KWI Associate Ingrid Padilla was interviewed on NPR’s All Things Considered about the new hurricane prediction model for storm surges, in particular how storm surges in Puerto Rico can impact public health.
2021 William L. Wilson and Diane C. Wilson Scholarship in Karst Science winner Ryan Dapkus published his research on using a proxy to predict bacterial contamination of groundwater in karst:
Dapkus et al., 2023, Utilization of Tryptophan-like Fluorescence as a Proxy for E. coli Contamination in a Mixed-Land-Use Karst Basin, Hydrology, 10, 74 (DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrology10040074)
Congratulations, Ryan!
Written by Neven Kresic, author of several best-selling books on groundwater, Hydrogeology 101 is a college textbook introducing basic concepts in groundwater science and engineering with 16 lectures, the duration of a typical one or two-semester course at American universities. With hundreds of full color figures and photographs, it covers Introduction to Hydrogeology, Groundwater Use, Porosity and Hydraulic Characteristics of Porous Media, Groundwater Flow, Aquifers and Aquitards, Groundwater Recharge and Discharge including Springs, Flow in Unsaturated Zone, Groundwater Chemistry, Groundwater Contamination and Remediation, Field Investigations, Groundwater in Water Supply, and Groundwater Drought in California Case Study by Alex Mikszewski.This is a great accessory for all kinds of fieldwork and can also be used as a mask.
Each buff is $20, with shipping fees of $4.50 USD. International shipping fees as well as shipping for bulk purchases may higher.
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KWI Board Member Dave Decker models the KWI 30th anniversary buff.
For those who cannot attend live, the seminars will also be recorded and made available on the Karst Waters Institute
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.
The ice cave research of KWI’s own VP for Research Matt Covington has recently been spotlighted in the Washington Post:
Congratulations Matt!
The William L. Wilson and Diane C. Wilson Scholarship in Karst Science recognizes the significant contributions of the late William (Bill) L. Wilson, who tackled some of the most difficult karst science questions in Florida and elsewhere through his consulting company, Subsurface Evaluations, Incorporated. To stimulate the development of new, energetic, motivated, and creative karst scientists and to remember Bill Wilson and his dedication to karst science, the scholarship was established by Diane C. Wilson in his memory. The scholarship includes a one-time award of $1,000.
The scholarship is open to any student who is currently enrolled in, or has been accepted into, a master’s degree program at an institution of higher education in the United States. This year’s deadline for all application materials is February 15, 2021. Information on how to apply can be found at the Karst Waters Institute website (http://karstwaters.org/scholarship/). For additional information, contact Dr. Janet S. Herman (jherman@virginia.edu).
Join us for the KARSYS course, a web-tool for modeling karst aquifers in 3D. The course will be held on May 20th, 2020 in Reston, Virginia at the USGS headquarters, and on May 22nd, 2020 in Bowling Green, Kentucky at Western Kentucky University.
KARSYS is developed for geologists and hydrogeologists working in karst regions, in order to address questions related to aquifers and groundwater in a very pragmatic and concrete way. It enables 3D modelling of karst aquifers by synthesizing all standard geological and hydrological data and coupling a series of simple hydraulic principles.
The course is sponsored by the Karst Waters Institute and it is free of charge, thanks to the Cave Conservancy Foundation, U.S. Geological Survey and Western Kentucky University. There is a limited amount of space so hurry up and register today.
For a flyer with detailed information including the course schedule, click here.
For information regarding the Reston, VA location contact Dan Doctor at dhdoctor@usgs.gov.
For information regarding the Bowling Green, KY location, contact Katarina Kosič Ficco at katarina.kosic@dcr.virginia.gov.
The Board of the Karst Waters Institute has announced that Dr. Stein-Erik Lauritzen, Professor of Earth Science at University of Bergen, Norway, will be the recipient of the 2020 Karst Award. This prestigious honor has been given annually since 1999 to a scientist who has made significant contributions to the field.
Dr. Lauritzen has made seminal and ongoing contributions to the field of speleothem science and the study of glacier ice-contact speleogenesis. He and his students and colleagues have helped to build an understanding of paleoclimate in the terrestrial realm.
The award will be presented at the Climate Change – the Karst Record IX (KR9) Conference at Innsbruck, Austria, 12-15 July, 2020. Information on the meeting can be found at https://www.uibk.ac.at/congres