David F. Boutt
Assistant Professor,
Hydrogeology Department of
Geosciences
B.S., Env. Geosciences, Michigan State University, 1997
M.S., Geology, Michigan State University, 1999
Ph.D., Hydrology, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology,
2004
Curriculum Vitae
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:
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Boutt, D.F., Goodwin, L.B, and
McPherson, B.J.O.L., The Role of Permeability and Storage in the
Initiation and Propagation of Natural Hydraulic Fractures, Water Resources
Research, Accepted January 2009.
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Boutt, D.F and *B.J. Fleming, Implications of
anthropogenically driven river stage fluctuations on mass transport in a
valley fill aquifer, Water Resources Research, Accepted January 2009.
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Boutt D.F., Cook, B.K, McPherson, B.J.O.L., and J.R.
Williams, 2007, Direct simulation of fluid-solid mechanics in
porous media using the discrete element and lattice-Boltzmann methods,
Journal of Geophysical Research – Solid Earth, 112,
B10209, doi:10.1029/2004JB003213.
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McPherson, B.J.O.L., and D.F.
Boutt, 2007, Evaluation of Forces Responsible for Fracturing in
the Spraberry Trend, Midland Basin, Geofluids, 7(4), p
415-426.
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Boutt D.F., Grasselli G., Fredrich J.T., Cook B.K.,
Williams J.R., 2006, Trapping zones: The effect of fracture roughness
on the directional anisotropy of fluid flow and colloid transport in a
single fracture, Geophysical Research Letters, V. 33,
L21402,10.1029/2006GL027275.
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)
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.