James Reichard

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Dr. Reichard is currently a Professor and Chair of the Department of Geology and Geography at Georgia Southern University. He obtained his Ph.D. in Geology (1995) from Purdue University in Indiana. Prior to his Ph.D., Dr. Reichard worked as an environmental consultant in Cleveland, Ohio, and as a photogeologist in Denver, Colorado. He obtained his M.S. (1984) and B.S. (1981) degrees from the University of Toledo in Ohio, specializing in structural geology and petroleum geology.

At Georgia Southern, Dr. Reichard teaches courses in environmental geology and hydrogeology. In terms of research, his early work involved modeling the effects of pore pressure changes on groundwater flow systems and on developing computing applications for aquifer tests. Since coming to Georgia Southern, his attention has shifted towards applied hydrologic research on the Georgia coastal plain. His current research involves identifying permeable pathways within the coastal plain that allow groundwater to flow vertically between aquifer systems. In addition to his hydrogeologic research, Dr. Reichard has published Environmental Geology with McGraw Hill, which is now in its third edition.

Areas of Expertise (6)

Coastal Ecology

Modelling

Environmental Geology

Geology

Hydrogeology

Groundwater

Education (3)

Purdue University: Ph.D., Geology 1995

University of Toledo: B.S., Geology 1981

University of Toledo: M.S., Geology 1984

Links (1)

• Faculty Profile Page

Articles (5)

Stratigraphy, Palynology, and Paleoecology of the Central Depression, St. Catherines Island, Georgia, USA

Southeastern Geology

Rich, F. R., Vance, R. K., Reichard, J. S., Meyer, B. K.

(in review)

Throughfall alterations by degree of Tillandsia usneoides cover in a Southeastern US Quercus virginiana forest,

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

*Gay, T.E., Van Stan, J.T., *Moore, D.L., *Lewis, E.S., and Reichard, J.S.

2015

Forest canopy structural controls over throughfall affect soil microbial community structure in an epiphyte-laden maritime oak stand

Ecohydrology

Rosier, C., Van Stan, J.T., *Moore, L.D.,*Schrom, J.O., Tiehang, W., Reichard, J.S., Kan, J.

2015

illandsia usneoides (L.) L. (Spanish moss) water storage and leachate characteristics from two maritime oak forest settings

Ecohydrology

Van Stan, J.T., Strubbins, A., Bittar, T., Reichard, J.S., Wright, K.A.

2015

Evidence for Saltwater Intrusion in the Upper Floridan Aquifer on St. Catherines Island, Georgia

Southeastern Geology

Reichard, J.S., *Nelson, B.R., Vance, R.K., Meyer, B.K.

2014