Early Career Hydrogeologists’ Conference 2015 – Call for Abstracts

Aidan Foley June 11, 2015

 8-9th July 2015, Newcastle University

Hydrogeology may be underground but it’s not out of sight and a new generation hydrogeologists will be tackling a new set of problems including: fracking, nuclear waste storage, groundwater flooding, increasing demand on water resources, the impact of climate change, and new pollution risks.

This two-day conference provides an opportunity for hydrogeologists in the first few years of their career or undertaking a PhD to present their work to their peers via posters and to make valuable contacts at the conference dinner and during the field visit on the second day. The conference, which will be CPD endorsed, will be hosted by Newcastle University.

Invited speakers:

Prof Paul Younger, Rankine Chair of Engineering, University of Glasgow

Where are hydrogeological careers heading in the low-carbon economy?

Dr Marco Bianchi, Research Fellow, British Geological Survey

Does geology matter? Constraining groundwater flow and transport models with geological information.

Call for abstracts

If you’d like to present a poster (and we would encourage as many people as possible to do so) please send an abstract of less than 200 words to crja@bgs.ac.ukin a message entitled “ECHC 2015” giving a title, authors, and names of collaborators.

The deadline for abstract submission is 15 June 2015. We will let you know if your poster has been accepted within a week of submission.

Registration and Conference fees

Early bird – Before 31 May

  • £20 for IAH or Geol Soc members
  • £30 for non-members

Standard – After 31 May

  • £40 for IAH or Geol Soc members
  • £50 for non-members.

The registration deadline is 19 June 2015 but places are limited to 35 so early booking is recommended.

Further details can be found here: ECHC_2015_Flyer.

Convenors

Sponsors

Atkins   Schlumberger

Envireau Water