The Sacramento Branch is pleased to present:
"The Use of Geophysical Methods for Groundwater Evaluation and Management"
Presented By:
2017 David Keith Todd Distinguished Lecturer
Rosemary Knight, Ph.D.
Stanford Universtiy
Director of the Center for Groundwater Evaluation and Management
Seating is limited, please register early.
Late registration will be limited and walk-in attendees may be turned away.
Registration fees wil increase by $3.00 after noon on April 10th.
PRESENTATION:
The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act provides a new framework for the evaluation and management of groundwater in California. Unfortunately, the only data typically available for use in the required modeling and monitoring of groundwater systems are limited well data. This has led to a search for new ways to acquire data with the needed levels of spatial and temporal sampling. Over the past ten years, the Center for Groundwater Evaluation and Management at Stanford University has worked in a number of locations in the western U.S., to explore and demonstrate novel ways of acquiring, processing, and analyzing geophysical data to obtain information about subsurface properties and processes. Three examples are the use of electrical resistivity tomography to image saltwater intrusion along the Monterey Coast; the use of a helicopter-deployed electromagnetic method to map out the hydrostratigraphy in an area of the San Joaquin Valley; and the use of satellite (InSAR) data to monitor water levels in a confined aquifer in the San Luis Valley of Colorado. These three examples highlight ways in which geophysical methods can provide the critical information needed to support the sustainable management of groundwater systems.
SPEAKER BIO:
Dr. Rosemary Knight has worked for over 30 years on the challenge of using geophysical methods to image groundwater systems. Her research ranges from carefully controlled laboratory experiments to large-scale field experiments, all designed to explore new ways of remotely imaging hydrologic properties and processes. In 2008, Dr. Knight founded the Center for Groundwater Evaluation and Management, with the vision of advancing and promoting the use of geophysical methods through the development of partnerships—with real people, in the real world, with real problems. Dr. Knight has been active within the Society of Exploration Geophysicists, serving as Second Vice-President and Distinguished Lecturer, and within the American Geophysical Union, serving as the founding Chair of the Near-Surface Geophysics Focus Group, and as Associate Editor for Water Resources Research and the Journal of Geophysical Research. Current and past students and post-doctoral scientists within her research group all share her commitment to, and enthusiasm for, finding new ways to use geophysical methods to support the sustainable management of our groundwater resources.
SCHOLASTIC SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES:
All Proceeds to Benefit Science Students
The GRA Sacramento Branch has a history of supporting university-level science students. Our Scholastic Sponsorship Program is an opportunity to publicize your business while contributing toward a good cause. The cost is minimal; if interested, please contact Linda Bond at 916-651-9224 or 530-757-1500 or Linda.Bond@water.ca.gov.
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AGENDA:
Social Hour 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Announcements & Dinner 6:30-7:30 pm
Presentation 7:30-9:00 pm
BUFFET DINNER
Taco Bar with beef & chicken options, rice beans & tortillas.
A No-host beer and wine bar will be available
If you RSVP after Noon on Monday, April 10th, or walk-in, a $3.00 surcharge will be added to the meeting costs. Cancellations must be made by noon on Thursday, April 13th.
Questions about the meeting or to contact the Sacramento Branch in general, including submittal of your ideas and/or desires for future presentations, please telephone Rodney Fricke at 916-407-8539 or email him at rodneyafricke@gmail.com
UPCOMING MEETINGS & EVENTS:
May 10th: Rick Cramer with Burns & McDonnell
Geology-Focused Conceptual Models: Applying Sequence Stratigraphy to Environmental and Groundwater Production Projects