UAF Weekly Science Calendar
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Welcome to the UAF Weekly Science Calendar.
To find out about other events at UAF, see the
UAF WebEvent Calendar and the Cornerstone newsletter
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9
2 p.m. - Elvey Auditorium, 214 Elvey Building
Volcanology Faculty Candidate Classroom Lecture
Dating Minerals from Volcanic Rocks
Georg Zellmer, Institute of Earth Sciences,
Academica Sinica, Taiwan
Information: 474-7282
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10
9:15-11:15 a.m. - 009 West Ridge Research Bldg. (WRRB)
Arctic Region Supercomputing Center Fall Training:
Core Skills for Computational Science
Debugging Applications Using Totalview
Information: http://www.arsc.edu/support/training.html
or Tom Logan3:30 p.m. - Elvey Auditorium, 214 Elvey Building
Volcanology Faculty Candidate Research Seminar
Petrogenesis of Adakitic Rocks at Arcs:
Insights from Variations of Eruptive Style with
Convergence Rates and Surface Heat Flux
Georg Zellmer, Institute of Earth Sciences,
Academica Sinica, Taiwan
Information: 474-7282
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11
1-2 p.m. - 109 Butrovich Building (Regents' Conference Room)
**NOTE ROOM CHANGE**
Climate Change Seminar Series
Human-Caused Climate Change:
Five Easy Questions, One Hard Answer
Michael Schlesinger, University of Illinois, IPCC
Information: Mark Wipfli5:30-7 p.m. - 401 Akasofu Building (IARC)
Resilience and Adaptation Program (RAP) Seminar
An Insider's View of Collaboration:
Lessons from a Decade of Conservation Planning
in BC's Muskwa-Ketchika Management Area
Julian Griggs, Dovetail Consulting
Information: Ellen Weiser
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12
9:15-11:15 a.m. - 009 West Ridge Research Bldg. (WRRB)
Arctic Region Supercomputing Center Fall Training:
Core Skills for Computational Science
Validation and Verification of Scientific Models
Information: http://www.arsc.edu/support/training.html
or Tom Logan1 p.m. - 106 Chapman Building
Department of Mathematics and Statistics Colloquium
Large Time Solutions to the KdV Equation
Using Inverse Scattering
Jason Baggett, M.S. student, UAF
Information: http://www.dms.uaf.edu/dms/Colloquium.html
or David Maxwell3:40-5 p.m. - 138 Irving II
By VCON from Juneau
Seminar series--Current Issues in Marine Policy:
Cruise Ship Impacts in the Marine Environment
(School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, Fisheries Division)
Effects of Cruise Ships on Visitor Experience
Jane Swanson, University of Washington
Information: http://www.sfos.uaf.edu/events
or Louisa Hayes
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13
1 p.m. - Vera Alexander Learning Center (201 O'Neill)
School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences Dissertation Defense
Heat and Freshwater Controlling Processes on
the Northern Gulf of Alaska Shelf
Markus Janout, Ph.D. Oceanography candidate
Information: Markus Janout1-2 p.m. - 138 Irving II
Physiology Seminar Series
Central Chemoreception
Kim Iceman, Ph.D. student, UAF
Information: Leia Ward3:30 p.m. - Elvey Auditorium, 214 Elvey Building
Life Sciences Seminar Series, sponsored by
the Institute of Arctic Biology
and the Department of Biology and Wildlife
Ecology, Evolution and Pathogenesis of Avian Influenza Viruses
Vincent Munster, NIAID, National Institutes of Health
Information: http://www.iab.uaf.edu/events
or 474-76403:30 p.m. - 201 Reichardt Building
Department of Geology and Geophysics Seminar
Title TBD
Laurel Burns, Alaska Division of
Geological and Geophysical Surveys
Information: 474-75653:30 p.m. - 304 Eielson Building
Anthropology Colloquium Series
Keepsakes and Biographical Narratives:
Exploring the Relationships Between People and
their Material Heritage in Northwest Alaska
Amber Lincoln, University of Aberdeen
Information: Patrick Plattet3:30 p.m. - 531 Duckering Building
Water and Environmental Research Center Seminar
An Integrated Multi-Scale Approach to the Study
of Evapotranspiration on the Alaskan
North Slope: Imnavait Creek Basin
John Mumm, M.S. student, UAF
Information: Bill Schnabel3:45 p.m. - Globe Room, 215 Elvey Building
Department of Physics Journal Club
Check http://ffden-2.phys.uaf.edu/journal_club.htm
or call 474-7339 to see if there's a presentation scheduled for
this week and to confirm the location.
Angus Gavin Migratory Bird Research Grant
November 16, 2009 is the deadline to submit proposals for the 2010 Angus
Gavin Migratory Bird Research Grant. Proposal requirements can be found at
http://www.alaska.edu/foundation/grantsandawards.
2010 Global Change Student Competition
The Global Change Student Research Grant Competition guidelines for 2010
have been released. Information can be accessed and downloaded from
http://www.cgc.uaf.edu; paper copies of the announcement can be picked
up at the Center for Global Change, 306 Akasofu Building (IARC) or at
the Graduate School, 202 Eielson Building.Both undergraduate and graduate students from UAF and UAA are invited to
apply. Undergraduate applicants are encouraged to submit pre-proposals
in order to receive feedback before submitting their final proposals.
These pre-proposals are due by 5 p.m. on Monday, February 15, 2010, and
final proposals from all applicants are due by 5 p.m. on Friday, March 5,
2010. Undergraduate and graduate proposals will be evaluated separately.![]()
The UAF Weekly Science Calendar accepts information on lectures,
seminars, workshops, thesis/dissertation defenses, special events and
other science-related activities on the UAF campus. It is distributed
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Submit calendar items by e-mail, fax (474-6722), or phone
(474-5818) before noon on Wednesday the week prior to your event.
Please include the name of the event, the sponsoring unit, name and
affiliation of the presenter, location, date, time, and a contact
phone number and/or e-mail address.Sponsored by the Center for Global Change
as a service to the UAF community.
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