Water Events

The final edition of the Millennium Café for the spring semester will be a unique panel discussion. Pandora’s Box:  Legislation, Regulation, and Neurotech Panelists:

Flathead catfish (Pylodictis olivaris) is an aquatic invasive species in Eastern Pennsylvania that poses a major threat to a number of different rivers and aquatic ecosystems. It is also a popular sportfish and commonly eaten, but due to the habits of this species it tends accumulate toxins at a higher level than smaller species of fish. These toxins include per-/poly- fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), which are "forever" chemicals that do not breakdown in nature, can bioaccumulate, and can be dangerous to humans.

Please join us via Zoom on Friday May 3rd from 10am-11:30am for a seminar on metadata tools and development.  This seminar will focus on live demos and discussion of metadata development tools and approaches and will provide time for Q&A from attendees.  Please RSVP to: pasda@psu.edu Speakers:

Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences is hosting the Technologies for Agriculture and Living Systems Symposium at the University Park campus on May 7-8, 2024, to initiate and foster the productive partnerships necessary for the integration of emerging and advanced technologies to address the complex challenges we face with climate change, resource protection (soil, water, air), biodiversity losses, rural and urban health, and social and economic shifts within our communities.

Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences is hosting the Technologies for Agriculture and Living Systems Symposium at the University Park campus on May 7-8, 2024, to initiate and foster the productive partnerships necessary for the integration of emerging and advanced technologies to address the complex challenges we face with climate change, resource protection (soil, water, air), biodiversity losses, rural and urban health, and social and economic shifts within our communities.

The two-day Penn State Climate Solutions Symposium highlights innovations from numerous disciplines through dynamic breakout sessions, keynote talks from leaders in the climate solutions space, a poster session, and more. The event also features opportunities for attendees to network with like-minded individuals who are seeking climate solutions as collaborators, funders, or implementers in the themes of the Climate Consortium.

The two-day Penn State Climate Solutions Symposium highlights innovations from numerous disciplines through dynamic breakout sessions, keynote talks from leaders in the climate solutions space, a poster session, and more. The event also features opportunities for attendees to network with like-minded individuals who are seeking climate solutions as collaborators, funders, or implementers in the themes of the Climate Consortium.

2024 Women Advancing River Research Seminar Series All seminars will be presented online live at 11:00 a.m. ET on the third Thursday of each month. Seminar recordings will be posted later. Please register in advance for all talks. Catalyzing Change in the Geosciences Rebecca Barnes, Belmont Forum (U.S.) Rocío Paola Caballero-Gill, George Mason University (U.S)

Groundwater professionals, natural resource managers, educators and anyone interested in the management and protection of water resources are invited to attend the 11th annual Pennsylvania Groundwater Symposium happening May 23 at the Best Western Conference Center in Harrisburg, preceded by an optional day long field trip highlighting springs, caves and other groundwater resources in the Cumberland Valley on May 22. Participants who attend the symposium are eligible for up to .75 Continuing Education Units (CEUs). Those who also attend the tour are eligible for another .5 CEUs. 

Many conventional oil and gas wells in Pennsylvania are on private land. Landowners who host these wells may want to consider the future of these wells and the liability they might have. Pennsylvania has a record amount of funding to plug older wells, but often it will require some cooperation from landowners who host these wells. Landowners may be able to locate where roads are temporarily constructed and how the infrastructure that is attached to these wells are handled.

2024 Women Advancing River Research Seminar Series All seminars will be presented online live at 11:00 a.m. ET on the third Thursday of each month. Seminar recordings will be posted later. Please register in advance for all talks. Unravelling Water Pathways and Their Impact on Water Quality Dynamics Julia L. A. Knapp, Durham University (United Kingdom) Catalina Segura, Oregon State University (U.S.)

The Water Science Conference (WaterSciCon) brings the water community together every two years to share research, collaborate, and plan for the future. WaterSciCon 2024 will be held the week of 23 June 2024 in St. Paul, Minnesota. The theme of the meeting is Catalyzing Collaboration and our goal is for every attendee to leave with new collaborators, networks, tools, and/or approaches, enhancing their contributions across their own portfolio of research, education, service, and/or agency mission.

The Water Science Conference (WaterSciCon) brings the water community together every two years to share research, collaborate, and plan for the future. WaterSciCon 2024 will be held the week of 23 June 2024 in St. Paul, Minnesota. The theme of the meeting is Catalyzing Collaboration and our goal is for every attendee to leave with new collaborators, networks, tools, and/or approaches, enhancing their contributions across their own portfolio of research, education, service, and/or agency mission.

The Water Science Conference (WaterSciCon) brings the water community together every two years to share research, collaborate, and plan for the future. WaterSciCon 2024 will be held the week of 23 June 2024 in St. Paul, Minnesota. The theme of the meeting is Catalyzing Collaboration and our goal is for every attendee to leave with new collaborators, networks, tools, and/or approaches, enhancing their contributions across their own portfolio of research, education, service, and/or agency mission.

The Water Science Conference (WaterSciCon) brings the water community together every two years to share research, collaborate, and plan for the future. WaterSciCon 2024 will be held the week of 23 June 2024 in St. Paul, Minnesota. The theme of the meeting is Catalyzing Collaboration and our goal is for every attendee to leave with new collaborators, networks, tools, and/or approaches, enhancing their contributions across their own portfolio of research, education, service, and/or agency mission.

2024 Women Advancing River Research Seminar Series All seminars will be presented online live at 11:00 a.m. ET on the third Thursday of each month. Seminar recordings will be posted later. Please register in advance for all talks. Landscape Disturbance and River Water Quality: Long- and Short-Term Impacts Christa Kelleher, Lafayette College (U.S.) Heather Golden, Environmental Protection Agency (U.S.)

A faculty workshop on building knowledge and providing practical skills on how to better center equity and inclusion in the search process and career development with a focus on Penn State tenure-line faculty. The Initiative for Faculty Success and Equity Workshop will include a hybrid (in person and livestreamed) morning session open to all Penn State faculty as well as in-person workshops in the afternoon, which will require registration.