PEST Conference Agenda
Day 8:50 9:20 9:20 10:10   10:25 12:30   13:45 14:15 14:15 15:30   15:45 17:00   18:00 21:00
Sunday Intro Course   Intro Course   Intro Course   Intro Course   Conference
Meet-'n'-Greet
Monday Tonkin Testimonial
&
Doherty's Diatribe
(Dave Dahlstrom)
  I. Traditional Inversion
(2, 19, 24, 26
)
  DeMarsily's Diamonds
(Marsh Lavenue)
II. Pilot Points & Highly Pd
(4, 7, 8)
  II. Pilot Points & Highly Pd
(12, 13, 16)
  Roast
Doherty
Tuesday Hunt's Hullabaloo
(Chris Langevin)
II. Pilot Points & Highly Pd
(18, 21)
  II. Pilot Points & Highly Pd
(27, 29, 30, 23, 31)
  Rumbaugh's Rumble
(Scott James)
III. SW & Integrated
(3, 15, 28)
  IV. Computing Issues
(5, 20, 32)
  HydroDaVE & Poster
Session
Wednesday Vrugt's Vascillations
(John Doherty)
V. Uncertainty Analysis
(22, 25)
  V. Uncertainty Analysis
(1, 6, 9, 10, 14)
  V. Uncertainty Analysis
(17, 33
)
(Dave Welter)
VI. Doherty's
Status Update
(14:30 Start)
  VII. Town Hall Meeting   Relocation to Adv. Course Venue
Thursday Adv Course   Adv Course   Adv Course   Adv Course   n/a
Friday Adv Course   Adv Course   Adv Course   Adv Course   n/a
PEST Conference Abstracts
                                         
Abstract # Author Coauthors  Abstract Title
1 Abbey, Daron B. S.C. James, P.J. Martin, B. Zhang, W.W. Woessner, R.G.Andrachek, C. Gabriel, B.W. Arnold  Optimization and Uncertainty Analysis for a Complex and Highly Parameterized Groundwater Systems
2 Bachmaf, Samer Britta Planer Friedrich, Broder J. Merkel Parameter Estimating of Surface Complexation Constants Within a 1d PHREEQC Model by Means of PEST
3 Barnhart, Kevin Mahadevan Ganesh, Tissa Illangasekare, Yaoguo Li Groundwater Transport Model Frequency Domain Inversion
for New Wireless Sensor Network Data CollectionTechnologies
4 Basial, Michael   Making Big Ones into Little Ones: How to Turn Large, Difficult, Ugly Problems into Small, Easy, Cute Problems
5 Brakefield, Linzy Christian D.Langevin  Monte Carlo Analysis of Well Field Contributing Areas
6 Dahlstrom, Dave   Applying Censored Observations and Indirect Regularization Information to Inverse Models
7 Dausman, Alyssa   Creative Use of Pilot Points to address Site and Regional Scale Heterogeneity in a Variable-Density Model
9 Fantone, Ken   A Three Dimensional Flow Model with Null Space Monte Carlo Uncertainty Analysis - A Case Study, Los Angeles, California.
10 Fienen, Michael Randall Hunt (USGS Wisconsin Water Science Center), John Doherty (Watermark Numerical)  An Evaluation of Prediction Uncertainty Tools
12 Halford, Keith   Regularized Interpretation of Flow Logs with AnalyzeHOLE 
13 Hart, David B. Sean McKenna, Richard Beauheim Lots of Pilot Points: Stochastic Inverse Modeling of the Culebra Transmissivity Fields with PEST
14 Herckenrath, Daan Christian Langevin, John Doherty  Application of Null Space Monte Carlo to a Salt Water Intrusion Model
15 Hunt, Randall John Doherty, John Walker Parameter Estimation and Coupled Groundwater/Surdace-Water Models: A PEST Approach
16 Langevin, Christian D. Joseph D. Hughes Effect of Numerical Dispersion on Calibration of a Highly Parameterized Saltwater Intrusion Model
17 Misut, Paul Jack Monti, Jr. Uncertainties in the Parameters and Predictions Associated with a Seawat/Modpath Model of Manhasset Neck, Long Island, New York
18 Mock, Peter A.   Revealing the Distributions of Hydraulic Conductivity in Natural Clastic Sedimentary Porous Media - Perspectives Based on Sedimentology
19 Nelson, Gregory K.  Charles F. McLane III, Liliana I. Cecan Estimating Fresh Water Lens Aquifer Parameters Using Automated Parameter Estimation and Axisymmetric Flow and Transport Modeling
20 Nelson, Gregory Joseph Luchette, Gregory K. Nelson, Charles F. McLane III, Liliana I. Cecan Unlimited Virtual Computing Capacity Using the Cloud for Automated Parameter Estimation
21 Roemer, Gaius Richard Waddell (first author), Deborah Cave, Chris Gutmann, Gaius Roemer, Aaron Heun  Development of a Hydrogeologic Framework Model Using PEST
22 Ruskauff, Greg Nicole DeNovio, Edward Kwicklis Calibration and Uncertainty in Frenchman Flat, Nevada
23 Schrauf, Todd   Groundwater Modeling of Fracture Bedrock Flow at an Open Pit Copper Mining Operation - Comparison of Model Predictions and Site Measurements 
24 Tana, Cameron Derrik Williams Using PEST to Efficiently Implement Conceptual Model Changes in a Regional Groundwater Model
25 Tana, Cameron Dave Von Brocklin, Derrik Williams Using Uncertainty Analysis to Manage Seawater Intrusion
26 Thomasson, Mark J. Ty P.A. Ferre  Daniel S. Weber Aquifer Test Analysis using a Finite Element Model combined with PEST and Traditional Analytical Methods
27 Thomasson, Mark J. Jonathan Whittier, Ty P.A. Ferre Calibrating a Groundwater Flow Model of a fractured Hard Rock Aquifer Utilizing Parallel PEST
28 Walker, John F. Randall J. Hunt, John Doherty, & Lauren Hay Processing Time-Series Data to Calibrate a Surface-water Model in Small Headwater Watersheds
29 Wang, Wenbin Mark Wildermuth, Tom McCarthy, Jeff Hwang, Andy Malone A Comprehensive Strategy of Hydrogeologic Inverse Modeling in Chino Basin
30 White, Jeremy   Application of a Hybrid Regularisation Scheme to a Highly-Parameterised MODFLOW Model Calibration
31 Welter, Dave   Balancing Structural Noise and Incoherence in the Calibration of Large Regional Hydrologic Models
32 Clemo, Tom TBD TBD
33 Lavenue, Marsh Banda S. RamaRao, Dennis Longsine,
and Ghislain de Marsily
The Impact of Conditioning a Regional Groundwater Inverse Model to Geologic and Hydrologic Site Characterization Data:
A Look Back at a Decade of Inverse Modeling at the WIPP Site
 
Talks assumed 20 minutes with 5 minutes discussion/questions
Session Key
I. Traditional Inversion
II. Pilot Points and other Highly Parameterized Techniques
III. Surface Water Modeling and Integrated Groundwater/Surface-Water Modeling
IV. Computing Issues Including Parallelization
V. Theory, Methods and Applications of Uncertainty Analysis
VI. John Doherty's Update - Where is PEST, Where is it Going?
VII. Town Hall Meeting Discussion: Future Directions for Inverse Modeling
Session Moderators (listed in parenthesis in Agenda table)
Matthew Tonkin, SSP&A
Marsh Lavenue, Intera
Chris Langevin, USGS
Scott James, Sandia
Dave Welter, SFWMD
Dave Dahlstrom, BARR