Specializing in the study of the fate and transport of ground water contamination and ground water supply sustainability. Current projects:Using GIS based analyses in evaluating spatial and temporal trends in bedrock well hydraulic characteristics and water quality; Developing methods to improve the determination of hydraulic conductivity; Evaluating the impact of on-site groundwater infiltration at service stations on contaminant source distribution; Evaluating the occurrence and sources of high levels of manganese in bedrock drinking water wells in Connecticut; Assessing temporal trends in ground water levels in Connecticut in response to global climate change; Evaluating historical trends in salt levels in surface water and ground water in Connecticut.; Developing an approach for assessing water resources in fractured crystalline bedrock and impacts of pumping on sustainability.
Robbins, G.A., Aragon-Jose, A., 2011, Circumventing Sand Pack Drainage Complication in Determining Hydraulic Conductivity from Monitoring Wells with Partially Submerged Screens, North American Environmental Field Conference & Exposition, San Diego, CA, January 14.
Aragon-Jose, A.T., and Robbins, G.A.,, 2011, Low-Flow Hydraulic Conductivity Tests at Wells that Cross the Water Table, Ground Water, V. 49, No. 2, p. 426–431
Starn, J.J, Bagtzoglou, A., and Robbins, G.A., 2010 Using Atmospheric Tracers to Reduce Uncertainty in Groundwater Recharge Areas, Ground Water, V. 48, No. 6, p.858–868
Robbins, G., Aragon-Jose, a., Spera, H., & Cassanelli, J. 2010, Adequacy of the Bedrock Groundwater Supply to Support New Developments, presented at the Connecticut Conference on Natural Resources, March 8, Storrs, CT.
Cassanelli, J.and Robbins, G., 2010, Implementation of Water Quality Monitoring and Tracer Studies to evaluate Impacts of Chemical Deicing on Groundwater , Poster, Connecticut Conference on Natural Resources, March 8, Storrs, CT.
Spera, H., Robbins, G., Aragon-Jose, & Cassanelli, J. 2010, , Assessing Water Resource Sustainability in Fractured Crystalline Bedrock: A Study of the Expanded Use of Irrigation at the University of Connecticut Agricultural Farm, Storrs, CT, March 8, Poster, Connecticut Conference on Natural Resources, March 8, Storrs, CT.
Stevens, G., Robbins, G., and Metcalf, M., 2010, The Connecticut Ban on MTBE: Effects on Ground Water Quality, Poster, Connecticut Conference on Natural Resources, March 8, Storrs, CT.
Spera, H., Robbins, G.A., Aragon-Jose, A., 2010, Assessing Water Resource Sustainability in Fractured Crystalline Bedrock: A Study of the Expanded Use of Irrigation at the University of Connecticut Agricultural Farm, Storrs, CT, Geol. Soc. of Amer., Northeastern Section Meet., abstracts with programs, March 25 , poster, Baltimore, MD, p. 116.
Metcalf, M., and Robbins, G.A., 2010, Deciphering Trends in Ground Water Quality and Quantity in the Fractured Bedrock in the Coventry Quadrangle, Connecticut Using GIS, Geol. Soc. of Amer., Northeastern Section Meet., abstracts with programs, March 25 , Baltimore, MD, p. 123.
Cassanelli, J., and Robbins, G.A., 2010, Evaluating Impacts of Anthropogenic Salt Influxes to Connecticut's Groundwater Through Water Quality Monitoring and Tracer Studies, Geol. Soc. of Amer., Northeastern Section Meet., abstracts with programs, March 25 , Baltimore, MD, p. 145.
Robbins, G.A., Aragon-Jose, A., and M. Metcalf, 2009, Agricultural Farm Ground Water Study, pub U.
Connecticut, April, 65 p.
Robbins, G.A., Aragon-Jose, A., T., and Romero, A., 2009, Determining Hydraulic Conductivity Using Pumping
Data from Low-Flow Sampling, Ground Water, V. 47, No. 2, p 271-276.
Meyer, T.H., Metcalf, M J., Robbins, G. A., and Thomas, M A., 2009, Development of Bedrock Surface Elevation
and Depth to Bedrock Maps for the Coventry Quadrangle, Connecticut, Using Water Wells and Lidar Data,
Geol. Soc. of Amer., Northeastern Section Meet., abstracts with programs, March 22 , poster, Portland, Me., p 42.
Robbins, G.A., and Cassanelli, J., 2009, Temporal and Spatial Trends in the Salt Content of Connecticut’s
Groundwater over the Last 100 years, Geol. Soc. of Amer., Northeastern Section Meet., abstracts with programs, March 22 , Portland, Me. p 21.
Cassanellli, J., and Robbins, G.A., 2009, Assessing the Impact of Road Salting on Ground And Surface Water in
Connecticut Using GIS, Geol. Soc. of Amer., Northeastern Section Meet., abstracts with programs, March
22 , poster, Portland, Me., p 44 .
Bagtzoglou, A.C., Chau, J.F., Kram, M., Robbins, G.A., 2008, Evaluation of High-Resolution Piezocone Methods
for Site Characterization and Groundwater Modeling, CMWR XVII International Conference, San
Francisco, California, Abstract
Reale-Munroe, K., Robbins, G.A., Warzecha, W., and Delgado, T., 2008, A Preliminary Assessment of Elevated
Manganese Concentration Occurrence in Connecticut Groundwater, 2nd Connecticut Conference on
Natural Resources (CCNR), UConn, Storrs, CT, March 10,, Poster
Robbins, G.A., Reale-Munroe, K., and Goldman, J., 2008, Geochemical Linkages Between Increasing Rural
Development and Elevated Manganese Levels in Domestic Wells in Fractured Crystalline Bedrock, 5th
Annual Water Resources Conference at UMass, Amherst, MA, April 8, Poster.
Kram, M., Jones, N., Chau, J., Robbins, G., and Bagtzoglou, A., 2008, Mass Flux Distribution Using the High
Resolution Piezocone and GMS, Sixth International Battelle Conference, Remediation of Chlorinated
Compounds, May 19-22, 2008.
Meyer, T.H., Robbins, G.A., Thomas, M. A., Metcalf, M. J., 2008, Mapping the Invisible: Creating Bedrock
Elevation Contour Maps. Oral presentation at the Connecticut Conference on Natural Resources, Storrs,
CT, March 10th.
Robbins, G.A., and Gadaleta, C., 2008, Comparison of Conventional and Enhanced Site Investigations at a Service Station Site, North American Environmental Field Conference & Exposition, Tampa, FL, January 14.
Robbins, G.A., and Olmstead, B., 2008 Determining Soi Air Permeability from a One-Well Steady State Pumping Test, North American Environmental Field Conference & Exposition, Tampa, FL, January 14.
Kram, M., Jones, H, Chau, J., Robbins, G, Bagtzoglou, A, Farrar, J., and Dalzell, T, 2008 Mass Flux Distribution
Using the High-Resolution Piezocone and GMS and Innovative Cost-Effective Ground-Water Monitoring Well Design, North American Environmental Field Conference & Exposition, Tampa, FL, January 15.
Metcalf, M., and Robbins, G.A., 2007, Comparison of Water Quality Profiles from Shallow Monitoring Wells and
Adjacent Multilevel Samplers, Ground Water Monitoring Review and Remediation, v. 27, no. 1, Winter 2007, p. 84–91.
Metcalf, M., Robbins, G.A., Harel, O., Li, P., Martin-Hayden, J., 2007, Shadow Zone Capture During Purging and its Impact on Contaminant Concentration Averaging in Monitoring Wells, Geol. Soc. of Amer., Northeastern Section Meet., abstracts with programs, March , Durham, NH, p. 85.
Robbins, G.A., Rondeau, J., Metcalf, M., 2007, Ground Water Recharge Beneath the Asphalt at UST Sites, Poster presented at 19th Annual National Tanks Conference and Expo, March, San Antonio, TX.
Robbins, G.A., 2007, Monitoring Well Bias: A Complicating Factor in Forensic Investigation,
presented at 19th Annual National Tanks Conference and Expo, Preconf. Workshop: High Resolution Site Characterization and Integration with Environmental Forensics, March 4, 2007, San Antonio, TX.
Robbins, G.A., Meyer, T., Thomas, M., Arafuzziman, K., Metcalf, M., Witharana, C., U. Clark, E., 2007, Need for
Digital Domestic Well Database for Connecticut, Presented at the 1st Connecticut Conference on Natural Resources (CCNR), University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, March 9.
Robbins, G.A., 2007, Dissolved Manganese Anomalies in Groundwater Associated with New Developments in
Connecticut, Geol. Soc. of Amer., Northeastern Section Meet., abstracts with programs, March , Durham, NH, p. 53.
Robbins, G.A., 2007, Water Resource Education at the University of Connecticut, Dept. of Public Health, Conference, Drinking Water: Then and Now: Career Planning for the Future, May 8.
Chau, J., and Robbins, G.A., 2007, Analysis of Long-term Trends in Groundwater Levels in Connecticut, USA,
poster presentation, IUGG July 2007 conf., Perugia, Italy.
Robbins, G.A., and Goldman, J., 2007, Dissolved Manganese in Drinking Water Wells: An NPS Pollution Problem for Rural Development in Connecticut, poster presentation, CSREES New England Regional Water
Program, 2007 New England Private Well Symposium, Newport, RI, December 3.
Robbins, G.A., Potential Sources of Elevated Manganese in Private Water Wells in Connecticut, CSREES New
England Regional Water Program, 2007 New England Private Well Symposium, Newport, RI, December 4.
Robbins, G.A., 2007, Dealing with Scientific Uncertainty in Evaluating Bedrock Groundwater Resources at the
Planning and Zoning Commission Level, CSREES New England Regional Water Program, 2007 New England Private Well Symposium, Newport, RI, December 4.
Metcalf, M., Robbins, G., Meyer, T., and Thomas, M., 2007, Application of Spatial Statistics within GIS to Assess
Natural Trends in Ground Water Quality in Fractured Bedrock and the Impact of Rural Development,
CSREES New England Regional Water Program, 2007 New England Private Well Symposium, Newport,
RI, December 4.
