Dr. Wondwosen Seyoum
Associate Professor
Geography-Geology-Environment
Office
FHS Felmley Hall Of Science 443
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- About
- Education
- Awards & Honors
- Research
Current Courses
GEO 499.005 Independent Research For The Master's Thesis
GEO 499.008 Independent Research For The Master's Thesis
GEO 499.102 Independent Research For The Masters Thesis Final Year
GEO 400.004 Independent Study
GEO 287.007 Independent Study - Geology
GEO 435.001 Introduction To Groundwater Modeling
GEO 365.001 Remote Sensing in Hydrology
GEO 465.001 Remote Sensing in Hydrology
GEO 362.001 Engineering Geology
GEO 462.001 Engineering Geology
GEO 499.002 Independent Research For The Master's Thesis
GEO 499.006 Independent Research For The Master's Thesis
GEO 400.003 Independent Study
GEO 102.001 Planet Earth
GEO 102.003 Planet Earth
GEO 102.004 Planet Earth
GEO 102.005 Planet Earth
GEO 102.006 Planet Earth
GEO 102.007 Planet Earth
GEO 102.008 Planet Earth
GEO 102.009 Planet Earth
GEO 102.010 Planet Earth
GEO 102.011 Planet Earth
GEO 102.012 Planet Earth
Teaching Interests & Areas
Watershed Modeling, Applied Groundwater Modeling, Remote Sensing Hydrology
Research Interests & Areas
Hydrogeolgy and Water Resources, Remote Sensing Hydrology, Hydrologic Modeling, Climate and Human Impact in water availability
Ph D Hydrogeology and Remote Sensing
University of Georgia
Athens, GA
MS Hydrogeology
Kent State University
Kent, OH
BS Geology
Addis Ababa University
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Outstanding Young Alumnus Award
Department of Geology, University of Georgia
2022
University Research Initiative Award
Illinois State University
2021
Book Review
Seyoum, W.M., 2024. Hydrology: An Introduction, 2nd Edition. Groundwater, 62(5): 667-668. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1111/gwat.13388
Book, Chapter
Abiy, A., Melesse, A., Seyoum, W.M., & Abtew, W. Drought and Climate Teleconnection and Drought Monitoring. Extreme Hydrology and Climate Variability: Monitoring, Modelling, Adaptation and Mitigation. ELSEVIER (2019)
Journal Article
Randell, H., Gray, C., Grant, M., Shinkareva, G., Seyoum, W., O’Reilly, C. M., 2025 “Environmental change, aquatic conditions, and household food security: Evidence from Lake Malawi” Pop. and Env., 41(1) DOI:10.1007/s11111-025-00476-9
Demissie, Z., Rimal, P., Seyoum, W.M., Dutta, A., Rimmington, G., 2024. Flood susceptibility mapping: Integrating machine learning and GIS for enhanced risk assessment. Applied Computing and Geosciences, 23. DOI:10.1016/j.acags.2024.100183
Persico, G., Seyoum, W.M., Peterson, E.W., 2024. Interrelationships Between NDVI, Surface Water, and Regional Hydro-Climatic Variables In the Sudd Wetland. Wetlands, 44(7). DOI:10.1007/s13157-024-01851-2
Gebremichael, E., Seyoum, W. M., Ishimwe, B., Sataer, G., 2022, “Lake Surface Area Expansion: Insights into the Role of Volcano-Tectonic Processes, Lake Beseka, East Africa.” Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies 41:101093. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrh.2022.101093
Oware, P., Seyoum, W.M., Malone, D.H., and Lanning, A., 2022, Groundwater flow path and travel time using numerical models to understand radium transport in deep bedrock aquifers: Environmental Earth Science, v. 81, p. 463-479. DOI:1007/s12665-022-10580-w.
Presentations
Galina Shinkareva, Catherine M. O'Reilly, Wondwosen M. Seyoum, John Lagergren, William L. Perry, 2024 “Diurnal turbidity patterns in freshwater streams: the bigger picture” American Geophysical Union, Washington, D.C.
Ijigade, F.*, Seyoum, W. and Peterson, E.W., 2024, Exploring nitrate reduction in a saturated riparian buffer through a three-dimensional reactive contaminant transport model: Implications for an optimized remedial design to improve water quality, AGU 2024. American Geophysical Union, Washington, D.C
Ijigade, F.*, Seyoum, W. and Peterson, E.W., 2024, Exploring nitrate reduction in a saturated riparian buffer through a three-dimensional reactive contaminant transport model: Implications for designing better riparian buffers, Geological Society of America Connects 2024. Geological Society of America, Anaheim, CA, doi: 10.1130/abs/2024AM-403953.
Milewski, Adam, Todd C. Rasmussen, and Wondwosen M. Seyoum. "Using Downscaled GRACE Data to Examine Groundwater Recharge Dynamics in a Multi-Layered Aquifer System." Chapman Conference on Remote Sensing of the Water Cycle. AGU, 2024.
Schwarz, Alex, Seyoum, W.M., Shinkareva, G., 2024 “Modeling Chlorophyll-a Concentrations Using Machine Learning Algorithms and the Harmonized Landsat and Sentinel-2 Constellation: A Case Study of Lake Erie” American Geophysical Union, Washington, D.C.
Seyoum, W.M., *Mheta, Shourya, Gebremichael, E., 2024 “Human-Induced Hydrological Changes in Lake Beseka, East Africa: Evaluating the Role of Irrigation Using Remote Sensing and Modeling” American Geophysical Union, Washington, D.C.
The influence of tile flow on the transport-fate of nitrate in the vadose zone of a saturated riparian buffer zone: A case study in central Illinois. The Geological Society of America Connects 2023. Geological Society of America. (2023)
Dooley, A. and Seyoum, W., 2023 “Spectrum of the Lakes: Unveiling Water Color of Minnesota's Sentinel Lakes with Satellite Remote Sensing for Water Quality Monitoring, Pittsburgh, PA, Oct 2023, https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2023AM/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/393308
Seyoum, W. and Dooley, A., 2023 “Remotely Sensed Water Color as a Proxy for Monitoring Water Quality in Inland Lakes” EGU General Assembly 2023, Vienna, Austria, 24–28 Apr 2023, EGU23-3784, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu23-3784, 2023
Using a Tracer Test to Assess the Fate and Transport of Nitrate in a Saturated Buffer Zone. Illinois Groundwater Association Spring Meeting, 2022. Illinois Groundwater Association. (2022)
Grants & Contracts
2020 - 2022 - City of Bloomington: Understanding and monitoring local water quality. City of Bloomington. Local. (2020)
Interrogating pennycress natural and induced variation to improve abiotic stress tolerance and oilseed bioenergy crop resilience. U.S. Department of Energy. Federal. (2020)
High Resolution mapping of Subsurface Tile Drainage in Agricultural fields using High-resolution Unmanned Arial systems (UAS). Office of Sustainability. Illinois State University. (2019)
2017 - 2019 - City of Bloomington: Understanding and monitoring local water quality. City of Bloomington. Local. (2017)
The Effect of Cover Crops on Surface Water Quality: A Paired Watershed Experiment in the Lake Bloomington Watershed. Illinois Nutrient Research and Education Council. State. (2017)