August 26th – 28th, 2025

Soil Hydrology Methods Workshop

Soil Hydrology Methods Workshop

When: August 26th-28th 2025

Where: Hilton Garden Inn Goleta

Welcome to the Soil Hydrology Methods Workshop!

Join us for an engaging and informative workshop on soil hydrology, presented by Stevens Water, UGT, and SoilMoisture. This event will take place at the SoilMoisture office in beautiful Santa Barbara, California, from August 26th to 28th.

About the Workshop

This workshop is designed for researchers and professionals interested in advancing their knowledge of soil hydrology methods. Attendees will have the opportunity to participate in presentations by leading researchers in the field, as well as hands-on product workshops that showcase the latest technologies and techniques for measuring and analyzing soil moisture.

Whether you are looking to enhance your research capabilities or gain practical insights into soil hydrology applications, this workshop promises to be a valuable experience.

August 26th

Day 1

Morning
  • Workshop Opening
  • New Improvements in Moisture Retention Curve Methods and Measurment of Hydraulic Conductivity in the Laboratory and field.
    Alan Farsad, SoilMoisture
 
Afternoon
  • Case Study: The Applications of Data Aquisition Systems and Cloud Platforms in Environmental Early Warning Systems.
    Keith Bellingham, Stevens Water
  • New Advances in Soil Moisture Analytical Measurement and Movement.
    Keith Bellingham, Stevens Water, Alan Farsad, SoilMoisture 
  • Automated Soil Nitrate Monitoring for Adaptive Nitrogen Management in Irrigated Agriculture
    Isaya Kisekka, UC-Davis
August 27th

Day 2

Morning
  • Weighable Lysimeters and Ecotrons Methods: Advances, Features, Applications and Case Studies.

    Sascha Reth, UGT

  • Exploring Plant Interactions with Native, Synthetic, and Engineered Microbiomes in EcoPODs.
    Kateryna Zhalnina, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
 
Afternoon
  • Tour of SoilMoisture
  • Field application of a modified mini tension-disk infiltrometer for improved determination of unsaturated hydraulic conductivity
    Taylor McDowell, Texas Tech University
  • Dinner Networking Event (Tour of downtown Santa Barbara and dinner at Flor de Maiz)
August 28th

Day 3

Morning
  • Advances in Measurement of Water Potential in the Field in Extremely Dry Soils.
    Sascha Reth, UGT
  • New Technologies for Measuring Particle Size Distribution Analysis.
    Sascha Reth, UGT
  • Introducing the Talking Tree – a New Approach to Understanding the Plant, Soil, and Environment Relations in Large Trees.
    Sascha Reth, UGT
 
Afternoon
  • Evapotranspiration estimation in rain gardens using soil moisture sensors
    Amanda Hess, Villanova University
  • Workshop Closing
 
 
Itinerary is subject to minor changes

Presented by

SoilMoisture Equipment Corp. is a prominent manufacturer specializing in soil physics and soil hydrology. SoilMoisture has commercialized several groundbreaking technologies which have become standard tools in soil science research globally. 
Stevens Water Monitoring Systems Company logo

Stevens Water designs, manufactures, and integrates environmental data acquisition systems with expertise in water resources, soil moisture, and matric potential. 

The German company UGT is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of environmental measurement technology and is specialized on soil sensors, lysimeters, soil laboratory devices and ecotrons.

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Registration Fee: $290 per person

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