Jeff Watson, P.G., Senior Hydrogeologist, BSEACD

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BIO

Jeff is a native Austinite who graduated from the University of Texas Austin with a B.S. and M.S. in Geological Sciences. He is a member of the Austin Geological Society and a professional geologist. He has over 10 years of experience in applied karst aquifer research, focused mainly on the Edwards and Trinity Aquifers in Hays and Travis County. More recently, his work has focused on investigation of these aquifers using multiport wells and other field hydrogeologic field methods, as well as developing numerical groundwater models.

Patricia Frost, P.G. – Hicks & Company Environmental/Archeological Consultants

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BIO

Patricia Frost is a Licensed Professional Geologist and has been working in the environmental field since 1989. She moved to the Austin area in 2009 and has worked on soil and groundwater contamination projects, assisting clients with environmental compliance including compliance with the TCEQ Edwards Aquifer Protection Program rules.  Pat has a solid background of geological knowledge with a BS degree from Louisiana State University and MS from The University of Texas Permian Basin. When not working on geology projects, Ms. Frost assists company ecologists conducting endangered species surveys. When not working, Pat enjoys hiking and volunteering with habitat restoration projects at area wildlife preserves and conservation lands.

Patricia Bobeck, PhD

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Abbé Jean-Baptiste Paramelle (1790-1875) was a French priest assigned to a parish on the limestone plateau called the Causses du Quercy in the Department of Lot in southwestern France. His parishioners complained bitterly about the lack of water for their animals, their crops, and themselves. Paramelle decided to figure out where the rainfall went. He walked the plateau for nine years before he figured out where it went and how to access it at shallow depth, and in so doing documented some basic karst concepts. In 1827 he wrote a report to the local government to publicize his discovery. With a subsidy, he tried his method at five locations and found water at all of them. His fame spread fast and over the next three decades, Paramelle prospected for water in 40 of France’s departments and found shallow groundwater in 10,000 places. In 1856 he wrote The Art of Finding Springs, a best-seller that was reprinted five times and translated long ago into German and Spanish. I translated it into English as part of my 2017 dissertation. In 2019 the Geological Society of America published it as Special Paper 539.

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WHEN
Monday, March 3, 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. 

WHO
AGS Members, UT JSG Research Symposium winners, and GARSEF recipients of AGS certificates and their adult family members and teachers

WHERE
The UT Austin Bureau of Economic Geology (BEG) building at the J.J. Pickle Research Center.  The general location and parking instructions are online at  https://www.beg.utexas.edu/about/directions-and-maps.  The meeting room for the poster session is the former library on the first floor near the main entrance, located on the side of the building facing Braker Lane.  

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Argenis Pelayo

Argenis is a 2nd-year Earth and Energy Resources (EER) Master’s student who will present “Impact of Subsurface Setting on CO2 Storage Leakage Risk: Implications for Financial Responsibility and the Insurance Industry.”

Shelby Clark

Shelby is a geoscience PhD student focusing on expanding exploration spaces for magmatic sulfide deposits and critical minerals.

Sean Avitt, P.G.

Sean is a 2nd-year geoscience Master’s student who will present his research “CCS Freshwater Impacts: Lateral CO2 and Pressure Migration in the Wilcox Group, DeWitt County, Texas.” Sean also works for the Railroad Commission of Texas, focusing on UIC regulation.

Sylvia R. Pope, P.G.

Sylvia will be presenting “Caves of Slovakia”, featuring photos of three of Slovakia's phenomenal caves. Sylvia is a retired hydrogeologist and karst specialist.