Lee Slater

Lee Slater

Email

lslater [at] newark.rutgers.edu

Phone

973-353-5109

Office Location

101 Warren Street,
Smith Hall Room 140b
Newark, New Jersey, 07102
lslater@rutgers.edu

Field of Specialization: Near-Surface Geophysics

Lee Slater, Distinguished Professor and Henry Rutgers Professor in Geophysics at Rutgers University Newark, is an internationally recognized expert in near surface geophysics and hydrogeophysics. He has published extensively, including 165 papers in peer reviewed international journals of hydrogeology and geophysics. Lee has served as principal investigator on multiple research and technology demonstration projects funded by the US Department of Defense, US Department of Energy, US Department of Agriculture, US National Parks Service and National Science Foundation. He has also served in prominent leadership roles in the academic geophysical community, including Chair of the Near Surface Geophysics Focus Group of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), Chair of the AGU Hydrogeophysics Technical Committee and President of the Environmental and Engineering Geophysical Society (EEGS). Lee currently serves as Associate Editor of Water Resources Research (WRR) and he recently coauthored a new advanced-level text on the resistivity and induced polarization methods applied to studies of the near surface Earth. Lee has served on multiple advisory boards for large interdisciplinary hydrogeological research projects in Europe. He was the recipient of the 2013 Harold B. Mooney award of the Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG). His numerous PhD graduates have mostly gone onto academic positions and are now making their own contributions to advancing research in hydrogeophysics.  In 2018 Lee was elected Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), with the citation: "for visionary experimentation in near surface geophysics that has advanced understanding of subsurface hydrogeological and biogeochemical processes".








Research Initiatives


  • Low-frequency electrical properties (spectral Induced
    polarization, induced polarization, complex resistivity) of near-surface
     soils
  • Hydrogeophysics: "Fusing hydrogeological and geophysical research to improve knowledge of flow & transport in subsurface"
  • Biogeophysics: "Fusing biological and geophysical research to improve knowledge of microbial processes in subsurface
  • Fractured rock geophysics: improving geophysical imaging of contaminated fractured rock aquifers using a geophysical toolbox
  • Wetlands/Peatlands geophysics
  • Methane Cycling in Northern Peatlands



Awards

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  • Elected Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), 2018. Citation: “for visionary experimentation in near surface geophysics that has advanced understanding of subsurface hydrogeological and biogeochemical processes
  • 2013 Harold B. Mooney Award, Society of Exploration Geophysicists ​ (SEG)/ Environmental & Engineering Geophysical Society (EEGS)

  • 2011 Editors’ Citation for Excellence in Refereeing for Journal of Geophysical Research – Biogeosciences

  • GEOPHYSICS Outstanding Reviewer, Citation in The Leading Edge (TLE), SEG, November, 2010, p. 1418

  • “Best of SAGEEP” 2010 for the paper by L. Slater et al.

  • Honorable Mention in the category of Best Paper in GEOPHYSICS 2006: G. Abdel Aal, L. Slater & E. Atekwana

  • Rutgers Board of Trustees Research Fellowship for Scholarly Excellence, April 2005


Education

B.Sc., University of East Anglia (UK), 1992

M.Sc., University of N. Wales, 1993

Ph.D., Lancaster University, 1997

Publications

H-INDEX OF 41 [BASED ON 150 ARTICLES IN ISI WEB OF KNOWLEDGE] (Researcher ID: T-2244-2017)​

Journal Articles

1.      Salman, M., Slater, L. Briggs, M. and L. Lei, 2022, Near-Surface Geophysics Perspectives on Integrated, Coordinated, Open, Networked (ICON) Science, Earth and Space Science, In Press

1.      Kessouri, P., Johnson. T., Day-Lewis, F.D., Wang, C., Ntarlagiannis, D. and L.D. Slater, 2021, Post-remediation geophysical assessment: Investigating long-term electrical geophysical signatures resulting from bioremediation at a chlorinated solvent contaminated site, Journal of Environmental Management, 302, A, 113944

2.      Beaver, C. L., Atekwana, E.A., Bekins, B.A., Ntarlagiannis, D., Slater, L.D. and Rossbach, Silvia, 2021, Methanogens and Their Syntrophic Partners Dominate Zones of Enhanced Magnetic Susceptibility at a Petroleum Contaminated Site, Frontiers in Earth Science, 9, 1-18

3.      Saneiyan, S. and Slater, L., 2021, Complex conductivity signatures of compressive deformation and shear failure in soils, Engineering Geology, 291, 106219, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enggeo.2021.106219

4.      Wang, C., Briggs, M., Day-Lewis, F.D. and Slater, L., 2021, Evaluation of riverbed magnetic susceptibility for mapping biogeochemical hot spots in groundwater-impacted rivers, Hydrological Processes, 35: e14184. https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.14184

5.      Beaver, C., Atekwana, E.A., Bekins, B.A., Ntarlagiannis, D., Slater, L.D. and S. Rossbach, 2021, Methanogens and Their Syntrophic Partners Dominate Zones of Enhanced Magnetic Susceptibility at a Petroleum Contaminated Site, Front. Earth Sci., 15 March 2021 | https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2021.598172

6.      Terry, N., Johnson, C.D., Day-Lewis, F.D., Parker, B. and Slater, L. 2021, Beware of Spatial Autocorrelation When Applying Machine Learning Algorithms to Borehole Geophysical Logs, Groundwater, 59: 315-319. https://doi.org/10.1111/gwat.13081

7.      Slater, L, Binley, A. 2021, Advancing hydrological process understanding from long‐term resistivity monitoring systems. WIREs Water, e1513. https://doi.org/10.1002/wat2.1513

8.      Wang, C., Briggs, M. A., Day‐Lewis, F. D., & Slater, L. D., 2020, Characterizing physical properties of streambed interface sediments using in situ complex electrical conductivity measurements. Water Resources Research, 56, e2020WR027995. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020WR027995

9.      Wang, C., Binley, A. and Slater, L.D., 2020, On negative induced polarization in frequency domain measurements, Geophysical Journal International, ggaa581, https://doi.org/10.1093/gji/ggaa581

10.  Chen, X., Comas, C, Reeve, A. and Slater, L., Evidence for glacial geological controls on the hydrology of Maine (USA) peatlands. Geology 2020; 48 (8): 771–776. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/G46844.1

11.  Robinson, J., Buda, A., Collick, A., Shober, A., Ntarlagiannis, D., Bryant, R., Folmar, G., Andres, S. and Slater, L., 2020, Electrical monitoring of saline tracers to assess subsurface hydrological connectivity in a flat ditch-drained field, Journal of Hydrology, p.124862.

12.  Weller, A. and Slater, L. (2019), Permeability estimation from induced polarization: an evaluation of geophysical length scales using an effective hydraulic radius concept. Near Surface Geophysics, 17: 581-594. doi:10.1002/nsg.12071

13.  Wang*, C., and Slater, L., 2019, Extending accurate spectral induced polarization measurements into the kHz range: Modeling and removal of errors from interactions between the parasitic capacitive coupling and the sample holder, Geophysical Journal International, Published Online 04/29/19, 

14.  Osterman, G., Sugand, M., Keating, K., Binley, A. and Slater, L., 2019, Effect of clay content and distribution on hydraulic and geophysical properties of synthetic sand-clay mixtures, Geophysics, Published Online 03/15/19

15.  Kimak, C., Ntarlagiannis, D., Slater, L.D., Atekwana, E.A., Beaver, C.L., Rossbach, S., Porter, A. and Ustra, A., 2019, Geophysical monitoring of hydrocarbon biodegradation in highly conductive environments. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, Published online 02/26/19

16.  Falzone#, S., Robinson, J. and Slater, L.,2018,  Characterization and Monitoring of Porous Media with Electrical Imaging, Transport in Porous Media, 130, 251–276, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11242-018-1203-2

17.  Algeo*, J., Slater, L., Binley, A., Van Dam, R.L. and Watts, C., 2018 A comparison of GPR early-time signal approaches for mapping changes in shallow soil water content, Vadose Zone Journal, doi:10.2136/vzj2018.01.0001

18.  Chen#, X., Comas, X., Binley, A and L. Slater$, 2018, A lumped bubble capacitance model controlled by matrix structure to describe layered biogenic gas bubble storage in shallow subtropical peat, Water Resources Research, 54, 8, 5487-5503, https://doi.org/10.1029/2018WR022573

19.  Robinson, J., Slater, L., Weller, A., Keating, K., Robinson, T. and B. Parker, 2018, On permeability prediction from complex conductivity measurements using polarization magnitude and relaxation time, Water Resources Research, 54(5), 3436-3452, https://doi.org/10.1002/2017WR022034

20.  Zarif*, F., Slater, L., Mabrouk, M., Youssef, A., Al-Temamy, A., Mousa, S., Farag, K and Robinson, J., 2017, Groundwater resources evaluation in calcareous limestone using geoelectrical and VLF-EM surveys, Hydrogeology Journal, 1-17, http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10040-017-1710-1

21.  Zarif*, F., Kessouri#, P. and Slater, L., 2017, Recommendations for field-scale induced polarization (IP) data acquisition and interpretation, Journal of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics, Journal of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics, 22, 4, 395-410

22.  Sharma*, S., Slater$, L., Ntarlagiannis, D., Werkema, D. and Z. Szabo, 2017, Specific Polarizability of Sand-Clay Mixtures with Varying Ethanol Concentration, Near Surface Geophysics, Vol 15, No 6, December 2017 pp. 615 – 624, 10.3997/1873-0604.2017049

23.  Day-Lewis, F., Slater, L., Robinson, J., Johnson, C., Terry, N. and Werkema, D., 2017, An overview of geophysical technologies appropriate for characterization and monitoring at fractured-rock sites, Journal of Environmental Management, 204 (2), 709-720

24.  Lund*, A., Slater$, L., Atekwana, A., Ntarlagiannis, D., Cozzarelli, I. and Bekins, B., 2017, Evidence of Coupled Carbon and Iron Cycling at a Hydrocarbon-Contaminated Site from Time Lapse Magnetic Susceptibility, Environ. Sci. Technol., 51 (19), pp 11244–11249

DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.7b02155

25.  Chen#, X., K. V. R. Schäfer, and L. Slater$, 2017, Methane emission through ebullition from an estuarine mudflat: 2. Field observations and modeling of occurrence probability, Water Resour. Res., 53, 6439–6453, doi:10.1002/2016WR019720

26.  Terry, N., Day-Lewis, F. D., Robinson, J. L., Slater, L. D., Halford, K., Binley, A., Lane, J. W. and Werkema, D., 2017, Scenario Evaluator for Electrical Resistivity Survey Pre-modeling Tool, Groundwater, 55, 885-890, doi:10.1111/gwat.12522

27.  Terry*, N. and L. Slater$, 2017, Gas bubble size estimation in peat soils from EM wave scattering observed with ground penetrating radar, Water Resour. Res., 53, 2755–2769, doi:10.1002/2016WR019783.

28.  Heenan*, J., Ntarlagiannis, D., Slater, L., Beaver, C., Rossbach, S., Revil, A., Atekwana, E. and Bekins, B., 2017, Field scale observations of a transient geobattery resulting from natural attenuation of a crude oil spill, J. Geophys. Res. Biogeosci., 122, 918–929, doi:10.1002/2016JG003596.

29.  Wehrer, M., A. Binley, and L. D. Slater$, 2016, Characterization of reactive transport by 3-D electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) under unsaturated conditions, Water Resour. Res., 52, 8295–8316, doi:10.1002/2016WR019300.

30.  da Rocha Camposa, J.R., Silvab, A.F., Slater, L., Nannid, M.R. and Torrado, P.V., 2016, Stratigraphic Control and Chronology of Peat Bog Deposition in the Serra do Espinhaço Meridional, Brazil, Catena, 43, 167-173.

31.  Algeo*, J., R. L. Van Dam, and L. Slater, 2016, Early-Time GPR: A Method to Monitor Spatial Variations in Soil Water Content during Irrigation in Clay Soils, Vadose Zone J., 15, doi:10.2136/vzj2016.03.0026

32.  Elwaseif, M., Robinson, J., Day-Lewis, F.D., Ntarlagiannis, D., Slater, L., Lane, J.W., Minsley, B. and Shultz, G., 2016, A Matlab-Based Frequency-Domain Electromagnetic Inversion Code (FEMIC) with Graphical User Interface, Computers and Geosciences, 99, 61-71

33.  Binley, A., Keery, J., Slater$, L., Barrash, W and Cardiff, M., 2016, The hydrogeological information in cross-borehole complex conductivity data from an unconsolidated conglomeratic sedimentary aquifer, Geophysics, 81(6), E409-E421, doi: 10.1190/geo2015-0608.1

34.  Weller, A., Zhang, Z., Slater, L., Kruschwitz, S. and Halisch, M., 2016, Induced polarization and pore radius - a discussion, Geophysics, 81(5), D519-D526

35.  Chen*, X. and Slater$, L., 2016, Methane emission through ebullition from an estuarine mudflat: 1. A conceptual model to explain tidal forcing based on effective stress changes, Water Resources Research, 52, 4469–4485, doi:10.1002/2015WR018058

36.  Terry*, N., L. Slater$, X. Comas, A. S. Reeve, K. V. R. Schäfer, and Z. Yu, 2016, Free phase gas processes in a northern peatland inferred from autonomous field-scale resistivity imaging, Water Resources Research, 52, 2996–3018, doi:10.1002/2015WR018111.

37.  Ustra, A., Mendonca, C., Ntarlagiannis, D. and Slater, L., 2016, Polarization probability distribution obtained from a Debye decomposition of Spectral Induced Polarization (SIP) data, Geophysics, 81, 2, E129-E138

38.  Osterman, G., K. Keating, A. Binley, and L. Slater, 2016, A laboratory study to estimate pore geometric parameters of sandstones using complex conductivity and nuclear magnetic resonance for permeability prediction, Water Resources Research, 52, doi:10.1002/2015WR018472

39.  Ntarlagiannis, D., Robinson, J., Soupios, P. and Slater, L., 2016, Field-scale electrical geophysics over an olive oil mill waste deposition site: evaluating the information content of resistivity versus induced polarization (IP) images for delineating the spatial extent of organic contamination, Journal of Applied Geophysics, 135, 418-426

40.  Placencia*, E. and Slater$, L., On the pore water chemistry effect on spectral induced polarization measurements in presence of pyrite, Journal of Applied Geophysics, 135, 474-485, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jappgeo.2015.11.001

41.  Day-Lewis, F., Johnson, C., Slater, L., Robinson, J., Williams, J., Boyden, C., Werkema, D. and Lane, J., 2016, A Fractured Rock Geophysical Toolbox Method Selection Tool, Ground Water, 54, 3,  315-316

42.  Beaver, C.L., Williams, A.E., Atekwana, E.A., Mewafy, F.M., Abdel Aal., G., Slater, L.D. and Rossbach, S., 2016, Microbial communities associated with zones of elevated magnetic susceptibility in hydrocarbon-contaminated sediments, Geomicrobiology Journal, Vol. 33 , Iss. 5, doi:10.1080/01490451.2015.1049676

43.  Weller, A. and Slater, L., 2015, Induced polarization dependence on pore space geometry: empirical observations and mechanistic predictions, Journal of Applied Geophysics, 123, 310–315, doi:10.1016/j.jappgeo.2015.09.002

44.  Robinson*, J., Slater$, L., Johnson, T., Shapiro, A., Tiedeman, C., Ntarlagiannis, D., Johnson, C., Day-Lewis, F., , Lacombe, P., Imbrigiotta, T. and J. Lane Jr., 2015, Imaging transport pathways in fractured rock using 3D time-lapse electrical resistivity tomography, Ground Water, DOI: 10.1111/gwat.12356

45.  Comas, X., Terry*, N., Slater$, L., Warren, M., Kolka, R., Kristijono, A., Sudiana, N.,  Nurjaman, D. and T. Darusman, 2015, Imaging tropical peatlands in Indonesia using ground-penetrating radar (GPR) and electrical resistivity imaging (ERI): implications for carbon stock estimates and peat soil characterization, Biogeosciences, 12, 2995–3007, doi:10.5194/bg-12-2995-2015

46.  Binley, A., Hubbard, S.S., Huisman, J.A., Revil, A., Robinson, D.A., Singha, K. and Slater, L., 2015 The emergence of hydrogeophysics for improved understanding of subsurface processes over multiple scales, Water Resources Research, 51, 3837–3866, doi:10.1002/2015WR017016

47.  Weller, A., Zhang, Z. and Slater, L., 2015, High salinity polarization of sandstones, Geophysics, 80(3), D309-D318, doi: 10.1190/geo2014-0483.1

48.  Weller, A., Slater, L., Huisman, A., Esser, O. and Haegel, F.H., 2015, On the specific polarizability of sands and sand-clay mixtures, Geophysics, 80(3), A57-A61, doi: 10.1190/geo2014-0509.1

49.  Weller, A., Slater, L., Binley, A. and Nordsiek, S., 2015, Permeability prediction based on induced polarization: insights from measurements on sandstone and unconsolidated samples spanning a wide permeability range, Geophysics, 80(2), D161-D173, doi: 10.1190/geo2014-0368.1

50.  Parsekian, A., Singha, K., Minsley, B., Holbrook, S. and Slater, L., 2015, Multiscale geophysical imaging of the Critical Zone, Reviews of Geophysics, 53, 1–26. doi: 10.1002/2014RG000465.

51.  Robinson*, J., Johnson, T. and Slater$, L.D., 2015, Challenges and Opportunities for Fractured Rock Imaging Using 3D Cross Borehole Electrical Resistivity, Geophysics, 80(2), E49-E61

52.  Placencia*, E., Parvianen, A., Slater$, L. and Leivinen, J., 2015, Spectral induced polarization (SIP) response of mine tailings, Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 173, 8-24, doi:10.1016/j.jconhyd.2014.12.002

53.  Chen*, X. and Slater$, L., 2015, Gas bubble transport and emissions for shallow peat from a northern peatland: the role of pressure changes and peat structure, Water Resources Research, 51, doi:10.1002/2014WR016268.

54.  Wehrer#, M. and Slater$, L., 2015, Characterization of water content dynamics and tracer breakthrough by 3D electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) under transient unsaturated conditions, Water Resources Research, 51, doi:10.1002/2014WR016131.

55.  Heenan*, J., Slater$, L., Ntarlagiannis, D., Atekwana, E., Fathepure, B., Dalvi, S. Ross, C., Werkema, D. and E. Atekwana, 2015, Electrical Resistivity Imaging for Long Term Autonomous Monitoring of Hydrocarbon Degradation: Lessons from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Geophysics, 80, 1(2015); pp. B1-B11, doi: 10.1190/geo2013-0468.1

56.  Yu*,Z. Slater$, L., Schafer, K., Reeve, A. and Varner, R., 2014, Dynamics of methane ebullition from a peat monolith revealed from a dynamic flux chamber system, J. Geophys. Res. Biogeosci., 119, 1789–1806, doi:10.1002/2014JG002654.

57.  Singha, K., Day-Lewis, F.D., Johnson, T. and Slater, L.D., Advances in interpretation of subsurface processes with time-lapse electrical imaging, 2014, Hydrol. Process., 29(6), 1549-1576, doi: 10.1002/hyp.10280

58.  Slater$, L., W. Barrash, J. Montrey*, and A. Binley (2014), Electrical-hydraulic relationships observed for unconsolidated sediments in the presence of a cobble framework, Water Resour. Res., 50, 5721–5742, doi:10.1002/2013WR014631.

59.  Placencia*, E. and Slater$, L., 2014, Electrochemical SIP modeling of artificial sulfide-sand mixtures, Geophysics, 79(6), EN91-EN106, doi: 10.1190/geo2014-0034.1

60.  Bon, C.E.,  Reeve, A.S., Slater, L. and X. Comas, 2014, Using hydrologic measurements to investigate free phase gas ebullition in a maine peatland, USA, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 18, 953–965.

61.  Atekwana, E.A., Mewafy, F.M, Abdel Aal, G., Werkema Jr, Revil, A and Slater$, L., 2014, High-resolution magnetic susceptibility measurements for investigating magnetic mineral formation during microbial mediated iron reduction J. Geophys. Res. Biogeosci., 119, 80–94, doi:10.1002/2013JG002414.

62.  Comas, X., Kettridge, N., Binley, A., Slater, L., Parsekian*, A., Baird, A. J., Strack, M. and Waddington, J. M., 2013, The effect of peat structure on the spatial distribution of biogenic gases within bogs. Hydrological Processes doi: 10.1002/hyp.10056.

63.  Heenan*, J., Porter, A., Ntarlagiannis, D., Young, L., Werkema, D., and Slater, L. 2013, Sensitivity of the spectral induced polarization method to microbial enhanced oil recovery processes. Geophysics, 78(5), E261–E269. doi: 10.1190/geo2013-0085.1 ss

64.  Personna*, Y., Slater$, L., Ntarlagiannis, D., Werkema, D. and Z. Szabo, 2013, Complex resistivity signatures of ethanol biodegradation in porous media, Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 153, 37–50

65.  Mewafy, F. M., Werkema Jr, D. D., Atekwana, E. A., Slater$, L. D., Abdel Aal, G., Revil, A., & Ntarlagiannis, D., 2013, Evidence that biometallic mineral precipitation enhances the complex conductivity response at a hydrocarbon contaminated site, Journal of Applied Geophysics, 98, 113-123.

66.  Rittgers, J., Revil, A., Karoulis, M., Mooney, M., Slater, L. and Atekwana, A., Self-potential signals generated by the corrosion of buried metallic objects with application to contaminant plumes, 2013, Geophysics, 78, 5, 1–18, doi: 10.1190/GEO2013-0033.1

67.  Mwakanayamale*, K., Day Lewis, F.D. and Slater$, L., 2013, Statistical mapping of zones of focused groundwater/surface-water exchange using fiber-optic distributed temperature sensing, Water Resources Research, 49(10), 6979-6984.

68.  Weller A., L. Slater, and S. Nordsiek, 2013, On the relationship between induced polarization and surface conductivity: Implications for petrophysical interpretation of electrical measurements: Geophysics, 78, no. 5, D315–D325, doi: 10.1190/GEO2013-0076.1.

69.  Elwaseif*, M. and Slater$, L., 2013, Reconstruction of discrete resistivity targets using coupled artificial neural networks and watershed algorithms, Near Surface Geophysics, 11(5), 417-530

70.  Grunat*, D.A., Slater$, L.D. and Wehrer, M., 2013, Complex electrical measurements on an undisturbed soil core: Evidence for improved estimation of saturation degree from imaginary conductivity. Vadose Zone Journal, 12(4), doi:10.2136/vzj2013.03.0059

71.  Personna*, Y.R., Slater$, L., Ntarlagiannis, D., Werkema, D. and Szabo, Z., 2013, Complex resistivity signatures of ethanol in sand-clay mixtures, Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 149, 76-87

72.  Placencia*, E., Slater, L., Ntarlagiannis, D. and Binley, 2013 A., Laboratory SIP signatures associated with oxidation of disseminated metal sulfides, Journal of Contaminant Hydrology 148, 25–38, doi.org/10.1016/j.jconhyd.2013.02.007

73.  Slater, L., & Atekwana, E. 2013, Geophysical Signatures of Subsurface Microbial Processes. Eos, Transactions AGU, 94(8), 77-78.

74.  Loisel, J., Yu, Z., Parsekian*, A., Nolan*, J. and Slater, L,, 2013, Quantifying landscape morphology influence on peatland lateral expansion using ground penetrating radar (GPR) and peat core analysis, Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, 118(2), 373-384

75.  Robinson*, J., Johnson, T. and Slater$, L.D., 2013, Evaluation of known-boundary and resistivity constraints for improving cross-borehole DC electrical resistivity imaging of discrete fractures, Geophysics, 78(3), D115-D127, doi: 10.1190/geo2012-0333.1

76.  Kemna, A., Binley, A., Cassiani, G., Niederleithinger, E., Revil, A., Slater, L., Williams, K.H., Flores Orozco, A., Haegel, F., Hordt, A., Kruschwitz, S., Leroux, V., Titov, K. and Zimmermann, E., 2012, An overview of the spectral induced polarization method for near-surface applications, Near Surface Geophysics, 10, 453-468, 10.3997/1873-0604.2012027

77.  Personna*, Y., Slater, L$., Ntarlagiannis, D., Werkema, D. and Szabo, Z., 2012, Electrical signatures of ethanol-liquid mixtures: implications for monitoring biofuels migration in the subsurface, Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 144, 99-107

78.  Johnson, T.C., Versteeg, R.J., Rockhold, M., Slater, L.D., Ntarlagiannis, D., Greenwood, W.J. and J. Zachara, 2012, Characterization of a contaminated wellfield using 3D electrical resistivity tomography implemented with geostatistical, discontinuous boundary, and known conductivity constraints, Geophysics, 77, EN85-EN96, doi: 10.1190/GEO2012-0121.1

79.  Zhang*, C., Slater, L. and Prodan, C.,2012,  Complex dielectric properties of sulfate-reducing bacteria suspensions, Geomicrobiology Journal, 30, 6, 490-496, DOI:10.1080/01490451.2012.719997

80.  Mwakanyamale*, K., Slater$, L., Binley, A. and Ntarlagiannis, D., 2012, Lithologic imaging using complex conductivity: Lessons learned from the Hanford 300 Area, Geophysics, 77, 6, E397–E409, doi: 10.1190/GEO2011-0407.1

81.  Weller, A. and Slater, L., 2012, Salinity dependence of complex conductivity of unconsolidated and consolidated materials: comparisons with electrical double layer models, Geophysics, 77, 5, D185-D198

82.  Ustra*, A., L. Slater$, D. Ntarlagiannis, and V. Elis. 2012, Spectral Induced Polarization (SIP) signatures of clayey soils containing toluene, Near Surface Geophysics, 10, no. 6, 503-515.

83.  Parsekian*, A., Slater$, L., Sebestyen, S., Kolka, R., Ntarlagiannis, D., Nolan, J. and Hanson, P.,2012, Uncertainty in peat volume and soil carbon estimated using ground-penetrating radar and probingSoil Science Society of America Journal, 76, 1911-1918

84.  Elwaseif*, M. and Slater, L., 2012, Improved resistivity imaging of targets with sharp boundaries using an iterative disconnect procedure, Journal of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics, 17, 2, 89-101

85.  Johnson, T.J., Slater, L., Day-Lewis, F.D., Ntarlagiannis, D. and Elwaseif*, M., 2012, Monitoring groundwater/surface-water interaction using time-series and time-frequency analysis of transient three-dimensional electrical resistivity changes, Water Resources Research, Vol. 48, No. 7, W07506, doi: 10.1029/2012WR011893

86.  Zhang*, C., Slater, L., Redden, G., Fujita, Y., Johnson, T. and Fox, D., 2012, Spectral induced polarization signatures of hydroxide adsorption and mineral precipitation in porous media, Environmental Science and Technology, doi: 10.1021/es204404e

87.  Mwakanyamale*, K., Slater$, L., Day-Lewis, F.D., Ntarlagiannis, D. and Johnson, C., 2012, Spatially variable stage-driven groundwater-surface water interaction inferred from time-frequency analysis of distributed temperature sensing data, Geophysical Research Letters,, 39, 6, doi:10.1029/2011GL050824

88.  Parsekian,* A., Slater$, L. and Schafer, K., 2012, Small root biomass effect on the dielectric properties of soil, Vadose Zone Journal, doi:10.2136/vzj2011.0049

89.  Robinson*, J., Slater$, L. and Schafer, K., 2012, Evidence for spatial variability in hydraulic redistribution within an oak–pine forest from resistivity imaging, Journal of Hydrology, Volumes 430–431, 2, 69–79, doi: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2012.02.002

90.  Parsekian*, A., Slater$, L. and Gimenez, D., 2012, Application of ground penetrating radar to measure near-saturation soil water content in peat soils, Water Resources Research, W02533, 9 PP. doi:10.1029/201WR011303

91.  Mewafy, F., Atekwana, A., Werkema, D.D., Slater, L., Ntarlagiannis, D., Revil, A., Skold, M. and Delin, G., 2011, Magnetic susceptibility as a proxy for investigating microbial mediated iron reduction, Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 38, L21402, doi:10.1029/2011GL049271

92.  Comas, X., Slater$, L. and Reeve, A., 2011, Atmospheric pressure drives changes in the vertical distribution of biogenic free-phase gas in a northern peatland, Journal of Geophysical Research-Biogeosciences, 116, G04014, doi:10.1029/2011JG001701

93.  Parsekian*, A., Jones, B., Jones, M., Grosse, G., Walter, K. and Slater, L., 2011, Expansion rate and geometry of floating vegetation mats on the margins of thermokarst lakes, northern Seward Peninsula, Alaska, USA,  Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 36, 14, 1889-1897, DOI: 10.1002/esp.2210

94.  Weller, A., Breede, K., Slater, L. and Nordsiek, S., 2011, Effect of changing water salinity on complex conductivity spectra of sandstones, Geophysics, 76, F315 (2011); http://dx.doi.org/10.1190/geo2011-0072.1

95.  Parsekian*, A. D., X. Comas, L. Slater$, and P. H. Glaser, 2011,  Geophysical evidence for the lateral distribution of free phase gas at the peat basin scale in a large northern peatland, Journal of Geophysical Research,116, G03008, doi:10.1029/2010JG001543.

96.  Comas, X., Slater$, L. and Reeve, A., 2011, Pool patterning in a northern peatland: Geophysical evidence for the role of postglacial landforms, Journal of Hydrology, 399, Vols. 1-4, 173-184

97.  Franz*, T.E., Nolan, J., Nordbotten, J.M., Caylor, K.K. and Slater, L.D., 2011, Quantifying transient soil moisture dynamics using multipoint direct-current resistivity in homogeneous sand, Vadose Zone Journal, February 2011, v. 10, 286-298, doi:10.2136/vzj2010.0031.

98.  Davis*, C., Slater, L., Kulessa, B., Ferguson, A.S., Atekwana, E., Doherty, R. and Kalin, B., 2010, Self-potential (SP) signatures associated with an injection experiment at an in-situ biological permeable reactive barrier (PRB), Near Surface Geophysics, 8, 6, 541-551

99.  Slater$, L. D., D. Ntarlagiannis, F. D. Day-Lewis, K. Mwakanyamale*, R. J. Versteeg, A. Ward, C. Strickland, C. D. Johnson, and J. W. Lane, Jr., 2010, Use of electrical imaging and distributed temperature sensing methods to characterize surface water–groundwater exchange regulating uranium transport at the Hanford 300 Area, Washington, Water Resour. Res., 46, W10533, doi:10.1029/2010WR009110.

100.Zhang*, C., Ntarlagiannis, D., Slater$, L. and Doherty, R., 2010, Monitoring microbial sulfate reduction in porous media using multi-purpose electrodes, Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 115, G00G09, 11 pp. doi:10.1029/2009JG001157

101.Knight, R., Pyrak-Nolte, L.  Slater, L., Atekwana, E., Endres, A., Gelhar, J., Lesmes, D., Nakagawa, S., Revil, A., Sharma, M. and Straley, A.,  2010, Geophysics at the interface:  Response of geophysical properties to solid-fluid, fluid-fluid and solid-solid interfaces, Reviews of Geophysics, 48, doi:10.1029/2007RG000242

102.Weller, A., Slater, L., Nordsiek, S. and Ntarlagiannis, D., 2010, On the estimation of specific surface per unit pore volume from induced polarization: a robust empirical relation fits multiple datasets, Geophysics, 75, 4 p., WA105-WA112, doi: 10.1190/1.3471577

103.Elwaseif*, M. and Slater$, L.,2010,  Quantifying tomb geometries in resistivity images using watershed algorithms, Journal of Archaeological Science, 37, 1424-1436

104.Parsekian*, A., Slater$, L., Comas, X. and Glaser, P., 2010, Variations in free phase gases in peat landforms determined by ground penetrating radar, J. Geophys. Res., 115, G02002,

doi:10.1029/2009JG001086.

105.Atekwana, A. and Slater, L.,2009,  Biogeophysics: A new frontier in earth science research, Reviews of Geophysics, 47, doi:10.1029/2009RG000285

106.Chen, J., Hubbard, S.S., Williams, K.H., Pride, S., Li, L. and Slater, L.,2009, A state-space Bayesian framework for estimating biogeochemical transformations using time-lapse geophysical data, Water Resources Research, 45, W08420, doi:10.1029/2008WR007698

107.Slater$, L. D., F. D. Day-Lewis, D. Ntarlagiannis, M. O'Brien*, and N. Yee, 2009, Geoelectrical measurement and modeling of biogeochemical breakthrough behavior during microbial activity, Geophys. Res. Lett., 36, L14402, doi:10.1029/2009GL038695.

108.Wu*, Y., Versteeg, R., Slater, L. and LaBrecque, D., 2009, Calcite precipitation dominates the electrical signatures of zero valent iron columns under simulated field conditions, Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 106, 131-143

109.Wishart*, D.N., Slater$, L.D., Schnell, D.L. and Herman, G.C., 2009, Hydraulic anisotropy characterization of pneumatic-fractured sediments using azimuthal self potential gradient, Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 103, 134–144

110.Kettridge, N., Comas, X., Baird, A., Slater, L., Strack, M., Thompson, D., Jol, H. and Binley, A., 2008, Ecohydrologically-important subsurface structures in peatlands revealed by ground-penetrating radar and complex resistivity surveys, Journal of Geophysical Research, 113, G04030, doi:10.1029/2008JG000787

111.Wishart#, D.N., Slater$, L. and Gates, A., 2008, Fracture anisotropy characterization in crystalline bedrock using field-scale azimuthal self potential gradient (ASPG), Journal of Hydrology, 358, 35-45  

112.Personna*, Y., Ntarlagiannis#, D., Slater$, L., Yee, N., O’Brien*, M. and Hubbard, S., 2008, Spectral induced polarization and electrodic potential monitoring of microbially-mediated iron sulfide transformations, Journal of Geophysical Research, 113, G02020, doi:10.1029/2007JG000614

113.Robinson, D.A., Binley, A., Crook, N., Day-Lewis, F., Ferre, P.T., Grauch, V.J.S., Knight, R., Knoll, M., Lakshmi, V., Miller, R.,  Nyquist, J., Pellerin, L., Singha, K. and Slater, L, 2008, Advancing process-based watershed hydrological research using near-surface geophysics: A vision for, and review of, electrical and magnetic geophysical methods, Hydrological Processes, 22, 18, 3604-3635

114.Slater$, L., Ntarlagiannis#, D., Yee, N., O’Brien*, M, Zhang*, C. and Williams, K.H., 2008, Electrodic voltages in the presence of dissolved sulfide: Implications for monitoring natural microbial activity, Geophysics, 73, 2, F65-F70.

115.Comas#, X., Slater$, L. and Reeve, A., 2008, Seasonal geophysical monitoring of biogenic gasses in a northern peatland: implications for temporal and spatial variability in free phase gas production rates, Journal of Geophysical Research, 113, G01012, doi:10.1029/2007JG000575

116.Wu*, Y., Slater, L., LaBrecque, D. and Versteeg, R., 2008, A comparison of the low frequency electrical signatures of iron oxide versus calcite precipitation in granular zero valent iron columns, Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 95, 154-167

117.Slater$, L., Ntarlagiannis*, D., Personna*, Y.R. and Hubbard, S.S., 2007, Pore-scale spectral induced polarization signatures associated with FeS biomineral transformations, Geophysical Research Letters, 34, L21404, doi 10.1029/2007GL031840

118.Slater$, L., Comas*, X., Ntarlagiannis*, D. and Roy Moulik*, M., 2007, Resistivity-based monitoring of biogenic gasses in peat soils, Water Resources Research, 43, W10430, doi:10.1029/2007WR006090

119.Slater, L., 2007, Near surface electrical characterization of hydraulic conductivity: from petrophysical properties to aquifer geometries - a review, Surveys in Geophysics, 28, 169-197

120.Mansoor*, N. and Slater$, L., 2007, Aquatic electrical resistivity imaging of shallow-water wetlands, Geophysics, 72, 5, F211-221

121.Comas#, X. and Slater$, L., 2007, Evolution of biogenic gasses in peat blocks inferred from noninvasive dielectric permittivity measurements, Water Resources Research, 43, W05424, doi:10.1029/2006WR005562

122.Comas#, X., Slater$, L. and Reeve, A., 2007, In situ monitoring of free-phase gas accumulation and release in peatlands using ground penetrating radar (GPR), Geophysical Research Letters, 34, L06402, doi:10.1029/2006GL029014

123.Mansoor*, N. and Slater$, L., 2007, On the relationship between iron concentration and induced polarization in marsh soils, Geophysics, 72, 1, A1-A5.

124.Davis, C.A.*, Atekwana, E., Atekwana, E., Slater, L., Rossbach, S. and Mormile, M.R., 2006, Microbial growth and biofilm formation in geologic media is detected with complex conductivity measurements, Geophysical Research Letters, 33, L18403, doi:10.1029/2006GL027312

125.Slater$, L. and Binley, A., 2006, Synthetic and field based electrical imaging of a zerovalent iron barrier: Implications for monitoring long-term barrier performance, Geophysics, 71, 5, B129-B137.

126.Wishart*, D., Slater$, L. and Gates, A., 2006, Self potential improves characterization of hydraulically-active fractures from azimuthal geoelectrical measurements, Geophysical Research Letters, 33, L17314, doi:10.1029/2006GL027092.

127.Mansoor*, N., Slater$, L., Auken, E. and Artigas, F., 2006, High-resolution geophysical characterization of shallow-water wetlands, Geophysics, 71, 4, B101-B109.

128.Abdel-Aal*, G., Slater, L. and Atekwana, E. 2006, Induced-polarization measurements on unconsolidated sediments from a site of active hydrocarbon biodegradation, Geophysics, 71, 2, H13-H24.

129.Slater$, L., Ntarlagiannis*, D. and Wishart*, D., 2006, On the relationship between induced polarization and surface area in metal-sand and clay-sand mixtures, Geophysics, 71, 2, A1-A5.

130.Wu*, Y, Slater$, L. and Korte, N., 2006, Low frequency electrical properties of corroded iron barrier cores, Environmental Science & Technology, 40(7), 2254-2261.

131.Comas*, X., Slater$, L. and Reeve, A., 2005, Geophysical and hydrological evaluation of two bog complexes in a northern peatland: implications for the distribution of biogenic gasses at the basin scale, Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 19, GB4023.

132.Ntarlagiannis*, D., Yee, N. and Slater$, L., 2005, On the low frequency electrical polarization of bacterial cells in sands, Geophysical Research Letters, 32, L24402.

133.Binley, A., Slater, L., Fukes, M. and Cassiani, G., 2005, Relationship between spectral induced polarization and hydraulic properties of saturated and unsaturated sandstone, Water Resources Research, 41, W12417.

134.Wu*, Y., Slater$, L. and Korte, N., 2005, Effect of precipitation on low frequency electrical properties of zero valent iron columns, Environmental Science & Technology, 39, 9197-9204.

135.Ntarlagiannis*, D., Williams, K.H., Slater, L. and Hubbard, S., 2005, Low frequency electrical response to microbial induced sulfide precipitation, Journal of Geophysical Research, 110, G02009.

136.Williams, K.H., Ntarlagiannis*, D., Slater, L. Dohnalkova, A., Hubbard, S.S. and Banfield, J.F., 2005, Geophysical imaging of stimulated microbial biomineralization, Environmental Science & Technology, 39, 19, 7592-7600.

137.Comas*, X., Slater$, L. and Reeve, A., 2005, Stratigraphic controls on pool formation in a domed bog inferred from ground penetrating radar (GPR). Journal of Hydrology, 315, 1-4, 40-51.

138.Slater$, L., Choi#, J. and Wu*, Y., 2005, Electrical properties of iron-sand columns: Implications for induced polarization investigation and performance monitoring of iron-wall barriers, Geophysics, 70, 4, G87-G94.

139.Comas*, X., Slater$. L. and Reeve, A., 2005, Spatial variability in biogenic gas accumulations in peat soils is revealed by ground penetrating radar (GPR), Geophysical Research Letters, 32,  L08401, doi:10.1029/2004GL022297

140.Comas*, X. and Slater$, L., 2004, Low-frequency electrical properties of peat, Water Resources Research, 40, 12 W12414.

141.Comas*, X., Slater$, L. and Reeve, A., 2004, Geophysical evidence for peat basin morphology and lithologic controls on vegetation observed in a Northern Peatland, Journal of Hydrology, 295, 173-184.

142.Abdel-Aal*, G., Atekwana, E., Slater, L. and Atekwana, E., 2004, Effects of microbial processes on electrolytic and interfacial electrical properties of unconsolidated sediments, Geophysical Research Letters, 31, 12, L12505

143.Ulrich*, C. and Slater$, L., 2004, Induced polarization measurements on unsaturated, unconsolidated sands, Geophysics, 69, 3, 762-771.

144.Kemna, A., Binley, A. and Slater, L., 2004, Crosshole IP Imaging for engineering and environmental applications, Geophysics, 69, 97-107.

145.Slater$, L. and Glaser*, D., 2003, Controls on induced polarization in sandy unconsolidated sediments and application to aquifer characterization, Geophysics, 68, 5, 1547-1558.

146.Slater, L. and Niemi, T., 2003, Ground-penetrating radar investigation of active faults along the Dead Sea Transform and implications for seismic hazards within the city of Aqaba, Jordan, Tectonophysics, Volume 368, Issues 1-4, 33-50.

147.Slater, L. and Binley, A., 2003, Evaluation of permeable reactive barrier (PRB) integrity using electrical imaging methods, Geophysics, 68, 3, 911-921

148.Slater$, L. and Lesmes, D., 2002, Electrical-hydraulic relationships observed for unconsolidated sediments, Water Resources Research, 38, 10, 1213.

149.Sandberg, S., Slater, L. and Versteeg, R., 2002, An integrated geophysical investigation of the hydrogeology of an anisotropic unconfined aquifer, Journal of Hydrology, Special Issue: Non-invasive methods in Hydrology, 267 (3-4), 227-243.

150.Slater$, L. and Reeve, A., 2002, Investigating peatland stratigraphy and hydrogeology using integrated electrical geophysics, Geophysics, 67, 365-378.

151.Slater, L., Binley, A., Versteeg, R., Cassiani, G., Birken, R. and Sandberg, S., 2002, A 3D ERT study of solute transport in a large experimental tank, Journal of Applied Geophysics, 49(4), 211-229.

152.Slater$, L. and Lesmes, D., 2002, IP interpretation in environmental investigations, Geophysics, 67, 77-88.

153.Sandberg, S. and Slater, L., 2001, Geophysical monitoring through a tidal cycle at Crescent Beach State Park, Maine, Journal of Environmental & Engineering Geophysics, 6, 165-174.

154.Slater, L., and Sandberg, S.K., 2000, Resistivity and induced polarization monitoring of salt transport under natural hydraulic gradients, Geophysics, 65(2), 408-420.

155.Slater, L., Binley, A., Daily, W. and Johnson, R., 2000, Cross-hole electrical imaging of a controlled saline tracer injection, Journal of Applied Geophysics, 44(2-3), 85-102.

156.Slater, L., Hamilton, N., Sandberg, S. and Jankowski, J., 2000, Magnetic prospecting at a prehistoric and a historic settlement in Maine, Archaeological Prospection, 7, 31-41.

157.Brown, D. and Slater, L., 1999, Focused packer testing using geophysical tomography and CCTV in a fissured aquifer, Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology, 32(2), 173-184.

158.Slater, L., Sandberg, S.K. and Jankowski, M., 1998, Survey design procedures and data processing applied to the EM azimuthal resistivity method, Journal of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics, 3, 167-177.

159.Hubbard, B., Binley, A., Slater, L., Middleton, R. and Kulessa, B., 1998, Inter-borehole electrical resistivity imaging of englacial drainage, Journal of Glaciology: Instruments and Methods, 44, 429-434.

160.Slater, L., Binley, A. and Brown, D., 1997, Electrical imaging of fractures using groundwater salinity change, Ground Water, 35, 436-442.

161.Slater, L.,  Zaidman, M. D.,  Binley, A. M. and West, L. J., 1997, Electrical imaging of saline tracer migration for the investigation of unsaturated zone transport mechanisms, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 1. 291-302.

162.Slater, L., Brown, D. and Binley, A., 1996, Determination of hydraulically conductive pathways in fractured limestone using cross-borehole electrical resistivity tomography, European Journal of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics, 1, 35-52.

163.Slater, L., Kulessa, B. and Barton, K., 1996, An investigation of the ability of geophysical methods to detect and define fulacht fia (burnt mounds) on Clare Island, Co. Mayo, Ireland, Archaeological Prospection, 3, 43-59.

Associated Programs

·         Associate Editor, Water Resources Research, 01/01/14-present

·         Past-President, Environmental and Engineering Geophysical Society (EEGS)

·         Chair, Hydrogeophysics Technical Committee, Hydrology Section, AGU, 01/14-12/15
·         Co-organizer and co-convener, 5th International Workshop on Induced Polarization, Oct 3-5, 2018, Newark, NJ
·         Co-Convener, General Assembly, 8th International Conference on Environmental and Engineering Geophysics, Hangzhou, China, June 10-14, 2018
·         Technical Committee member, Fourth International Conference on Engineering Geophysics, 9-12 October, 2017, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, UAE