From Ice Sheets to the Coast: Sea-Level Rise Impacts
April 9-12, 2024
University of Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
Workshop Goals
- Understand the timescales and rates of sea level change at the populated coastline to:
- Allow those interested in relative sea-level rise impacting Upper Texas coastal systems (coastal scientists, infrastructure managers, information distributors, and more) to hear from those studying the ice sheets and their impact on sea level.
- Allow polar scientists to learn how sea-level projection information is used by coastal residents and managers; learn what decision makers want to know about projections.
- Welcome a diverse audience to engage with polar and coastal scientists.
- Build interdisciplinary collaborations.
- Create opportunities for early career researchers (students and postdocs) to develop networks and discuss career paths.
Schedule
Tuesday April 9th: UH Student Center South, Skyline Room
| 13.00 – 17.00 | Early Career Workshop (open to self-identifying Early Career Researchers) General theme is “Careers Beyond Academia”, including Panel discussion with professionals from a variety of earth science-related fields Workshop on professional development skills both in and out of academia.Organizer contact information: Please contact any one of us with questions!Meghan Sharp (ECR organizing committee), sharpmeg@oregonstate.edu Leilani Henry (ECR organizing committee mentor), lrh@beingandliving.com Laura Glastra (ECR organizing committee), lauraglastra@uri.edu Asmara Lehrmann (ECR organizing committee), aalehrma@cougarnet.uh.edu Lucy Wanzer (ECR organizing committee), wanzerl@oregonstate.edu Margie Turin (Panel Moderator, Workshop planning committee), mkt@ldeo.columbia.eduEarly Career Researchers are encouraged to bring a poster to display throughout the workshop highlighting their research. Posters should not be wider than 70 inches. |
Wednesday April 10th: Hilton University of Houston, Shamrock Room
| 08.00 – 09.00 | Arrival, registration and coffee |
| 09.00 – 09.15 | Introduction |
| 09.15 – 10.30 | Session 1 – Glacial Inputs to Sea Level Speakers: David Rounce (Carnegie Mellon Univ.) Twila Moon (NSIDC), Martin Truffer (Univ. of Alaska), Ted Scambos (Univ. of Colorado) Panel discussion: Robert Later (BAS) moderator |
| 10.30 – 10.50 | Break |
| 10.50 – 12.05 | Session 2 – Global to Local Sea-Level Rise Speakers: Tor Tornqvist (Tulane Univ.), Pietro Milillo (Univ. of Houston), Sophie Coulson (Univ. of New Hampshire), Avantika Gori (Rice Univ.), Denis Felikson (NASA) Panel discussion: Ginny Catania (Univ. of Texas at Austin) moderator |
| 12.05 – 13.35 | Lunch |
| 13.35 – 14.50 | Session 3 – Historical and Ongoing Sea-Level Rise Adaptation Speakers: Brandee Carlson (Univ. of Houston), Tian Dong (Univ. of Texas Rio Grande Valley), Mike Miner (The Water Inst.), Abbey Hotard (Univ. of Delaware), Daniel Burger (N.A. Gulf Res. Program) Panel discussion: David Mohrig (Univ. of Texas at Austin) moderator |
| 14.50 – 15.10 | Break |
| 15.10 – 16.25 | Breakout group discussions and report back |
| 16.25 – 17.00 | Group discussion |
| 17.00 – 19.00 | Reception |
| 19.00 – 20.30 | Evening Public Keynote Talks: UH Student Center South, Ballroom Speakers: A.R. Siders (Univ. of Delaware), Ryan Venturelli (Colorado School of Mines), Tor Tornqvist (Tulane Univ.), Ashley Ross (Texas A&M Univ. Galveston). Julia Wellner (Univ. of Houston) moderator. Register to attend (free) |
Thursday April 11th: Hilton University of Houston, Shamrock Room
| 08.30 – 09.00 | Re-introduction and Review |
| 09.00 – 10.15 | Session 4 – Planners’ Wishes, Needs, and Which are Which Speakers: Andrew Moodie (Texas A&M Univ.), A.R. Siders (Univ. of Delaware), Sam Brody (Texas A&M Univ.), Nadia Seeteram (Columbia Climate School) Panel discussion: Jeremy Bassis (Univ. of Michigan) moderator |
| 10.15 – 10.35 | Break |
| 10.35 – 11.45 | Session 5 – What Does the Future Hold? Speakers: John Anderson (Rice Univ.), Sophie Nowicki (Univ. of Buffalo), Roger Creel (Woods Hole Oceanographic Inst.), Megan Hart (Aon), Amy Neblett (artistBOAT) Panel discussion: Julia Wellner (Univ. of Houston) moderator |
| 11.45 – 13.15 | Lunch |
| 13.15 – 14.45 | Breakout group discussions on topic of “How do we get there?” |
| 14.45 – 15.05 | Break |
| 14.45 – 16.00 | Session 6 – What’s the next step? Plenary discussion led by organizers |
| 16.00 – 16.40 | Wrap up |
Friday April 12th: Meet at the lobby of the Hilton University of Houston
| 08.00 – 17.00 | Field trip to the coast Field trip leads: Julia Wellner, David Mohrig and John Anderson |
BONUS: April 8th: Total Solar Eclipse visible in Texas
Who
Glacial scientists, sea-level experts, coastal scientists, coastal protection specialists, policy and resiliency experts.
Where
University of Houston Student Center South
4455 University Dr.
Houston, TX 77204
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Hilton University of Houston
4450 University Dr.
Houston, TX
Sponsors
Jackson School of Geosciences, UT-Austin, University of Houston Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Michigan Rackham Graduate School, U.S. National Science Foundation, U.K. Natural Environment Research Council, International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration
More Information
Questions about the agenda or attendance contact David Mohrig at mohrig@jsg.utexas.edu.