UAF Weekly Science Calendar, Jan. 19-23

Submitted by Center for Global Change
Phone: 474-5818
01/16/04

TUESDAY, JAN. 20

7 p.m. - Chena River Convention Center, 109 Clay St.
Science for Alaska Free Public Lecture Series
The Aurora: Earth’s Luminous Signature
Roger Smith, Director, Geophysical Institute, UAF
Sponsored by the Geophysical Institute and the University of Alaska Foundation
For more information call 474-7558 or visit http://www.scienceforalaska.com

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 21

1:30 p.m. - 401 IARC
Atmospheric Science Informal Seminar
Cloud Initialization and Dynamic Assimilation of MODIS Data with MM5 "Hot Start"
Xingang Fan, Geophysical Institute Atmospheric Sciences Group
For more information call 474-7910 or e-mail molders@gi.alaska.edu

THURSDAY, JAN. 22

3:30 p.m. - Wood Center Carol Brown Ballroom
Sponsored by the Center for Global Change and Arctic System Research
Informational Workshop on the Global Change Student Research Grant Competition
For more information call 474-5818 or e-mail cgc@iarc.uaf.edu

FRIDAY, JAN. 23

3:30 p.m. - Elvey Auditorium, 214 Elvey Building
Seminar Sponsored by the Institute of Arctic Biology, the Department of Biology & Wildlife and the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Vegetation and Permafrost Interaction During Frost-boils and Hummock Development
Yuri Shur, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, UAF, and Chien-lu Ping, AFES, Department of Plant, Animal & Soil Science
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
The Physics of Snowflakes: A Close Look at the Real Origins of Pattern Formation
Ken Libbrecht, California Institute of Technology
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.