Annual Research Symposium Celebrates 10 Years

On Friday, September 20th, the Bureau of Economic Geology held its 10th Annual Research Symposium. The event provides “an opportunity to build collaborative relationships and learn about new research initiatives at the Bureau,” explained Information Geologist Linda Ruiz McCall.

Researchers displayed twenty-three posters and gave thirteen nano talks (5-minute oral presentations) on an array of topics, from using algorithms to analyze reservoir behavior, to lithium supply chains, and many more.

Each year, the attendees cast a ballot vote for “Best Nano Talk” and “Best Poster” Awards.

This year’s Best Nano Talk winner was Shweta Singh, with her presentation, “Wind Energy’s Next Frontier: Forecasting Turbine Blade Waste in Texas.”

Two posters tied for Best Poster: “Spatiotemporal variation of dust storm incidents,” presented by Hassan Dashtian, and “CCS Comic Book Adventures: Designing Science Materials for Middle School Education in Texas,” presented by Dolores van der Kolk.

The 10th Bureau Research Symposium was made possible by Linda Ruiz McCall, with support from Bureau staff members Cindy Kralis, Nathan Ivicic, Evan O’Donnell, Jason Suarez, Chuck Garza, Carson Werner, Nancy Krail, Meena Balakrishnan, Nick Ryan, and Valerie Tran.

Congratulations to the winners, and to all of the talented researchers who participated!