Arkansas Field Workshop

Fayetteville, Arkansas, May 16- 19, 2023

Workshop Objectives

This third and final Filed Workshop aims provide a space for the Working Groups to advance the compilation and analysis of legacy datasets and the development of review papers and other outputs. The workshop will provide mentoring and networking opportunities.  Prospects for future collaborations after the end of the RCN will also be discussed.

Workshop proposed agenda

May 16: Participants arrive (Shuttle provided when possible)
18:00 – 20:00 Evening Meet and greet event with participants of Student Training
May 17: Field trip to UA Savoy Research Complex (with participants of Student Training)
7:30-8:30 Breakfast (Provided)
8:30 – 9:00 Plenary: Welcome and agenda
9:00 - 17:00 Field trip
18:30- 20:30 Dinner banquet
May 18 @ Gearhart Hall
7:30 – 8:15 Breakfast (provided)
8:15 – 8:30 Plenary: Agenda and logistics for the day
8:30 – 9:30 Plenary: Working group presentations
9:30 – 10:00 Plenary discussion with Richard Yuretich (NSF, Program Director):  The future of CZ science or integrated science at NSF
10:00- 10:15 Coffee Break
10:15 – 10:30 Working Group Charge
10:30 – 12:00 Working Groups sessions (Biogeochemical; Rates and Times; Scales and Boundaries)
12:00 – 13:30 Lunch (provided)
13:30 – 15:00 Working Groups sessions (Biogeochemical; Rates and Times; Scales and Boundaries)
15:00 – 15:15 Coffee Break
15:15 – 16:00 Working Groups sessions (Biogeochemical; Rates and Times; Scales and Boundaries)
16:00- 17:00 Guest speaker: Jill Marshall (Assistant Professor Surface Processes, Critical Zone Science, Department of Geosciences, University of Arkansas): (Subcritically) cracking the critical zone- when Earth, wind, water, and trees intersect
17: 00 Adjourn (Dinner on own)
May 19 @ Gearhart Hall
8:00 – 8:30 Breakfast (provided)
8:30 – 9:00 Plenary: Agenda and logistics for the day
9:00 – 10:15 Working Groups sessions (Biogeochemical; Rates and Times; Scales and Boundaries)
10:15 – 10:30 Coffee break
10:30 – 12:00 Plenary: Working Groups reporting and cross pollination discussions. Discussion on RCN timeline, expected outcomes, funding opportunities, next steps
12:00 – 13:30 Lunch (provided)
13:30 – on: Travel to airport to catch flights as needed (Shuttle provided when possible)