Workshop explored human decisions and groundwater systems through interdisciplinary lens

The Groundwater and Society Workshop, held in University Park, Pennsylvania on May 8-10, 2024, was organized by the University of New Hampshire and the Pennsylvania State University.

By evaluating the existing state of connected human-groundwater systems, motivating advancements driven by human-related problems, and promoting transdisciplinary collaborations, the workshop aimed to stimulate research on the multi-sector dynamics of groundwater use. The workshop brought together 43 researchers from 17 institutions, primarily at the early career stage.

The Workshop featured a combination of invited and plenary presentations, along with active breakout sessions tailored to advance manuscripts for the special issue “Focus on Groundwater and Society” in Environmental Research Letters (ERL). The Program on Coupled Human and Earth Systems (PCHES-FRAME) provided funding for this event.