17-18 October 2019
Dalton J. Woods Auditorium
Energy, Coast & Environment Bldg
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
LGS Coastal Symposium 2019
Agenda
NOTE: Topics, speakers and session times are subject to change.
Thursday, 17 October 2019 |
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Time | Speaker | Topic |
8:00 - 9:00 | Registration | |
9:00 - 9:10 | John Johnston III | Opening |
9:10 - 9:15 | John Snow | Welcome to LSU |
9:15 - 9:30 | Senator Sharon Hewitt | Introduction |
9:30 - 10:00 | Chris McLindon | Keynote |
10:00 - 10:30 | Charles "Chip" Groat | The Louisiana Coastal Geohazards Atlas |
10:30 - 10:45 | Break | |
10:45 - 11:15 | John Johnston III | An Empirical Test of the Value of Canal Restoration |
11:15 - 11:45 | Eugene Turner | Most Louisiana Landloss Is Caused by Canals, and Restoring Canals Is Successful |
11:45 - 1:00 | Lunch and poster session | |
1:00 - 1:30 | Juan Lorenzo | Levee Assessment in New Orleans: A Use for Near-Surface Geophysics? |
1:30 - 2:00 | Robert Habans | The Coastal Index: Tracking the Coastal Adaptation and Water Management Economy in Southeast Louisiana |
2:00 - 2:30 | Donnie Garrison | Shell Pipeline Uses Natural Infrastructure Solutions to Protect Ship Shoal Pipeline and Improve the Nearby Coastal Ecosystem |
2:30 - 2:45 | Break | |
2:45 - 3:15 | Frank Tsai | Groundwater Responses to Severe Hydrologic Events in the Mississippi River Delta |
3:15 - 3:45 | Diana Di Leonardo | The Role of Geosciences in Coastal Community Resilience Strategies |
3:45 - 4:15 | Lee Gary | Mitigating Dye Wastewater Threats to Fresh Water Sources |
4:15 - 4:45 | Mike Merritt | Special Interest Geohazard Areas on the West Bank of New Orleans |
Friday, 18 October 2019 |
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Time | Speaker | Topic |
8:00 - 9:00 | Registration | |
9:00 - 9:30 | Chris McLindon | Louisiana Coastal Land Loss Using Industry Seismic Data |
9:30 - 10:00 | Gary Kinsland | All Growth Faults Are, or Have Been, Surface Faults |
10:00 - 10:30 | Elizabeth McDade | New Information Supporting the Stabilization & Restoration of the Biloxi Marsh Complex |
10:30 - 10:45 | Break | |
10:45 - 11:15 | Bob Jacobsen | When Is Geology Really Important to Coastal Management? |
11:15 - 11:45 | David Heap | Coastal Restoration Innovative Technology |
11:45 - 1:00 | Lunch | |
1:00 - 1:30 | Christine Charrier | Regulation of Special Geologic and Geographic Features of Coastal Louisiana |
1:30 - 1:50 | Wei Xu | Long-Term Riverbed Dynamics of the Middle and Lower Atchafalaya River |
1:50 - 2:10 | Bo Wang | Long-term Riverbed Dynamics of the Upper Atchafalaya River |
2:10 - 2:30 | Y. Jun Xu | Restoration or Adaptation? A Discussion from The View of Riverine Sediment Transport |
2:30 - 2:45 | Break | |
2:45 - 3:15 | Allison Scates | Geomorphic and Shallow Subsurface Expression of Growth Faults in Mississippi River Delta Quaternary Sediment |
3:15 - 4:15 | John Johnston III | Professional Ethics for Scientists and Engineers |