Dr. Papadopulos is an internationally-known expert on the analysis of groundwater systems. His areas of expertise include the evaluation of aquifer test data, the use of analytical and numerical models for interpreting groundwater flow and contamination problems and for resolving groundwater supply issues, assessment of groundwater flow and quality conditions at hazardous waste sites and identification of potential receptors, and the design of monitoring networks and of extraction well systems for groundwater remediation. He has served on advisory panels offering technical opinion on complex groundwater issues and has provided expert testimony in court proceedings and administrative hearings. He has planned and directed research on groundwater systems and on the development of methods for analyzing aquifer tests.

Dr. Papadopulos is the author and co-author of publications on well hydraulics, aquifer test methodology, groundwater resource evaluations, and subsurface waste disposal. His many contributions to groundwater science have been recognized by his induction into the National Academy of Engineering.

EDUCATION
  • PhD, Civil Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, 1964
  • MA, Civil Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, 1963
  • MS, Ground-Water Hydrology, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM, 1962
  • BS, Civil Engineering, Robert College, Istanbul, Turkey, 1959
LICENSES & CERTIFICATIONS
  • Professional Engineer, District of Columbia No. 7754
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
  • Quantitative Evaluation of Groundwater Flow and Contaminant Fate and Transport
  • Expert Testimony
  • Planning and Evaluation of Aquifer Tests
  • Water Supply Evaluations
  • Design of Dewatering Systems
  • Peer Review
AWARDS AND HONORS
  • National Ground Water Association (NGWA), 2024 M. King Hubbert Award of Excellence: August 9, 2024
  • Fellow, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), elected Fellow of the ASCE: April 13, 2010
  • Diplomate, Water Resources Engineer (D.WRE), certified as D.WRE by the American Academy of Water Resources Engineers: January 13, 2010
    National Academy of Engineering, elected to membership, “[f]or pioneering contributions to statistical methods for estimating groundwater flow and contaminant transport.”: February 6, 2009
  • National Ground Water Association (NGWA) 2008 Life Member Award, in recognition of special service in the ground water industry or to NGWA, presented at the NGWA Ground Water Expo and Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada: December 4, 2008
  • New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Alumni Association’s Distinguished Achievement Award, “in recognition of outstanding achievement, leadership, and creative contribution in occupation and profession.”: May 9, 1998
  • Actuary Archon of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople; honorary title conferred by His All Holiness Bartholomew I, Ecumenical Patriarch of the Orthodox Church, Istanbul, Turkey: October 15, 1995
  • Fellow, Geological Society of America, elected to be a Fellow of the Society: May 7, 1993
  • Medal of the City of Montpellier, awarded in recognition of contributions to hydrogeology at the International Symposium on the Implications of Hydrogeology on Earth Sciences, Montpellier, France: September 11-16, 1978
  • U.S. Geological Survey Special Achievement Award, in recognition of service as Team Leader in the evaluation of alternative sources of water supply for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, under the aegis of the U.S. – Saudi Arabian Commission for Joint Economic Cooperation: September 1977
  • U.S. Department of Interior Meritorious Service Award, “in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the Geological Survey in the field of ground-water hydrologic research.”: May 1977
APPOINTMENTS AND COMMITTEES
  • 2013-2016: Member of the Peer Committee for the review, ranking, and selection of membership nominees for Section 11—Earth Resources Engineering of the National Academy of Engineering.
  • 2001: Member of the Groundwater Protection Strategy Work Group, Montgomery County, Maryland.
  • 1993–1995: Member of Committee for the O.E. Meinzer Award, Geological Society of America, Hydrogeology Division.
  • 1991–1994: Member of Water Science & Technology Board, National Research Council.
  • 1988–1992: Member of Advisory Council to School of Engineering and Applied Science, Princeton University.
  • 1984–1988: Chairman of Advisory Council to Department of Civil Engineering and Operations Research, Princeton University.
  • 1988–1989: Member of Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, Geotechnical Board, National Research Council.
  • 1981–1984: Member of U.S. National Committee, International Association of Hydrogeologists.
  • 1975–1981: Member of Committee on Ground-Water Hydrology, Hydraulic Division, American Society of Civil Engineers.
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
  • American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Life Member since January 2001, Fellow since April 2010
  • American Geophysical Union (AGU), Life Member since December 2013
  • Association of Ground Water Scientists and Engineers (AGWSE/NGWA), Life Member since December 2008
  • Geological Society of America (GSA), Fellow since May 1993
  • Sigma Xi
LANGUAGES
  • French, Greek, Turkish, knowledge of Spanish
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History
PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS

  • Papadopulos, S.S., 2013. Mahdi Salih Hantush 1921–1984: The Master of Well Hydraulics. Presentation at the 125th Annual Meeting & Exposition of the Geological Society of America, Denver, CO, October 27-30. in Abstracts with Programs, v. 45, no. 7, p. 193. ISSN 0016-7592: Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO.

  • Papadopulos, S.S., H.A. Cohen, and P. Khambhammettu, 2013. A Semi-Empirical Analytical Model for Designing an Aquifer Depressurization System. Presentation at the 125th Annual Meeting & Exposition of the Geological Society of America, Denver, CO, October 27–30. in Abstracts with Programs, v. 45, no. 7, p. 397. ISSN 0016-7592: Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO.

  • Papadopulos, S.S., and S.P. Larson, 2007. The Drawdown Distribution in and around a Well Pumping from a Two-Region Aquifer. Presentation at the 119th Annual Meeting of the Geological Society of America, Denver, CO, October 27-31. in Abstracts with Programs, v. 39, no. 6. p. 189. Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO.

  • Papadopulos, S.S., J.W. Houlihan, G.D. Bennett, and G.V. Costanzo, 1997. Evaluation of Hydrogeologic Conditions and of Remedial Alternatives at Kodak Park, Rochester, New York. Presentation at the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Aesthetics in the Constructed Environment. in Proceedings of the 24th Annual Water Resources Planning and Management Conference, Houston, TX, April 6-9. pp. 370–375.

  • Papadopulos, S.S., 1992. Performance of a Plume Removal System in a Sand and Gravel Aquifer. Abstract in Program, Aquifer Restoration: Pump-and-Treat and the Alternatives, National Ground Water Association, 44th Annual Convention and Exposition, Las Vegas, NV, September 30–October 2.

  • Papadopulos, S.S., and L.A. Wood, 1991. Progress in Remediating a Sand and Gravel Aquifer. Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, October 21–24, San Diego, CA. in Abstracts with Programs, Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO. A187.

  • Andrews, C.B., D.L. Hathaway, and S.S. Papadopulos, 1990. Modeling the Migration and Fate of Polychlorinated Biphenyls in the Subsurface. in Proceedings of the PCB Forum, Second International Conference for the Remediation of PCB Contamination, Houston, TX, April 2-3, pp. 64-82.

  • Konikow, L.F., and S.S. Papadopulos, 1988. Scientific Problems. in Hydrogeology, The Geology of North America. Back, W., J.S. Rosenshein, and P.R. Seaber, eds.: v. O-2, Chap. 49, pp. 503-508. Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO.

  • Harris, R.H., J.V. Rodricks, C.S. Clark, and S.S. Papadopulos, 1987. Adverse Health Effects at a Tennessee Hazardous Waste Disposal Site. Presentation at the Fourth Annual Symposium on Environmental Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, PA, May 1983. in Health Effects from Hazardous Waste Sites, Andelman, J.B., and D.W. Underhill, eds. Lewis Publishers. pp. 221-240.

  • Bredehoeft, J.D., S.S. Papadopulos, and H.H. Cooper Jr., 1982. Groundwater: The Water-Budget Myth. in Scientific Basis of Water-Resource Management, Studies in Geophysics. National Research Council. Geophysics Study Committee, ed. Washington, DC: National Academy Press. p. 51.

  • Kelly, J.E., S.S. Papadopulos, W.L. Burnham, and K.E. Anderson, 1981. The Evolution of a Double-Transmissivity Concept for the Madison Aquifer System. Abstract. in Proceedings of the 10th Annual Rocky Mountain Ground-Water Conference, April 30– May 2, Laramie, WY. pp. 74-75.

  • Larson, S.P., S.S. Papadopulos, and J.E. Kelly, 1981. Simulation Analysis of a Double-Transmissivity Concept for the Madison Aquifer System. Abstract. in Proceedings of the 10th Annual Rocky Mountain Ground-Water Conference, Laramie, WY, April 30–May 2. p. 76.

  • Bredehoeft, J.D., and S.S. Papadopulos, 1980. A Method for Determining the Hydraulic Properties of Tight Formations. Water Resources Research, v.16, no. 4, pp. 242-248.

  • Papadopulos, S.S., and S.P. Larson, 1978. Aquifer Storage of Heated Water: Part II – Numerical Simulation of Field Results. Ground Water, v.16, no. 4, pp. 242-248.

  • Papadopulos, S.S., 1977. Predictive Modeling in Hydrogeology–A Brief Review. Presentation at the 1977 Annual Meetings of the Geological Society of America and of related Societies, Seattle, WA, November 7–9. Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO: Abstracts with Programs, v. 9, no. 7, p. 1124.

  • Larson, S.P., S.S. Papadopulos, H.H. Cooper Jr., and W.L. Burnham, 1977. Simulation of Wastewater Injection into a Coastal Aquifer System near Kahului, Maui, Hawaii. Presentation at the American Society of Civil Engineers’ (ASCE) 25th Annual Hydraulic Division Specialty Conference on the Hydraulics in the Coastal Zone, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, August 10-12. in Proceedings – Hydraulics Division Specialty Conference, 25, pp.107-116.

  • Larson, S.P., T. Maddock III, and S.S. Papadopulos, 1977. Optimization Techniques Applied to Ground-Water Development. Congress of the International Association of Hydrogeologists, Birmingham, England, July 24-30. in Memoires, 13, Part 1, pp. E57–E66.

  • Papadopulos, S.S.,1976. Flow to Water-Table Wells Deriving their Discharge from Capture (abstract). in Advances in Ground-Water Hydrology. Saleem, Z.A., ed. American Water Resources Association, Minneapolis, MN. p. 329.

  • Papadopulos, S.S., 1975. The Energy Potential of Geopressured Reservoirs: Hydrogeologic Factors. in Proceedings of the First Geopressured Geothermal Energy Conference, University of Texas, Austin, Texas, June 2-4. pp. 173-192.

  • Papadopulos, S.S., R.H. Wallace Jr., J.B. Wesselman, and R.E. Taylor, 1975. Assessment of Onshore Geopressured-Geothermal Resources in the Northern Gulf of Mexico Basin. in Assessment of Geothermal Resources of the United States—1975. U.S. Geological Survey. Circular 726, pp. 125-146.

  • Papadopulos, S.S., and I.J. Winograd, 1974. Storage of Low-Level Radioactive Wastes in the Ground: Hydrogeologic and Hydrochemical Factors with an appendix on The Maxey Flats, Kentucky, Radioactive Waste Storage Site: Current Knowledge and Data Needs for a Quantitative Hydrogeologic Evaluation. EPA 520/3-74-009. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 49.

  • Papadopulos, S.S., R.R. Bennett, F.K. Mack, and P.C. Trescott, 1974. Water from the Coastal Plain Aquifers in the Washington, DC, Metropolitan Area. U.S. Geological Survey, Circular 697. 11.

  • Wolff, R.G., and S.S. Papadopulos, 1973. Reply to T.L. Holzer’s “Comments on ‘Determination of the Hydraulic Diffusivity of a Heterogeneous Confining Bed’ by Roger G. Wolff and Stavros S. Papadopulos. Water Resources Research, v. 9, no. 4, p.1106.

  • Papadopulos, S.S., J.D. Bredehoeft, and H.H. Cooper Jr., 1973. On the Analysis of ‘Slug Test’ Data. Water Resources Research, v. 9, no. 4, pp. 1087-1089.

  • Pinder, G.F., E.O. Frind, and S.S. Papadopulos, 1973. Functional Coefficients in the Analysis of Groundwater Flow. Water Resources Research, v. 9, no. 1, pp.222-226.

  • Wolff, R.G., and S.S. Papadopulos, 1972. Determination of the Hydraulic Diffusivity of a Heterogeneous Confining Bed. Water Resources Research, v. 8, no. 4, pp.1051-1058.

  • Papadopulos, I.S., W.R. Larsen, and F.C. Neil, 1969. Ground-Water Studies – Chicagoland Deep Tunnel System. Ground Water, v. 7, no. 5, pp. 2-15.

  • Papadopulos, I.S., and R.E. Aten, 1968. Investigation Program for Aquifer Protection Requirements, Chicagoland Deep Tunnel Plan. Ground Water, v. 6, no. 3, pp. 4-9.

  • Papadopulos, I.S., and H.H. Cooper Jr., 1968. Reply to T.N. Narasimhan’s “On the Paper Entitled ‘Drawdown in a Well of Large Diameter’, by I.S. Papadopulos and H.H. Cooper, Jr.” Water Resources Research, v. 4, no. 2, p. 461.

  • Papadopulos, I.S., 1967. Drawdown Distribution Around a Large-Diameter Well. in Proceedings of the National Symposium on Ground-Water Hydrology, Sponsored by the American Water Resources Association, San Francisco, CA, November 6-8: pp. 157-168.

  • Cooper Jr., H.H., J.D. Bredehoeft, and I.S. Papadopulos, 1967. Response of a Finite-Diameter Well to an Instantaneous Charge of Water. Water Resources Research, v. 3, no. 1, pp. 263-269.

  • Papadopulos, I.S., and H.H. Cooper Jr., 1967. Drawdown in a Well of Large Diameter. Water Resources Research, v. 3, no. 1, pp. 241-244.

  • Bredehoeft, J.D., H.H. Cooper Jr., and I.S. Papadopulos, 1966. Inertial and Storage Effects in Well-Aquifer Systems: An Analog Investigation, Water Resources Research, v. 2, no. 4, pp. 697-707.

  • Papadopulos, I.S., 1966. Nonsteady Flow to Multiaquifer Wells. Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 71, no. 20, pp. 4791-4797.

  • Stallman, R.W., and I.S. Papadopulos, 1966. Measurement of Hydraulic Diffusivity of Wedge-Shaped Aquifers Drained by Streams. Professional Paper 514. U.S. Geological Survey. 50.

  • Bredehoeft, J.D., H.H. Cooper Jr., and I.S. Papadopulos, 1965. Inertial Effects in Well-Aquifer Systems: An Analog Study. Presentation at the Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, November 4-6, Kansas City, MO. Abstracts with Programs, Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, pp. 16-17.

  • Papadopulos, I.S., 1965. Nonsteady Flow to a Well in an Infinite Anisotropic Aquifer. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Hydrology of Fractured Rocks, International Association of Scientific Hydrology, Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia. v.1, pp. 21-31.

  • Bredehoeft, J.D., I.S. Papadopulos, and J.W. Stewart, 1965. Hydrologic Effects of Ground-Water Pumping in Northwest Hillsborough County, Florida. U.S. Geological Survey, Open-File Report. 23.

  • Cooper Jr., H.H., J.D. Bredehoeft, I.S. Papadopulos, and R.R. Bennett, 1965. The Response of Well-Aquifer Systems to Seismic Waves. Journal of Geophysics, v. 70, no. 16, pp. 3915-3926. Also reprinted in: The Great Alaska Earthquake of 1964. National Academy of Sciences, 1968. Publication 1603, Part A. pp. 122-132.

  • Bredehoeft, J.D., H.H. Cooper Jr., I.S. Papadopulos, and R.R. Bennett, 1965. Seismic Fluctuations in an Open Artesian Water Well. U.S. Geological Survey, Professional Paper 525, pp. C51-C57.

  • Bredehoeft, J.D., and I.S. Papadopulos, 1965. Rates of Vertical Groundwater Movement Estimated from the Earth’s Thermal Profile. Water Resources Research, v. 1, no. 2, pp. 325-328.

  • Papadopulos, I.S., 1963. Preparation of Type Curves for Calculating T/S of a Wedge-Shaped Aquifer. U.S. Geological Survey. Professional Paper 475-B, Article 54, pp. B196-B198.

  • Hantush, M.S., and I.S. Papadopulos, 1963. Flow of Ground Water to Collector Wells (Closure). Proceedings of the American Society of Civil Engineers. Journal of the Hydraulics Division. HY4, pp. 225-227.

  • Hantush, M.S., and I.S. Papadopulos, 1962. Flow of Ground Water to Collector Wells. Proceedings of the American Society of Civil Engineers. Journal of the Hydraulics Division, HY5, pp. 221-224.

DEPOSITION & TESTIMONY EXPERIENCE

DEPOSITIONS

  • 2018 – David and Paulette Kessler vs. James E. Gibson, et al. Circuit Court for Montgomery County, Maryland. Case No. 430350-V. May 23.

  • 2010 – Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., Beatrice Holt, and Sheila Holt-Orsted vs. County of Dickson, Tennessee, City of Dickson, Tennessee, Alp Lighting and Ceiling Products, Inc., Nemak USA, Inc., and Interstate Packaging Company. U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. No. 3:08-cv-00229. September 23-24.

  • 2006 – Emerson Electric Co. et al vs. Aetna Casualty and Surety Company et al. Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois. Case No. 93 CH 2566. June 8.

  • 2006 – Sierra Club et al. vs. Robert B. Flowers et al. and Miami-Dade Limestone Products Association, Inc. et al., Intervening Defendants. U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida. Case No. 03-23427-CIV-Hoeveler. June 2.

  • 2002 – Entergy Arkansas, Inc., an Arkansas Corporation et al. vs. State of Nebraska et al. U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska. Case No. 4: 98CV-3411. March 18.

  • 2001 – Emerson Electric Co. et al. vs. Aetna Casualty & Surety Company et al. Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois. Case No. 93 CH 2566. July 11.

  • 1998 – Ciba-Geigy Corporation vs. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company et al. Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division: Union County. Civil Action, Docket 1-97515-87. September 1.

  • 1997 – Emerson Electric Co., Alco Controls Division vs. Cook & Co., a Georgia Limited Partnership, and Claude P. Cook Sr. U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia, Brunswick Division. Civil Action No. 296-131. May 29.

  • 1997 – Emerson Electric Co., Alco Controls Division vs. Cook & Co., a Georgia Limited Partnership, and Claude P. Cook Sr. U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia, Brunswick Division. Civil Action No. 296-131. March 21 and 29.

  • 1996 – AM International Inc. vs. Commercial Union Insurance Company, The Home Insurance Company, Appalachian Insurance Company, and Affiliated FM Insurance Company. Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, County Department — Chancery Division. Case No. 89 CH 11602. Apr. 26 and May 3.

  • 1994 – Rockwell International Corporation vs. Aetna Casualty and Surety Company et al., Hardage and Does I 200. Superior Court of the State of California for the County of Los Angeles. Case No. BC 050767. July 28-29.

  • 1990 – United States of America vs. Royal N. Hardage et al., Advance Chemical Company et al. vs. Abco, Inc. et al. vs. A.C. Powell, d/b/a Powell Sanitation et al. U.S. District Court, Western District of Oklahoma. Case No. CIV-86-1401-W. September 6-7.

  • 1989 – United States of America vs. Royal N. Hardage et al. vs. Advance Chemical Company et al. vs. Abco, Inc. et al. U.S. District Court, Western District of Oklahoma. Case No. CIV-86-1401-P. November 6.

  • 1988 – United States of America vs. Royal N. Hardage et al. vs. Advance Chemical Company et al. vs. Abco, Inc. et al. U.S. District Court, Western District of Oklahoma. Case No. CIV-86-1401-P. November 29.

  • 1988 – United States of America vs. Royal N. Hardage et al. vs. Advance Chemical Company et al. vs. Abco, Inc. et al. U.S. District Court, Western District of Oklahoma. Case No. CIV-86-1401-P. July 5-6.

TESTIMONY

  • 2006 – Emerson Electric Co. et al vs. Aetna Casualty and Surety Company et al. Circuit Court of Cook County. Illinois. Case No. 05 L 2929. July 12-13.

  • 2006 – Sierra Club et al. vs. Robert B. Flowers et al. and Miami-Dade Limestone Products Association, Inc. et al. Intervening Defendants. U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida. Case No. 03-23427-CIV-WMH. June 14.

  • 1998 – The City of Albuquerque, a Municipal Corporation, and The Board of County Commissioners of the County of Bernalillo vs. Sparton Technology, Inc. U.S.District Court for the District of New Mexico. Cause No. CIV. 97-206 LH. March 17-18.

  • 1991 – GAF Chemical Corporation’s Application for the Siting of a Hazardous Waste Facility in Linden, New Jersey. New Jersey Administrative Law Court, City of Linden. OAL Docket No. EHS0112-91S. October 30.

  • 1989 – United States of America vs. Royal N. Hardage et al. vs. Advance Chemical Company et al. vs. Abco, Inc. et al. U.S. District Court, Western District of Oklahoma. Case No. CIV-86-1401-P. December 4.

  • 1986 – In the Matter of Georgia Power Company et al. (Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2). U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission before the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board. Docket Nos. 50-424 (OL) and 50-425 (OL). February 24.

  • 1986 – In the Matter of Georgia Power Company et al. (Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2). U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission before the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board. Docket Nos. 50-424 (OL) and 50-425 (OL). March 11-14.

  • 1982 – Woodrow Sterling et al. vs. Velsicol Chemical Corporation. U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee, Eastern Division, Jackson, Tennessee. Case No. CIV-68-1100. July 27.