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Current Technology in Groundwater Tracing and Monitoring Workshop Schedule, September 8-12, 2008

All Core Workshop Activities located in lab classroom of Geographical Sciences School, SWUC

Overview

Morning Session

Afternoon/ Evening Session

Sun. 7

 

 

-All workshop faculty arrive by Sunday evening.

Mon. 8

Welcome, Karst Research and Hydrology Introduction

 

 

TIME: 7:00 – 8 : 15

- Workshop faculty & translators planning meeting (& all speakers for Monday)

TIME: 8:15 - 8:

- Meeting: workshop & SWUC faculty & staff 

TIME: 8:45-9:15

C. Groves, Yuan D., SWUC admin.-Welcome and Introduction of workshop faculty and workshop attendees

TIME: 9:15 - 9:55

P. Baker China EHP description, goals

TIME:10 : 00 - 10:55

Yuan D.-Karst & related water resource problems of Southwest China

TIME:11:00 - 12:00

L. Bledsoe -Framework for karst water quality investigations 

 Geographical Sciences Conference room

TIME: 14:00 - 15 : 00

J. Ray – Karst Hydrology

TIME: 15 : 00 - 15:40

Zhang Gui - Karst and Water Quality in Yunnan

TIME: 15 : 40 - 16:15

Zhang Cheng- Karst in Guangxi

TIME: 16 : 25 - 17: 35

J. Ray - Introduction to Dye Tracing

TIME: 17: 40 - 18:10

P.Baker – Dye Tracing Field Methods- equipment, techniques

Evening talk for SWUC students:

 

TIME: 20:00-20:45

S. Kenworthy - Effects of dams on hydrology and geomorphology of rivers.

Geographical Sciences Conference Room

Tues. 9

Data Collection

Field Trip- Dye injection and field instruction

 

TIME: 8:00- 9 : 00

S. Kenworthy -Water quality data, sediment transport

TIME: 9:10- 17 : 00

-Field Trip: Qingmuguan Basin

dye injection

Yang Pingheng, Jiang Y., J. Ray, P. Baker

Field Trip

 

Yang Pingheng- description of research work at Qingmuguan and results.

 

S. Kenworthy - field water sampling measurements and methods

 

Evening

 

TIME: 18 : 30 -20:30

Dinner with faculty and attendees- discuss water quality research work and challenges in Yunnan and other provinces represented. Posters?

Weds. 10

Hydrology, Geochemistry,

Dye tracing

 

Water Quality,

Microbial contamination

TIME: 8:00-9:00

Zhang Gui- Karst Hydrology of S.W. China, Challenges, Ongoing work

TIME :   9:00-10:00

He Qiufang - Water quality & microbial contamination in Qing MuGuan

SWUC student or faculty presentation?

TIME: 10:00-12 : 00

SWUC faculty member present about carbonate chemistry.

TIME: 14:30-16:30

J. Ray – Karst Hydrology and Dye Tracing

TIME: 16:40-18:20

S. Kenworthy – Sediment transport/contamination

Thurs. 11

Stakeholder

Development

 

Geochemistry

Water Quality-

 

GIS

TIME: 8:00- 8:30

L. Bledsoe- On-site septic regulations in Kentucky, USA

TIME: 8:30- 9:10

SWUC student or faculty presentation

TIME: 9:20-10:20

Pu Junbing- Groundwater quality in Chongqing (moved from Fri 14:30-15:15)

TIME: 10:30-11:

J. Ray- Remediation and case studies

TIME: 14:00-16:30

Jiang Y.-GIS, geostatistics, PCA (FA) for data analysis & mapping in karst water quality monitoring

Geographical Sciences GIS lab

 

TIME: 16 : 30- 18 : 30

A.Chung -Engaging communities & utilizing approaches in research contributing to social development.

Geographical Sciences Conf. Room

Evening talk for SWUC students:

 

TIME: 20:00-20:45

J. Ray - Definition & significance of stream cutoff springs

Geographical Sciences Conference Room

Fri. 12

 

 

Field trip

 

Community Outreach

 

Dye trace lab

 

 

TIME: 7:30

Depart SWUC for Qing MuGuan

TIME: 8 : 30 - 9 : 15

Go to spring to collect dye receptors, water samples.

TIME: 9 : 45 - 11 : 30

Meet with local students, teachers, government officials in Qingmuguan, Beibei for educational outreach led by SWUC.       Presentation on karst, Qingmuguan by SWUC faculty or students.Give out brochures, materials prepared by WKU and SWUC

TIME: 11: 30 - 13:00 Lunch on-site

TIME: 13 :00

Depart Qing Muguan for SWUC

TIME: 14:30 - 15:10

S. Kenworthy- Present and discuss Qingmuguan results, related topics.

TIME:15 : 20 -16: 20

Jia Peng, Sun, P. Baker, L. Bledsoe - Tour of spectrofluorophotometry lab, analyze samples from Qingmuguan

TIME: 16 : 00 - 17 : 00

Question & answer time

TIME:17 : 00 -18:00

Workshop attendees take exam

TIME: 18:00-18:30

Yuan D., C. Groves - Closing comments

Evening talk for SWUC students:

 

TIME: 20: 00-20: 45

Chris Groves- World’s Largest Cave System

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