2026 Technical Program Schedule
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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14
10:00am-4:30pm AEG Virtual Day One (Online Only )
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16
Opening Session, Sponsored by TVA
8:00am-8:05am Welcome: AEG President Paul Weaver and Meeting Co-Chairs Scott Walker and Hawkins Gagnon
8:05am–8:10am AEG Volunteer Recognition Award (Paul Weaver) - Dr. Visty Dalal
8:10am-8:40am AEG Foundation Awards: Matt Buche
8:40am-8:50am IAEG President Dr. Vassillis Marinos
8:50am-9:00am Tennessee State Geologist Dr. William Jackson
9:00am-9:30am Keynote Speaker: Chattanooga: Significance of Geology During the American Civil War– Dr. Stephen Henderson
9:30am-9:35am AEG Advocacy Award (Paul Weaver) - Jessica Scanlan
9:35am-10:00am Keynote Speaker: Earning Attention and Trust for Geoscience - Jessica Scanlan
10:00am–10:20am Morning Break in the Exhibit Hall
10:20am–10:45am AEG Outstanding Environmental & Engineering Geologic Project Award: Chickamauga Lock Replacement Project, Chattanooga, TN Kristen Smith, Tennessee Valley Authority
10:45am–11:15am 2025/2026 AEG/GSA Richard H. Jahns Distinguished Lecturer: Dr. Christopher Stohr
11:15am–11:45am 2026/2027 AEG/GSA Richard H. Jahns Distinguished Lecturer: Dr. Wendy Zhou
11:45am-12:00pm The Geology You See Out the Hotel Window and How it has Influenced Infrastructure Around Chattanooga: Matt Huebner
2:00pm-5:00pm Technical Session #1: Workforce Development and Support Committee Symposium: : Better Practices for a Better Profession
Sponsored by Ischbeck Titan
2:00pm-5:00pm Technical Session #2: Tunneling Symposium
2:00pm-3:00pm Technical Session #3: Geologic Hazards, Sponsored by Maccaferri
3:20pm-5:00pm Technical Session #4: Geohazards and Environmental Impacts in Mining
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17
8:00am-12:00pm Technical Session #5: Identification, Characterization, and Evaluation of Geologic and Seismic Hazards Symposium Part I,
Sponsored by Geosyntec
8:00am-12:00pm Technical Session #6: Dams and Levees Symposium Part I, Sponsored by RJH Consultants, Inc
8:00am-12:00pm Technical Session #7: Land Subsidence Symposium Part I
1:40pm-5:00pm Technical Session #8: Identification, Characterization, and Evaluation of Geologic and Seismic Hazards Symposium Part II
1:40pm-5:00pm Technical Session #9: Dams and Levees Symposium Part II
1:40pm-5:00pm Technical Session #10: Land Subsidence Symposium Part II
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18
8:00am-12:00pm Technical Session #11: Landslides, Sponsored by Maccaferri
8:00am-12:00pm Technical Session #12: Environmental Geology Applications: From Hazard to Healing in Urban and Natural Landscapes
8:00am-10:00am Technical Session #13: Tools for Geologic Investigation
10:20am-12:00pm Technical Session #14: Geomorphology/Karst
1:00pm-2:40pm. Technical Session #15: Dams and Levees Symposium Part III
1:00pm-2:40pm Technical Session #16: AI/Machine Learning
1:00pm-2:40pm Technical Session #17: Global Environmental Impacts
2026 Virtual Day
Monday, September 14, 2026 - 10:00am-5:00pm (Eastern)
$100 members/$150 non-members
$20 Students (email heather@aegweb.org for discount code)
Registration for this event will be included with all Annual Meeting full and student registrations.
Join us for AEG's Annual Meeting Virtual Day. This will be a full day of technical presentations for those that would like to participate in the Annual Meeting but are unable to attend. All presentations will be recorded for later viewing. 6.5 PDHs will be available for this session.
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