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51
Citations
10137
World Ranking
3200
National Ranking
1284

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2013 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • 2012 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Donald I. Siegel is affiliated with Syracuse University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Environmental Science with a notable focus on several subfields including Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Environmental Engineering, Geophysics, and Ocean Engineering.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics related to atmospheric and environmental processes, groundwater flow, and geophysical methods. Key areas of research include:

  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Groundwater Flow and Contamination Studies
  • Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods
  • Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods
  • Hydrocarbon Exploration and Reservoir Analysis
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Global Energy and Sustainability Research

Several recent papers authored by or involving Donald I. Siegel illustrate the scope of their research:

  • "Review: 'Jacob's Zoo'-how using Jacob's method for aquifer testing leads to more intuitive understanding of aquifer characteristics" (2021, Hydrogeology Journal)
  • "Exploring controls on halogen and methane occurrence in groundwater of New York State" (2020, Applied Geochemistry)
  • "The Future for Geoscience in the Context of Emerging Climate Disruption" (2020, GSA Today)
  • "ONE-DIMENSIONAL SOLUTE TRANSPORT MODELLING REVISITED: AN EFFECTIVE WAY TO BROADLY CHARACTERIZE PFAS TRANSPORT THROUGH SOILS TO THE WATER-TABLE" (2020, Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America)
  • "LARGE PEAT BASINS AS INCUBATORS OF METHANE AND CARBON DIOXIDE: A GEOCHEMICAL PERSPECTIVE" (2021, Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America)

Frequent collaborators in their publications include Donald O. Rosenberry, Hans-Olaf Pfannkuch, Howard D. Mooers, John J. Quinn, and Scott C. Alexander.

Donald I. Siegel has published in several venues, with the most frequent being Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America. Other notable venues include Hydrogeology Journal, Applied Geochemistry, GSA Today, and Academy of Management Proceedings.

The scientist has been recognized by professional organizations, having been awarded Fellow status in both the American Geophysical Union (2013) and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2012).

Best Publications

  • Oxidation of aromatic contaminants coupled to microbial iron reduction

    Derek R. Lovley;Mary Jo Baedecker;Debra J. Lonergan;Isabella M. Cozzarelli

  • Crude oil in a shallow sand and gravel aquifer-III. Biogeochemical reactions and mass balance modeling in anoxic groundwater

    Mary Jo Baedecker;Isabelle M. Cozzarelli;Robert P. Eganhouse;Donald I. Siegel

  • The dissolution of quartz in dilute aqueous solutions of organic acids at 25°C

    Philip C Bennett;M. E. Melcer;D. I. Siegel;J. P. Hassett

  • Groundwater flow with energy transport and water-ice phase change: Numerical simulations, benchmarks, and application to freezing in peat bogs

    Jeffrey M. McKenzie;Clifford I. Voss;Donald I. Siegel

  • Radiocarbon evidence for the substrates supporting methane formation within northern Minnesota peatlands

    Jeffrey P. Chanton;James E. Bauer;Paul A. Glaser;Donald I. Siegel

  • Increased solubility of quartz in water due to complexing by organic compounds

    Philip C Bennett;D. I. Siegel

  • THE RESPONSE OF VEGETATION TO CHEMICAL AND HYDROLOGICAL GRADIENTS IN THE LOST RIVER PEATLAND, NORTHERN MINNESOTA

    Paul H. Glaser;Jan A. Janssens;Donald I. Siegel

  • Radiocarbon and stable carbon isotopic evidence for transport and transformation of dissolved organic carbon, dissolved inorganic carbon, and CH4 in a northern Minnesota peatland

    L. S. Chasar;J. P. Chanton;Paul H Glaser;D. I. Siegel

  • HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY AND RELATED PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF PEAT, LOST RIVER PEATLAND, NORTHERN MINNESOTA

    David B. Chason;Donald I. Siegel

  • Modeling surface and ground water mixing in the hyporheic zone using MODFLOW and MT3D

    Laura K. Lautz;Donald I. Siegel

  • Surface Deformations as Indicators of Deep Ebullition Fluxes in a Large Northern Peatland

    P. H. Glaser;J. P. Chanton;P. Morin;D. O. Rosenberry

  • Groundwater flow in a bog- fen complex, Lost River peatland, northern Minnesota.

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  • Geochemistry of west Siberian streams and their potential response to permafrost degradation

    Karen E. Frey;Karen E. Frey;Donald I. Siegel;Laurence C. Smith

  • Simulating vertical flow in large peatlands

    A.S Reeve;D.I Siegel;P.H Glaser

  • Radiocarbon Evidence for the Importance of Surface Vegetation on Fermentation and Methanogenesis in Contrasting Types of Boreal Peatlands

    J. P. Chanton;P. H. Glaser;L. S. Chasar;D. J. Burdige

  • Climate-driven flushing of pore water in peatlands

    D. I. Siegel;A. S. Reeve;Paul H Glaser;E. A. Romanowicz

  • Methane Concentration and Stable Isotope Distribution as Evidence of Rhizospheric Processes: Comparison of a Fen and Bog in the Glacial Lake Agassiz Peatland Complex

    L. S. Chasar;J. P. Chanton;Paul H Glaser;D. I. Siegel

  • Impact of debris dams on hyporheic interaction along a semi-arid stream

    Laura K. Lautz;Donald I. Siegel;Robert L. Bauer

  • Regional linkages between raised bogs and the climate, groundwater, and landscape of north-western Minnesota

    Paul H. Glaser;Donald I. Siegel;Edwin A. Romanowicz;Yi Ping Shen

  • Rates, pathways and drivers for peatland development in the Hudson Bay Lowlands, northern Ontario, Canada

    Paul H. Glaser;Barbara C. S. Hansen;Donald I. Siegel;Donald I. Siegel;Andrew S. Reeve;Andrew S. Reeve

  • Methane Concentrations in Water Wells Unrelated to Proximity to Existing Oil and Gas Wells in Northeastern Pennsylvania

    Donald I. Siegel;Nicholas A. Azzolina;Bert J. Smith;A. Elizabeth Perry

  • Use of hydraulic head to estimate volumetric gas content and ebullition flux in northern peatlands

    Donald O. Rosenberry;Paul H. Glaser;Donald I. Siegel;Edwin P. Weeks

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul H. Glaser
Paul H. Glaser University of Minnesota
Laura K. Lautz
Laura K. Lautz Syracuse University
Jeffrey P. Chanton
Jeffrey P. Chanton Florida State University
Donald O. Rosenberry
Donald O. Rosenberry United States Geological Survey
Jeffrey M. McKenzie
Jeffrey M. McKenzie McGill University
Zunli Lu
Zunli Lu Syracuse University
Gregory D. Hoke
Gregory D. Hoke Syracuse University
Philip C. Bennett
Philip C. Bennett The University of Texas at Austin
Martin B. Goldhaber
Martin B. Goldhaber United States Geological Survey
Karen E. Frey
Karen E. Frey Clark University

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