Steven Chapman

Morwick G360 Groundwater Research Institute

Morwick G360 is based at the University of Guelph. Morwick G360 follows a scientific approach that relies on comprehensive field data sets that are multi-disciplinary and high resolution for the formulation of process-based site conceptual models. This scientific approach, by necessity, requires multiple lines of evidence and multiple sites to account for natural variation and scientific uncertainty, and has led to the development of a Discrete Fracture Network (DFN) Field approach for site characterization monitoring and modeling for defining groundwater flow and contaminant transport and fate in fractured bedrock and heterogeneous sedimentary aquifer systems. Our vision is to generate global respect for groundwater through field research. Our mission is is to enable evidence-informed groundwater resource stewardship by providing a world class research institute of excellence for training and collaboration to advance knowledge, professional practice, and policy. Our strategy is to conduct field-based groundwater research in three main areas: aged industrial contaminated sites; groundwater resource protection for drinking water supplies; and potential impacts to surface water and groundwater from upstream unconventional oil and gas development to generate valuable hydrological advances in technology and scientific understanding.