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Associate Professor
Engineering Geology, Hydrogeology, Vadose Zone Hydrology
Office: 4-25 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)
Chair: local organizing committee for the 50th International Congress of the International Asssociation of Hydrogeologists
Member: SA Institute for Engineering and Environmental Geologists (2008-present)
Council Member: Geological Society of South Africa (2015-present)
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Orcid ID: 0000-0002-6807-1353
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RESEARCH INTERESTS
Present focus:
- Moving into Critical Zone Research
- 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, South Africa
- 2009: MSc Engineering- and Environmental Geology, University of Pretoria, South Africa
- 2002: BSc (Hons) Engineering and Environmental Geology, University of Pretoria, South Africa
- 2001: BSc Earth Science/ Geology, University of Pretoria, South Africa
EMPLOYMENT
- 2019-present: Associate Professor in Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology, University of Pretoria
- 2015-2019: Senior Lecturer and Lecturer in Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology, University of Pretoria
- 2007-2014: Junior Lecturer and Lecturer in Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology, University of Pretoria
- 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:
- Management of the Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology section
- Departmental Handbooks
- Hydrogeological equipment
- Departmental website
Project supervision:
In progress Ph.D.:
In progress M.Sc.:
Completed Ph.D.:
- Hydrogeology: 1
- Engineering Geology: 1
Completed M.Sc.:
- Hydrogeology: 9
- Engineering Geology: 5
Current Lecturing:
University of Pretoria:
- Groundwater GLY366
- Engineering Geology of South Africa GTX714
- Fluid Mechanics in Geological Media GTX725
- Site Investigation Project GTX 713
- Applied Geological Field Methods GTX728
PUBLICATIONS
Published: 27
Orcid: orcid.org/0000-0002-6807-1353
Books:
Dippenaar MA, Jones BR, Van Rooy JL, Maoyi M, Swart D (2022) The Vadose Zone: from Theory to Practise. Report K5/2826. Water Research Commission. Pretoria.
Dippenaar MA, Swart D, Van Rooy JL, Diamond RE (2019) The Karst Vadose Zone: Influence on Recharge, Vulnerability and Surface Stability. Report TT 779/19. Water Research Commission. Pretoria
Dippenaar MA, Olivier J, Lorentz S, Ubomba-Jaswa E, Abia ALK, Diamond RE (2019) Environmental Risk Assessment, Monitoring and Management of Cemeteries. Report 2449/18/1. Water Research Commission. Pretoria.
Dippenaar MA (2013) Hydrogeological Heritage Overview – Pretoria’s Fountains: Arteries of Life. SP 44/13. Water Research Commission. Pretoria. www.wrc.org.za
Dippenaar MA (2015) Hydrological Heritage Overview – Johannesburg: Gold in the Rand, Water from the Land. SP 91/15. Water Research Commission. Pretoria. www.wrc.org.za
Dippenaar MA (2016) Hydrological Heritage Overview – Cape Town: Where Sweet Waters meet the Sea. SP 95/16. Water Research Commission. Pretoria. www.wrc.org.za
Dippenaar M A. (2015). Hydrological Heritage Overview: Johannesburg - Gold in the Rand, Water from the Land. Water Research Commission. -62pp
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