Professor
337 Brackett Hall
Clemson, SC 29634
E-mail: lmurdoc@clemson.edu
Ph.D. University of Cincinnati, 1991, Geology
M.S. University of Cincinnati, 1987, Environmental Science
M.S. University of Cincinnati, 1983, Geology
B.S. Penn State University, 1980, Geology
Professional Registration
Professional Geologist, Indiana, 1992, No. 1421
Classes | Publications | Honors
Faculty Overview
Dr. Murdoch’s teaching and research interests are in hydrogeology. He teaches an introductory course in applied hydrogeology, and advanced courses in the hydrogeology of U.S. aquifers and fractured rock hydrology. He also teaches a course in methods for analyzing geological processes, and he organizes the hydro field camp.
Murdoch’s recent research activities have included projects in environmental remediation, aquifer characterization, interaction between ground water and surface water, and effects of changing land use. He developed techniques for creating and applying hydraulic c fractures for environmental applications, and more recently he has been developing hydromechanical techniques for characterizing rock aquifers. Many of his projects involve innovative field or laboratory techniques with modeling coupled processes of flow, transport, and deformation.
Professor Lawrence Murdoch is a Task Leader on the Department of Energy, Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research Implementation Project "Radionuclide Waste Disposal: Development of Multi-scale Experimental and Modeling Capabilities" (2014-Present)
Class Information
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GEOL 4080/6080 Applied Hydrogeology
GEOL 4150/6150 Analysis of Geological Processes
GEOL 4750/8750 Hydrogeology Field Camp
GEOL 4820/6820 Groundwater and Contaminant Transport
GEOL 8160 Aquifer Systems
GEOL/BE/EES 8170 Applied Process Simulation
GEOL/BE/EES 8171 Applied Process Simulation Lab
GEOL 8180 Hydrology and Mechanics of Fractured Media
Selected Publications
Barajas-Rodriguez, F.J., Murdoch, L.C., Falta, R.W., Freedman, D.L., 2019. Simulation of in situ biodegradation of 1,4-dioxane under metabolic and cometabolic conditions. J. Contam. Hydrol. 223, 103464. doi:10.1016/J.JCONHYD.2019.02.006
Earnest, E., Boutt, D., Murdoch, L., Clement, W.P., 2019. Static and Dynamic Conceptual Model of a Complexly‐Fractured Crystalline Rock Aquifer. Hydrol. Process. hyp.13521. doi:10.1002/hyp.13521
Santikari, V.P., Murdoch, L.C., 2019. Accounting for Spatiotemporal Variations of Curve Number Using Variable Initial Abstraction and Antecedent Moisture. Water Resour. Manag. 33, 641–656. doi:10.1007/s11269-018-2124-0
Santikari, V.P., Murdoch, L.C., 2018. Including effects of watershed heterogeneity in the curve number method using variable initial abstraction. Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 22, 4725–4743. doi:10.5194/hess-22-4725-2018
Choi, J.W., Germanovich, L.N., Murdoch, L.C., Castle, J.W., 2016. Pressure transients to characterize cavities dissolved for natural gas storage. J. Nat. Gas Sci. Eng. 33, 611–623. doi:10.1016/j.jngse.2016.03.082
Hall, R., Murdoch, L., Falta, R., Looney, B., Riha, B., 2016. Evaluation of liquid aerosol transport through porous media. J. Contam. Hydrol. 190, 15–28. doi:10.1016/j.jconhyd.2016.03.003
Hall, R.J., Murdoch, L.C., Freedman, D.L., Looney, B.B., Riha, B.D., 2015. Bench-scale evaluation of aerosol delivery for biostimulation and bioaugmentation in the vadose zone. Biodegradation 26, 91–103. doi:10.1007/s10532-015-9718-5
Murdoch, L.C., Xie, S., Falta, R.W., Ruprecht, C., 2015. Effects of increased upward flux of dissolved salts caused by CO2 storage or other factors. J. Hydrol. 527, 776–787. doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2015.05.022
Chen, F., Falta, R.W., Murdoch, L.C., 2015. Numerical Analysis of Thermal Remediation in 3D Field-Scale Fractured Geologic Media. Groundwater 53, 572–587. doi:10.1111/gwat.12241
Murdoch, L.C., Freeman, C.E., Germanovich, L.N., Thrash, C., DeWolf, S., 2015. Using in situ vertical displacements to characterize changes in moisture load. Water Resour. Res. 51, 5998–6016. doi:10.1002/2015WR017335
Awards & Honors
Elected as Chair of CUAHSI Board of Directors, 2011
Elected to Board of Directors, CUAHSI, 2007-2012
Board of Trustees Award for Faculty Excellence, 2008
Visiting Scientist, Geological Survey of Denmark, Copenhagen, Spring 2005
Board of Trustees Award for Faculty Excellence, 2003
Board of Trustees Award for Faculty Excellence, 2001
NSF CAREER Award, 1999, Hydraulic fractures at shallow depths
Board of Trustees Award for Faculty Excellence, 1999
