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Bruce Bjornstad

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
PO Box 999
Richland, WA 99352
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Research Interests

• Stratigraphy/sedimentology
• Ice-Age floods
• Quaternary research
• Vadose-zone hydrology/geochemistry

Education and Credentials

• M.S., Geology, Eastern Washington University, 1980
• B.S., Geology, University of New Hampshire , 1974

Affiliations and Professional Service

• Geological Society of America
• Ice-Age Floods Institute

Awards and Recognitions

• U.S. DOE Outstanding Mentor for 2003
• Licensed Geologist and Hydrogeologist (Washington)
• Registered Professional Geologist (Oregon)

PNNL Publications

2009

• Serne RJ, AL Ward, W Um, BN Bjornstad, DF Rucker, DC Lanigan, and MW Benecke. 2009. Electrical Resistivity Correlation to Vadose Zone Sediment and Pore-Water Composition for the BC Cribs and Trenches Area. PNNL-17821, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Vermeul VR, BN Bjornstad, BG Fritz, JS Fruchter, RD Mackley, DR Newcomer, DP Mendoza, ML Rockhold, DM Wellman, and MD Williams. 2009. 300 Area Uranium Stabilization Through Polyphosphate Injection: Final Report. PNNL-18529, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 

2008

• Brown CF, RJ Serne, BN Bjornstad, DG Horton, DC Lanigan, RE Clayton, MM Valenta, TS Vickerman, IV Kutnyakov, KN Geiszler, SR Baum, KE Parker, and MJ Lindberg. 2008. Characterization of Vadose Zone Sediments Below the C Tank Farm: Borehole C4297 and RCRA Borehole 299-E27-22. PNNL-15503 Rev. 1, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Bjornstad BN, and JA Horner. 2008. Drilling, Sampling, and Well-Installation Plan for the IFC Well Field, 300 Area. PNNL-17512, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Bjornstad BN, and VR Vermeul. 2008. Drilling Specifications: Well Installations in the 300 Area to Support PNNL’s Integrated Field-Scale Subsurface Research Challenge (IFC) Project. PNNL-17199 Rev. 3, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Brown CF, RJ Serne, BN Bjornstad, MM Valenta, DC Lanigan, TS Vickerman, RE Clayton, KN Geiszler, C Iovin, ET Clayton, IV Kutnyakov, SR Baum, MJ Lindberg, and RD Orr. 2008. Characterization of Vadose Zone Sediments from C Waste Management Area: Investigation of the C-152 Transfer Line Leak. PNNL-15617 Rev. 1, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Lindenmeier CW, RJ Serne, BN Bjornstad, GW Gee, HT Schaef, DC Lanigan, MJ Lindberg, RE Clayton, VL Legore, IV Kutnyakov, SR Baum, KN Geiszler, CF Brown, MM Valenta, TS Vickerman, and LJ Royack. 2008. Characterization of Vadose Zone Sediment: RCRA Borehole 299-E33-338 Located Near the B-BX-BY Waste Management Area. PNNL-14121 Rev. 1, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Serne RJ, BN Bjornstad, DC Lanigan, GW Gee, CW Lindenmeier, RE Clayton, VL Legore, MJ O'Hara, CF Brown, GV Last, IV Kutnyakov, DS Burke, TC Wilson, and BA Williams. 2008. Characterization of Vadose Zone Sediment: Borehole 299-W23-19 [SX-115] in the S-SX Waste Management Area. PNNL-13757-2 Rev. 1, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Serne RJ, BN Bjornstad, DG Horton, DC Lanigan, CW Lindenmeier, MJ Lindberg, RE Clayton, VL Legore, RD Orr, IV Kutnyakov, SR Baum, KN Geiszler, MM Valenta, and TS Vickerman. 2008. Characterization of Vadose Zone Sediments Below the TX Tank Farm: Boreholes C3830, C3831, C3832 and RCRA Borehole 299-W10-27. PNNL-14594 Rev. 1, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Serne RJ, BN Bjornstad, DG Horton, DC Lanigan, HT Schaef, CW Lindenmeier, MJ Lindberg, RE Clayton, VL Legore, KN Geiszler, SR Baum, MM Valenta, IV Kutnyakov, TS Vickerman, RD Orr, and CF Brown. 2008. Characterization of Vadose Zone Sediments Below the T Tank Farm: Boreholes C4104, C4105, 299-W10-196, and RCRA Borehole 299-W11-39. PNNL-14849 Rev. 1, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Serne RJ, BN Bjornstad, GW Gee, HT Schaef, DC Lanigan, G mccain, CW Lindenmeier, RD Orr, VL Legore, RE Clayton, MJ Lindberg, IV Kutynakov, SR Baum, KN Geiszler, MM Valenta, TS Vickerman, and LJ Royack. 2008. Characterization of Vadose Zone Sediment: Borehole 299-E33-46 Near B 110 in the B BX-BY Waste Management Area. PNNL-14119 Rev. 1, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Serne RJ, BN Bjornstad, HT Schaef, BA Williams, DC Lanigan, DG Horton, RE Clayton, AV Mitroshkov, VL Legore, MJ O'Hara, CF Brown, KE Parker, IV Kutnyakov, JN Serne, GV Last, SC Smith, CW Lindenmeier, JM Zachara, and DS Burke. 2008. Characterization of Vadose Zone Sediment: Uncontaminated RCRA Borehole Core Samples and Composite Samples. PNNL-13757-1 Rev. 1, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 

2007

• Barnett DB, BN Bjornstad, KR Fecht, DC Lanigan, S Reidel, and CF Rust. 2007. Geology of the Waste Treatment Plant Seismic Boreholes. PNNL-16407, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Barnett DB, KR Fecht, SP Reidel, BN Bjornstad, DC Lanigan, and CF Rust. 2007. Geology of the Waste Treatment Plant Seismic Boreholes. PNNL-16407 Rev. 1, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Bjornstad BN, and DC Lanigan. 2007. Geologic Descriptions for the Solid-Waste Low Level Burial Grounds. PNNL-16887, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Brown CF, JP Icenhower, W Um, BN Bjornstad, MM Valenta, C Iovin, DC Lanigan, RE Clayton, KN Geiszler, ET Clayton, IV Kutnyakov, SR Baum, MJ Lindberg, and RD Orr. 2007. Characterization of Direct-Push Vadose Zone Sediments from the 241-B and 241-BX Tank Farms . PNNL-17162, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Brown CF, MM Valenta, RJ Serne, BN Bjornstad, DC Lanigan, C Iovin, RE Clayton, KN Geiszler, ET Clayton, IV Kutnyakov, SR Baum, MJ Lindberg, and RD Orr. 2007. Characterization of Direct Push Vadose Zone Sediments from the T and TY Waste Management Areas. PNNL-16649, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Brown CF, MM Valenta, RJ Serne, BN Bjornstad, DC Lanigan, C Iovin, RE Clayton, KN Geiszler, ET Clayton, IV Kutnyakov, SR Baum, MJ Lindberg, and RD Orr. 2007. Characterization of Direct Push Vadose Zone Sediments from the 241-U Single-Shell Tank Farm . PNNL-17163, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Brown CF, RJ Serne, BN Bjornstad, MM Valenta, DC Lanigan, TS Vickerman, RE Clayton, KN Geiszler, C Iovin, ET Clayton, IV Kutynakov, SR Baum, MJ Lindberg, and RD Orr. 2007. Characterization of Vadose Zone Sediments from C Waste Management Area: Investigation of the C-152 Transfer Line Leak. PNNL-15617, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Last GV, CJ Murray, DA Bush, EC Sullivan, ML Rockhold, RD Mackley, and BN Bjornstad. 2007. "Standardization of Borehole Data to Support Vadose Zone Flow and Transport Modeling." Vadose Zone Journal 6(4):906-912.  doi:10.2136/vzj2006.0175
• Mendoza DP, GW Patton, MJ Hartman, FA Spane, MD Sweeney, BG Fritz, TJ Gilmore, RD Mackley, BN Bjornstad, and RE Clayton. 2007. Investigation of the Strontium-90 Contaminant Plume along the Shoreline of the Columbia River at the 100-N Area of the Hanford Site. PNNL-16894, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Williams BA, CF Brown, W Um, MJ Nimmons, RE Peterson, BN Bjornstad, DC Lanigan, RJ Serne, FA Spane, and ML Rockhold. 2007. Limited Field Investigation Report for Uranium Contamination in the 300 Area, 300-FF-5 Operable Unit, Hanford Site, Washington. PNNL-16435, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 

2006

• Bjornstad BN. 2006. Past, Present, Future Erosion at Locke Island. PNNL-15941, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Brown CF, RJ Serne, BN Bjornstad, DG Horton, DC Lanigan, RE Clayton, MM Valenta, TS Vickerman, IV Kutnyakov, KN Geiszler, SR Baum, KE Parker, and MJ Lindberg. 2006. Characterization of Vadose Zone Sediments Below the C Tank Farm: Borehole C4297 and RCRA Borehole 299-E27-22. PNNL-15503, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Last GV, EJ Freeman, KJ Cantrell, MJ Fayer, GW Gee, WE Nichols, BN Bjornstad, and DG Horton. 2006. Vadose Zone Hydrogeology Data Package for Hanford Assessments . PNNL-14702 Rev. 1, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Pluhar CJ, BN Bjornstad, SP Reidel, RS Coe, and PB Nelson. 2006. "Magnetostratigraphic evidence from the Cold Creek bar for onset of ice-age cataclysmic floods in eastern Washington during the early Pleistocene." Quaternary Research 65:123-135.  doi:10.1016/j.yqres.2005.06.011
• Williams BA, BN Bjornstad, DC Lanigan, JM Keller, and ML Rockhold. 2006. Borehole Data Package for One CY 2005 CERCLA Well 699-S20-E10, 300-FF-5 Operable Unit, Hanford Site, Washington. PNNL-15417, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 

2005

• Horton DG, GV Last, TJ Gilmore, BN Bjornstad, and RD Mackley. 2005. A Catalog of Geologic Data for the Hanford Site. PNNL-13653 Rev. 2, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Um W, RJ Serne, BN Bjornstad, HT Schaef, CF Brown, VL Legore, KN Geiszler, SR Baum, MM Valenta, IV Kutnyakov, TS Vickerman, and MJ Lindberg. 2005. Characterization of 200-UP-1 Aquifer Sediments and Results of Sorption-Desorption Tests Using Spiked Uncontaminated Groundwater. PNNL-15502, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 

2004

• Bjornstad BN. 2004. Sampling and Hydrogeology of the Vadose Zone Beneath the 300 Area Process Ponds. PNNL-14834, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Last GV, EJ Freeman, KJ Cantrell, MJ Fayer, GW Gee, WE Nichols, BN Bjornstad, and DG Horton. 2004. Vadose Zone Hydrogeology Data Package for the 2004 Composite Analysis. PNNL-14702 Rev. 0, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Serne RJ, BN Bjornstad, DG Horton, DC Lanigan, CW Lindenmeier, MJ Lindberg, RE Clayton, VL LeGore, KN Geiszler, SR Baum, MM Valenta, IV Kutnyakov, TS Vickerman, RD Orr, and CF Brown. 2004. Characterization of Vadose Zone Sediments Below the T Tank Farm: Boreholes C4104, C4105, 299-W10-196 and RCRA Borehole 299-W11-39. PNNL-14849, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Serne RJ, BN Bjornstad, DG Horton, DC Lanigan, CW Lindenmeier, MJ Lindberg, RE Clayton, VL LeGore, RD Orr, IV Kutnyakov, SR Baum, KN Geiszler, MM Valenta, and TS Vickerman. 2004. Characterization of Vadose Zone Sediments Below the TX Tank Farm: Probe Holes C3830, C3831, C3832 and 299-W10-27. PNNL-14594, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 

2003

• Lindenmeier CW, RJ Serne, BN Bjornstad, GW Gee, HT Schaef, DC Lanigan, MJ Lindberg, RE Clayton, VL Legore, IV Kutnyakov, SR Baum, KN Geiszler, CF Brown, MM Valenta, TS Vickerman, and LJ Royack. 2003. Characterization of Vadose Zone Sediment: RCRA Borehole 299-E33-338 Located Near the B-BX-BY Waste Management Area. PNNL-14121, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Mayes MA, PM Jardine, TL Mehlhorn, BN Bjornstad, JL Ladd, and JM Zachara. 2003. "Transport of Multiple Tracers in Variably Saturated Humid Region Structured Soils and Semi-arid Region Laminated Sediments." Journal of Hydrology 275(3-4):141-161. 
• Pace MN, MA Mayes, PM Jardine, TL Mehlhorn, JM Zachara, and BN Bjornstad. 2003. "Quantifying the effects of small-scale heterogeneities on flow and transport in undisturbed cores from the Hanford formation." Vadose Zone Journal 2(4):664-676. 

2002

• Horton DG, GV Last, TJ Gilmore, and BN Bjornstad. 2002. A Catalog of Geologic Data for the Hanford Site. PNNL-13653 Rev. 1, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Lindenmeier CW, RJ Serne, BN Bjornstad, GV Last, DC Lanigan, MJ Lindberg, RE Clayton, VL Legore, IV Kutnyakov, SR Baum, KN Geiszler, MM Valenta, and TS Vickerman. 2002. Characterization of Vadose Zone Sediment: Borehole C3103 Located in the 216-B-7A Crib Near the B Tank Farm. PNNL-14128, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Serne RJ, BN Bjornstad, GW Gee, HT Schaef, DC Lanigan, RG Mccain, CW Lindenmeier, RD Orr, VL Legore, RE Clayton, MJ Lindberg, IV Kutnyakov, SR Baum, KN Geiszler, MM Valenta, TS Vickerman, and LJ Royack. 2002. Characterization of Vadose Zone Sediment: Borehole 299-E33-46 Near Tank B-110 in the B-BX-BY Waste Management Area. . PNNL-14119, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Serne RJ, BN Bjornstad, HT Schaef, BA Williams, DC Lanigan, DG Horton, RE Clayton, AV Mitroshkov, VL Legore, MJ O'Hara, CF Brown, KE Parker, IV Kutnyakov, JN Serne, GV Last, SC Smith, CW Lindenmeier, JM Zachara, and DS Burke. 2002. Characterization of Vadose Zone Sediment: Uncontaminated RCRA Borehole Core Samples and Composite Samples. PNNL-13757-1, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Serne RJ, HT Schaef, BN Bjornstad, DC Lanigan, GW Gee, CW Lindenmeier, RE Clayton, VL Legore, RD Orr, MJ O'Hara, CF Brown, GV Last, IV Kutnyakov, DS Burke, TC Wilson, and BA Williams. 2002. Characterization of Vadose Zone Sediment: Borehole 299-W23-19 [SX -115] in the S-SX Waste Management Area. . PNNL-13757-2, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Williams BA, BN Bjornstad, R Schalla, and WD Webber. 2002. Revised Hydrogeology for the Suprabasalt Aquifer System, 200-West Area and Vicinity, Hanford Site, Washington. PNNL-13858, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 

2001

• Bjornstad BN, KR Fecht, and CJ Pluhar. 2001. "Long history of pre-Wisconsin, ice-age, cataclysmic floods: Evidence from southeastern Washington State." Journal of Geology 109:695-713. 
• Horton DG, GV Last, TJ Gilmore, and BN Bjornstad. 2001. A Catalog of Geologic Data for the Hanford Site. PNNL-13653, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 

2000

• Van Waasbergen LG, DL Balkwill, FH Crocker, BN Bjornstad, and RV Miller. 2000. "Genetic diversity among Arthrobacter species collected across a heterogeneous series of terrestrial deep-subsurface sediments as determined on the basis of 16S rRNA and recA gene sequences." Applied and Environmental Microbiology 66(8):3454-3463 . 
• Vermeul VR, MD Williams, JC Evans, JR, JE Szecsody, BN Bjornstad, and TL Liikala. 2000. In Situ Redox Manipulation Proof-of-Principle Test at the Fort Lewis Logistics Center: Final Report. PNNL-13357, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 

1999

• Fayer MJ, EM Murphy, JL Downs, FO Khan, CW Lindenmeier, and BN Bjornstad. 1999. Recharge Data Package for the Immobilized Low-Activity Waste 2001 Performance Assessment. PNNL-13033, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 

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