Christopher Strickland

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
PO Box 999
Richland, WA 99352
Christopher.Strickland@pnl.gov

Biography

Mr. Strickland joined Battelle’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in September 2001. Prior to joining Battelle, Mr. Strickland worked in a two-year internship for Bechtel Hanford Inc. assisting in the development of a Hanford site-wide computational model. At Battelle, Mr. Strickland’s research at the laboratory centers on using methods for environmental characterization and monitoring. Analysis of borehole sediments allow for thorough characterization of hydrological and geochemical properties. Identifying heterogeneities that exist between individual boreholes can be obtained using a number of geophysical methods. A more complete picture of field-scale processes can be constructed by combining measurements made on cores with both surface and down-borehole hydrogeological and geophysical methods. Developing robust systems that can perform repeated measurements over long periods further elucidate the dynamics present. Long-term monitoring of subsurface conditions is a critical component for quantifying the fate and transport of containments as well as determining the effectiveness of remediation approaches.

Research Interests

Capillary surface barriers
Tank Farm interim cover
Soil Desiccation
Columbia River hyporheic zone
Low frequency soil electrical properties: Complex Resistivity, Induced Polarization, Spectral Induced Polarization
High frequency electromagnetic properties: Time Domain Reflectometry, Frequency Domain Reflectometry, Ground Penetrating Radar, EM Induction, Magnetic Susceptibility.
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
Well logging: Neutron scattering and Gamma Density
Pore-scale time domain capacitive models for induced polarization inversion
Joint hydrological and geophysical inversion
Pore-scale chemical and physical processes

Education and Credentials

B.S., Applied and Computational Mathematical Sciences, University of Washington, 2001
M.S., Chemical Physics, Washington State University, 2007

Affiliations and Professional Service

Selected Publications

2009

Zhang ZF, CE Strickland, JG Field, and DL Parker. 2009. T Tank Farm Interim Surface Barrier Demonstration - Vadose Zone Monitoring FY08 Report. PNNL-18083 FINAL, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.

2008

Zhang ZF, CE Strickland, JM Keller, CD Wittreich, and HA Sydnor. 2008. T Tank Farm Interim Surface Barrier Demonstration -- Vadose Zone Monitoring FY07 Report. PNNL-17306, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.
Ward AL, SO Link, CE Strickland, KE Draper, and RE Clayton. 2008. 200-BP-1 Prototype Hanford Barrier Annual Monitoring Report for Fiscal Years 2005 Through 2007 . PNNL-17176, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.

2007

Zhang ZF, JM Keller, and CE Strickland. 2007. T Tank Farm Interim Surface Barrier Demonstration--Vadose Zone Monitoring Plan. PNNL-16538, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.

2002

Gee GW, JS Carr, JO Goreham, and CE Strickland. 2002. Water Monitoring Report for the 200 W Area Tree Windbreak, Hanford Site Richland, Washington. PNNL-14074, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.