Post by Karstscience on Jan 7, 2007 21:51:16 GMT -5
KWI Workshop - "Future Directions of Karst Research" - San Antonio, Texas May 3-5, 2007
The workshop, organized by the KWI, will be a forum for discussions of critical research needs in karst science. The outcome will consist of a published white paper of workshop discussions, which will be provided to meeting participants, the karst community, and funding agencies with interests in karst research. Participation in the workshop is solicited from biologists, biogeochemists, microbial ecologists, hydrogeologists, geomorphologists, paleoclimatologists and others who have interests in advancing all aspects of karst science. There will be no registration fee for the meeting, but a reservation fee of $50 is required which will be refunded following participation in and while at the workshop.
Workshop Description
The workshop goals are designed to bring together biologists, biogeochemists, microbial ecologists, hydrogeologists, and geomorphologists and others who have an interest in advancing all aspects of karst science. The workshop will in part assess the current state of knowledge, but its primary function will be to identify gaps in that knowledge, which will be described in the workshop report. The workshop discussions will include questions from disciplines outside of karst science (e.g. paleoclimate, microbiology) that can be addressed in karst areas. The workshop is not intended to be a meeting at which only recent scientific findings are discussed; instead, the successful workshop will lead to identification of the critical science questions to be investigated over the coming decade. Discussions will be organized around seven breakout groups and may include the following topics depending on participant's interests:
* Geomicrobiology
* Ecosystem function
* Biodiversity
* Surface-subsurface linkages
* Hydrological modeling
* Geochemistry: chemical and isotopic tracers, geochemistry of the epikarst
* Biological evolution in karst—lineages and ages
* Paleoclimatology: dating methods
* Paleokarst and reservoirs
* Land Use in Karst Areas: sinkholes, subsidence, flooding
* Contaminants: NAPLs, metals, agricultural waste, pharmaceuticals
Registration details and registration forms can be downloaded from www.clas.ufl.edu/users/jmartin/website/Karst_Workshop.html
For more information, please contact a member of the Organizing Committee:
Jon Martin (University of Florida, jbmartin@ufl.edu)
Annette Summers-Engle (Louisiana State University, aengel@geol.lsu.edu)
Will White (Penn State, wbw2@mri.psu.edu)
Diana Northup (University of New Mexico, dnorthup@unm.edu)
The workshop, organized by the KWI, will be a forum for discussions of critical research needs in karst science. The outcome will consist of a published white paper of workshop discussions, which will be provided to meeting participants, the karst community, and funding agencies with interests in karst research. Participation in the workshop is solicited from biologists, biogeochemists, microbial ecologists, hydrogeologists, geomorphologists, paleoclimatologists and others who have interests in advancing all aspects of karst science. There will be no registration fee for the meeting, but a reservation fee of $50 is required which will be refunded following participation in and while at the workshop.
Workshop Description
The workshop goals are designed to bring together biologists, biogeochemists, microbial ecologists, hydrogeologists, and geomorphologists and others who have an interest in advancing all aspects of karst science. The workshop will in part assess the current state of knowledge, but its primary function will be to identify gaps in that knowledge, which will be described in the workshop report. The workshop discussions will include questions from disciplines outside of karst science (e.g. paleoclimate, microbiology) that can be addressed in karst areas. The workshop is not intended to be a meeting at which only recent scientific findings are discussed; instead, the successful workshop will lead to identification of the critical science questions to be investigated over the coming decade. Discussions will be organized around seven breakout groups and may include the following topics depending on participant's interests:
* Geomicrobiology
* Ecosystem function
* Biodiversity
* Surface-subsurface linkages
* Hydrological modeling
* Geochemistry: chemical and isotopic tracers, geochemistry of the epikarst
* Biological evolution in karst—lineages and ages
* Paleoclimatology: dating methods
* Paleokarst and reservoirs
* Land Use in Karst Areas: sinkholes, subsidence, flooding
* Contaminants: NAPLs, metals, agricultural waste, pharmaceuticals
Registration details and registration forms can be downloaded from www.clas.ufl.edu/users/jmartin/website/Karst_Workshop.html
For more information, please contact a member of the Organizing Committee:
Jon Martin (University of Florida, jbmartin@ufl.edu)
Annette Summers-Engle (Louisiana State University, aengel@geol.lsu.edu)
Will White (Penn State, wbw2@mri.psu.edu)
Diana Northup (University of New Mexico, dnorthup@unm.edu)