Associate Professor Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology Office: 4-34 Natural Sciences 2 Building E-mail: [email protected] Phone: +27 (0)12 420 3117 Past Chair: Ground Water Division of Geological Society of SA (2016-2019; member 2009-present) President: SA chapter International Association of Hydrogeologists (2015-16; 2020-present) Member: SA Institute for Engineering and Environmental Geologists (2008-present) Council Member: Geological Society of South Africa (2015-present)

Publons/ Web of Science/ ResearcherID: N-3558-2019

Orcid: orcid.org/0000-0002-6807-1353

Scopus: 9744882700

Mendeley: matthys-dippenaar

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Present focus:

• Variably saturated flow through fractured, karstic and complex anthropogenically altered intermediate vadose zone
• Geotechnical centrifuge modelling of variably and partially saturated systems 
• Urban water supply and water history of major South African cities
• South African hydrostratigraphy.

Current research projects:

• Complex and Anthropogenically Altered Vadose Zone (Water Research Commission; 2019-2022)

Completed research projects:

• Karst Vadose Zone: Recharge, Vulnerability and Stability (Water Research Commission; 2016-19).
• State-of-the-Art Cemetery Guidelines (Water Research Commission; 2015-18)
• Hydrological Heritage Overview: Johannesburg and Cape Town (Water Research Commission; 2014-2016)
• Intermediate Vadose Zone Hydrology and Unsaturated Fracture Flow (Water Research Commission; 2014-2016)
• Water Research Commission (WRC) funded project K5/2052: Vadose Zone Hydrology: Concepts and Techniques (2011-2014)
• Water Research Commission (WRC) funded project K5/2150: Hydrological Heritage Overview: The Water Resources of the City of Tshwane Municipality (2012-2013)
• Water Research Commission (WRC) funded project K8/876: Preliminary Vadose Zone Classification Methodology (Molototsi and Middle Letaba Quaternary Catchments) (2009-2010)
• Assessment of historical large volume Light Non-Aqueous Phase Liquid spill in fractured Gneiss (2002-2012)
• SANParks Kruger National Park: Compilation of Detailed Geological and Weathering Profile Maps of the Research Supersites (2012-2013).

EDUCATION

• 2014: PhD Hydrogeology, University of Pretoria, RSA
• 2009: MSc Engineering- and Environmental Geology, University of Pretoria, RSA
• 2002: BSc (Hons) Engineering- and Environmental Geology, University of Pretoria, RSA
• 2001: BSc Earth Science/ Geology, University of Pretoria, RSA.

EMPLOYMENT

• 2019-present: Associate Professor in Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology, University of Pretoria, RSA
• 2015-2019: Senior Lecturer and Lecturer in Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology, University of Pretoria, RSA
• 2007-2014: Junior Lecturer and Lecturer in Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology, University of Pretoria, RSA
• 2006-present: Consulting Engineering Geologist / Hydrogeologist to Industry
• 2005-2006: Engineering Geologist / Hydrogeologist, Private Consulting Company
• 2004-2005: Contamination Hydrogeologist, Private Consulting Company
• 2003-2004: Junior Engineering Geologist, Council for Geoscience

TEACHING & PROJECT SUPERVISION

Responsibilities:

• Class guardian for honours level Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology students
• Map room
• Departmental Undergraduate and Postgraduate Handbooks
• Hydrogeological equipment (previous)
• Homepage/ webmaster/ web publisher
• Second year mapping exercise
• Alumni function (previous)
• Departmental research output (previous).

Project supervision:

In progress Ph.D.:

• Two (2)

In progress M.Sc.:

• Seven (5)

Completed and Submitted Ph.D.:

• One (2)

Completed and Submitted M.Sc.:

• Ten (15) in Hydrogeology, Engineering Geology, and Environmental Management

Lecturing:

University of Pretoria:

• 2020-present: GLY 155 Introduction to Geology
• 2014-present: GTX 725 Fluid Mechanics in Geological Media
• 2015-preent: GTX 719 Contaminant Transport
• 2012-present : GLY 363 Engineering Geology of South Africa
• 2010-2010: GLY151 Introductory Geology
• 2009-2011: GLY265 Groundwater
• 2009-present: Technical Report Writing for postgraduate students
• 2008-present: GTX727 / 717 Honours Projects
• 2008-present: GTX713 Site Investigation
• 2011-present: GTX 715 Environmental Geochemistry
• 2008-present: GTX716 Environmental Management and Risk Assessment
• 2008-present: GTX726 Rock and Soil Improvement
• 2007-present: SGM210 Geomaterials and Processes
• 2007-2008: GLY152 Physical Geology
• 2005-2008: GLY162 Environmental Geology

Other:

• 2006: GPH201T Geophysics (Tshwane University of Technology, RSA)
• 2006: EGE311T Environmental Geology (Tshwane University of Technology, RSA)
• 2006: ENG401T Engineering Geology (Tshwane University of Technology, RSA)

PUBLICATIONS

Ca. 20-30:

Publons/ Web of Science/ ResearcherID: N-3558-2019

Orcid: orcid.org/0000-0002-6807-1353

Scopus: 9744882700

Mendeley: matthys-dippenaar

Books:

• Dippenaar, M. A. (2015). Hydrological Heritage Overview: Johannesburg - Gold in the Rand, Water from the Land. Water Research Commission. -62pp
• Dippenaar, M. A. (2013). Hydrogeological Heritage Overview: Pretoria's Fountains - Arteries of Life. Water Research Commission SP 44/13. Pretoria. -72pp

USEFUL LINKS

• YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/c/MatthysWATERinSA 
• South African Institute for Engineering and Environmental Geologists: www.saieg.co.za
• Ground Water Division of the Geological Society of South Africa: www.gwd.org.za
• South African National Chapter of IAH: www.iah.org.za 
• International Association of Hydrogeologists: www.iah.org
• Water Research Commission: www.wrc.org.za