Professor
337 Brackett Hall
Clemson, SC 29634
E-mail: lmurdoc@clemson.edu
Ph.D. University of Cincinnati, 1991, Geology
M.S. University of Cincinnati, 1987, Environmental Science
M.S. University of Cincinnati, 1983, Geology
B.S. Penn State University, 1980, Geology
Professional Registration
Professional Geologist, Indiana, 1992, No. 1421
Classes | Publications | Honors | CV
Faculty Overview
Dr. Murdoch’s teaching and research interests are in hydrogeology. He teaches an introductory course in applied hydrogeology and advanced courses in the hydrogeology of U.S. aquifers and fractured rock hydrology. He also teaches a course in methods for analyzing geological processes, and he organizes the hydro field camp.
Murdoch’s recent research activities have included projects in environmental remediation, aquifer characterization, interaction between groundwater and surface water, and effects of changing land use. He developed techniques for creating and applying hydraulic c fractures for environmental applications, and more recently, he has been developing hydromechanical techniques for characterizing rock aquifers. Many of his projects involve innovative field or laboratory techniques with modeling coupled processes of flow, transport, and deformation.
Professor Lawrence Murdoch is a Task Leader on the Department of Energy Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research Implementation Project "Radionuclide Waste Disposal: Development of Multi-scale Experimental and Modeling Capabilities" (2014-Present)
Class Information
For current syllabi, please search the Clemson University Syllabus Repository.
GEOL 4080/6080 Applied Hydrogeology
GEOL 4150/6150 Analysis of Geological Processes
GEOL 4750/8750 Hydrogeology Field Camp
GEOL 4820/6820 Groundwater and Contaminant Transport
GEOL 8160 Aquifer Systems
GEOL/BE/EES 8170 Applied Process Simulation
GEOL/BE/EES 8171 Applied Process Simulation Lab
GEOL 8180 Hydrology and Mechanics of Fractured Media
Selected Publications
Daniel, T.J., Richendrfer, J., Falta, R., Murdoch, L., Lin, H. and Darnault, C.J.G. 2023. Numerical modeling of groundwater flow and nitrate transport in karst and wastewater irrigated agricultural and forest landscapes, PA, USA. Agrosystems, Geosciences & Environment 6(4), e20427.
Li, C., Hassan, A., Palmai, M., Xie, Y., Snee, P.T., Powell, B.A., Murdoch, L.C. and Darnault, C.J.G. 2023. Experimental measurements and numerical simulations of the transport and retention of nanocrystal CdSe/ZnS quantum dots in saturated porous media: Effects of electrolytes, organic ligand, and natural organic matter. Science of The Total Environment 897, 165387.
Murdoch, L.C., Germanovich, L.N., Slack, W.W., Carbajales-Dale, M., Knight, D., Moak, R., Laffaille, C., DeWolf, S. and Roudini, S. 2023. Shallow Geologic Storage of Carbon to Remove Atmospheric CO2 and Reduce Flood Risk. Environmental Science & Technology 57(23), 8536-8547.
Daniel, T.J., Richendrfer, J., Falta, R., Murdoch, L., Lin, H., Darnault, C.J.G., 2023. Hydrogeologic and geomorphic processes in a karst landscape and seasonably-cold climate: Linking spatial distribution and morphometric dynamics of closed depressions to bedrock fractures in a wastewater spray irrigated agricultural and forest system located at the site of the Living Filter in Central Pennsylvania, United States. Agric. Water Manag. 279, 108170. doi:10.1016/J.AGWAT.2023.108170
Roudini, S., Murdoch, L.C., Shojaei, M., DeWolf, S., 2023. Proxy-based Bayesian inversion of strain tensor data measured during well tests. Geomech. Energy Environ. 36, 100506. doi:10.1016/J.GETE.2023.100506
Dauson, E., Donahue, C., DeWolf, S., Hua, L., Xiao, H., Murdoch, L., Johnson, P., 2022. Damage detection in a laboratory-scale wellbore applying Time Reversal and Nonlinear Elastic Wave Spectroscopy (TR NEWS). NDT E Int. 126, 102573. doi:10.1016/J.NDTEINT.2021.102573
Ferguson, B.O., Murdoch, L.C., Trumm, M., Liu, F., Rao, A.M., Powell, B.A., 2022. Mechanisms and kinetics of citrate-promoted dissolution of a uranyl phosphate mineral. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 318, 247–262. doi:10.1016/J.GCA.2021.11.023
Santikari, V.P., Witmer, M., Murdoch, L.C., Kaplan, D.I., Powell, B.A., 2022. Leaching and transport of technetium from reducing cementitious waste forms in field lysimeters. Sci. Total Environ. 841, 156596. doi:10.1016/J.SCITOTENV.2022.156596
Murdoch, L.C., Germanovich, L.N., Roudini, S., DeWolf, S.J., Hua, L., Moak, R.W., 2021. A Type-Curve Approach for Evaluating Aquifer Properties by Interpreting Shallow Strain Measured During Well Tests. Water Resour. Res. 57, e2021WR029613. doi:10.1029/2021WR029613
Li, C., Hassan, A., Palmai, M., Xie, Y., Snee, P.T., Powell, B.A., Murdoch, L.C., Darnault, C.J.G., 2021. Experimental measurements and numerical simulations of the transport and retention of nanocrystal CdSe/ZnS quantum dots in saturated porous media: effects of pH, organic ligand, and natural organic matter. Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res. Int. 28, 8050–8073. doi:10.1007/S11356-020-11097-0
Xiao, H., Tang, J., Lei, J., Murdoch, L., Hua, L., Zhu, X., Xiao, H., 2021. Microwave–photonic low-coherence interferometry for dark zone free distributed optical fiber sensing. Opt. Lett. Vol. 46, Issue 5, pp. 1173-1176 46, 1173–1176. doi:10.1364/OL.414699
Yu, R., Murdoch, L.C., Falta, R.W., Andrachek, R.G., Pierce, A.A., Parker, B.L., Cherry, J.A., Freedman, D.L., 2020. Chlorinated Ethene Degradation Rate Coefficients Simulated with Intact Sandstone Core Microcosms. Environ. Sci. Technol. 54, 15829–15839. doi:10.1021/ACS.EST.0C05083
Hua, L., Zhu, X., Dewolf, S., Lei, J., Zhang, Q., Murdoch, L., Xiao, H., 2021. Phase Demodulation by Frequency Chirping in Coherence Microwave Photonic Interferometry. IEEE J. Sel. Top. Quantum Electron. 27. https://doi.org/10.1109/JSTQE.2020.2975575
Awards & Honors
Elected as Chair of CUAHSI Board of Directors, 2011
Elected to Board of Directors, CUAHSI, 2007-2012
Board of Trustees Award for Faculty Excellence, 2008
Visiting Scientist, Geological Survey of Denmark, Copenhagen, Spring 2005
Board of Trustees Award for Faculty Excellence, 2003
Board of Trustees Award for Faculty Excellence, 2001
NSF CAREER Award, 1999, Hydraulic fractures at shallow depths
Board of Trustees Award for Faculty Excellence, 1999
