David F. Boutt

Associate Professor, Hydrogeology

Department of Geosciences, UMass-Amherst

B.S., Env. Geosciences, Michigan State University, 1997

M.S., Hydrogeology, Michigan State University, 1999

Ph.D., Hydrology, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 2004

Curriculum Vitae

Contact: dboutt <at> geo.umass.edu, (413) 545-2724

Research Interests:

• Coupling between fluid flow and deformation in geologic materials
• Linkages between micromechanical properties of porous and fractured media and macro-scale properties
• Interactions between physical, chemical, and human processes in near-surface hydrologic environments
• Modeling of coupled processes in geologic materials

Recent Publications:

1. Doan, M.L., Conin, M., Henry, P., Wiersberg, T., Boutt, D.F., Buchs, D., Saffer, D., McNeill, L., and D. Cukur., Quantification of Free Gas in the Kumano Forearc Basin detected from Borehole Physical Properties: IODP NanTroSEIZE drilling Site C0009, Geochem. Geophys. Geosyt., 12, Q0AD06, doi:10.1029/2010GC003284.
2. *Weider, K. and D.F. Boutt, Heterogeneous water table response to climate revealed by 60 years of ground water data, Geophys. Res. Lett., VOL. 37, L24405, doi:10.1029/2010GL045561, 2010.
3. *Cook, J.B., Goodwin, L.B., and D.F. Boutt, Systematic diagenetic changes in the grain-scale morphology and permeability of a quartz-cemented quartz arenite, AAPG Bulletin, BLTN10-009, In Press, 2010.
4. McNeil, L, Saffer, D.M., Byrne, T., Araki, E., and IODP Expedition 319 Scientists (D.F. Boutt), IODP Expedition 319, NanTroSEIZE Stage 2: First IODP Riser Drilling Operations and Observatory Installation Towards Understanding Subduction Zone Seismogenesis, Scientific Drilling, 10, p 4-13.
5. Lin, W., et al. (2010), Present-day principal horizontal stress orientationsin the Kumano forearc basin of the southwest Japan subduction zone determined from IODP NanTroSEIZE drilling Site C0009, Geophys. Res. Lett., 37, L13303, doi:10.1029/2010GL043158.
6. Boutt, D.F., Mabee, S.B., and *J.P. Diggins, A field study of the factors controlling the depth of ground water flow systems in crystalline fractured rock terrain, Hydrogeology Journal, 2010, Published Online September 7th, DOI: 10.1007/s10040-010-0640-y.
7. Boutt, D.F., Cook, B.K., and J.R. Williams, A coupled fluid-solid model for problems in geomechanics: application to sand production, International Journal of Analytical and Numerical Methods in Geomechanics. published online: 2 AUG 2010 | DOI: 10.1002/nag.938,

Recent Courses Taught:

• Hydrogeology (Geosci 587)
• Advanced Hydrogeology (Geosci 687)
• Hydrogeology Seminar (Geosci 787)
• The Earth (Geosci 101)
• The Earth Honors Section (Geosci H01)
• Earth Modeling (Geosci 591E)
• Fluids in Geologic Processes (Geosci 591F)

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Recent Results from our Group:

Below are some recent borehole temperature profiles collected from 17 boreholes located in fracture rock aquifers in eastern Massachusetts.

The data show limited advective modification of temperature profiles below 100m suggesting limited fluid movement below this depth.