008.
2008.
"Regular and breaking waves in wave tank for dispersion effectiveness testing"
2008.
2008.
"THE MOVEMENT OF OIL AT SEA DUE TO IRREGULAR WAVES"
2008.
2008.
"Theoretical foundation for predicting dispersion effectiveness due to waves"
2008.
2008.
"Hydraulic Similitude for Variably-Saturated Media"
2007.
2007.
"Optimal Nutrient Application Strategy for the Bioremediation of Oil-polluted Beaches"
2007.
2007.
"Regular and breaking waves in wave tank for dispersion effectiveness testing"
2007.
2007.
"A Field Study of How Hydraulic Conductivity Heterogeneity Influences Hyporheic Exchange"
2006.
2006.
"LOCALLY INVERSED SALINITY DISTRIBUTION IN A SLOPING-BEACH CROSS-SECTION"
2006.
2006.
"Transport of solute plumes in beaches"
2006.
2006.
"Advances in high-resolution magnetometry for mapping unexploded ordnance (UXO) and the challenge of geologic noise"
2005.
2005.
"Derivation of spreading parameters of oil at sea for oil spill modeling"
2005.
2005.
"Evaluation of turbulence parameters in laboratory flasks used for dispersant effectiveness testing"
2005.
2005.
"Measuring energy dissipation rates in a wave tank"
2005.
2005.
"Physical Controls of Solute Transport and Storage in Indian Creek, an Urban Stream"
2005.
2005.
"Evaluation of mixing energy in laboratory flasks"
2004.
2004.
"Results of preliminary investigations into multifractal analysis of airborne geophysical data"
2004.
2004.
"The incorporation of geomorphic information in storage-zone models"
2003.
2003.
"Estimation of transient storage parameters from a stream tracer study"
American Water Resources Association Conference , 2002.
American Water Resources Association Conference , 2002.
"Evaluation of Current Techniques in Modeling Solute Transport in Watersheds: Shortcomings due to Scale and Parameterization"
2002.
2002.
"Mixing energy in laboratory flasks"
IUTAM Symposium on Reynolds Number Scaling, 2002.
IUTAM Symposium on Reynolds Number Scaling, 2002.
"Techniques for Increasing the Reliability of Estimates of Surface Water Transport Models"
2002.
2002.
"The role of capillary forces in steady and transient seepage flows"
Proceedings of 2002 ASCE Conference, EWRI, 2002.
Proceedings of 2002 ASCE Conference, EWRI, 2002.
"Transport Studies in the Lock Lake Tidal Marsh of Southern Long Island"
2002.
2002.
"Water Flow in Multifractal Porous Media: Anisotropic Scaling of the Darcy Flux"
2002.
2002.
"Effect of Spatial Variability of Hyporheic Exchange Parameters on the Breakthrough Curve of a Conservative Tracer in Streams"
2001.
2001.
"Scaling Properties of Water Flow in 2-Dimensional Multifractal Porous Media"
2001.
2001.
"The incorporation of geomorphic information in storage-zone models."
2001.
2001.
"The Role of Capillary Forces in the Development of the Transient Seepage Face"
2001.
2001.
"Effect of unsaturated flow on steady seepage"
ASCE Waterpower 99, 1999.
ASCE Waterpower 99, 1999.
"Nutrient transport in beaches subjected to freshwater input and tides"
1999.
1999.
"Optimum nitrogen concentration supporting maximum crude oil biodegradation in microcosms"
1999.
1999.
"Proceedings of Applications of the Heavy-Tailed Distributions in Economics, Engineering, and Statistics"
American University , 1999.
American University , 1999.
"Proceedings of the 1999 International Oil Spill Conference"
1999.
1999.
"Fourth International Symposium on Insitu and On-site Bioremediation"
Battelle Press, 1997.
Battelle Press, 1997.
"TIDE-DRIVEN NUTRIENT TRANSPORT IN A BEACH MESOCOSM IN THE ABSENCE OF WAVES"
1997.
1997.
"Robust Method to Generate Multiple Unit Hydrographs"
1993.
1993.
Other
"Priorities, Methods, and Costs for Restoration of Lingering Subsurface Oil from the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill in Prince William Sound, Alaska"
EVOS Trustee Council, 2015.
EVOS Trustee Council, 2015.
"Modelling and Computation in Engineering"
CRC Press, 2010.
CRC Press, 2010.
"Spoilt beauty"
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP 75 VARICK ST, 9TH FLR, NEW YORK, NY 10013-1917 USA, 2010.
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP 75 VARICK ST, 9TH FLR, NEW YORK, NY 10013-1917 USA, 2010.
"ESTIMATION OF THE HIEC1 LOSS PARAMETERS FOR ROUTING THE PROBABLE MAXIMUM FLOOD1"
Wiley Online Library, 2000.
Wiley Online Library, 2000.
"UNIT HYDROGRAPHS DERWED FROM THE NASH MODEL1"
Wiley Online Library, 1998.
Wiley Online Library, 1998.
"Discrete Nash model to simulate continuous unit hydrographs"
1992.
1992.
Chapter
Z Chen, CS Zhan, K Lee, Z Li, Michel Boufadel. "Modelling of oil droplet kinetics under breaking waves." pp. 221–236. Springer Netherlands, 2008.
MC Boufadel, H Li, C-H Zhao, AD Venosa. "Optimal Nutrient Application Strategies for the Bioremediation of Tidally-Influenced Beaches." pp. 181–182. Springer Netherlands, 2008.
Z Li, K Lee, P Kepkay, T King, W Yeung, MC Boufadel, AD Venosa. "Wave tank studies on chemical dispersant effectiveness: dispersed oil droplet size distribution." pp. 143–157. Springer Netherlands, 2008.
K Lee, Z Li, T King, P Kepkay, MC Boufadel, AD Venosa. "Wave tank studies on formation and transport of OMA from the chemically dispersed oil." pp. 159–177. Springer Netherlands, 2008.
Technical Report
"Multifractal characterization of geologic noise for improved UXO detection and discrimination"
DTIC Document, 2008.
DTIC Document, 2008.