National Cross-Disciplinary Workshop in Engineering and Geoscience

Workshop Program

The following Workshop program will be updated to the time of the Workshop.

Sunday, 11 September 2005

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm:  Welcoming Reception
 Holiday Inn Select - Centennial room

Appetizers, drinks provided
Cash bar available

**Participants are responsible for their evening meals.  Many local restaurants are listed HERE.

Monday, 12 September 2005

6:30 am - Breakfast Buffet (Holiday Inn Guests)
Hotel Restaurant

7:30 am - 8:30 am: Continental Breakfast
Room 189 Sarratt
Coffee, Tea and Bagels & Muffins

8:30 am - 8:45 am: Welcome Statement
Richard McCarty, Dean of the College of Arts and Science, Vanderbilt University
Room 189 Sarratt

8:45 am - 9:15 am: Introduction and Charge to Participants
Richard Fragaszy, National Science Foundation
David Furbsh and Matthew Mauldon (workshop co-conveners)
Room 189 Sarratt

9:15 am - 9:45 am: Open Discussion
The State of Risk Assessment; Overarching Challenges; Principles of Sustainable Strategies; Opportunities for Collaborations; etc.
Room 189 Sarratt

9:45 am - 10:45 am: Keynote Talk
Brad Murray, Duke University
Strategies for Modeling Multi-Scale Systems
Room 189 Sarratt

10:45 am - 12:00 am: Breakout Sessions
Next-Generation Risk Assessment
Locations TBA

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm: Lunch
Room 189 Saratt
Sandwiches, beverages provided

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm: Group Reports
Room 189 Sarratt

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm: Breakout Sessions
At-Risk Systems
Locations TBA

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm: Group Reports
Room 189 Sarratt

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Keynote Talk
David Lincoln, Decision Risk Management, Inc.
Our Opportunities on Earth
5326 Science & Engineering Building

6:30 pm - 8:00 pm: Dinner
University Club
Business Casual

Tuesday, 13 September 2005

6:30 am - Breakfast Buffet (Holiday Inn Guests)
Hotel Restaurant 

7:30 am - 8:00 am: Continental Breakfast
Room 189 Sarratt
Coffee, Tea and Bagels & Muffins 

8:00 am - 8:30 am: Open Discussion
Room 189 Sarratt

8:30 am - 9:30 am: Keynote Talk
Sergio Fagherazzi, Florida State University
An Interdisciplinary Framework for Coastal Processes: Risk, Management and Protection
Room 189 Sarratt

9:30 am - 12:00 pm: Breakout Sessions (with break)
At-Risk Systems (continued) and Key Topical Areas
Locations TBA

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm: Lunch
Room 189 Sarratt
Sandwiches, beverages provided

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm: Group Reports
Room 189 Sarratt

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm: Keynote Talk
David Kosson and James Clarke, Vanderbilt University
Energy -- Challenges for Environmental Scientists and Engineers!
Room 189 Sarratt

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Afternoon Activities
TBA

**Participants are responsible for their evening meals.  Many local restaurants are listed HERE.

Wednesday, 14 September 2005

6:30 am - Breakfast Buffet (Holiday Inn Guests)
Hotel Restaurant

7:30 am - 8:00 am: Continental Breakfast
Room 189 Sarratt
Coffee, Tea and Bagels & Muffins provided

8:00 am - 10:00 am: Morning Activities
TBA

10:00 am - 11:30 am: Conclusion and Charge to Participants
Room 189 Sarratt

11:30 am: Workshop Ends

False color image of the Mississippi River Bird's Foot delta, Louisiana; coastal lands and wetlands in the Gulf Coast region and elsewhere are presently at-risk systems due to erosion and subsidence exacerbated by land use, changing sediment supply and sea-level rise.

For more information, please contact Teri Sparkman.