Short Courses & Workshops 2022

Short Courses & Workshops 2022

HYDRUS shortcourse: March 1-3, 2022, Sede Boqer, Israel

"Advanced modeling water flow and contaminant transport in porous media using HYDRUS software packages"

Location: Albert Katz International School of Desert Studies at the Sede Boqer Campus of the Ben-Gurion University in Israel.

The short course will be given in a hybrid format, on-sight (in person) for participants from Israel, and on-line for non-Israeli participants.

The shortcourse instructor:
Dr. Jirka Šimůnek, Dept. of Environmental Sciences, University of California Riverside, CA, USA
Prof. Naftali Lazarovitch, French Associates Institute for Agriculture and Biotechnology of Drylands, The Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Sede Boqer Campus, Israel

Course Description
The course begins with a detailed conceptual and mathematical description of water flow and solute transport processes in the vadose zone, followed by a brief overview of the use of finite element techniques for solving the governing flow and transport equations. Special attention is given to the highly nonlinear nature of the governing flow equation. Alternative methods for describing and modeling the hydraulic functions of unsaturated porous media are also described. "Hands-on" computer sessions will provide participants an opportunity to become familiar with the Windows-based HYDRUS-1D and HYDRUS (2D/3D) software packages. Emphasis will be on the preparation of input data for a variety of applications, including flow and transport in a vadose zone, variably saturated flow through a dam, flow and transport to a tile drain, and two-dimensional leachate migration from a landfill through the unsaturated zone into groundwater. Calibration will be discussed and demonstrated by means of a one-dimensional inverse problem.

Advanced topics will be also discussed, including:

• Coupled movement of water, vapor, and energy (including the surface energy balance)
• Preferential/nonequilibrium water flow and solute transport (using dual-porosity and dual-permeability models)
• Biogeochemical transport (using the UNSATCHEM module)

Short course/Workshop participants will have an opportunity to give a 15-minute oral or poster presentation of their research in the afternoon of the third day.

The guest lectures have been given by Prof. Rien van Genuchten (mp4), Dr. Giuseppe Brunetti (mp4), Shani Ben-Moshe (mp4), and Salini Sasidharan (mp4).

See detailed program.

REGISTRATION AND ACCOMMODATION FOR ON-SIGHT PARTICIPANTS
Registration:
1200 NIS for personnel from private companies, research institutes or other universities. Contact Dr. Naftali Lazarovitch, lazarovi@bgu.ac.il

Accommodation (5 min walking):
300 NIS for a single room in the local guesthouse

Lunch Suggestion:
40 NIS in the local restaurant
The local mini-market is open from 8:00-19:00

REGISTRATION AND ACCOMMODATION FOR ON-LINE PARTICIPANTS
Registration with a temporary HYDRUS license: €400 (€300 for students)
Please complete the On-line Registration Form or contact support@pc-progress.com.

More information:
Contact Dr. Naftali Lazarovitch, lazarovi@bgu.ac.il, or Prof. Jirka Simunek, Jiri.Simunek@ucr.edu

Selected photos from the 2022 short course (click to enlarge):
The group photo	Rien van Genuchten's Skype lecture
The lecture room	The lecture room

See also info and photos from courses held in previous years, in 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, and 2019.

HYDRUS Online Short Course: September 7-8, 2022, US (Pacific) Time Zone

“Modeling water flow and contaminant transport in soils and groundwater using the HYDRUS software package”

We will introduce a new Version 5 of HYDRUS resulting from merging HYDRUS-1D with HYDRUS (2D/3D) and including new modules such as PFAS, Particle Tracking, Dynamic Plant Uptake, Cosmic, etc.

The shortcourse instructor:
Dr. Jirka Šimůnek, Dept. of Environmental Sciences, University of California Riverside, CA, USA

Course scope
The course begins with a detailed conceptual and mathematical description of water flow and solute transport processes in the vadose zone, followed by an brief overview of the use of finite element techniques for solving the governing flow and transport equations. Special attention is given to the highly nonlinear nature of the governing flow equation. Alternative methods for describing and modeling the hydraulic functions of unsaturated porous media are also described. "Hands-on" computer sessions will provide participants an opportunity to become familiar with the Windows-based Version 5 of HYDRUS (resulting from merging HYDRUS-1D and HYDRUS (2D/3D) software packages). Emphasis will be on the preparation of input data for a variety of applications, including flow and transport in a vadose zone, subsurface drip irrigation, flow and transport to a tile drain, and two-dimensional leachate migration from a landfill through the unsaturated zone into groundwater. Calibration will be discussed and demonstrated by means of a one-dimensional inverse problem.

Participants will get a PDF file with all lectures and tutorial instructions, as well as online access to all carried out examples.

Enrollment & Registration
The fee for the short course is $350 by August 15, 2022 ($400 after August 15). Graduate students can request a $100 discount from the full fee. The fee covers instruction, course notes, and software license during the course. All prices are without VAT (21%), which is not charged to companies.

If cancellation is made before August 15, 2022, tuition will be refunded except for the $100 deposit. Cancellations made after that date will forfeit a $100 processing fee in addition to the $100 deposit. In case of cancellation, the right to course material is forfeited. Substitutions are permitted at any time prior to the start of the course. Please be advised that if the program is canceled due to insufficient enrollment, we will return all course fees, but will not be liable for any other expenses incurred by the prospective attendees.

Location: Zoom (TBA)
Detailed Program: Detailed program of the short course

More information:
For more details contact
PC-Progress support: support@pc-progress.com
Prague, Czech Republic

Dr. Jirka Simunek, jiri.simunek@ucr.edu
Dept of Enfironmental Sciences
University of California Riverside
Riverside, California
USA

Application form:
Please complete the On-line Registration Form.

SEE WHAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE SAID ABOUT THIS SHORT COURSE

Proceeding every short course, each attendee has the opportunity to submit a Short Course Evaluation. Here are a few of the responses that the IGWMC has received from previous HYDRUS courses:

1. “Hands-on examples with an expert with the software is great, Jirka is a great teacher!”–2018 attendee
2. “Can’t think of any weaknesses in the program. Rock on.”–2018 attendee
3. “This course saved me so much time by learning the structure and governing equations from an expert, which is a rarity.”–2018 attendee
4. “Running the model with a variety of case scenarios was very helpful!”–2018 attendee
5. “Having the developer of the model teaching the course adds a lot by taking the deep dive into how the model process works.”–2018 attendee

Comments from earlier years:

1. "The presenter - obviously knows software intimately and can back-up everything he says with fundamental concepts." - 2012 attendee
2. "Jirka knows the code so well, it is invaluable having him as instructor!" - 2012 attendee
3. "Working through a variety of examples was the most significant." - 2012 attendee
4. "To me this is an excellent course, but I have to practice more and more." - 2012 attendee
5. "Lots of time for examples" - 2012 attendee
6. "It has a lot of applications along with several databases for input data. The web page provides a lot of resources to use the program. It is developing continuously and integrating more tools to simulate more situations." - 2012 attendee
7. "The developer is the presenter; therefore, he knows everything about the code!" - 2011 attendee
8. "Knowledgeable instructor the provided exposure to numerous models."- 2011 attendee
9. "I obtained certain understanding about how the software is organized and some theoretical background."- 2011 attendee
10. "The most significant strengths of the short course were computer exercises/learning to navigate HYDRUS program and the large range of topics covered." - 2011 attendee

Photos from the 2021 short course

Group photos from the Zoom screen (click to enlarge):