UAF Weekly Science Calendar, Feb. 9 - 13

Submitted by Center for Global Change
Phone: 474-5818
02/06/04

MONDAY, FEB. 9

3:45 p.m. - Elvey Auditorium, 214 Elvey Building
Geophysical Institute Lecture Series
Arctic Region Supercomputing Center - Computational Research
Frank Williams, Director, ARSC, with Thomas Marr, ARSC; John Walsh, IARC; Brenton Watkins, Physics/GI; and Kate Hedstrom, ARSC
Reception follows at 4:45 in the Globe Room
For more information call 474-7282

TUESDAY, FEB. 10

7 p.m. - Chena River Convention Center, 109 Clay St.
Science for Alaska Free Public Lecture Series
Viewing the Night Sky: Astronomy in Alaska
Travis Rector, University of Alaska Anchorage
Sponsored by the Geophysical Institute and the University of Alaska Foundation
For more information call 474-7558 or visit http://www.scienceforalaska.com

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 11

Noon - 401 IARC
Seminar Sponsored by Frontier/IARC
Dynamic-Thermodynamic Sea Ice Model: Opportunities and Problems
Alexander Makshtas, Frontier/IARC
For more information call 474-2697

3:30 p.m. - Elvey Auditorium, 214 Elvey Building
Institute of Marine Science Weekly Seminar
Microbial Exopolymeric Substances, a Potential Significant Link between the Arctic Ocean Organic Carbon Budget and Sea-Ice Physical Processe
Christopher Krembs, APL, University of Washington
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Changes of Environmental Characteristics on the Southeastern Bering Sea Shelf Seen in an Eight Year Oshoro Maru Data Set
Kohei Mizobata, University of Hokkaido, Japan
For more information call 474-5585 or 474-7289 or e-mail ffjjk@uaf.edu

THURSDAY, FEB. 12

Noon - 401 IARC
Seminar Sponsored by EPSCoR and the Institute of Arctic Biology
PCR Technology for Hot Starts, High Fidelity and Cloning
Wayne Barnes, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
For more information call 474-7640 or e-mail fnlts@uaf.edu

3:40 p.m. - 183 Arctic Health Research Building
School of Natural Resources and Agricultural Sciences (SNRAS) Graduate Faculty Seminar
An Introduction to the North and West Alaska Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Unit
Peter J. Fix, SNRAS/UAF and Lois Dalle-Molle, National Park Service
For more information call 474-7188

7 p.m. - UA Museum
University of Alaska Museum Lecture
Discovering Alaska’s Nearshore
Katrin Iken, School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, UAF
For more information call 474-7505 or visit http://www.uaf.edu/museum

FRIDAY, FEB. 13

Noon - 401 IARC
Seminar Sponsored by EPSCoR and the Institute of Arctic Biology
Secrecy Agreements (pitfalls), Patents (the basic process), Negotiating a License or Sale, and SBIR/STTR Grants
Wayne Barnes, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
For more information call 474-7640 or e-mail fnlts@uaf.edu

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 and Wildlife
Stability of HCV-RNA Level and its Lack of Correlation with Disease Severity in Asymptomatic Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Carriers
Tony Yeo, University of Alaska Anchorage
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
Geophysical Electromagnetic Sounding Using HAARP
Gene Wescott, Professor Emeritus, Department of Geology & Geophysics
For more information call 474-7565 or e-mail pfnpsh@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.