Conferences
Past conferences:
Appalachian Karst Symposium November 7-10, 2024, Lewisburg WV
January, 2016 in San Juan, Puerto Rico: Karst, Groundwater Contamination & Public Health: Moving Beyond Case Studies
February 01, 2014: Karst Waters Institute Hypogenic Cave Morphologies
January 06, 2013: A Karst Waters Institute Symposium on Carbon and Boundaries in Karst
August 05, 2011: Carbonate Geochemistry: Reactions and Processes in Aquifers and Reservoirs
Seminars
Karst Seminar Series
An ongoing series. Find links to the recorded webinars below.
“Carbon dioxide in karst caves – safety and science: Examples from TX and VA” by Zenah Orndorff and Wil Orndorff. May 20, 2026.
“Mapping Closed Depressions Using DEMs to Facilitate Ridge-walking, Dye Trace Planning, Hazard Mapping, & Resource Inventory” by Rose-Anna Behr, Pennsylvania Geological Survey. March 11, 2026
“UNESCO Programs for the Protection of Fragile Karst Resources” by Chris Groves, Western Kentucky University. January 7, 2026
“Dye Tracing Roaring River Spring, America’s 2nd Deepest Spring” by Ben Miller, U.S. Geological Survey. July 16, 2025.
Frontiers in Karst Colloquium Series
The Frontiers in Karst Colloquium series was a collaboration between KWI and the NSF-funded Carbonate Critical Zone RCN to produce a series of online seminars focused on critical zone processes in carbonates. Presentations were made by invited speakers from across the range of disciplines within critical zone science, particularly highlighting contributions by early-career scientists. Presentations are approximately 30 minutes long with 10-15 minutes for questions and discussion.
Click here to access our seminar series upcoming talks and archived videos.
Publications
KWI publications include abstracts, proceedings, and field trip guides from Institute sponsored symposia, results of Institute research, and digital reprints of books and journals.