2013 NGWA Summit — The National and International Conference on Groundwater
2013 NGWA Summit — The National and International Conference on Groundwater
Monday, April 29, 2013
8:00 a.m.-8:40 a.m.
Challenges for Groundwater-Based Public Water Supply Systems
Everett Ferguson
8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m.
Beyond the Phase II — Shifting from Investigation to Risk Management
Robert Appelt, PG, CAPM, (TX)
8:00 a.m.-9:40 a.m.
Finite Difference vs. Finite Element — Numerical Methods
Kristine Uhlman, RG
Groundwater-Related Issues in Developing Nations
Solomon Isiorho, Ph.D., MBA and D.O. Omole, Ph.D.
8:40 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
Groundwater Dewatering and Control in Sensitive Environments
Bill Fernandez, PE
9:00 a.m.-9:40 a.m.
Mass Flux and Mass Discharge
Seth Kellogg, PG
10:20 a.m.-10:30 a.m.
Welcome
Robert E. Mace, Ph.D., PG and Kristine Uhlman, RG
11:50 a.m.-12:50 p.m.
Politics of Groundwater: When Populations, Politics, and Critters Collide
Robert E. Mace, Ph.D., PG, Todd Votteler, Chuck Ahrens and Robert Gully
2:10 p.m.-3:10 p.m.
Ethics for Groundwater and Engineering Professionals
Jill Hernandez, Ph.D.
2:10 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
Anything Groundwater 1
Kristine Uhlman, RG
Anything Groundwater 2
David S. Lipson, Ph.D., PG
2:10 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
Challenges in Characterizing and Modeling Karst Aquifer Systems
James R. Winterle
4:20 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
Groundwater Influence on Geothermal HVAC Deployment
Albert A. Koenig, Ph.D.
4:20 p.m.-5:20 p.m.
Historical Hydrogeology
Robert E. Mace, Ph.D., PG
Hydrogeologic Characterization and Environmental Issues at Mining Facilities (cont.)
Gaston Leone and Tim J. Cox, PG, CGWP
4:20 p.m.-5:40 p.m.
Challenges in Characterizing and Modeling Karst Aquifer Systems (cont.)
James R. Winterle
Groundwater-Related Issues in Developing Nations (cont.)
D.O. Omole, Ph.D.
Remote Sensing and Groundwater
Bill Fernandez, PE
5:00 p.m.-5:40 p.m.
Innovative Approaches for Investigating and Managing Karst Groundwater Resources
Kristine Uhlman, RG
5:20 p.m.-5:40 p.m.
Lessons Learned from a Decade of Groundwater Availability Modeling in Texas
Alan R. Dutton, Robert E. Mace, Ph.D., PG and Larry French, PG
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m.
Groundwater Flow and Fractures
Kristine Uhlman, RG
Management of Fresh/Brackish Groundwater Resources: Tools, Innovations, and Applications
Ian C. Jones, Jerry Shi, Ph.D., PG, David S. Lipson, Ph.D., PG and Robert E. Mace, Ph.D., PG
8:00 a.m.-9:20 a.m.
Petroleum Hydrocarbons and Organic Chemicals in Groundwater: Prevention, Detection, and Remediation®
Jeffrey A. Johnson, Ph.D., PG
9:40 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
2013 Henry Darcy Lecture Series in Groundwater Science: Managing Groundwater Beneath the Agricultural Landscape
David L. Rudolph, Ph.D., PE
10:50 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
1:15 p.m.-2:15 p.m.
The Texas Water Conservation and Technology Center
Calvin Finch, Dr
1:15 p.m.-2:55 p.m.
Emerging Contaminants
Joe C. Yelderman Jr., Ph.D.
Management of Fresh/Brackish Groundwater Resources: Tools, Innovations, and Applications (cont.)
Jerry Shi, Ph.D., PG, David S. Lipson, Ph.D., PG and Robert E. Mace, Ph.D., PG
1:15 p.m.-3:15 p.m.
The Saga of Groundwater Monitoring Efforts in Tough Economic Times
John Jansen, Ph.D., PG and Robert P. Schreiber, PE, BCEE, D.WRE
1:15 p.m.-3:35 p.m.
Petroleum Hydrocarbons and Organic Chemicals in Ground Water: Prevention, Detection, and Remediation® (cont.)
Jeffrey A. Johnson, Ph.D., PG
2:35 p.m.-3:15 p.m.
Remote (and Not So Remote) Ways of Estimating Groundwater Use in Agriculture
Robert E. Mace, Ph.D., PG and Cameron G. Turner
3:50 p.m.-5:20 p.m.
Hidrogeología Moderna, Retos y Aplicaciones (Modern Hydrogeology –Challenges & Applications)
Jose Joel Carrillo-Rivera
Resume Writing for Graduate and Undergraduate Students
Melissa Lenczewski, Ph.D.
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
8:00 a.m.-9:40 a.m.
Eliminating or Exploiting Environmental Fluctuations to Improve Hydraulic Characterization
Keith J. Halford, Ph.D. and James J. Butler, Ph.D.
Public Policy and Scientific Management of Water Resources
Geary M. Schindel
8:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
Site Characterization and Management of Environmental Risks at Upstream Oil and Gas Fields
David S. Lipson, Ph.D., PG and Michael Gefell
Sustainable Solutions to Challenges to Groundwater
Everett Ferguson
9:00 a.m.-9:40 a.m.
Water and Social Media
Todd Votteler
9:40 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
10:15 a.m.-11:15 a.m.
11:15 a.m.-12:25 p.m.
Perspectives on Hydraulic Fracturing Panel (Industry/Environmental/State Regulatory)
Leslie Savage, Michael Paque, Robert Patterson, Luke Metzger and Jeffrey A. Johnson, Ph.D., PG
1:35 p.m.-2:35 p.m.
Fine Tuning Your Interviewing Skills
Kristine Uhlman, RG
1:35 p.m.-2:55 p.m.
Integrated Groundwater Management: Best Practices for Managing Limited Supplies Under Different Policy and Legal Settings
Timothy K. Parker, PG, CEG, CHG
1:35 p.m.-3:15 p.m.
Everything Aquifer Storage and Recovery
Steven P. Musick, B.S., PG
1:35 p.m.-3:35 p.m.
Anything Groundwater 3
David K. Kreamer, Ph.D.
Hydraulic Fracturing and Protection of Groundwater Resources
Robert Puls, Ph.D., Jean-Philippe Nicot and Bridget R. Scanlon, PhD
1:35 p.m.-4:15 p.m.
Anything Groundwater 4
K. Scott King, M.Sc., PG, P.Geol.
2:55 p.m.-3:15 p.m.
Stormwater and Urban Hydrogeology
John M. Sharp