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NSF Solicitation-1: Deep Underground Science and Engineering Program Planning and Technical Requirements

CSU will host a workshop aimed at developing information needed to complete the Henderson DUSEL Conceptual Design Report and NSF S3 proposal. We seek participants interested in using underground facilities to conduct in situ meso-scale experiments that bridge the gulf in both spatial and temporal scales between laboratory experiments and field tests. The Henderson site offers opportunities to (1) explore petrochemistry, pluton architecture, hydrogeology, or rock mechanics in three dimensions using large excavations in granitic rock; (2) to survey the crust below a major molybdenum porphyry system, and (3) to monitor earth properties from long-term stations free from surface noise, cosmic radiation, and weathering processes.  The workshop will be very informal, with emphasis on lively discussions and exchange of ideas.

Topics will include (but not be limited to):

• Hydrogeology, fluid flow, water chemistry
  Convener: Bill Sanford
• Ore geology, magmatic-hydrothermal processes, petrochemistry  
  Convener: Holly Stein
• State of stress in the earth 
  Convener(s): TBA
• Geophysical imaging and rock properties 
  Convener(s): TBA
• Coupled processes 
  Convener: Brian McPherson
• Education and outreach 
  Conveners: Andrew Warnock

The Workshop will consist of plenary talks and working group sessions. More details will be found in the preliminary agenda of the Workshop, to be updated as our planning progresses. For the time being, please contact one of the working group conveners listed above or Judy Hannah for further information.