Cecilia Cullen

Cecilia Cullen is a Researcher in Hydrogeology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, affiliated with the Illinois State Water Survey. Her work focuses on groundwater quality assessment, aquifer system dynamics, and environmental impacts of deicers.

• Department: Hydrogeology
• Key Collaborators: David R. Hadley, David B. Abrams, Donald H. Mannix, Walter R. Kelly

Her research spans 30-year groundwater modeling, chloride contamination analysis, and structural error evaluation in hydrogeological measurements. Recent projects examine:

• Kane County shallow groundwater quality trends
• Sugar Grove Township groundwater monitoring
• Model calibration for deicer-induced chloride accumulation
• Static head measurement methodology in regional models

She contributes to both technical reports and peer-reviewed articles in the Journal of the American Water Resources Association, with an emphasis on environmental protection and sustainable water management practices.