Research Spotlight: Introduction to the Theis Environmental Monitoring and Modeling Site at the University of Cincinnati

Introduction to the Theis Environmental Monitoring and Modeling Site at the
University of Cincinnati

The Theis Environmental Monitoring and Modeling Site (TEMMS), named after CV Theis, was established in 2017. The TEMMS is located along the Great Miami River near the UC campus. It is located within a buried-valley aquifer system (see Figure 1), which formed wherever proglacial valleys drained large volumes of sediment and water away from ice margins. In the United States alone, such aquifers underlie parts of 25 states and provide drinking water to nearly 45 million people. The UC Hydrogeology Group, led by Dr. Reza Soltanian, is maintaining and using the TEMMS to develop a fundamental understanding of the effects of coupled
hydrologic, biogeochemical, and microbial processes within river corridors on groundwater quality.

Dr. Reza Soltanian

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