Signe Wurstner
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
PO Box 999
Richland, WA 99352
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Biography
Ms. Wurstner joined PNNL as a full-time scientist in 1989. She is currently involved in simulating the injection and redistribution of CO2 in saline reservoirs to determine their suitability for Carbon Sequestration. Her other research interests include numerical modeling of groundwater flow and transport processes and migration of NAPLs, total systems risk assessments, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and development of aquifer test analysis software. Ms. Wurstner is a licensed professional geologist and hydrogeologist in the state of Washington. She has previously served as adjunct faculty at Heritage College, in Toppenish, WA, and is currently serving as adjunct faculty at Columbia Basin College in Pasco, WA, and is active in various science education and outreach programs sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy and Battelle. Ms. Wurstner received the 2002 Fitzner-Eberhardt Award for outstanding contributions to science and engineering education, and the 2004 PNNL Woman of Achievement Award.
Research Interests
- Carbon Sequestration
- Groundwater Flow and Transport Modeling
- Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
- Development of Aquifer Test Analysis Software
Education and Credentials
- M.S., Geology, Indiana University, 1989
- B.S., Geology, Indiana University, 1986
- Licensed Professional Geologist, State of Washington
- Licensed Professional Hydrogeologist, State of Washington
Affiliations and Professional Service
- National Ground Water Association
- Geological Society of America
- American Geophysical Union
- Washington Hydrologic Society
- Ice Age Floods Institute
Awards and Recognitions
- 2004 PNNL Woman of Achievement
- 2002 Fitzner/Eberhardt Award for Outstanding Contributions to Science and Engineering Education
Selected Publications
2008
- Long PE, SK Wurstner, EC Sullivan, HT Schaef, and DJ Bradley. 2008. Preliminary Geospatial Analysis of Arctic Ocean Hydrocarbon Resources. PNNL-17922, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.
2007
- Nichols WE, SK Wurstner, and PW Eslinger. 2007. "Vadose Zone-Attenuated Artificial Recharge for Input to a Ground Water Model." Ground Water 45(4):491-498. doi:10.1111/j.1745-6584.2007.00317.x
2006
- Eslinger PW, CT Kincaid, WE Nichols, and SK Wurstner. 2006. A Demonstration of the System Assessment Capability (SAC) Rev. 1 Software for the Hanford Remediation Assessment Project. PNNL-16209, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.
- Eslinger PW, DW Engel, LH Gerhardstein, CA Lopresti, TB Miley, WE Nichols, DL Strenge, and SK Wurstner. 2006. Updated User Instructions for the Systems Assessment Capability, Rev. 1, Computer Codes Volume 1: Inventory, Release, and Transport Modules. PNNL-16115 Volume 1, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.
2005
- Wurstner SK, C Herr, GL Andrews, and K Feaster-Alley. 2005. "Teacher/Scientist Partnership Develops a Simulated Natural Disaster Scenario to Enhance Student Learning." Journal of Geoscience Education 53(5):522-530.
- Freedman VL, ZF Zhang, SR Waichler, and SK Wurstner. 2005. 2005 Closure Assessments for WMA-C Tank Farms: Numerical Simulations . PNNL-15377, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.
2004
- Dirks JL, WE Nichols, and SK Wurstner. 2004. "Improving Modeling of Iodine-129 Groundwater Contamination Plumes Using the System Assessment Capability." Journal of Undergraduate Research IV:53-59.
- Eslinger PW, TB Miley, DW Engel, WE Nichols, LH Gerhardstein, DL Strenge, CA Lopresti, and SK Wurstner. 2004. User Instructions for the Systems Assessment Capability, Rev. 1, Computer Codes Volume 1: Inventory, Release, and Transport Modules . PNNL-14852 Volume 1, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.
2001
- Bergeron MP, EJ Freeman, SK Wurstner, CT Kincaid, MM Coony, DL Strenge, RL Aaberg, and PW Eslinger. 2001. Addendum to Composite Analysis for Low-Level Waste Disposal in the 200 Area Plateau of the Hanford Site. PNNL-11800-Addendum 1, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.
- Cole CR, MP Bergeron, CJ Murray, PD Thorne, SK Wurstner, and PM Rogers. 2001. Uncertainty Analysis Framework - Hanford Site-Wide Groundwater Flow and Transport Model. PNNL-13641, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.
- Cole CR, MP Bergeron, SK Wurstner, PD Thorne, S Orr, and MI Mckinley. 2001. Transient Inverse Calibration of Hanford Site-Wide Groundwater Model to Hanford Operational Impacts - 1943 to 1996. PNNL-13447, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.
- Vermeul VR, CR Cole, MP Bergeron, PD Thorne, and SK Wurstner. 2001. Transient Inverse Calibration of Site-Wide Groundwater Model to Hanford Operational Impacts from 1943 to 1996--Alternative Conceptual Model Considering Interaction with Uppermost Basalt Confined Aquifer. PNNL-13623, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.
2000
- Bergeron MP, and SK Wurstner. 2000. Groundwater Flow and Transport Calculations Supporting the Immobilized Low-Activity Waste Disposal Facility Performance Assessment. PNNL-13400, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.
- Kincaid CT, MP Bergeron, CR Cole, MD Freshley, VG Johnson, DI Kaplan, RJ Serne, GP Streile, DL Strenge, PD Thorne, LW Vail, GA Whyatt, and SK Wurstner. 2000. "Composite Analysis for Low-Level Waste Disposal in the 200 Area Plateau of the Hanford Site, Southeast Washington." In Environmental Toxicology and Risk Assessment: Recent Achievements in Environmental Fate and Transport Vol. 9; STP 1381, ed. Fred T. Price, Kevin V Brix, and Nancy K. Lane, pp. 104 - 117. Am. Soc. For Testing and Materials, West Conshohocken, PA.