Short Courses & Workshops 2023
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September 6-7, 2023
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HYDRUS course, An online HYDRUS short course in the US (Pacific) time zone.
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.
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Online course, the US (Pacific) time zone.
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September 12-13, 2023
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HYDRUS course, An online HYDRUS short course in the East Asia time zone.
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.
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Online course, the East Asia time zone
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April 17-21, 2023
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The HYDRUS week in Prague (April 17-21, 2023). The HYDRUS Week includes a three-day HYDRUS short course and a two-day HYDRUS conference. The first one since 2017.
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Prague, The Czech Republic, (also hybrid option)
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February 24-26, 2023
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The HYDRUS short course at IIT Mandi in India.
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Mandi, India
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HYDRUS Online Short Course: September 6-7, 2023, 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, 2023 ($400 after August 15). Graduate students can request a $50 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, 2023, 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:
- “Hands-on examples with an expert with the software is great, Jirka is a great teacher!”–2018 attendee
- “Can’t think of any weaknesses in the program. Rock on.”–2018 attendee
- “This course saved me so much time by learning the structure and governing equations from an expert, which is a rarity.”–2018 attendee
- “Running the model with a variety of case scenarios was very helpful!”–2018 attendee
- “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:
- "The presenter - obviously knows software intimately and can back-up everything he says with fundamental concepts." - 2012 attendee
- "Jirka knows the code so well, it is invaluable having him as instructor!" - 2012 attendee
- "Working through a variety of examples was the most significant." - 2012 attendee
- "To me this is an excellent course, but I have to practice more and more." - 2012 attendee
- "Lots of time for examples" - 2012 attendee
- "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
- "The developer is the presenter; therefore, he knows everything about the code!" - 2011 attendee
- "Knowledgeable instructor the provided exposure to numerous models."- 2011 attendee
- "I obtained certain understanding about how the software is organized and some theoretical background."- 2011 attendee
- "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
HYDRUS Online Short Course: September 12-13, 2023, East Asian Time Zone
The timing of the short course is suitable for participants from East Asia (e.g., Japan, Kore, China, Philippines), and Oceania (e.g., Australia, New Zealand)
“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, 2023 ($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, 2023, 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
Department of Environmental Sciences
University of California Riverside
Riverside, California
USA
Application form:
Please complete the On-line Registration Form.
Photos from the 2021 short course
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Group photos from the Zoom screen (click to enlarge):
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The HYDRUS Week in Prague: April 17-21, 2023, Prague Czech Republic
The HYDRUS Week in Prague (April 17-21, 2023). The HYDRUS Week includes a three-day HYDRUS short course and a two-day HYDRUS conference.
HYDRUS/HPx Short course: April 17-19, 2023, Prague Czech Republic
“Advanced modeling of water flow and contaminant transport in porous media using the HYDRUS and HP1 software packages”
Register early; there is a limited number of places available and the course tends to sell out. Once we fill the on-site course capacity (and we are quickly getting there), we will stop accepting payments for the on-site option and direct people to the online option.
Czech University of Life Sciences, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Prague, Czech Republic
PC Progress, Ltd, Prague, Czech Republic
The shortcourse instructors:
Prof. Rien van Genuchten, Department of Nuclear Engineering, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
Dr. Jirka Šimůnek, Dept. of Environmental Sciences, University of California Riverside, CA, USA
Dr. Radka Kodešová, Department of Soil Science and Geology of the University of Life Sciences Prague, Czech Republic
Dr. Diederik Jacques, Head of the Engineered and Geosystems Analysis (EGA) unit of the Institute of Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) of the Belgian Nuclear Research Centre (SCK CEN) in Mol, Belgium.
Course/Workshop Objectives:
We will introduce a new Version 5 of HYDRUS resulting from merging HYDRUS-1D with HYDRUS (2D/3D), implementing the newly integrated form of coupling PHREEQC with HYDRUS (HPx), and including new modules such as PFAS, Particle Tracking, Dynamic Plant Uptake, Cosmic, etc.
A detailed conceptual and mathematical description of water flow and solute transport processes in the vadose zone and groundwater will be given during the first part of the course. Hands-on computer sessions will then provide participants an opportunity to become familiar with the windows-based HYDRUS computer software packages, including several additional modules, such as the ROSETTA, HP1, UNSATCHEM, and Wetlands modules. Emphasis will be on preparation of input data for a variety of one- and multi-dimensional applications, and interpretation of simulation results. The first two days of the short course will focus on HYDRUS, while the third day will focus on HPx (HYDRUS coupled with PHREEQC).
Both on-site and on-line short course participants will be using their own notebooks to carry out the HYDRUS tutorials.
More information:
See also info and photos from courses held in previous years, in 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019.
HYDRUS Conference: April 20-21, 2023, Prague, Czech Republic
7th International Conference 'Hydrus Software Applications to Subsurface Flow and Contaminant Transport Problems', Prague, 2023
Czech University of Life Sciences, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Prague, Czech Republic
PC Progress, Ltd, Prague, Czech Republic
Conference Conveners
Rien van Genuchten, Department of Nuclear Engineering, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
Jirka Šimůnek, Dept. of Environmental Sciences, University of California Riverside, CA, USA
Radka Kodešová, Department of Soil Science and Geology of the University of Life Sciences Prague, Czech Republic
Miroslav Šejna, PC-Progress, Prague, Czech Republic
Diederik Jacques, Institute for Environment, Health, and Safety, Belgian Nuclear Research Centre (SCK CEN), Mol, Belgium
Guenter Langergraber, Institute for Sanitary Engineering and Water Pollution Control, University of Natural Resources and Live Sciences, Vienna, Austria
Giuseppe Brunetti, University of Natural Resources and Live Sciences, Vienna, Austria, and University of Calabria, Italy.
Aims and Scope:
The conference Hydrus Software Applications to Subsurface Flow and Contaminant Transport Problems will focus on applications of advanced numerical models simulating variably-saturated flow, heat transport, and transport of various substances (nutrients, pollutants, pathogenic microorganisms) in soils and groundwater. Similarly as very successful earlier workshops in this series (Utrecht in 2006, Prague in 2008, Tokyo in 2008) the 4th workshop will bring together a mixture of world-leading as well as junior scientists and engineers from different branches of the soil, hydrologic, and environmental research communities.
The conference is not limited to applications involving the use of HYDRUS and its modules. Applications of other numerical tools (e.g., Tough2, SWAP, MACRO) are encouraged and welcomed also.
Abstract submission deadline - March 15, 2023.
Topics will include:
- Variably-Saturated Water Flow
Modeling of various agricultural, hydrologic, and environmental problems at different scales, including preferential/nonequilibrium flow - Heat Transport
Modeling the transport of energy, including vapor flow, and issues related to freezing/thawing - Transport of Contaminants and Particle-Like Substances
Transport of pollutants, colloids, viruses, bacteria, and nanoparticles. Colloid-facilitated solute transport - Biogeochemical Transport and Reactions
Applications of the HYDRUS modules HP1/2/3, Unsatchem, and Wetlands, as well as other models with similar capabilities. - Inverse Problems
Inverse modeling and parameter estimation using many different optimization tools (e.g., Marquardt, AMALGAM, DREAM)
More information:
The HYDRUS short course at IIT Mandi in India: February 24-26, 2023
Short Term Course on Modelling Water Flow and Contaminant Transport in Subsurface Using HYDRUS 2D/3D Software Packages
Organizers: Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi, and IIT Jammu, India
The shortcourse instructors:
Dr. Deepak Swami, Associate Professor, IIT MANDI, Email: deepak@iitmandi.ac.in
Dr. Nitin Joshi, Assistant Professor, IIT JAMMU, Email: nitin.joshi@iitjammu.ac.in
About the Workshop
Soil and groundwater pollution is an ever-increasing, worldwide problem. In India the groundwater plays an important role with 80 % of rural population and 50% of urban population depending on it. Along with intensive use of groundwater, unscientific development projects and insufficient knowledge of groundwater dynamics is creating long-term problems. Most subsurface pollution problems stem from activities involving the unsaturated (vadose) zone between the soil surface and the groundwater table. The unsaturated zone hence provides the best opportunities to limit or prevent groundwater pollution. Once contaminants enter groundwater, pollution is essentially irreversible, or can be remediated only with extreme costs. Numerical modeling is becoming an increasingly important tool for analyzing complex problems involving water flow and contaminant transport in the unsaturated zone.
Learning Outcomes
The course intends to make you familiar with the HYDRUS 1D, 2D and 3D. The short-term course will focus on the detailed elaboration of (i) Understanding of GUI and capabilities; (ii) Construction of geometry; (iii) Selection of boundary conditions; (iv) Understanding of input parameters; (v) Generation of mesh and its manipulation; (vi) Extraction of results; (vii) Parameter estimation; (viii) Advanced features (i.e., slicer and clipper); (ix) Deeper understanding of simulation of water and solute.
Registration
Online Registration for the course can be done using this link: https://https://forms.gle/tgYm88CrkVw7L7mMA
Extended registration Deadline: 15th February 2023
Group photo (click to enlarge)
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