Friday, January 24 2025, 3 - 4pm Geology Colloquium - GG Building 200A or via Zoom Colloquium Speaker: Dr. Bridget Scanlon Title: Evaluating Approaches towards more Sustainable Global Water Resources Management Hosted by: Adam Milewski Abstract: Dr. Scanlon is a Research Professor at the Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin. Her degrees are in Geology with a focus on hydrogeology with a B.A. Mod. from Trinity College, Dublin (1980); M.Sc. from the Univ. of Alabama (1983), and Ph.D. from the Univ. of Kentucky (1985). She has worked at the Univ. of Texas since 1987. Her current research focuses on various aspects of water resources, including global assessments using satellites and modeling, management related to climate extremes, and water quality issues. Her recent research emphasizes linkages between drinking water quality violations and social vulnerability in the US. She has authored ~ or co-authored ~170 publications. Dr. Scanlon is a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union and the Geological Society of America and a member of the National Academy of Engineering. This is a hybrid event, if you are unable to join us in person please join via zoom. Meeting ID: 997 2477 2096 Note: A password is required to join this meeting. Please call the Geology office (706-542-2652) and speak with a representative to obtain the code. Alternatively, a code request can be made to UGA Geology. Bridget Scanlon Bureau of Economic Geology Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin
