Dr Louise Maurice

Dr Louise Maurice Senior Hydrogeologist

Location: Wallingford

Tel: 01491 69 2551

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Biography

  •  2007 –current :  Hydrogeologist, British Geological Survey
  •  2003 –2009 :  PhD — Investigations of rapid groundwater flow and karst in the Chalk. University College London
  •  2003 –2007 :  Research Assistant, Hydrogeology, University College London
  •  1999 –2003 :  Research Assistant, Bristol University
  •  1998 –1999 :  Environmental Geologist, Johnson, Poole and Bloomer
  •  1997 –1998 :  MSc Applied Environmental Geology, Cardiff University
  •  1996 –1997 :  Assistant instructor, Kilvrough Manor outdoor education centre
  •  1993 –1995 :  BSc Geology and Geography, Birmingham University

Current projects and collaboration

  •  Groundwater Ecology in collaboration with Roehampton University, CEH, and Hull University
  •  Development and application of Groundwater tracers, in collaboration with UCL
  •  Researcher on DFID funded project on groundwater resilience to climate change in Africa and Asia in collaboration with ODI and UCL
  •  Estimating carbon dioxide evasion rates from streams using tracer testing
  •  Investigating palaeoclimate using speleothems, in collaboration with Oxford University

Research interests

  •  Groundwater ecology
  •  Karst hydrogeology
  •  Tracer testing (borehole and catchment scale) using artificial tracers (fluorescent dyes, bacteriophages, DNA, and fluorescent microspheres)
  •  permeability and fracture distributions

Commissioned reports

  •  2012 :  Maurice, L., Palumbo-Roe, B., Williams, A.T., Banks, V., Lapworth D. 2012. Tracer test feasibility assessment: Frongoch Mine Tailings Lagoon. OR/12/035, 15 pp.
  •  2008 :  Maurice, L., Barron, A.J.M., Lewis, M.A., and Robins, N.S. 2008.  The geology and hydrogeology of the Jurassic limestones in the Stroud-Cirencester area with particular reference to the position of the groundwater divide.  British Geological Survey commissioned report CR/08/146.  114pp.

Published outputs

Key papers

MacDonald, A.M., Maurice, L., Dobbs, M.R., Reeves, H.J., Auton, C.A., 2012. Relating in situ hydraulic conductivity, particle size and relative density of superficial deposits in a heterogeneous catchment. Journal of Hydrology. 434-435, 130-141

Maurice, L. and Bloomfield, J. 2012. Stygobitic invertebrates in groundwater – a review of current knowledge from a hydrogeological perspective. Freshwater Reviews. 5 (1), 51-71.

Maurice, L.D., Atkinson, T.C., Barker, Williams, A.T., and Gallagher, A. 2012. The nature and distribution of flowing features in a porous limestone aquifer with small-scale karstification. Journal of Hydrology. 438-439, 3-15. 

Taylor, R.G., Todd, M.C., Kongola, L., Maurice, L., Nahozya, E., Sanga, H., and MacDonald, A.M. 2012. Dependence of groundwater recharge on intense seasonal rainfall: evidence from East Africa. Nature Climate Change. doi:10.1038/nclimate1731.

Maurice, L., Barker, J.A., Atkinson, T.C., Williams, A.T., and Smart, P.L. 2011. A tracer methodology for identifying flow in and across boreholes. Ground Water. 49 (2), 227-238.

Maurice, L., Packman, M., and Shaw, P. 2011. Hydrogeology and water resources of the Isle of Wight. Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology. 44, 159-171.

Maurice, L.D., Atkinson, T.C., Williams, A.T., Barker, and Farrant, A.R. 2010.  Catchment Scale tracer testing from karstic features in a porous limestone. Journal of Hydrology. 389 (1-2) 31-4.

Stuart, M.E., Maurice, L., Heaton T.H.E., Sapiano, M., Gooddy, D.C., and Chilton, P.J. 2010.  Groundwater residence time and movement in the Maltese islands A geochemical approach.  Applied Geochemistry .25 (5) 609-620. 

Maurice, L.D., Atkinson, T.C., Barker, J.A., Bloomfield, J.P., Farrant, A.R., and Williams, A.T. 2006. Karstic behaviour of groundwater in the English Chalk. Journal of Hydrology. 330(1-2) 63-70.