JROMC is pleased to co-host this event on the mysteries of the underground by Dr. Ben Tobin, Director of the National Cave and Karst Institute, at 7:00pm on Thursday, October 24 at Fuller Lodge.
Title:
Exploring Caves through Interdisciplinary Science
Abstract:
The National Cave and Karst Research Institute (NCKRI) in Carlsbad, New Mexico. NCKRI is one of the jewels in the scientific crown of New Mexico, and was formed by an Act of Congress in 1998, in partnership with the National Park Service, the State of New Mexico, and the City of Carlsbad. It is a nexus of research, stewardship, outreach, and information for caves and karst while fostering interdisciplinary collaborations. NCKRI is a research center of the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. At this event, Dr. Tobin will describe NCKRI and the role it plays this fascinating subject.
Speaker Biography:
Dr. Benjamin Tobin was recently named the Director of The National Cave and Karst Research Institute (NCKRI) in Carlsbad, New Mexico and has been involved with cave and karst research and resource management for more than 20 years. He comes to New Mexico after 6 years as a hydrogeologist at the Kentucky Geological Survey at the University of Kentucky. Before that, he was a cave resource specialist for 10+ years for the National Park Service at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, and at Grand Canyon National Park. Dr. Tobin earned a Ph.D. from Texas State University, a M.Sc. from Western Kentucky University, and a B.A. from the University of New Hampshire.
This event is made possible by the New Mexico Consortium “Your State of Science” program, in partnership with the LANL Frontiers in Geoscience Seminar series, Los Alamos MainStreet & Creative District, Los Alamos ScienceFest, and the J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Committee.