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This workshop will bring together faculty who teach courses in sedimentary geology, geomorphology, paleontology, marine geology, and paleoclimatology to address questions of how to teach these disciplines most effectively at the undergraduate level. What innovative strategies can we use to integrate aspects of all of these disciplines into the courses that we teach for majors? How can we help students develop a more integrated approach to understanding processes and addressing research questions within and between these fields? What knowledge and skills in these areas are particularly critical for undergraduate geoscience majors? What are the over-arching methodologies that we should be teaching our students who wish to pursue future interdisciplinary work in these areas? This workshop will be an exciting collaborative effort that will address these and related issues in order to help faculty teach undergraduates these disciplines most effectively.
This workshop follows on previous successful On the Cutting Edge "Teaching XYZ" workshops that address the individual disciplines themselves but that focus especially on the intersections and synergies among and between disciplines (e.g., Teaching Hydrogeology, Soils, and Low-T Geochemistry, Teaching Structural Geology, Geophysics, and Tectonics and Teaching Mineralogy, Petrology, and Geochemistry). Participants will also help to build and review the On the Cutting Edge online collection of teaching materials and resources. +
This year CSDMS will host '''three virtual summer series''', each lasting ~2 hours during which 6 to 8 short presentations will be provided after which there is time for discussion. These summer series are open for everybody at no costs.
Recordings of the three CSDMS science summer series of June 30th, July 14th and 28th can be found at https://csdms.colorado.edu/wiki/Webinars. +
This year CSDMS will host '''three virtual summer series''', each lasting ~2 hours during which 6 to 8 short presentations will be provided after which there is time for discussion. These summer series are open for everybody at no costs.
Recordings of the three CSDMS science summer series of June 30th, July 14th and 28th can be found at https://csdms.colorado.edu/wiki/Webinars. +
This year CSDMS will host '''three virtual summer series''', each lasting ~2 hours during which 6 to 8 short presentations will be provided after which there is time for discussion. These summer series are open for everybody at no costs.
Recordings of the three CSDMS science summer series of June 30th, July 14th and 28th can be found at https://csdms.colorado.edu/wiki/Webinars.
Hope to see you there! +
This year's institute will focus on the interaction between climate and landscapes over a range of scales. What will the effect be of more intense rainfall events on surface morphodynamics, flooding and landslide hazards? What will the effect be of sea level rise and human impacts on coastal eco-hydrology and deltaic systems? Emphasis will be placed on the study of basic processes at the intersection of water-earth-biota using examples and data from diverse landscapes. Hands-on learning opportunities will include the exploration of physical experiments and theoretical models as well as landscape evolution modeling using the Community Surface Dynamics Modeling System (CSDMS) tools. Mentoring and broader impact activities will include touring the "Future Earth" exhibit of the Science Museum of Minnesota.The Summer Institute is a stimulating environment for learning, bonding, mentoring and life-long academic partnerships. +
This year’s Summer Institute focuses on mathematical tools that can be used to represent physical processes for earthcasting (prediction on annual to millennial time scales). The Institute will have a particular focus on landscape connections and how signals (e.g., effects of environmental change) are propagated through Earth-surface systems and ultimately recorded, whether in deposits or the current landscape. A desire to learn is essential, but training in advanced mathematics is not. The topics to be explored will include both erosional and depositional landscapes. Lectures and exercises on mathematical techniques will be complemented by experiments and observations at the St. Anthony Falls Laboratory.
The costs for housing and many meals are covered, but those for transportation to and from Minneapolis and for some dinners are not.
Please use the above link to apply. If you would like more information, please feel free to contact Andy Wickert (awickert@umn.edu), Barbara Heitkamp (bkb0811@umn.edu), Chris Paola (cpaola@umn.edu), or Vaughan Voller (volle001@umn.edu). +
This year’s annual meeting of the DGGV will be held in Innsbruck from the 25th until the 28th of September, 2016. The meeting is also hosting PANGEO Austria and the Bodenseetagung.<br>
The proposed sessions cover a wide range of topics, including Palaeontology, Petrology, Mineralogy, Sedimentology, Tectonics, Engineering Geology, Natural Hazards, Hydrogeology and Geophysics. For detailed descriptions of the proposed excursions please visit the conference homepage www.GeoTirol2016.com. Plenary lectures will be given by Nele Meckler, Gregor Eberli and Stefan Schmid.<br>
The call for abstracts will be open from middle of February and we cordially invite you to submit abstracts for talks and posters through the conference homepage. The abstract submission deadline is the 27th of April.<br>
In order to make the most of the privileged location of Innsbruck in the core of the Alps, we have scheduled an extensive excursion program with 15 pre- and post-conference field trips. For detailed descriptions of the proposed excursions please visit the conference homepage. To facilitate organisation please register for the field trips as soon as possible. For administrative purposes we will have to cancel field trips that have not reached the minimum number of participants by the 20th of June. In the case of cancellation, excursion fees will be refunded. +
This year’s online meeting will be broad in scope, showcasing modeling-oriented projects that range from fundamental geoscientific discovery to applied work involving stakeholders. A novel addition this year is the theme of communication: how do we effectively communicate our research to diverse audiences—students, stakeholders, decision-makers, the general public, and one another? How can models help with communication (e.g., visualization, gamification, “what if” scenario analysis)?<br><br>For more information, see: '''https://csdms.colorado.edu/wiki/Form:Annualmeeting2021''' +
To be invited please email Chris Jenkins at: jenkinsc0@gmail.com (travel costs met). The meeting brings together an interdisciplinary team of biologists, geologists, oceanographers, acousticians, and computer technologists to address questions about the interactions driving processes on the sea floor. +
To register and find out more about the 2022 annual meeting: https://csdms.colorado.edu/wiki/Form:Annualmeeting2022 +
Today we are more than convinced that amplified interconnectedness of global food, energy, water security and environmental sustainability exists. This calls for joint global responsibility and cooperation among scientists and policy makers to mediate tradeoffs and explore synergies. It has been recognized that efforts to address only one part of a systemic problem by neglecting other inherently inter-linked aspects may not lead to desirable and sustainable outcomes. In this perspective, policy- and decision-making requires a nexus approach that reduces tradeoffs and builds synergies across sectors, and helps to reduce costs and increase benefits for humans and nature compared to independent approaches to the management of water, energy, food and the environment.
The conference "Sustainability in the Water-Energy-Food Nexus. Synergies and Tradeoffs: Governance and Tools at various Scales" to be held on 19-20 May, 2014 in Bonn, Germany addresses the linkages across key natural resource sectors, so that jointly improving efficiency is considered to be a win-win strategy for human development and environmental sustainability.
Recognizing the sustainability of the Water-Energy-Food (WEF) Nexus as a key research-for-action initiative, the conference will allow an internal policy consultation process to inform, influence, and catalyze action by key actors— including policymakers, non‐governmental organizations, the private sector, educators, and researchers.
The conference encourages an ecosystem oriented nexus approach as ecosystems form the foundation of the WEF Nexus with all sectors relying on their services. Aquatic ecosystems and their related services are degrading faster than many other natural systems, threatening the well-being of current and future generations. Special attention will therefore be given to ecosystem-based management approaches and tools in order to achieve WEF Nexus and ecosystem sustainability.
The conference will bring together available information, identify knowledge and action gaps, share lessons on viable instruments and approaches, facilitate networks, and contribute to consensus on priorities for appropriate investment and action by different actors and stakeholders for moving toward action on the WEF Nexus.
Training workshop on OLAM-SOIL: New Orleans part of the AGU fall meeting (December 9, 2017). Instructors and format: Drs. Robert Walko, Simone Fatichi and Stefan Kollet – demonstrations and hands-on examples (instructions for model pre-uploading will be provided to the registered participants). Participation: by invitation only (apply to dani.or@env.ethz.ch before October 20, 2017) free of charge.
OLAM is a state-of-the-art global model that features local mesh refinement and a full set of physical processes (e.g., dynamics, radiative transfer and precipitation) designed for global, mesoscale, and microscale land and atmosphere simulations. OLAM was originally based on RAMS but employs more advanced numerical algorithms and sophisticated grid representations. Soil and groundwater capabilities of OLAM are being revised in a project called: OLAM-SOIL. The goals are to improve land-atmosphere interactions in OLAM-SOIL by incorporating advanced representation of soil processes, towards a new global Advanced Soil Modeling Platform (ASMP). Zooming capabilities and handling of soil and subsurface processes makes OLAM-SOIL an ideal tool for regional studies centering on soil processes (e.g., irrigation water management, future crops, etc.). The OLAM-SOIL project was conceived in collaboration with GEWEX-SOILWAT initiative and the International Soil Modeling Consortium (ISMC). OLAM-SOIL development is a collaboration between University of Miami, Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH); International Soil Reference and Information Centre and ETH Zurich.
The OLAM-SOIL Team
Dani Or, Robert Walko, Simone Fatichi, Harry Vereecken, Stefan Kollet, Roni Avissar, Tom Hengl, Teamrat Ghezzehei, Michael Young and Kris van Looy (ISMC) +
Transboundary water management across borders and interfaces: present and future challenges
Terrestrial, freshwater and marine ecosystems are linked through a number of bio-geo-chemical as well as socio-economic and political-institutional processes that are, in turn, affected by pressures from globalisation, climate change/variability, population growth, economic development, resource depletion, pollution and technological progress. These linkages constitute a host of mutual benefits as well as a range of negative impacts and hazards, potentially leading to tensions, conflicts and welfare losses. The application of non-systemic and isolated approaches in watershed, coastal or marine management issues, their limited community and stakeholder integration as well as their deficient inter-institutional and multi-sector coordination efforts to develop and implement holistic intervention strategies, has led to inefficient approaches for tackling the socio-environmental problems that are faced by socio-ecological systems at the land-freshwater-sea interface.
A core challenge lies in the provision of research support aiming at risk reduction from environmental hazards in these socio-ecological systems at the land-freshwater-sea interface, through more sustainable use and management of the natural resources and ecosystem services that sustain economies, societies and human well-being. Based in environmental, social and/or economic sciences, water resources management models, approaches and frameworks have been developed within the research community to cope with the complexity of water resources management issues as to improve its outcomes. These studies generally aim to achieve more holistic sustainable water resources management through integration that most adequately reflects the complex relationships between water, land, ecosystems, capitals, technologies, stakeholders, communities and/or governance systems. Water resources management across social boundaries and/or ecological interfaces in linked terrestrial, freshwater and marine socio-ecological systems poses, however, additional scientific and managerial challenges.
Tropical lakes (natural and man-made), environmental change impacts:
climate, water balance, hydrology, water management, geomorphology and soils, wetlands, catchment management, human impact, land use changes, land degradation, soil erosion, sediment budget, soil and water conservation, ecosystem services, aquatic ecology, hydropower, impact of large dams, food production chain, waste(water) management,…
Natural and man-made lakes in the tropics play a crucial role for the livelihood of many people. Due to climatic and land use changes, these water bodies may be threatened : e.g. increased water demand or climate change leading to a shift in the water balance and lake levels, increased land degradation and soil erosion in the riparian zones leading to sediment pollution and deposition in the lakes, thereby reducing their storage capacity, change in ecosystem services and hence the livelihood for the people that depend on these lakes. +
Water infrastructure such as reservoirs and diversion projects are essential to enhance water security, and their development has historically gone hand in hand with the socio-economic development of countries all over the world. However, dams and diversion projects typically have high financial, societal and environmental costs, often well beyond those anticipated at planning stage. While increased awareness of unintended impacts reduces the attractiveness of new developments, improving the efficiency of existing infrastructure has become of primary importance for achieving and maintaining water security, particularly in face of growing demand for water in a potentially warmer and drier future.
From a scientific perspective, several factors make this a very exciting time to design and experiment innovative solutions for the efficient management of water systems. Ever growing amount of information from new monitoring systems (such as smart sensors or remote sensing), combined with unprecedented computing power, opens up novel opportunities for developing, testing and implementing new modelling and optimisation approaches to assist and enhance water system operations. On the other hand, past experiences have extensively demonstrated that novel methods and tools need to be tailored to the needs and constraints of the users they are intended for, if they are to be effectively taken-up. Therefore, co-production of research between researchers and practitioners, transparency and reproducibility of testing experiments, and the development of workflows and effective visualisation should be integral part of research efforts in the field.
The Symposium will bring together researchers and practitioners in the field of monitoring, modelling and optimisation of water systems operations, to present recent advances, identify future research directions, and discuss how to accelerate the adoption of state-of-art methodologies by industry and policy-makers. +
Water problems pose interdisciplinary challenges as evidenced by the tremendous diversity of interests within the three organizations sponsoring this conference, UCOWR, NIWR, and CUAHSI. This conference is unique because it is both a scientific conference and an exploration of how universities organize themselves to meet societal goals concerning water resources. A central theme to be addressed will be: How does university water research contribute to solving societal challenges? We invite you and your colleagues to join lading water managers, educators, researchers, and other professionals from across the country to the first joint conference of these national organizations to address some of the most compelling and important challenges facing our profession. +
Water transports solutes, such as nutrients, toxins and contaminants, as well as a wide range of organisms and gas substances. Their impact on water quality is often critical, as in the case of eutrophication due to high nutrient concentration. A comprehensive water resources management requires a proper understanding and modeling of runoff generation combined with processes of solute transport at the hillslope and catchment scale.
ETH Zurich and EPFL offer a 5-day summer school on transport processes in hydrology. Participants will learn about physical and chemical processes occurring in the generation and transport of nutrients, data analysis, and modelling techniques.
Lectures will cover the following topics:
* Introduction to transport processes and hydrological models;
* Water fluxes and transit time in catchments;
* Carbon and nutrients cycle in soil and rivers;
*Circulation in lakes.
The summer school includes a workshop with case studies and a 1-day field trip to an experimental catchment in Switzerland. +
Waterhackweek is a 5-day hack week to be held at the University of Washington in partnership with the University of Washington eScience Institute. Participants will learn about open source technologies used to analyze water-related datasets. Mornings will consist of interactive lectures, and afternoon sessions will involve facilitated exploration of datasets and hands-on software development. Successful applicants will pay a $100 registration fee and be expected to cover lodging, travel expenses and some meals. Financial support may be available based on need. +
We are delighted to invite you to participate in Bringing the Science Home! A Cybersymposium for Earth Surface Scientists on June 23-24, 2020. This cybersymposium was funded by NSF as part of a Critical Zone Research Coordination Network, and is part of a larger effort to increase the diversity, inclusion and access of researchers in “critical zone” science—earth surface sciences including hydrology, geology, atmospheric science, ecology, etc.—to bring in new ideas and answers to important interdisciplinary questions. Our goals are to introduce early-career scientists (undergrads, grads, postdocs, and early career faculty) to critical zone science and provide tools to succeed in research. You can find more information on our efforts here: https://sites.google.com/view/czrcn.
We hope you'll find the planned meeting a fun substitute for the in-person meeting, which we plan to hold in 2021. We have a variety of great speakers invited, and you are welcome to come and go as you see fit at any point during the two days. We've worked hard to mix things up to avoid Zoom burnout. We’ll have presentations on
* critical zone science accessible to those new to the field
* group conversations for students, postdocs and early career faculty about next career steps
* a panel on non-academic positions
* tips on writing great NSF proposals from a previous program manager
* some mindful topics such as connecting your creativity with your analytical mind in left/right brain balance
* a personal story of overcoming struggle
* as well as a bit of live music from a talented hydrologist.
To join us, register in advance for this meeting, which is free to anyone interested. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting, and we’ll be in touch with more details the week before the meeting.
If you’re new to the critical zone, consider checking out our CUAHSI webinars from this February; they are posted here: https://www.cuahsi.org/education/cyberseminars/winter-cyberseminar-series/. This series looks to introduce basic concepts in CZ science to those not totally familiar with this field but interested in getting involved.<br>
We hope to “see” you there!<br>
Sincerely,<br>
Kamini Singha (Colorado School of Mines)<br>
Pamela Sullivan (Oregon State University)<br>
Nicole Gasparini (Tulane University)<br>
Li Li (Penn State University)<br>
Nicole West (Central Michigan University)<br>
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We are excited to announce the following confirmed Keynote Speakers:
* Barbara J. Ryan, Secretariat Director, Intergovernmental Group on Earth Observations
* Biju George, Chief Operating Officer, D.C. Water
* Thomas Graziano, Director, Office of Water Prediction, National Weather Service
The proliferation of data and cyberinfrastructure has created a new ecosystem for water related sciences in which to research, learn, and educate. This flood of information and systems, however, can be difficult to navigate and can add challenges to scientific and teaching workflows. To fully realize the advantages of information technology in water related research and education, we must develop, maintain, support, and employ data tools and resources that are useful, enable transformative science, and have low barriers to use. We invite researchers, educators, and practitioners in the water sciences, data and computational sciences, as well as information technology sciences interested in advancing hydroinformatics to participate in this interdisciplinary conference.
The conference will follow the completion of the third Summer Institute at the National Water Center, which is a seven week intensive research fellowship for graduate students to learn about the new National Water Model and help enhance water-related products and decision-support services across the country. A Summer Institute Capstone Meeting will be held on Monday, July 24th prior to the official start of the conference. Conference participants are invited to the Summer Institute Capstone Meeting to learn more about the program through the lens of projects presented by the student participants at no additional cost. A conference session will also highlight and summarize the research contribution made Summer Institute participants.
We will be seeking abstracts for oral and poster presentations that cover the following and related topics:
* Cyberinfrastructure for Earth systems modeling
* Managing large data sets in the field
* Systems for Earth observations
* Tools and methods for data-driven education
* Impacts of hydroinformatics and water data on policy
To help facilitate dissemination of the conference proceedings, we have made arrangements for all authors to have the option of publishing their abstracts in a special issue of Open Water Journal (www.openwaterjournal.org) that will be released in connection with the conference. Interested authors may expand their abstracts to full papers for this special issue. Final versions will need to be received by July 18 for inclusion.
- See more at: https://www.cuahsi.org/hydroinformatics#sthash.FY7w1DRG.pdf
