Academic and professional history:
- 1994-present: Research Scientist at Lincoln Ventures Ltd
- 1992-1993: Research Scientist at NZ Agricultural Engineering Institute (Lincoln University)
- 2005: Awarded Doctor of Philosophy in Natural Resources Engineering, Lincoln University.
- 2000: Attended Visual Basic for Engineers, Scientists & Technologists, University of Canterbury.
- 1999: Attended Modelling Flow and Contaminant Transport in the Subsurface – a course by Professor Jacob Bear, Auckland.
- 1992: Awarded Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Management Science, University of Canterbury.
Research subjects:
- Water resource management
- Permeable Reactive Barriers to improve Groundwater quality
- Stakeholder collaboration processes
- Regional scale system modelling
Current projects:
- Sustainable Groundwater Allocation Research
Recent publications:
Refereed Journals/Book Chapters
Barkle, GF; Schipper, LA; Burgess, CP; Painter, BDM (2008): In situ mixing of organic matter in sand aquifers decreases hydraulic conductivity in denitrification walls, Ground Water Monitoring & Remediation 28 (1), p57–64 doi:10.1111/j.1745-6592.2007.00185.x
Painter BDM, Memon A (2007) Enhancing the Potential for Integrated Water Management in New Zealand Through Adaptive Governance, in “Adaptive and Integrated Water Management: Coping with Complexity and Uncertainty”, Springer-Verlag, Berlin
Painter, BDM and Milke, MW (2007): Comparison of factorial and scenario analysis methods for assessing uncertainty in the design of Permeable Reactive Barriers, Ground Water Monitoring & Remediation Journal, 27 (3), p102–110, doi:10.1111/j.1745-6592.2007.00152.x
Painter, BDM (2004): Reactive barriers – Hydraulic performance evaluation of design enhancements. Ground Water v42, n4 July/August, p609-617, doi:10.1111/j.1745-6584.2004.tb02629.x.
Ph D Thesis
Painter, BDM (2005): Optimisation of Permeable Reactive Barrier systems for the remediation of contaminated groundwater, PhD Thesis, Lincoln University, Canterbury, New Zealand.
Conference Presentations
Painter, BDM (2009): Historical resilience of Brown
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rout in the Te Waihora/Lake Ellesmere catchment.
Painter, BDM Presentation to Second Selwyn Science Symposium, Environment Canterbury, March 9 -10, 2009
Painter, BDM, Memon, PA, Weber, E, Haqrper, I and Bickerstaffe, E (2008). Integrated Catchment Management: What is its potential in New Zealand?
NZWWA 50th Anniversary Conference & Expo, 24-26 September, 2008, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Painter, BDM, Memon, PA, and Leymarie, A (2007): Analysis of Stakeholder Objectives to Support Integrated Water Management in Central Canterbury, Proceedings of “Water and Land”, NZ Hydrological Society Annual Conference, 20th – 23rd November 2007, Rotorua, New Zealand, pp. 72-73.
Painter, BDM and Memon PA (2007): Enhancing the Potential for Integrated Water Management in New Zealand Through Adaptive Governance, CAIWA 2007, International Conference on Adaptive & Integrated Water Management: Coping with Complexity and Uncertainty, 12 – 15 November 2007, Basel, Switzerland.
Painter, BDM, and Bright, JC (2006): Decision support systems for water allocation: a participatory, pro-active, adaptive approach, Proceedings of “Resource Management under Stormy Skies - Water Allocation @ the Crossroads”, Combined HydroSoc, MetSoc & NZARM Conference, 20- 24 November 2006, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Painter, BDM, and Bright, JC (2006): Participatory & adaptive management of groundwater allocation: a Selwyn catchment case study, Proceedings of “NZWWA Water Conference 2006 - Enough for Everyone?”, Oct 11-13, 2006, Christchurch, New Zealand, CD Rom NZWWA06finalpaper00075.pdf.
Painter, BDM, and Bright, JC (2006): Adaptive management of groundwater allocation: a New Zealand case study, Proceedings of “Adaptive Management of Water Resources: AWRA Summer Specialty Conference”, AWRA, June 26-28, 2006, Missoula, Montana, TPS-06-02, CD-ROM, ISBN 1-882132-71-8.
Painter, BDM, and Milke, M (2004): Practical optimization and uncertainty analysis for Permeable Reactive Barrier systems, Proceedings of "Accelerating Site Closeout, Improving Performance and Reducing Costs through Optimization", USEPA, June 15-17, 2004, Dallas, Texas.
Painter, BDM (2000): Computer modelling as an aid to optimising the design of Permeable Reactive Barrier systems for the remediation of contaminated groundwater. Proceedings of “Fresh Perspectives”, joint conference of NZ Hydrological Society, Meteorological Society of NZ and NZ Limnological Society, 21-24 November 2000, Christchurch.
Conference Workshops
Painter, BDM (2005): A community approach to make groundwater allocation decisions that stand the test of time, Sustainable Groundwater Allocation Workshop, “Where Waters Meet”, NZHS-IAH-NZSSS Conference, 28th November – 2nd December, 2005, Auckland, New Zealand.
Painter, BDM (2005): Community-based, consensus-seeking, adaptive management of water allocation: How does it work and examples of its successful application, Sustainable Groundwater Allocation Workshop, “Where Waters Meet”, NZHS-IAH-NZSSS Conference, 28th November – 2nd December, 2005, Auckland, New Zealand.
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