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Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague, Czech RepublicandPC-Progress, Ltd.
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HYDRUS Short Course
March 19 -21 2018

Modeling water flow and contaminant transport in soils andgroundwater using the HYDRUS software packages
followed by aHPx (HYDRUS/PHREEQC) Short Course
March 22 -23 2018

Advanced modeling of water flow and biogeochemical transportin porous media using the HPx software packages

Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague
Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural ResourcesKamýcká 129, 165 21 Praha 6 – Suchdol, Czech Republic
http://www.af.czu.cz/en/HYDRUS Short Course
Course/Workshop Objectives
The short course begins with a detailed conceptual and mathematical description of waterflow and solute transport processes in the vadose zone and groundwater, followed by a brief
overview of numerical techniques for solving the governing flow and transport equations.
Special attention is given to the highly nonlinear nature of the governing flow equations.
Alternative methods for describing and estimating the hydraulic functions of unsaturated
porous media are also given.
Hands-on computer sessions will provide participants an opportunity to become familiar withthe windows-based HYDRUS-1D and HYDRUS (2D/3D) computer software packages,
including several additional modules, such as ROSETTA, UNSATCHEM and the Wetlands
modules. Emphasis will be on preparation of input data for a variety of one- and multidimensional applications such as flow and transport into and through the vadose zone,
infiltration from a subsurface source, and two-dimensional leachate migration through theunsaturated zone. Calibration will be discussed and demonstrated using several examples forboth water flow and solute transport.
Selected advanced HYDRUS topics will be covered during the second part of the course.
Advanced topics will include:••••

Coupled movement of water, vapor, and energy (including the surface energy balance)
Preferential/nonequilibrium water flow and solute transport (using dual-porosity anddual-permeability models)
Biogeochemical transport and reactions: solute transport of major ions using theUNSATCHEM module
Modeling flow and transport using the three-dimensional module of HYDRUS (2D/3D)

The latest developments with respect to biogeochemical modeling with HP1/HP2(HYDRUS-PHREEQC) as well as larger-scale modeling using the HYDRUS package for
MODFLOW will also be discussed. Version 2.0 and the Professional Level of HYDRUS(2D/3D) will be used during the course.
Instructors
Dr. Jirka Šimůnek is a Professor of Hydrology with the Department of Environmental
Sciences of the University of California. He received an M.S. in Civil Engineering from theCzech Technical University, Prague, Czech Republic, and a Ph.D. in Water Managementfrom the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague. His expertise is in numerical modeling ofsubsurface water flow and solute transport processes, equilibrium and nonequilibrium
chemical transport, multicomponent major ion chemistry, field-scale spatial variability, andinverse procedures for estimating the hydraulic properties of unsaturated porous media. He
has authored and coauthored numerous peer-reviewed publications and book chapters, andseveral books. His models are popularly used by many scientists, students, and practitioners
simulating water flow, chemical movement, and heat transport in variably-saturated soils
and groundwater. Dr. Simunek is a recipient of the Soil Science Society of America’s Donand Betty Kirkham Soil Physics Award, is a Fellow of AAAS, AGU, ASA, and SSSA, andis or was an associate editor of several journals including Vadose Zone Hydrology, Journalof Hydrology, and Water Resources Research.
Dr. Martinus Th. van Genuchten is a vadose zone hydrologist, originally with the U.S.
Salinity Laboratory in Riverside, California, and currently with both the Federal Universityof Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and Utrecht University, Netherlands. He received a B.S. and M.S.
in irrigation and drainage from Wageningen University in The Netherlands, and a Ph.D. insoil physics from New Mexico State University. He has published widely on variablysaturated flow and subsurface contaminant transport processes, analytical and numericalmodeling, nonequilibrium transport, preferential flow, characterization and measurement ofthe unsaturated hydraulic functions, and root-water uptake. Dr. van Genuchten is a recipientof the SSSA‘s Don and Betty Kirkham Soil Physics Award, EGU’s John Dalton Medal, andfellow of AAAS, ASA, AGU and SSSA.
Dr. Radka Kodešová is a professor of Soil Science with the Department of Soil Scienceand Geology of the University of Life Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic. She received anM.S. in civil engineering and a Ph.D. in irrigation and drainage from the Czech TechnicalUniversity, Prague, Czech Republic. Her expertise is in numerical modeling of subsurface
water flow and solute transport processes, inverse procedures for estimating the hydraulicproperties of unsaturated porous media, field and laboratory experimental work, and soil
structure analysis.
Registration fee
Before January 31 2018o 699 EUR (499 EUR for students)o Together with the HPx short course: 899 EUR (649 EUR for students)
After January 31 2018o 799 EUR (599 EUR for students)o Together with the HPx short course: 1099 EUR (749 EUR for students)
Registration includes: course material, lunch, 2 daily coffee breaks, and a short course
dinner on April 20.

HPx (HYDRUS/PHREEQC) Short Course
Good knowledge of the HYDRUS modeling environment is a prerequisite for this shortcourse and thus taking the HYDRUS short course first is encouraged.
Course/Workshop Objectives
The short course begins with a detailed conceptual and mathematical description ofthermodynamic equilibrium and reactive transport modeling approaches, mostly those related
specifically to HPx. This introduction begins with presentation of theoretical concepts ofthermodynamic geochemical modeling and is followed by several computer sessions intended
to familiarize students with the geochemical code PHREEQC-3. The structure of thethermodynamic database, the definition of the composition of the (initial) solutions, andselected examples of equilibrium reaction path modeling are discussed.
The importance of coupling solute transport with geochemical reactions is illustrated using
multiple examples. Basic elements of coupling the advection-dispersion equation with
geochemical reactions are discussed, especially with respect to the structure of HP1. The firstHP1 example illustrates how the two codes (HYDRUS-1D and PHREEQC-2) and theirgraphical interfaces are used to set up and interpret reactive transport problems solved with
HP1.
The next computer sessions focus on chemical processes involving solid surfaces (ionexchange and surface complexation), both for geochemical equilibrium modeling(PHREEQC-2) and reactive transport (HP1). The final sessions will introduce kinetic
reactions into geochemical systems. First, an example is shown how kinetic mineraldissolution or degradation reactions can be included in PHREEQC-3, after which an example
is given of a kinetic reaction network in a transport problem.
Instructor
Dr. Diederik Jacques is Head of the Engineered and Geosystems Analysis (EGA) unit of theInstitute of Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) of the Belgian Nuclear Research Centre(SCK•CEN) in Mol, Belgium. He received a B.S. and M.S. in Bio-engineering land andforest management, a Master of Statistics, and a Ph.D. in soil physics, all from the Catholique
University of Leuven, Belgium. His expertise is in modeling water flow and solute transportin unsaturated porous media including characterizing spatial variability and estimating
parameters. His current focus is on coupling unsaturated water flow, solute transport andgeochemical reactions, including the development and testing of the coupled code HPx,application to (long-term) solute transport in soils and interaction between different systems(clay-concrete and or soil-concrete). He is involved in safety and performance analyses ofsurface and deep geological waste disposal sites, and radiological site and environmental
remediation, including supporting calculations using reactive transport models. He has
published widely on all of these topics. Contact: djacques@sckcen.be or Boeretang 200, B2400, Belgium.
Registration fee
Before January 31 2018o 399 EUR (249 EUR for students)o Together with the HYDRUS short course: 899 EUR (649 EUR for students)
After January 31 2018o 499 EUR (349 EUR for students)o Together with the HYDRUS short course: 1099 EUR (749 EUR for students)
Registration includes: course material, lunch, 2 daily coffee breaks, and a short course
dinner on April 22.

Suggested AccommodationSince hotels require credit card information for booking, the organizers cannot arrange
accommodations for the participants. However, we suggest the following hotels close toCULS (Czech University of Life Sciences) in Prague.
Hotel WIENNA–GALAXIE, situated in the villa quarter of Prague–Suchdol, isrecommended. The hotel has recently been refurbished completely in a luxurious fashion andprovides 150 beds. A Prague local transport bus stop is right in front of the hotel. From there,buses no. 107 and 147 run daily to Dejvická Metro Station on line A of the Prague Metro. For
detailed information and contacts, see: http://www.hotelwienna.cz/index.php?lang=4.
Hotel Penzion JaS, situated partly in the villa quarter of Prague–Suchdol, is a small but cozyhotel (providing 40 beds). A Prague local transport bus stop is in front of the hotel. From
there, buses no. 107 and 147 run daily to Dejvická Metro Station on line A of the Prague
Metro. For detail information and contacts, see: http://www.penzionjas.cz/.
Many other r easonably-pr iced hotels ar e located in the downtown ar ea of Pr ague.

HYDRUS short course
Pr ague, Mar ch 19-21, 2018

Application form
Please send to kodesova@af.czu.cz
Family name:First name:Affiliation:
Institute:
Mailing address:
Ph.:
Fax:
E-mail:Registration fee: Please indicate your interest.
Before January 31 2018o 699 EUR (499 EUR for students)
After January 31 2018o 799 EUR (599 EUR for students)
Please, make the payment via a bank transfer. An invoice will be sent to participants
after registration.

Date:

Signature:

If cancellations are made before January 31 2018, the tuition fee will be fully refunded.
Cancellations made after January 31 2018, will be refunded for 75% of the tuition fee.

HPx (HYDRUS-PHREEQC) short course
Pr ague, Mar ch 22-23, 2018

Application form
Please send to kodesova@af.czu.cz
Family name:First name:Affiliation:
Institute:
Mailing address:
Ph.:
Fax:
E-mail:Registration fee: Please indicate your interest.
Before January 31 2018o 349 EUR (249 EUR for students)
After January 31 2018o 449 EUR (349 EUR for students)
Please, make the payment via a bank transfer. An invoice will be sent to participantsafter registration.

Date:

Signature:

If cancellations are made before January 31 2018, the tuition fee will be fully refunded.
Cancellations made after January 31 2018, will be refunded for 75% of the tuition fee.

HYDRUS + HPx short course
Pr ague, Mar ch 19-23, 2018

Application form
Please send to kodesova@af.czu.cz
Family name:First name:Affiliation:
Institute:
Mailing address:
Ph.:
Fax:
E-mail:Registration fee: Please indicate your interest.
Before January 31 2018o 899 EUR (649 EUR for students)
After January 31 2018o 1099 EUR (749 EUR for students)
Please, make the payment via a bank transfer. An invoice will be sent to participants
after registration.

Date:Signature:

If cancellations are made before January 31 2018, the tuition fee will be fully refunded.
Cancellations made after January 31 2018, will be refunded for 75% of the tuition fee.