CTEMPs DAS-DTS Reno–Tahoe Workshop 2026

The Center for Transformative Environmental Monitoring Programs (CTEMPs) invites graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, faculty, and professionals to participate in a five-day immersive, hands-on workshop focused on Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) and Distributed Temperature Sensing (DTS) for environmental monitoring.

The Reno–Tahoe region provides a unique natural laboratory for environmental sensing applications.

What You Will Learn

• Experimental design for fiber-optic sensing
• Installation and calibration of DAS & DTS systems
• Real-time data acquisition and troubleshooting
• Seismic, hydrological, and thermal signal interpretation
• Data processing workflows in Python / MATLAB

Program Highlights

• Monday (Aug 10 - start 9 AM): Introduction to Fiber-Optic Sensing & System Overview
• Tuesday: Field Deployment & Data Acquisition (Reno)
• Wednesday: Field Applications in Lake Tahoe
• Thursday: Full-Day Hands-On Experiments & Data Analysis
• Friday (Aug 14 end 2 PM): Participant Presentations & Wrap-Up

Instructors

• Eileen Martin – Colorado School of Mines
• Adrian Harpold – University of Nevada, Reno
• Mark Hausner – Desert Research Institute
• Chris Kratt – University of Nevada, Reno
• Sara Sayyadi – University of Nevada, Reno

Who Should Attend?

• Graduate students and postdocs
• Faculty incorporating fiber-optic sensing in research
• Scientists in geophysics, hydrology, civil engineering, and environmental sciences
• Researchers interested in seismic hazard, groundwater monitoring, and near-surface processes