UAF Weekly Science Calendar, Dec. 1 - 5

Submitted by Center for Global Change
Phone: 474-5818
11/26/03

MONDAY, DEC. 1

3:30 p.m. - 401 IARC
International Arctic Research Center Seminar
Bridging Scale and Process Gaps in Arctic Climate
David Atkinson, Bedford Institute of Oceanography
For more information call 474-2677

TUESDAY, DEC. 2

1-2 p.m. - Schaible Auditorium, Bunnell Building
Graduate School Leadership Seminar Series
Leading a Research Institute by Staying Focused on a Moving Target
Roger Smith, Director, Geophysical Institute
For more information contact Crystal McAlpin, 474-7319, fnclm@uaf.edu

2-2:30 p.m. - Elvey Auditorium, 214 Elvey Building
Alaska Satellite Facility Technical Seminar Series
DInSAR Measurement of Soil Moisture?
Matt Nolan, Institute of Northern Engineering, UAF
For more information call 474-7621 or e-mail rgens@asf.alaska.edu

3:15-5 p.m. - 109 Butrovich Building
Research Administrator Discussion Group
For more information call 474-6446 or e-mail maggie.griscavage@uaf.edu

3:30 p.m. - 417 IARC
Seminar sponsored by the Multi-Disciplinary Group, Frontier Research System for Global Change
Preliminary Results for First Russia-U.S. Cruise in the East Siberian Sea
Igor Semiletov, IARC
For more information e-mail tomo@iarc.uaf.edu

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 3

11 a.m. - 417 IARC
Thesis Defense, Department of Biology & Wildlife and the Institute of Arctic Biology
Isolation and Characterization of Photobacterium phosphoreum from Migrating Alaskan Salmon
Kevin Budsberg, M.S. candidate
For more information call 474-6601

1:30 p.m. - 417 IARC
Atmospheric Science Informal Seminar
Multiple Equilibria in CCM 3.6.6. Coupled to the Oceanic Mixed Layer with Thermodynamic Sea Ice
Vladimir Alexeev and Peter Langen, IARC
For more information call 474-7910 or e-mail molders@gi.alaska.edu

3 p.m. - 417 IARC
Thesis Defense, Department of Biology & Wildlife and the Institute of Arctic Biology
Human Impacts to Fire Regime in Interior Alaska
La’ona DeWilde, M.S. candidate
For more information e-mail ftld1@uaf.edu

6:30 p.m. - Schaible Auditorium, Bunnell Building
Free Public Talk Sponsored by the Journalism Department
From Science Stories to War Stories
Journalist Tim Friend will talk about his adventures as a science reporter and war correspondent for USA Today, and his upcoming book "Animal Talk: Breaking the Codes of Animal Language"
For more information call 474-6245 or e-mail lisa.drew@uaf.edu

THURSDAY, DEC. 4

1-2 p.m. - 300 Natural Sciences Facility
Center for Nanosensor Technology Seminar Series
Volcano Monitoring with Nanotechnology
Jon Dehn, Alaska Volcano Observatory and the Geophysical Institute
For more information call 474-2616 or e-mail fycnt@uaf.edu

1-2 p.m. - 532 Duckering Building
Mechanical Engineering Seminar Series
Modeling Simulation Technology Development Program for Virtual Proving Ground Applications
Dario Solis, Senior Research Scientist and Director, Vehicle Dynamics, Simulation and Design Technologies, Austral Engineering and Software Inc. (AES); Visiting Professor, Technological University of Panama
For more information call 474-6135 or e-mail ffhl@uaf.edu

3:30-4:30 p.m. - Globe Room, 215 Elvey Building
Special GI Space Physics Seminar
The Cause of Auroral Activity in the Upper Atmosphere
Vytenis Vasyliunas, Max Planck Institute, Lindau, Germany
For more information e-mail ffjrk@uaf.edu

FRIDAY, DEC. 5

3:30 p.m. - Elvey Auditorium, 214 Elvey Building
Life Sciences Seminar Series
Sponsored by the Institute of Arctic Biology and the Department of Biology & Wildlife
Finding Food in a Periodic World: The Role of Circadian Clocks
Ralph Mistleberger, Simon Fraser University
For more information call 474-7640 or e-mail fnlts@uaf.edu

3:30 p.m. - 201 Natural Sciences Facility
Department of Geology and Geophysics Seminar
Understanding the Impact of Variations in Incised Valley Fill Systems on Reservoir Development: Examples from the Pennsylvanian and Cretaceous Strata of the Rocky Mountain Region
David W. Bowen, AAPG Distinguished Lecturer; Consulting Hydrologist, Bozeman, Montana
For more information call 474-7565 or e-mail fnpsh@uaf.edu

3:45 p.m. - Globe Room, Geophysical Institute
Department of Physics Journal Club
Weekly informal presentation. For more information see http://ffden-2.phys.uaf.edu/journal_club.htm or call 474-7339.