UAF weekly science calendar, Feb. 16 - 20

Submitted by Center for Global Change
Phone: 474-5818
02/13/04

TUESDAY, FEB. 17

8:15 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. - 109 Butrovich (Regents’ Conference Room)
Annual Research Review for the University of Alaska Coastal Marine Institute
Topics range from Cook Inlet hydrography to recolonization of the Boulder Patch in the Beaufort Sea to the effect of oil development on eiders. For more information visit http://www.sfos.uaf.edu/CMI, call 474-7707 or e-mail maggie@sfos.uaf.edu

1-2 p.m. - Elvey Auditorium, 214 Elvey Building
Seminar Co-Sponsored by the Arctic Region Supercomputing Center and the Geophysical Institute
Interdisciplinary Research and Computational Infrastructure at Purdue University and Opportunities for Collaboration with the University of Alaska Fairbanks
Gilbert Rochon, Associate Vice President for Collaborative Research & Engagement Information Technology at Purdue University
For more information call 474-5149, 474-7282 or visit http://www.arsc.edu

3:30 p.m. - Elvey Auditorium, 214 Elvey Building
Lecture Series Sponsored by the Chapman Chair
Glaciers and Climate Change: Lecture #1
The first in a series of eight lectures presented by Charles Raymond of the University of Washington
For more information e-mail fyscem@uaf.edu or see http://www. gi.alaska.edu/AtmosSci/spring2004.html

7 p.m. - Chena River Convention Center, 109 Clay St.
Science for Alaska Free Public Lecture Series
Alaska’s Largest Earthquakes
Douglas Christensen, Geophysical Institute
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. 18

1:30 p.m. - 401 IARC
Atmospheric Science Informal Seminar
Meteorological Symbols in Native American Rock Art
Kenneth Sassen, Atmospheric Sciences Group, GI
For more information call 474-7910 or e-mail molders@gi.alaska.edu

1:30 - 3 p.m. - Elvey Auditorium, 214 Elvey Building
Seminar Sponsored by EPSCoR and the Institute of Arctic Biology
Polar Bears in the Changing Climate
Andrew Derocher, University of Alberta
For more information call 474-7882

3:30 p.m. - Elvey Auditorium, 214 Elvey Building
Institute of Marine Science Weekly Seminar
A Global Survey of Nearshore Biodiversity: the NaGISA (Natural Geography in Shore Areas) Project
Brenda Konar, GURU/SFOS
For more information e-mail bluhm@ims.uaf.edu

THURSDAY, FEB. 19

1:30 - 3 p.m. - Elvey Auditorium, 214 Elvey Building
Seminar Sponsored by EPSCoR and the Institute of Arctic Biology
Effects of Pollutants on Polar Bears
Andrew Derocher, University of Alberta
For more information call 474-7882

3:30 p.m. - Elvey Auditorium, 214 Elvey Building
Lecture Series Sponsored by the Chapman Chair
Glaciers and Climate Change: Lecture #2
The second in a series of eight lectures presented by Charles Raymond of the University of Washington
For more information e-mail fyscem@uaf.edu or see http://www. gi.alaska.edu/AtmosSci/spring2004.html

FRIDAY, FEB. 20

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
Marine Subsidies in Freshwater Ecosystems: Returning Salmon Fuel Riverine Food Webs
Mark Wipfli, Alaska Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
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
South Anyui Suture and the Evolution of the Arctic Ocean
Paul Layer, Department of Geology & Geophysics
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.