UAF Weekly Science Calendar, March 22-26

Submitted by Center for Global Change
Phone: (907) 474-5818
03/18/04

MONDAY, MAR. 22

1 p.m. - 183 Arctic Health Research Building
USDA/ARS Candidate Seminar, sponsored by the School of Natural Resources and Agricultural Sciences
Utilizing Germplasm Resources of Biotic and Abiotic Resistance for Genetic Improvement of Crops
John C. Veremis, Research Geneticist, USDA; Candidate for Research Plant Pathologist position
For more information call 474-1806 or e-mail fnkcm1@uaf.edu

3:45 p.m. - Elvey Auditorium, 214 Elvey Building
Geophysical Institute Lecture Series
The Ecological Consequences of High-latitude Climate Change
Terry Chapin, Institute of Arctic Biology
For more information call 474-6077

TUESDAY, MAR. 23

1 p.m. - 183 Arctic Health Research Building
USDA/ARS Candidate Seminar, sponsored by the School of Natural Resources and Agricultural Sciences
Molecular Methods to Identify Tree Pathogens: Integrating Microbial Ecology, Phylogenetics and Population Genetics
Loretta M. Winton, Oregon State University; Candidate for Research Plant Pathologist position
For more information call 474-1806 or e-mail fnkcm1@uaf.edu

4 p.m. - Elvey Auditorium, 214 Elvey Building
Lecture Sponsored by the Chapman Chair
Understanding Abrupt Climate Change During the Last Glacial Period: Recent Developments and Outstanding Issues
David S. Battisti, University of Washington
For more information e-mail bhatt@gi.alaska.edu

WEDNESDAY, MAR. 24

1:15 p.m. - 138 Irving II
USDA/ARS Candidate Seminar, sponsored by the School of Natural Resources and Agricultural Sciences
Spatial Variation in Genetic and Phenotypic Diversity among Streptomyces from a Prairie Soil
Anita Davelos, University of Minnesota; Candidate for Research Plant Pathologist position
For more information call 474-1806 or e-mail fnkcm1@uaf.edu

1:30 p.m. - 401 IARC
Atmospheric Science Informal Seminar
Model Errors Caused by Prescribed Soil Physical and Plant Physiological Parameters
Nicole Mölders, Geophysical Institute Atmospheric Sciences Group
For more information call 474-7910 or e-mail molders@gi.alaska.edu

THURSDAY, MAR. 25

3:30 p.m. - Elvey Auditorium, 214 Elvey Building
Lecture Sponsored by the Chapman Chair
What Controls the Climatological Location of the Sea Ice Margin in the North Atlantic, and Why Should We Care?
David S. Battisti, University of Washington
For more information e-mail bhatt@gi.alaska.edu

3:40 p.m. - 183 Arctic Health Research Building
School of Natural Resources and Agricultural Sciences (SNRAS)/Forest Sciences Graduate/Faculty Seminar
Impacts of Large-scale Atmospheric-Ocean Variability on Alaskan Fire Season Severity
Paul Duffy, Ph.D. candidate, UAF Interdisciplinary Studies
For more information e-mail David.Valentine@uaf.edu

7 p.m. - UA Museum
University of Alaska Museum Lecture
Ice Age in Alaska: Mammal Extinction and First Humans
Dale Guthrie, Professor Emeritus, Institute of Arctic Biology
For more information call 474-7505 or visit http://www.uaf.edu/museum

FRIDAY, MAR. 26

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
Climate Change and Evolutionary History: Physiological Constraints Limiting Biogeography and Biodiversity
Hans-Otto Poertner, Alfred-Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany
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
What’s With Those Columbia River Flood Basalts?
Vicki S. McConnell, Oregon State Geologist and UAF Alumna
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.

6:15-9:30 p.m. - Gold Room, Fairbanks Westmark Hotel
Sponsored by the Arctic Institute of North America
Arctic Roundtable: Human Adaptation to Life in the Arctic and Subarctic: Past, Present, and Future
General discussion will begin with a brief presentation by a panel at 7 p.m. A light buffet and cash bar will be available starting at 6:15. Cost is $10 per person to cover food and is payable at the door. Special student rate available.
For more information contact Carl Benson at 474-7450 or benson@gi.alaska.edu