Agenda-
AgendaA meeting will be held at LBNL to discuss the topic of coupled hydrogeological-biological-geochemical-thermal processes, including their recognized and potential impact on subsurface contaminant transport and remediation, and what some of the grand challenges are with respect to experimentation and modeling. Through presentations and discussion, we will highlight which processes and process interactions are particularly important for improved remediation of DOE contaminants.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 30TH
Preliminaries 1:00 PM Commence Meeting (Susan Hubbard, LBNL) 1:15 Introduction of Participants (all) 1:30 Workshop Review and Purpose
Mike Wright, INEL)
Presentations and Discussion
(Listed by presenter name only)2:00 Keynote: Don DePaolo (LBNL) - "Coupled processes overview: Where are we going and why" 2:45 George Redden (INEL) "Coupled Processes": A valid basis for future research, but a term with multiple meanings", which will review a set of questions that we will return to at the end of the meeting. 3:30 Break and Afternoon Snack 3:45 Tim Scheibe (PNNL) - "Field-scale manifestations of local-scale coupled processes: Two examples from subsurface microbiology"
4:30 Melanie Mayes (ORNL) - "Fate and transport of radionuclides beneath the Hanford tank farms: Unraveling coupled geochemical and hydrological processes at the core scale"
5:00 Karsten Pruess (LBNL) - "On Coupled T-H-C Processes in the Vadose Zone at Hanford Tank Farms"
5:35 Optional: Shuttle transports presenters and meeting organizers from LBNL to evening activities. 5:45-6:30 Grapeleaf experimental wine tasting and terroir discussion 6:45-8:00 No-host dinner at Venezia 8:00 Shuttle returns to LBNL via the Shattuck Hotel and the UCB Faculty Club. THURSDAY, JULY 31ST
8:30 AM Continental Breakfast Presentations and Discussion 8:45 Jack Istok (Oregon) - "In Situ Uranium Bioimmobilization: Reduction vs. reoxidation" 9:15 Jim Hunt (UCB) - "Coupled contaminant transport processes in the vadose zone"
9:45 Jim Szecsody (PNNL) - "Influence of Heterogeneities on Chemical and Microbial Transport Predictions: Laboratory and Field Studies"
10:15 Susan Hubbard (LBNL) - "Can geophysical approaches be used to remotely monitor system transformations during remediation?"
10:45 Frank Schwartz (Ohio State) - "Coupled processes relevant to the in situ oxidation of chlorinated solvents" 11:15 Bob Smith (INEL) - "Biochemical kinetics in an advective flow field" 11:45 Short break Discussion and Summary LBNL Lunch Provided 12:00-4:00 Discuss the questions posed earlier by George Redden, and comment on the following general questions:
- What are the general capabilities that, if available, would facilitate new advances in understanding and modeling of coupled processes?
- What needs to be done that can not be done without consolidation of resources and expertise?
- What research strategies should be suggested to develop a better understanding of the role of coupled processes and how to utilize lab-scale information for field-scale remediation?
- Discuss the possibility of a National 2004 Coupled Processes Workshop.
4:00 ADJOURN. Closing statements by all participants