CV

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Education

• Ph.D in Geology, Texas A&M University, 2017
  • Disertation: Fate and Transport of Nutrients and Contaminants Under the Impact of Surface Water and Groundwater Interactions
  • Advisors: Peter Knappett, M Bayani Cardenas
• M.S. in Water Resources Engineering, Wuhan University, 2013
  • Thesis: Using Bromide as Tracer to Estimate Groundwater Recharge in the Northern China Plain
  • Advisor: Jinzhong Yang
• B.S. in Water Resources Engineering, Wuhan University, 2011

Work Experience

• Earth Scientist, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 2020-present
• Post Doctorate Research Associate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 2017-present
• Graduate RA/TA, Texas A&M University, 2013-2017
• Summer Intern, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 2016

Publications

Groundwater flow, nutrient, and stable isotope dynamics in the parafluvial-hyporheic zone of the regulated Lower Colorado River (Texas, USA) over the course of a small flood

Briody, A. C., Cardenas, M. B., Shuai, P., Knappett, P. S. K., & Bennett, P. C. (2016). Groundwater flow, nutrient, and stable isotope dynamics in the parafluvial-hyporheic zone of the regulated Lower Colorado River (Texas, USA) over the course of a small flood. Hydrogeology Journal, 24(4), 923–935. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10040-016-1365-3

Vulnerability of low-arsenic aquifers to municipal pumping in Bangladesh

Knappett, P. S. K., Mailloux, B. J., Choudhury, I., Khan, M. R., Michael, H. A., Barua, S., et al. (2016). Vulnerability of low-arsenic aquifers to municipal pumping in Bangladesh. Journal of Hydrology, 539, 674–686. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2016.05.035

Tracking the fate of arsenic in groundwater discharged to the Meghna River

Knappett, P. S. K., Myers, K., Shuai, P., Rhodes, K., Jewell, K., Peterson, J., et al. (2016). Tracking the fate of arsenic in groundwater discharged to the Meghna River. In Arsenic Research and Global Sustainability - Proceedings of the 6th International Congress on Arsenic in the Environment, AS 2016. https://doi.org/10.1071/EN17104

The Impact of the Degree of Aquifer Confinement and Anisotropy on Tidal Pulse Propagation

Shuai, P., Knappett, P. S. K., Hossain, S., Hosain, A., Rhodes, K., Ahmed, K. M., & Cardenas, M. B. (2017). The Impact of the Degree of Aquifer Confinement and Anisotropy on Tidal Pulse Propagation. Groundwater, 55(4), 519–531. https://doi.org/10.1111/gwat.12509

Denitrification in the banks of fluctuating rivers: The effects of river stage amplitude, sediment hydraulic conductivity and dispersivity, and ambient groundwater flow

Shuai, P., Cardenas, M. B., Knappett, P. S. K., Bennett, P. C., & Neilson, B. T. (2017). Denitrification in the banks of fluctuating rivers: The effects of river stage amplitude, sediment hydraulic conductivity and dispersivity, and ambient groundwater flow. Water Resources Research, 53(9), 7951–7967. https://doi.org/10.1002/2017WR020610

The fate of arsenic in groundwater discharged to the Meghna River, Bangladesh

Berube, M., Jewell, K., Myers, K. D., Knappett, P. S. K., Shuai, P., Hossain, A., et al. (2018). The fate of arsenic in groundwater discharged to the Meghna River, Bangladesh. Environmental Chemistry, 15(2), 29. https://doi.org/10.1071/EN17104

Dam Operations and Subsurface Hydrogeology Control Dynamics of Hydrologic Exchange Flows in a Regulated River Reach

Shuai, P., Chen, X., Song, X., Hammond, G. E., Zachara, J., Royer, P., et al. (2019). Dam operations and subsurface hydrogeology control dynamics of hydrologic exchange flows in a Regulated River reach. Water Resources Research, 55. https://doi.org/ 10.1029/2018WR024193

Kilometer‐Scale Hydrologic Exchange Flows in a Gravel Bed River Corridor and Their Implications to Solute Migration

Zachara J., X. Chen, X. Song, P. Shuai, C. Murray, C. Resch. (2020). Kilometer-scale hydrologic exchange flows in a river corridor and their implications to solute migration. Water Resources Research. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019WR025258

Skills

Programming: Python••• R•• Matlab•• Shell•• C/C++• Fortran•

Software: PFLOTRAN••• COMSOL Multiphysics••• MODFLOW•• ATS•• HYDRUS 2D•• ParaView•• QGIS•• Adobe Illustrator••• Adobe Photoshop•• MS Office•••

OS: Windows••• Unix••

Languages: English••• Chinese•••

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