Patricia Kambesis Explained

Patricia Kambesis (born November 7, 1952)[1] [2] is an American caver, cartographer and educator.

Kambesis is a professor at Western Kentucky University, instructing students the fields of geography and geographic information systems (GIS).[3] Kambesis coauthored the book Deep Secrets: The Discovers & Exploration of Lechuguilla Cave, which was first published in 1999.[4] She has also authored, coauthored or otherwise contributed to numerous papers and articles on karst related subjects.[5] Her work has been published by the National Speleological Society,[6] Cave Research Foundation, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars,[7] International Congress of Speleology,[8] [9] [10] and Geological Society of America,[11] among others.

Kambesis is a fellow of the National Speleological Society and Cave Research Foundation.[12]

Biography

Growing up in Chicago, Illinois, Kambesis attained a Bachelor's of Science in biology from the University of Illinois followed by a Bachelor's of Science in geology from Southern Illinois University.[13] She would go on to earn a Masters of Science from Western Kentucky University and a Doctorate from Mississippi State University.[14]

In 1974, Kambesis first became involved in the exploration and mapping of caves.[15] Since then, she has received a number of honors from the National Speleological Society's Cartographic Salon, a competition held at the society's annual convention dedicated to highlighting achievements in cave cartography.[16] As of 2020, these honors include two Best of Salon Medals, eight Blue Ribbon Merit Awards and fifteen Green Ribbon Honorable Mentions.[17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] Starting in 1995, Kambesis often served as a judge for the Cartographic Salon. In 2017, Kambesis attended the International Congress of Speleology in Australia along with other staff and students from Western Kentucky University. At the event's Cartographic Salon, Kambesis received a First Place prize & Best of Show award for her map of Barrel Cave in Jackson County, Alabama.[23]

Kambesis has been active in both national and international caving circles. She was one of the first people to enter the "Chandelier Ballroom" in Lechuguilla Cave, New Mexico. Her involvement in the exploration and mapping of Lechuguilla were subsequently recorded along with the recollections of other cavers in the book Deep Secrets: The Discovers & Exploration of Lechuguilla Cave.[24] When a sinkhole opened up beneath the National Corvette Museum in 2014, resulting in damage to eight cars, Kambesis was one of the cavers involved in exploring and mapping the sinkhole.[25] Kambesis has also been involved in exploration and surveying of caves in and around Mammoth Cave National Park through work with the Cave Research Foundation.[26]

Outside of the mainland United States, Kambesis has worked on cave projects in China, Greece, Nigeria, Laos, Mexico, Haiti, Cuba, Puerto Rico and beyond.[27] She has served as a Committee Chair of the National Speleological Society's International Exploration Committee and is the Cave Research Foundation's International Projects Chairperson.[28] [29] Additionally, Kambesis has held the position of chief cartographer for the China Caves Project, a collaborative program jointly run by the Cave Research Foundation, Hoffman Environmental Research Institute, Karst Institute of China, and Guizhou Normal University.[30]

Awards and honors

Cave Cartography Awards

Published works

Books

Selected articles and papers

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Congress. The Library of. LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies (Library of Congress). 2021-03-18. id.loc.gov.
  2. Web site: LCno2016141496. 2021-03-18. viaf.org.
  3. Web site: Faculty and Staff in the Department of Geography and Geology. 2021-03-17. Western Kentucky University. en.
  4. Web site: ONLINE STORE: HISTORY. 2021-03-16. National Speleological Society.
  5. Web site: Patricia Kambesis Western Kentucky University - Academia.edu. 2021-03-17. wku.academia.edu.
  6. Patricia. Kambesis. April 2007. The Importance of Cave Exploration to Scientific Research. Journal of Cave and Karst Studies. 69. 46. ResearchGate.
  7. Kambesis. Patricia. 2011. Exploring for Solutions to the Water Challenges on the East Mountain Plateau in Yunnan Province. Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. China Environment Series. 11. 154.
  8. Kambesis. Patricia. 2017. Exploration of the Caves of Isla de Mona, Puerto Rico. International Congress of Speleology. 2. Proceedings of the 17th International Congress of Speleology, Sydney 2017. 44.
  9. Kambesis. Patricia. 2017. Origin of Enigmatic Caves of the Far Western United States. International Congress of Speleology. 2. 45.
  10. Kambesis. Patricia. 2017. Exploring the Mechanisms and Consequences of Cave Roof Collapses Using the National Corvette Museum Sinkhole Case Study. International Congress of Speleology. 2. 310.
  11. Book: Kambesis, Patricia. 2015. Morphometric analysis of cave patterns using fractal indices. 5. Morphometric analysis of cave patterns using fractal indices . https://www.academia.edu/24604903. Geological Society of America Special Papers . 516 . 67–86 . 2021-03-23. 10.1130/2016.2516(06). 978-0-8137-2516-1 .
  12. Web site: NSS Fellows Awardees. 2021-03-17. caves.org. en.
  13. Web site: FACULTY. 2021-03-16. wkuchnges. en.
  14. Web site: Cave Survey and Cartography. 2021-03-17. wkukarstfieldstudies. en.
  15. Web site: Patricia Kambesis. 2021-03-16. extraordinarywls.blogspot.com. en.
  16. Web site: Cartographic Salon. 2021-03-14. caves.org.
  17. Web site: Dasher. George. 2008-01-03. NSS CARTOGRAPHIC SALON. 2021-03-14. National Speleological Society.
  18. Web site: Cart 2019 Winners. 2021-03-17. caves.org.
  19. Web site: Cart 2013 Winners. 2021-03-17. caves.org.
  20. Web site: Cart 2011 Winners. 2021-03-17. caves.org.
  21. Web site: Cart 2010 Winners. 2021-03-17. caves.org.
  22. Web site: Cart 2009 Winners. 2021-03-17. caves.org.
  23. Web site: WKU Geography & Geology Faculty, Staff & Students Participate in International Program. 2021-03-17. Media Relations. en.
  24. Book: Patricia, Kambesis. Deep Secrets: The Discovers & Exploration of Lechuguilla Cave. Cave Books. 1999. 9780939748181.
  25. Web site: 2015-03-06. WKU professors appear in sinkhole documentary, assist with educational exhibit. 2021-03-17. WKU News Blog. en.
  26. Patricia . Kambesis . Joel . Despain . Chris . Groves . The Making of a Connection: Exploration/Survey in Whigpistle Cave System . February 15, 2013 . Mammoth Cave Research Symposia .
  27. Web site: 2008. Geogram: The Annual Newsletter of the Department of Geography and Geology at Western Kentucky University. 2021-03-16. Western Kentucky University: Department of Earth, Environmental, and Atmospheric Sciences.
  28. Web site: NSS International Exploration Grants. 2021-03-17. caves.org.
  29. Web site: CRF Officers. 2021-03-17. www.cave-research.org.
  30. Campion . Ged . Harrison . Tony . August 2014 . China Caves . Cave and Karst Science . 41 . 2 . 2021-03-24 . British Cave Research Association.
  31. Web site: WKU Geography & Geology Faculty, Staff & Students Participate in International Program. 2021-03-16. Media Relations. en.
  32. Kambesis. Patricia. Caves and Karst of the Judas-Aguada Coastal Plain, Caguanes National Park, Sancti Spiritus, Cuba. Caves of Sancti Spiritus, Matanzas and Pinar del Rio, Cuba. January 2018 . en.
  33. Kambesis. Patricia. Despain. Joel. Groves. Chris. 2013-02-15. The Making of a Connection: Exploration/Survey in Whigpistle Cave System. Mammoth Cave Research Symposia.
  34. Web site: Lechuguilla Cave, New Mexico, U.S.A Patricia Kambesis - Academia.edu. 2021-03-23. www.academia.edu. en.
  35. Web site: July 2009. NSS News. 2021-03-23. NSS NEWS Archive. National Speleological Society. 4.

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