| (he/him) |
| University of Leeds |
| Current Position | Professor of Hydrogeology |
| [email protected] | |
| Department(s) | Earth and Environment, Institute of Applied Geoscience |
| ECR | No |
| YES.DTN Core Themes | Dynamic Earth, Natural Hazards & Earth Processes |
| Profile(s) | Landis Jared West (0000-0002-3441-0433) – ORCID User profile for Prof Jared West |
Key Research Interests
- Quantification of Critical Zone hydrological processes and associated pollutant impacts
- Development of methods for measuring and modelling fluid flow and pollutant transport in heterogeneous aquifers
- Application of knowledge of groundwater processes to predict the impacts of human activities
- Understanding hydrological and geological drivers of rock weathering and enhanced rock weathering
Recent Key Papers
- Barker GR, West LJ, Graham JT, Abrahamsen-Mills L, Burke IT. 2024. Effect of grain size variation on strontium sorption to heterogeneous aquifer sediments. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity. 277 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvrad.2024.107451
- Matthews D, Bottrell S, West LJ, Maurice L, Farrant A, Purnell S, Coffey D. 2024. Comparing the fate and transport of MS2 bacteriophage and sodium fluorescein in a karstic chalk aquifer. Pathogens. 13.2 https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens13020168
- West LJ, Banwart SA, Martin MV, Kantzas E, Beerling DJ. 2023. Making mistakes in estimating the CO2 sequestration potential of UK croplands with enhanced weathering. Applied Geochemistry. 151 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeochem.2023.105591