Talking Sediments
PiA initiated a series of webinars across the spectrum of disciplines related to particles in water. Scientists invited by the Steering Committee of PiA present their work to a broad audience of students, university faculty, practitioners, and scientists in government.
Upcoming Webinar
Monday December 13, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. (Bogotá, EST)
Do Ecosystem Insecurity and Social Vulnerability Lead to Failure of Water Security? Reflections on Freshwater Nutrient Transport
Dr. Christopher Scott
Past Webinars
Below is the list of speakers for the monthly webinars previously hosted. Click on the presentation's title or the YouTube logo to watch the corresponding video.
Dr. Naziano Filizola
Professor in the Department of Geosciences at the Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM).
A look at the Rio Negro sediments contributions to the Amazon
A look at the Rio Negro sediments contributions to the Amazon
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Dr. SusanaVinzonProfessor at Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, she has established a Cohesive Sediment Dynamics Laboratory.
Fine sediments in the large Amazon system |
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Dr. Marcelo H. GarciaM.T. Geoffrey Yeh Chair in Civil Engineering, Professor & Director, Ven Te Chow Hydrosystems Laboratory, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
A sediment particle’s journey from the Andes mountains to the Atlantic ocean via the Bermejo-Paraguay-Parana River Waterway: from debris flows to river meandering, turbidity currents and washload. |
Dr. Jorge D. AbadProvost, Universidad de Ingeniería y Tecnología – UTEC, Executive Director, Centro de Investigación y Tecnología del Agua, CITA-UTEC
Morphodynamics of Amazonian rivers: flow structure, bedfoms and planform evolution. |
Dr. Edgardo M. LatrubesseAffiliated Professor, Environmental Sciences Graduate Program – Federal University of Goias, Brasil .
Continental sediment sources, sinks, and the human factor in large tropical rivers: the case of South America. |