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.
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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 |
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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 |