Monthly Archives: February 2021

Save the Date! March 27, 2021 – Karst Award for Dr. Annette Summers Engel

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How it started? How it’s going! One Speleologist’s Journey into Darkness

Photos of Annette Engel

Please join us for the 2021 KWI Awards Ceremony and Karst Award for Dr. Annette Summers Engel.

Date: Saturday, March 27, 2021
Time: 2:00-4:30, with lecture at 3:15 pm EDT (Eastern Daylight Savings Time; UTC-04:00)
Venue: Zoom (you must register using one of the forms below)

The Karst Waters Institute is pleased to announce that the Karst Award winner for 2021 is Dr. Annette Summers Engel of the University of Tennessee – Knoxville. Please join us on Saturday, March 27, 2021 for presentation of the award, a presentation by Annette, and networking opportunities with other karst/cave scientists.

KWI looks forward to seeing you at the Awards Ceremony to celebrate Annette’s award, hear a presentation by Annette on her work and adventures, and enjoy an afternoon of conversation and companionship with fellow scientists and friends. The meeting is from 2:00-4:30, with the awards lecture at 3:15 pm EDT (Eastern Daylight Savings Time; UTC-04:00). A detailed schedule is forthcoming.

To register, please click on the appropriate link below:

Student Registration ($10 cost covered by donations from KWI Board Members)

Professional Registration ($20)

Frontiers in Karst Colloquium Series – 1st seminar (spring 2021)

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The first Karst Waters Institute Frontiers in Karst Colloquium for the spring semester is coming up next week. You have to register in advance to attend (details below).
In collaboration with the NSF-funded Carbonate Critical Zone RCN, we are hosting a series of seminars focused on critical zone processes in carbonates. Presentations will be made by invited speakers from across the range of disciplines within CZ science, particularly highlighting contributions by early-career scientists. Presentations will be approximately 30 minutes long with 10-15 minutes afterward for questions and discussion.

 

Wednesday, February 24 – Weathering of rock to regolith: The activity of deep roots in bedrock fractures

8 am Pacific / 11am Eastern / 5 pm Central European / 11 pm China

Dr. Elizabeth Hasenmueller (St Louis University)

 

For those who cannot attend live, the seminars will also be recorded and made available on the Karst Waters Institute website (https://karstwaters.org/conferences/frontiers-in-karst-colloquium-series/).

Attendance is free and open to anyone. Prior to attending the seminar, you must register at the following link and further details will be sent to your email.