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John A. Cherry

John A. Cherry

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Earth Science
Canada
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
88
Citations
23823
World Ranking
321
National Ranking
8

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Earth Science in Canada Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Earth Science in Canada Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Earth Science in Canada Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Earth Science in Canada Leader Award
  • 2013 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For contributions to understanding contaminant migration and development of engineered systems for groundwater remediation.
  • 1988 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science

Overview

John A. Cherry is affiliated with the University of Guelph in Canada. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on areas such as Environmental Engineering, Geochemistry and Petrology, Water Science and Technology, Physiology, and Mechanical Engineering.

The scientist's work covers various main topics, including Groundwater flow and contamination studies, Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry, Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis, Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, Spaceflight effects on biology, Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques, and Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics.

John A. Cherry has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Beth L. Parker
  • Warren T. Wood
  • Warren W. Wood
  • Ward E. Sanford
  • Jiu Jimmy Jiao

The researcher has contributed multiple papers in well-known publication venues. The most frequent venues include Ground Water, Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America, Journal of Hydrology, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, and Environmental Science & Technology.

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by John A. Cherry include:

  • "Groundwater: The Missing Educational Curriculum" (2022, Ground Water)
  • "An empirical specific storage-depth model for the Earth's crust" (2020, Journal of Hydrology)
  • "Global Groundwater Solute Composition and Concentrations" (2022, Ground Water)
  • "Flowing wells: terminology, history and role in the evolution of groundwater science" (2020, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences)
  • "Revisiting hydraulics of flowing artesian wells: A perspective from basinal groundwater hydraulics" (2022, Journal of Hydrology)

John A. Cherry's book publications are primarily associated with The Groundwater Project eBooks. Some titles include:

  • "Groundwater in Our Water Cycle: Getting to Know Earth's Most Important Fresh Water Source" (2020)
  • "Conceptual and Visual Understanding of Hydraulic Head and Groundwater Flow" (2020)
  • "Fractures and Faults in Sandstone and Sandstone-Shale/Mudstone Sequences and Their Impact on Groundwater" (2022)

Their work has been recognized through awards such as Member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2013 for contributions to understanding contaminant migration and developing engineered systems for groundwater remediation, and being named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1988.

Best Publications

  • Groundwater contamination: pump-and-treat remediation

    Douglas M. Mackay;John A. Cherry

  • Dense chlorinated solvents and other DNAPLs in groundwater: history, behavior, and remediation

    J.F. Pankow;J.A. Cherry

  • A natural gradient experiment on solute transport in a sand aquifer: 1. Approach and overview of plume movement

    D. M. Mackay;D. L. Freyberg;P. V. Roberts;J. A. Cherry

  • Stable Isotopes of Oxygen and Nitrogen in Source Identification of Nitrate from Septic Systems

    R. Aravena;M. L. Evans;J. A. Cherry

  • Using models to simulate the movement of contaminants through groundwater flow systems

    Mary P. Anderson;John A. Cherry

  • A Field Exercise on Groundwater Flow Using Seepage Meters and Mini-piezometers

    David R. Lee;John A. Cherry

  • Transport of organic contaminants in groundwater

    Douglas M. Mackay;Paul V. Roberts;John A. Cherry

  • Arsenic species as an indicator of redox conditions in groundwater

    J.A. Cherry;A.U. Shaikh;D.E. Tallman;R.V. Nicholson

  • Ground‐Water Contamination from Two Small Septic Systems on Sand Aquifers

    W. D. Robertson;J. A. Cherry;E. A. Sudicky

  • The formation and potential importance of cemented layers in inactive sulfide mine tailings

    David W Blowes;Eric J Reardon;John L Jambor;John A Cherry

  • REDUCTION OF ACID GENERATION IN MINE TAILINGS THROUGH THE USE OF MOISTURE-RETAINING COVER LAYERS AS OXYGEN BARRIERS

    Ronald V. Nicholson;Robert W. Gillham;John A. Cherry;Eric J. Reardon

  • An in-situ study of the occurrence and rate of denitrification in a shallow unconfined sand aquifer

    M.R. Trudell;R.W. Gillham;J.A. Cherry

  • Migration of contaminants in groundwater at a landfill: A case study: 4. A natural-gradient dispersion test

    E.A. Sudicky;J.A. Cherry;E.O. Frind

  • In Situ Remediation of Contaminated Ground Water: The Funnel-and-Gate System

    Robert C. Starr;John A. Cherry

  • In Situ Denitrification of Septic‐System Nitrate Using Reactive Porous Media Barriers: Field Trials

    W. D. Robertson;J. A. Cherry

  • Long‐Term Performance of In Situ Reactive Barriers for Nitrate Remediation

    W.D. Robertson;D.W. Blowes;C.J. Ptacek;J.A. Cherry

  • Migration of contaminants in groundwater at a landfill: A case study: 1. Groundwater flow and plume delineation

    D.S. MacFarlane;J.A. Cherry;R.W. Gillham;E.A. Sudicky

  • Diffusive contaminant transport in natural clay: a field example and implications for clay-lined waste disposal sites

    Richard L. Johnson;John A. Cherry;James F. Pankow

  • Origin, age and movement of pore water in argillaceous Quaternary deposits at four sites in southwestern Ontario

    Donald E. Desaulniers;John A. Cherry;Peter Fritz

  • Diffusive Disappearance of Immiscible‐Phase Organic Liquids in Fractured Geologic Media

    Beth L. Parker;Robert W. Gillham;John A. Cherry

Frequent Co-Authors

Beth L. Parker
Beth L. Parker University of Guelph
Robert W. Gillham
Robert W. Gillham University of Waterloo
Ramon Aravena
Ramon Aravena University of Waterloo
Bernhard Mayer
Bernhard Mayer University of Calgary
James F. Pankow
James F. Pankow Portland State University
William D. Robertson
William D. Robertson University of Waterloo
Larry D. McKay
Larry D. McKay University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Edward A. Sudicky
Edward A. Sudicky University of Waterloo
Richard L. Johnson
Richard L. Johnson Oregon Health & Science University
Jiu Jimmy Jiao
Jiu Jimmy Jiao University of Hong Kong

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