John Cherry, University of Guelph

Research

aquifers aquitards artesian clean water groundwater age groundwater flow system hydrogeochemistry isotope hydrology

Latest papers

Groundwater: The Missing Educational Curriculum.
Ground water · 2023 · first author
The Groundwater Project: Democratizing Groundwater Knowledge.
Ground water · 2020 · first author

All 2 publications

Latest funding

Nature and Origin of Pristine Groundwater in Confined Glacial Aquifers in the Simcoe Lowland, Ontario
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$180,000
Advanced characterization and monitoring for improved wellhead protection in a fractured and porous dolostone bedrock aquifer
NSERC · 2015 · Co-investigator
$591,379
Environmental impacts of shale gas development: A shallow aquifer controlled methane release experiment
NSERC · 2014 · Principal investigator
$559,728

All 5 grants and awards

2 publications.

01

Groundwater: The Missing Educational Curriculum.

Cherry J

Ground water2023First author

DOI: 10.1111/gwat.13232 PMID: 35938730

02

The Groundwater Project: Democratizing Groundwater Knowledge.

Cherry J

Ground water2020First author

DOI: 10.1111/gwat.13029 PMID: 32705681

Nature and Origin of Pristine Groundwater in Confined Glacial Aquifers in the Simcoe Lowland, Ontario

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Cherry, John

Keywords: aquifers; aquitards; artesian; clean water; groundwater age; groundwater flow system; hydrogeochemistry; isotope hydrology; pristine water; recharge

$180,000

Advanced characterization and monitoring for improved wellhead protection in a fractured and porous dolostone bedrock aquifer

Co-investigatorNSERC2015Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Parker, Beth

$591,379

Environmental impacts of shale gas development: A shallow aquifer controlled methane release experiment

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Strategic Projects - Group

Principal investigators: Cherry, John

$559,728

Groundwater Flow and Contaminant Transport at the Interface Between Fractured Bedrock and Surface Water

Principal investigatorNSERC2013Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Cherry, John

$200,000

Re-examination of aquitard intergrity using new methods

Principal investigatorNSERC2007Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Cherry, John

$230,450

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: aquifers Dear Professor Cherry, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Groundwater: The Missing Educational Curriculum." (2023), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Nature and Origin of Pristine Groundwater in Confined Glacial Aquifers in the Simcoe Lowland, Ontario" (2019), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]