Scott F. Korom

Associate Professor

Education

 Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Utah State University, 1992

 M.S. in Civil Engineering, University of Akron, 1984

 B.S. in Civil Engineering, University of Akron, 1982

Courses Taught at UND

 GeoE 417 Hydrogeology

 GeoE 419 Groundwater Monitoring and Remediation

 GeoE 425 Design Hydrology for Wetlands

 GeoE 427 Groundwater Modeling

 Geol 105 Special Topics:  Water, Floods, and the Environment

 Geol 322 Geology, Society and the Environment

 Geol 532 Contaminant Hydrogeology

 Geol 540 Water Sampling and Analysis

Current Graduate Students

Paul A. Skubinna, M.S. Geology

 

Eben J. Spencer, M.S. Environmental Engineering

Tedros Tesfay, Ph.D. Geology

Research Interests

 Aquifer Denitrification

 Groundwater Remediation and Engineering

 Wetlands

Current Grants

Assessment of Denitrification Capabilities in North Dakota Aquifers, 10/99 – 9/05
 North Dakota Department of Health (Cash $24,000, In-Kind $1,224)
 North Dakota State Water Commission (Cash $25,500, In-Kind $34,200)
 UND (Cash $30,470)
 US EPA (Cash $112,498)

Karlsruhe Aquifer Denitrification Study
 North Dakota Department of Health (Cash $21,513, 5/03 – 6/03)
 North Dakota State Water Commission (Cash $21,513, 5/03 – 6/05)  

Selected Publications

Korom, S. F., A. J. Schlag, W. M. Schuh, and A. K. Schlag. In print. In situ mesocosms:  Denitrification in the Elk Valley Aquifer, Ground Water Monitoring and Remediation.

Korom, S. F., K. F. Bekker, and O. J. Helweg. 2003. Influence of pump intake location on well efficiency, Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, ASCE 8(4), 197-203.

Simon, A. L., and S. F. Korom. 2002. Hydraulics, 5th edition, Simon Publications, Safety Harbor, Florida.

James, L. D., and S. F. Korom. 2001. Lessons from Grand Forks:  Planning  nonstructural flood control measures, Natural Hazards Review, ASCE, 2(4), 182-192.

James, L. D., and S. F. Korom. 2001. Lessons from Grand Forks:  Planning structural flood control measures, Natural Hazards Review, ASCE, 2(1), 22-32.

Korom, S. F. 2000. An adsorption isotherm for bromide, Water Resources Research, 36(7), 1969-1974.

Seaman, J. C., P. M. Bertsch, S. F. Korom, and W. P. Miller. 1996. Physicochemical controls on non-conservative anion migration in coarse-textured alluvial sediments, Ground Water, 34(5), 778-783.

Simon, A. L., and S. F. Korom. 1996. Hydraulics, 4th edition, Prentice-Hall.

Korom, S. F., M. J. McFarland, R. Sims. 1996. Reduced sediments: A factor in the design of subsurface oxidant delivery systems, Ground Water Monitoring and Remediation, 16(1), 100-105.

Korom, S. F., and R. W. Jeppson. 1994. Nutrient leaching from alfalfa irrigated with wastewater: Heber, Utah, Journal of Environmental Engineering, ASCE, 120(5), 1067-1081.

Korom, S. F., and R. W. Jeppson. 1994. Nitrate contamination from dairy lagoons constructed in coarse alluvial deposits, Journal of Environmental Quality, 23(5), 973-976.

Korom, S. F. 1992. Natural denitrification in the saturated zone: A review, Water Resources Research, 28(6), 1657-1668.

Korom, S. F. 1991. Comment on “Modeling of multicomponent transport with microbial transformation in groundwater:  The Fuhrberg case,” Water Resources Research, 27(12), 3271-3274.

Korom, S. F., S. Sarikelle, and A. L. Simon. 1990. Design of hydraulic jump chambers, Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, ASCE, 116(2), 143-153.

Address

Department of Geology & Geological Engineering
P.O. Box 8358
University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, ND  58202-8358

phone:  (701) 777-6156
fax:  (701) 777-4449
e-mail:  scott.korom@mail.und.nodak.edu
 

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Last Updated:  August 18, 2004