​​2026 Technical Program Schedule​​

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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 

Virtual Day - 10:00am-4:30pm (Eastern) 

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 – MORNING OPENING SESSION

Moderator: AEG President Paul Weaver

Time: 8:00am-12:00pm

• Welcome: Paul Weaver, Annual Meeting Co-Chairs Scott Walker and Hawkins Gagnon

• AEG 2026 Volunteer Recognition Award

• AEG 2026 Advocacy Award: Jessica Scanlan

• AEG Foundation Awards: President Matt Buche

• Keynote Speakers: Steven Henderson and Jessica Scanlan

• AEG 2026 Outstanding Environmental & Engineering Geologic Project Award: Chickamauga Dam

• 2025-2026 Jahns Lecturer: Dr. Christopher Stohr

• Introduction of 2026-2027 Jahns Lecturer: Dr. Wendy Zhou

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 – AFTERNOON

• Poster Presentations - 8:00am-4:00pm

• Technical Session #1: WDSC Symposium

• Technical Session #2: Tunneling Symposium

• Techncial Sesison #3: Geologic Hazards 

• ​Technical Session #4: Environmental and Geohazard Impacts in Mining

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 – MORNING

• Poster Presentations - 8:00am-4:00pm

• Technical Session #5: Identification, Characterization, and Evaluation of Geologic and Seismic Hazards Symposium Part I

• ​Technical Session #6: Dams and Levees Symposium, Part I

• Technical Session #7: Land Subsidence Symposium Part I

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 – AFTERNOON

• Technical Session #8: Identification, Characterization, and Evaluation of Geologic and Seismic Hazards Symposium Part II

• Technical Session #9: Dams and Levees Symposium Part II

• Technical Session #10: Land Subsidence Symposium Part II

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 – MORNING​

• Technical Session #11: Landslides 

• Technical Session #12: Environmental 

• Technical Session #13: Tools for Geologic Investigation

• Technical Session #14:  Geomorphology/Karst 

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 – AFTERNOON

• Technical Session #15: Dams and Levees Symposium Part III

• Technical Session #16: AI/Machine Learning 

• Technical Session #17: Global Environmental Impacts