Workshop archive. The materials, affiliations, and software references below describe this dated event.
The ninth annual Shale Network Workshop was scheduled online for May 13–14, 2021. Its theme was “Shale Gas: Future and Developing Issues” and the program included presentations on the health effects related to shale gas development by Donna Vorhees, director of energy research at the Health Effects Institute, and Joan Casey, assistant professor of environmental health sciences at Columbia University.
The workshop was designed to provide an opportunity for citizen scientists, researchers, government officials, energy company representatives, and environmental professionals to compare lessons learned about water and environmental issues within areas where shale energy development is occurring.
The program included two virtual field trips: one to a shale gas development site and one to a solar farm.
The workshop announcement stated that the live talks would not be recorded. The prerecorded presentations linked below are a separate set of materials.
Shale Network is a collaborative effort between Penn State, Syracuse University, and the University of Pittsburgh to collect and analyze data on water quality in the Marcellus Shale drilling region. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection participated in organizing parts of the workshop.
Zoom Instructions for Participants
Zoom Instructions for Panelists and Speakers
2021 Shale Network Workshop Agenda
2021 Shale Network Workshop Agenda PDF
Workshop Organized and/or Sponsored By: National Science Foundation, Penn State (Earth and Environmental Systems Institute, Marcellus Center for Outreach and Research, Institutes for Energy and the Environment), University of Pittsburgh, Syracuse University, Evergreen Conservancy, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PA DEP), Pennsylvania Department of Health
View the 2021 Shale Network Workshop Abstracts
Continuing professional education
The workshop advertised:
- Professional Development Hours for professional engineers, land surveyors, and geologists.