17th Annual Symposium
Recent research at the USDA-ARS Walnut Gulch Experimental
Watershed (WGEW) and the
Researchers measure the hydraulic conductivity of the soil near the RainMan experiment in the Santa Rita Experimental Range.
University of Arizona, Tucson, Marley Building, Rm. 230 [MAP]
The 17th annual Research Insights in Semiarid Ecosystems (RISE) Symposium will be held Saturday, 20 November 2021, 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM on the University of Arizona campus.
OBJECTIVES
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Dye tracers are used by ARS and University of Arizona researchers to measure the velocity of overland flow from simulated runoff events at the Walnut Gulch Experimental Watershed (Photo: Justin Johnson, University of Arizona, School of Natural Resources and the Environment).
PROGRAM
The Symposium will feature invited speakers presenting recent or on-going research on the WGEW, the SRER or other outdoor laboratories in the region. There will be time for questions from the audience, which will consist of federal agency, NGOs (non-governmental organizations) stakeholders from southern Arizona and university faculty, staff and students
REGISTRATION
Conditions resulting from
the Covid-19 Pandemic could prevent an in-person meeting again this year.
However, we are optimistic and are preparing for an in-person meeting on
Saturday November 20, 2021.
Given the possibility that we may cancel the meeting due to Covid-19
conditions, we ask that you register on-line but do not submit
registration payments until directed to do so. Registration will ensure
that we can communicate the status of the meeting with you via email.
DEADLINES:
The deadline for registration (as a
courtesy for catering plans) is 10 November 2021. Late registrations will be
accepted at the Symposium site on 20 November, 8:30 to 9:00 AM. Registration
is $25 for non-students and $10 for students.
Make Checks Payable to: The University of Arizona. NOTE: Unless otherwise
instructed, do not mail payments prior to the Symposium because we
are not yet certain this will be an In-Person meeting.
The deadline for Poster Abstract
Submission is 04 November 2021.
Note: Space may be limited to 20
posters and decisions about acceptance will be made by 10 November 2021.
POSTER SESSION:
Poster Dimensions
(applies to all posters,
including student contestants and others):
Posters should not exceed 36 inches tall by 60
inches wide.
NOTE:
In the event of a Remote meeting, formatting
guidelines for on-line posters will be forthcoming
Student Poster Contest:
Through a generous contribution from long-time
supporter Mr. Malcolm McGregor, we are able to provide monetary awards for
outstanding student posters. A
single award will be granted in each of the following categories:
Best Graduate Student
Poster ($500)
Honorable Mention Graduate
Student Poster ($200)
Best Undergraduate Student
Poster ($300)
Honorable Mention
Undergraduate Student Poster ($100)
To qualify for a poster award, the work presented
on the poster must have been conducted on or have used data from the WGEW,
the SRER, or both. Entry to the
contest is made via the symposium registration link above.
Contestant's posters will be judged and awards presented at the close of the
Symposium. A poster should stand on its own merit, but poster judges will
also be visiting with each student at their posters to evaluate enthusiasm
and competence in the subject area. Note: Students in the
competition will be asked to identify at least a 30-minute window in which
they will be at their poster during the poster session.
Poster Judging Criteria
APPEARANCE: 1) Neat and visually
appealing, 2) Well organized and easy to follow; it has a logical and
clear progression of problem statement, methods, and results, and 3)
Words are readable from an appropriate distance.
CONTENT: 1) Purpose of study is
stated clearly, 2) Conclusions are stated clearly and supported by
results, 3) Scientific method was utilized, and 4) Topic relevant to
semiarid ecosystems.
SCIENTIFIC ORIGINALITY: Creative
approach.
GRAPHICS: Graphics are effective
and enhance the results.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS/REFERENCES:
Proper acknowledgements are given for support of the study, and
literature cited.
INTERACTION WITH STUDENT
PRESENTER: 1) Presenter made appropriate reference to material in the
poster and 2) Presenter spoke clearly and effectively.
17th
RISE Symposium (Research Insights in Semiarid
Ecosystems)
Saturday, 20 November 2021 |
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Marley Building, Room 230, University of
Arizona
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8:30-9:00 |
Registration
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9:00-9:15 |
Mitch McClaran UA SNRE Phil Heilman USDA ARS SWRC |
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9:15-9:30 |
Abe Karam |
Updates and opportunities with NEON,
the National Ecological Observatory Network |
9:35-9:50 |
Brett Blum |
Updates and opportunities at the Santa Rita Experimental
Range |
9:55-10:10 |
Andy
Hubbard |
Citizen science, research and monitoring in Sonoran Desert
national parks |
10:15-10:30 |
Larry
Fisher |
Using
indicators of watershed health to guide management decision
making |
10:35-10:50 |
Marguerite Mauritz |
A
decade of ecosystem carbon fluxes in Chihuahuan Desert
shrubland and outlook on new research |
10:55-11:10 |
Tyson
Swetnam |
The
Airborne Environmental Observations Laboratory for
Unoccupied Systems (AEOLUS) |
11:15-11:30 |
Bridget Hass |
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11:35- |
Poster Introductions |
Presenters give a 1-minute advertisement of their poster |
11:35-1:15 |
Poster Session Lunch w/ Posters |
Provided at the meeting; included in RISE registration |
1:15-1:30 |
Gary Nabhan |
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1:35-1:50 |
Sheri
Spiegal |
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1:55-2:10 |
Guillermo Ponce Campos |
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2:15-2:30 |
Dave Goodrich |
USA
continental scale intensification or not, of sub-daily
precipitation intensities |
2:30 |
Poster Awards |
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POSTERS
(*=graduate and **=undergraduate in poster contest)
# |
Lead
Author |
Title |
1** |
Nicolas Katz |
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2 |
Craig Rasmussen |
Pedogenic record of environmental change in the Upper San Pedro
River basin |
3** |
Robin Bradley |
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4 |
Pamela Nagler |
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5** |
Alejandra Huerta |
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6 |
Joel Biederman |
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7** |
Jacob Blais |
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8* |
Moshe Steyn |
Microbial exoenzyme activities and resilience to short-term
drought conditions in Southern Arizona |
9* |
Austin Rutherford |
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10 |
Nate Pierce |
Investigating the drivers of perennial grass transplant
mortality in a semiarid rangeland |
11* |
Tianyi Hu |
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12 |
Fangyue Zhang |
Field evidence reveals atmospheric demand determines
photosynthesis in a semiarid ecosystem |
13* |
Mostafa Javadian |
Impacts of Rainfall Repackaging on Canopy Temperature in a
Semiarid Grassland |
14 |
William Smith |
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15* |
Charles Devine |
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16* |
Brandon Mayer |
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17 |
Ravindra Dwivedi |
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18* |
Xian Wang |
RISE
Organizing Committee: Steve Archer, Phil Heilman, Mitch McClaran, Jason Williams |
Acronyms:
AOP: Airborne Observatory Platform |