Abstract deadline: 11:59 PM Pacific Time, 18 June 2024.
P1. Redefining Wildfire in the Anthropocene
Jennifer Pierce, Ph.D, Boise State Univ., Boise, ID; Christopher Carlson, USDA Forest Service, Washington, DC; Natalie Collar, Denver, CO; James Guilinger, California State Univ. Monterey Bay, Seaside, CA and Andrew Graber, Geologic Hazards Science Center, Golden, CO
Session Description: This session brings together leading scientists, fire managers and policy makers to discuss and debate the topic of wildfire in the Anthropocene and consider the question: Can we adapt to a fiery future?
P2. Sustainable Groundwater in a Changing World
Abhijit Mukherjee, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, West Bengal, India; Prosun Bhattacharya, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden; Christopher Carlson, USDA Forest Service, Washington, DC; David Kreamer, Univ. of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV and Arpita Mandal, The Univ. of The West Indies, Mona, Jamaica, Kingston, Jamaica
Session Description: Increasing influence of climate change, landuse modifications, and deterioration of water quality have highlighted the nexus of groundwater, environment, and society. Thus, this Pardee Session reinforces the need to understand “
Water in a Changing World”
P3. 130 Years of Research in the Turkana Basin, Kenya: Insights into Earth, Climate, and Life in Eastern Africa
Christian M. Rowan, Columbia Univ., New York, NY; Catherine Beck, Hamilton College, Clinton, NY and Craig Feibel, Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, NJ
Session Description: Commemorating the 130th anniversary of the first scientific publication on the Turkana Basin, Kenya, our goal is to showcase diverse research in archaeology, geology, paleoclimate, paleontology, seismology, and tectonics.
P4. Attracting and Educating a 21st Century Mining Workforce: Addressing the Need for a Resilient Domestic Supply of Critical Minerals
James Kubicki, Univ. of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX; Emma Hunt, Furman Univ., Greenville, SC; Marek Locmelis, Missouri Univ. of Science & Technology, Rolla, MO and Antonio Arribas, Univ. of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX
Session Description: This workshop will focus on methods for attracting and educating students in resource exploration, extraction and purification.
This symposium features experts from related fields to address the human resource bottleneck in achieving critical minerals security.
P5. Mining and Sustainability: Geologic, Sociologic, Environmental and Cultural Standards for Resourcing a Path to Our Future, Views from the Field
Gregory Wessel, Apache Stronghold, San Carlos, AZ; James A. Heller, PG, Alabama Dept. of Environmental Management, Montgomery, AL and Etzigueri Gongora Ubeda, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, MEXICO CITY, DF, Mexico
Session Description: This session will consider steps the mining industry can take to transition from responsible mining to true sustainability, by bringing those affected together around a modern protocol that values place, people, justice, and legacy.