AUGUST 2-5, 2020
The First Field Workshop will be held at Temple University with a field trip to Central PA & Shale Hills CZO to observe critical zone and karst processes and characteristics
Some participant support is available and will be distributed to ensure a diverse range of disciplines, topics of interest, career stage and demographics. We anticipate approximately 40 participants in the workshop, although the final number will depend on availability of funding. There is no workshop attendance fee; funding is provided by NSF.
In light of disruptions from COVID-19, we are considering how to navigate the network activities in the short term, in particular, our first workshop scheduled for August. We are hopeful it will proceed as planned but are simultaneously exploring alternate and innovative ways to achieve this workshop’s goals in case an in-person meeting needs to be canceled. Regardless of how the workshop will proceed, we are still soliciting applications until May 1st.
Workshop Objectives
- Evaluate critical zone processes in carbonate terrains
- Identify available data and tools from current state of the art research
- Broaden participation and networking among karst and CZ researchers and students
- Build capacity in techniques used to study carbonate critical zones
- Training in data loggers and statistics
Expected Outcomes
Development of interdisciplinary working groups to continue following the workshop and development of white papers, peer-reviewed publications, and seed ideas for proposal development.
Carbonate Critical Zone Workshop Overarching Theme
Critical zones can be considered a continuum between carbonate-rich and silicate-rich lithologies. Distributions of these two mineral types will impact most, if not all, CZ processes and functions. This workshop is organized around various themes to evaluate how mineral content impacts CZ processes. Initial themes will fertilize discussion at the workshop, but it is expected that additional themes will arise at the workshop
Agenda-at-a-glance
| August 2 | |
| 17:00 | Bus leaves Philly airport |
| 20:30 | Arrive State College lodging |
| August 3 | |
| 8:00 | Plenary – develop working groups |
| 8:30 | Leave for field trip - itinerary |
| 17:00 | Arrive Philly meeting venue, dinner on own |
| August 4 | |
| 8:00 | Disciplinary working groups – Conceptualization cartoon of CZ themes |
| 10:15 | Break |
| 10:30 | Plenary - Break out leader reports and group discussion |
| 12:00 | Lunch - on own |
| 13:00 | Disciplinary working groups – theme discussion of CZ cartoon |
| 15:00 | Break |
| 15:15 | Disciplinary working groups – theme discussion of CZ cartoon (continued) |
| 17:00 | Break – Cash bar |
| 18:00 | Catered buffet dinner |
| 19:30 | Plenary – recap of day’s activities |
| August 5 | |
| 8:00 | Plenary - Break out leader reports and group discussion |
| 10:15 | Break |
| 10:30 | Interdisciplinary working groups – Integrating disciplinary themes, lunch |
| 13:30 | Break |
| 13:45 | Plenary – create continuing working groups and plan for activities |
| 16:00 | End of Workshop |