Near Surface Geophysics



Advances in Active Remote Sensing for Hydrology and Terrestrial Ecosystems
Primary Convener:  Jessica V Fayne, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
Conveners:  Roger J Michaelides, Washington University in St. Louis, Department of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences, St. Louis, United States, Jingyi Chen, The University of Texas at Austin, Aerospace Engineering & Engineering Mechanics, Austin, United States and Clara Chew, Muon Space, Mountain View, Ca, United States


Advances in Critical Zone Geophysics
Primary Convener:  Joaquin Cambeiro, Rutgers University Newark, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Newark, NJ, United States
Conveners:  Matthew Sirianni1, Kristina Keating2, Jorden Hayes3 and Yonesha Y Donaldson2, (1)East Carolina University, Department of Earth, Environment and Planning, Greenville, United States(2)Rutgers University Newark, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Newark, United States(3)Dickinson College, Carlisle, United States
Student/Early Career Convener:  Yonesha Y Donaldson, Rutgers University Newark, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Newark, United States


Advances in Near-Surface Applications of Electrical Methods
Primary Convener:  Christopher Terra, Rutgers University Newark, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Newark, NJ, United States
Conveners:  Kennedy O Doro, University of Toledo, Department of Environmental Sciences, Toledo, United States, Flore Rembert, Université d’Orléans, Orleans, France and Michael Kiflai, AGI USA, Manor, United States
Student/Early Career Convener:  Jael Estrada, Rutgers University-Newark, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Newark, United States


Advances in Understanding the Subsurface Through Scientific Drilling
Primary Convener:  Chris Carr, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, United States
Conveners:  Brett Carpenter, University of Oklahoma, Norman, United States, Elizabeth Cochran, U.S. Geological Survey, Pasadena, United States and William M Kibikas, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, United States
Student/Early Career Convener:  Emma Calvert, Oregon State University, Corvallis, United States


Advancing Continuous Monitoring and Modeling for Natural Hazard Mitigation using novel Near-Surface Geophysical Approaches
Primary Convener:  Sebastian Uhlemann, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany
Conveners:  Angela Perrone1, Sina Saneiyan2, Xavier Comas3 and Giuseppe Calamita1, (1)CNR Institute of Methodologies for Environmental Analysis, Potenza, Italy(2)Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY, United States(3)Florida International University, Earth and Environment, Miami, FL, United States


Advancing the Use of Geophysical and Remote Sensing Methods for Groundwater Science and Management
Primary Convener:  Meredith Goebel, Stanford University, Department of Geophysics, Stanford, CA, United States
Conveners:  Ryan Smith, Colorado State University, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Fort Collins, United States, Susanna Werth, Virginia Tech, Department of Geosciences, Blacksburg, United States and John W Lane Jr, USGS, Hydrogeophysics Branch, Storrs, CT, United States


Applications of Hydrogeophysical Methods to Investigate Peat-Forming Wetlands
Primary Convener:  Raymond J. Hess, Rutgers University, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Newark, United States
Conveners:  Lena Schwebs, University of Wyoming, Department of Geology and Geophysics, Laramie, WY, United States, Nataleigh Perez, Texas A&M University College Station, College Station, TX, United States and Xavier Comas, Florida International University, Earth and Environment, Miami, FL, United States


Cryogeophysics: Innovations and Discoveries Through Geophysical Observations of Cold Region Environments
Primary Convener:  Riley Culberg, Cornell University, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Ithaca, NY, United States
Conveners:  Grace Barcheck, Cornell University, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Ithaca, United States, Rodrigo Correa Rangel, University of Toronto, Earth Sciences, Toronto, ON, Canada and Dan R. Glaser, US Army ERDC Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, Near-Surface Geophysics Group, Hanover, United States


Geologic Hydrogen Recovery and Stimulation: From Reservoir Processes to Techno-Economic and Life-Cycle Performance
Primary Convener:  Hao Cai, Argonne National Laboratory, Life Cycle Analysis and Technology Assessment Department, Energy Systems and Infrastructure Assessment Division,, Lemont, United States
Convener:  Na Yuan, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM, United States
Student/Early Career Convener:  Zhihao Zhang, Stanford University, Stanford, United States


Integrated Geophysics to Illuminate Subsurface Insights
Primary Convener:  Henry Moore, University of Bremen, Faculty of Geosciences, Bremen, Germany
Conveners:  Dimitrios Ntarlagiannis, Rutgers University Newark, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Newark, United States, Hang Chen, University of Iowa, School of Earth, Environment, and Sustainability, Iowa City, United States and Joshua Thompson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, United States
Student/Early Career Convener:  Danielle Nering, Florida International University, Earth and Environment, Miami, FL, United States


Multi-Sensor Earth Observation for Quantifying and Attributing Geophysical Hazard Dynamics and Water Stress
Primary Convener:  Sonam Futi Sherpa, University of Utah, School of Environment, Society and Sustainability, Salt Lake City, UT, United States
Conveners:  Leonard Ohenhen, University Of California Irvine, Department of Earth System Science, Irvine, United States, Shashank Bhushan, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 618, Biospheric Sciences Laboratory, Greenbelt, United States; University of Maryland College Park, Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center, College Park, United States and Dinuke Munasinghe, University of Alabama, Department of Geography and Environment, Tuscaloosa, United States


Next-Generation Near-Surface Geophysics: Applications in Infrastructure, Environmental Monitoring, and Hazard Analysis.
Primary Convener:  Andrew B Katumwehe, Oklahoma State University Main Campus, Stillwater, United States and Boniface Kgosidintsi
Convener:  Luelseged Emishaw, Midwestern State University, Kimbell School of Geosciences, Wichita Falls, TX, United States and Boniface Kgosidintsi
Student/Early Career Convener:  Md Iftekhar Alam, California State Polytechnic University Pomona, Pomona, United States and Boniface Kgosidintsi


Open-Source and AI-Driven Tools in Near-Surface Geophysics
Primary Convener:  Seogi Kang, University of Manitoba, Earth Sciences, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Convener:  Lindsey Justine Heagy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada


Recent Advances in Near-Surface Geophysics [General Contributions]
Primary Convener:  Raymond J. Hess, Rutgers University, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Newark, United States
Conveners:  Emmanuel Oladeji, University of California Davis, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Davis, United States, Lena Wilson, California State University Long Beach, Department of Earth Science, Long Beach, United States, Md Rajeun Islam, Florida Atlantic University, Geosciences, Boca Raton, FL, United States and Craig Ulrich, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, United States


Taking the Pulse of the Watershed: Sensor-Informed Freshwater Science and Management
Primary Convener:  Rosemary J Knight, Stanford University, Department of Geophysics, Stanford, CA, United States
Conveners:  Stephen M Moysey, East Carolina University, Department of Earth, Environment and Planning, Greenville, United States, Kamini Singha, Colorado School of Mines, Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, Golden, CO, United States and Ryan Smith, Colorado State University, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Fort Collins, United States
Student/Early Career Convener:  Aakash Ahamed, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, United States


The MacGyver Session: The Place for Novel, Exciting, Self-Made, Hacked, or Improved Sensors and Software Solutions to Understand Earth's Near Surface
Primary Convener:  Rhett B Herman, Radford University, Physics, Radford, VA, United States
Convener:  Burke J Minsley, U.S. Geological Survey, Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center, Denver, United States