The Science Panel is a disciplinary-based panel whose members have scientific expertise relevant to Utah Lake. The Panel identifies data gaps, provides recommendations to the Steering Committee, oversees research activities, and implements a process for independent peer review, among other responsibilities.
Next Meeting
TBD
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Past Meetings
Panel Call #15
- Agenda (615 KB)
- Presentations
- Overview of EFDC Model Results (7 MB)
- Overview of WASP Model Results ( Page 19, 7 MB)
- Assessment of Models (Page 57, 7 MB)
- Meeting Summary (629 KB)
- Video Archive
2020 Science Panel Call #12
- Agenda (589 KB)
- Presentations
- Utah Lake Littoral Sediment RFP (841 KB)
- Utah Lake C, N, and P Budget Work Plan (841 KB)
- Utah Lake Technical Framework Summary (841 KB)
- Meeting Summary (756 KB)
- Video Archive
Science Panel Call #11
- Agenda (525 KB)
- Presentations (547 KB)
- Meeting Summary (794 KB)
- Video Archive
Science Panel Meeting #6
- Agenda (671 KB)
- Presentations
- December 10, 2019
- Utah Lake Sediment Nutrient Interactions (2 MB)
- Bioassays to Investigate Nutrient Limitation of Utah Lake (9 MB)
- Paleolimnology and Paleoecology of Utah Lake (2 MB)
- Approaches for Uncertainty associated with Consensus-based Decision Making and Mechanistic Modeling (1 MB)
- Numeric Nutrient Criteria Framework (379 KB)
- Utah Lake Model Development Update (3 MB)
- December 11, 2019
- Strategic Research Plan Development (710 KB)
- Recap Connections between Framework, Uncertainty, and Strategic Research Plan (65 KB)
- Data Characterization Analysis Plan Results and Discussion (3 MB)
- Update and Discussion on Conceptual Models (3 MB)
- Factors Affecting the Ecological Health and Integrity of Utah Lake (28 MB)
- Utah Lake Mass Balance Analysis Update (2 MB)
- December 10, 2019
- Meeting Summary
- Summary (922 KB)
- Video Archive
Science Panel Meeting #5
- Agenda (650 KB)
- Presentations
- An “omnics” approach to cyanobacteria ecology in Utah Lake (3 MB)
- Utah Lake food web and ecosystem research (11 MB)
- Phosphorus and algae growth in Utah Lake (2 MB)
- Utah Lake loading analysis (2 MB)
- Nutrient criteria framework, conceptual models, and data characterization analysis plan (2 MB)
- Utah Lake Sediment water nutrient interactions (2 MB)
- Data gaps analysis (2 MB)
- Overview of DWQ’s nutrient removal cost impact study (2 MB)
- Meeting Summary
- Action Items (2 MB)
- Meeting Summary (799 KB)
- Video Archive
Science Panel Call#8
- Agenda (591 KB)
- Presentations
- Project Team Update (2 MB)
- Meeting Summary
- Video Archive
- June 13, 2019 (820 KB)
Science Panel Call #7
- Agenda (638 KB)
- Materials
- Model Discussion Outline (401 KB)
- Presentations
- Potential Model Applications(258 KB)
- Project Team Update(131 KB)
- Meeting Summary(636 KB)
- Video Archive
Science Panel Meeting #4
- Agenda (642 KB)
- Presentations
- Conceptual Model Update
- June Sucker Recovery Implementation Program
- Phosphorus in Utah Lake Sediments
- Phosphorus, grazers, and temperatures may intensify Utah Lake HABs
- Literature Review Update
- Uncertainty Guidance Development
- RFP Development
- Analysis Plan Update
- DWQ 2019 Draft Sampling and Analysis Plan
- Meeting Summary
- Video Archive
Science Panel Meeting #3
- Agenda (626 KB)
- Presentations
- Meeting Overview (932 KB)
- Lines of Evidence (535 KB)
- Conceptual Model (1 MB)
- Data Characterization (1.54 MB)
- Exploratory Research Ideas (489 KB)
- Meeting Summary (739 KB)
- Video Archive
Informational Call on Science Panel Operating Principles
This informational call with the Steering Committee and Science Panel discussed proposed changes to the Science Panel Operating Principles document to further clarify management of conflicts of interest.
Science Panel Calls #3 and #4
- Agenda (571 KB)
- Presentations
- Meeting Summary (193 KB)
- Overview of University of Utah Modeling Efforts (742 KB)
- Review of SP comments (803 KB)
- Video Archive
Science Panel Meeting #2
- Audio Recording
- Agenda (558 KB)
- Presentations
- Meeting Summary (234 KB)
- Video Archive
Science Panel Meeting #1
- Agenda (564 KB)
- Science Panel Membership (586 KB)
- Scope of Utah Lake Study (621 KB)
- Presentations
- Video Archive
- Meeting Summary (673 KB)