Jan W. Hopmans
Professor of Vadose Zone Hydrology

Email: jwhopmans@ucdavis.edu
Office: 123 Veihmeyer Hall
Phone: 530-752-3060 Fax: 530-752-5262

Personal Professional Website: http://hopmans.lawr.ucdavis.edu/
Research: Grants
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Degrees:
B.S. Land and Water Use - Wageningen Agricultural University
M.S. Hydrology/Hydraulics - Wageningen Agricultural University
Ph.D. Soil Physics - Auburn University

Interests:
Physics of water flow, contaminant and heat transport in the vadose zone at various spatial scales. Soil hydraulic characterization; inverse modeling. Shallow groundwater and drainage water disposal; soil and water management; plant-soil water relationships; x-ray tomography of soil-root systems.

Graduate Group Membership:
Hydrologic Sciences Graduate Group
Hydrologic Sciences Graduate Group

Courses:
SSC 107: Soil Physics (4 Units, Fall Quarter)
SSC 207: Transport Processes in Soils (4 Units, Winter Quarter)
HYD 117: Irrigation Water Management (3 Units, Spring Quarter)
HYD 210: Hydrologic Modeling of the Vadose Zone (3 Units, Spring Quarter)