Event Date
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Program outline
Wednesday 11/2/2022
18:00 - 20:00: Networking Social Dinner - International House Davis
Thursday 11/3/2022
MC: Jennifer Smith
8:00 - 8:30: Breakfast & Registration
8:30 - 8:45: Opening Remarks - Isaya Kisekka (Project Director)
Keynote I
9:00 - 9:30: How CDFA is helping California Agriculture become more Climate Resilient - Secretary Karen Ross
9:30 - 9:35: Group Photo
Keynote II
9:40 - 10:10: Water Challenges in the Western US - Felicia Marcus
10:10 - 13:00: Technical session
- Groundwater - Moderator: Scott Bradford
10:10 - 10:15: Groundwater Modeling Accomplishments - Thomas Harter
10:15 - 10:20: Groundwater Recharge Accomplishments - Helen Dahlke
10:20 - 10:25: Hydrogeophysics Accomplishments - Meredith Goebel
10:25 - 10:30: Modeling Impact of Land Management on Groundwater in Arizona - Simone Williams
10:30 - 10:35: Q & A
Keynote III
10:35 - 10:50: Groundwater Management in Madera GSA - Stephanie Anagnoson
Keynote IV
10:50 - 11:05: Growers Perspective on Adapting to Water Scarcity and Climate Change - Dax Hansen
- Sustainable Ag Systems - Moderator: Steven Ostoja
11:05 - 11:10: Climate Change Assessment Accomplishments - Lauren Parker
11:10 - 11:15: Soil Health Accomplishments - Cristina Lazcano
11:15 - 11:20: Water Management Accomplishments - Isaya Kisekka
11:20 - 11:25: Desalination Accomplishments - Karl Longley
11:25 - 11:30: Nutrient and Salinity Management Accomplishments - Patrick Brown
11:30- 11:35: Q & A
11:35 - 11:50: Break
- Socioeconomics - Moderator: Ellen Bruno
11:50 - 11:55: Groundwater Governance Accomplishments - Scott Tyler
11:55 - 12:00: Water Quality and Water Access in Rural Communities Accomplishments - Jeff Hadachek
12:00 - 12:05: Economics of Agricultural Water and Land Use Accomplishments - David Zilberman
12:05 - 12:10: Q & A
- Education - Moderator: Sarge Green
112:10 - 12:15: Overview of Education Activities - Shannon Norris
12:15 - 12:20: STEM and FANH update for K-12 to College - Shannon Norris
12:20 - 12:25: Undergraduate Education at the WET Center Incubator at CSU Fresno
12:25 - 12:30: Graduate Student and Postdoc Cohort Group - Sangeeta Bansal and Charlie Chen
12:30 - 12:35: Q & A
- Extension - Moderator: John Idowu
12:35 - 12:45: Extension Accomplishments in Groundwater & SAS - Mallika Nocco
12:45 - 12:50: 4-H Water Wizards Accomplishments - Frank McPherson
12:50 - 12:55: Q & A
12:55 - 14:10: Lunch
Keynote V
13:30 - 14:00: Water Challenges in the Southwest US - Sharon Megdal
Keynote VI
14:10 - 14:40: California's Plan to Boost Water Supply - Kamyar Guivetchi (DWR)
14:40 - 15:40: Advisory Board Meeting
14:40 - 15:40: Team Building - Jennifer Smith
15:40 - 15:50: Break
15:50 - 16:20: Data Management, Authorship, Collaborative Tools - Emily Atkinson
16:20 - 16:50: Project Evaluation Report - LeAnn Brosius
Keynote VII
16:50 - 17:20: Closing Remarks - James P. Dobrowolski (National Program Leader for Water - NIFA)
17:20 - 17:50: Break
17:50 - 19:30: Dinner and Poster Session
19:30 - 21:00: Student and Postdocs Social Evening
Friday 11/4/2022
7:30 - 14:00: Field trips to local study sites
- Esparto: Cal Vadose Zone Monitoring Network
- Woodland: Aquifer Storage and Recovery Facility
- Davis: Impact of Cover Crops on Water and Carbon Cycling in Pistachio Orchard Systems
Questions: Contact Isaya Kisekka (530-379-9549)
or ikisekka@ucdavis.edu