UAF weekly science calendar, Sept. 27-Oct. 1

Submitted by Center for Global Change
Phone: 474-5818
09/24/04

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27

4 p.m. - Elvey Auditorium, 214 Elvey Building
Sponsored by the Institute of Arctic Biology
Where Fire Keeps the Forest Clean - Surface Fires and the Carbon Balance in Siberian Forests
Christian Wirth, Princeton University
Information: Martin Robards or Dave McGuire

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28

3:30 p.m. - Elvey Auditorium, 214 Elvey Building
Special Lecture Series Sponsored by the Chapman Chair (also ATM 693)
Earth’s Climate: Past Changes and Future Prospects - Lecture #6: Climate variability at millennial, centennial, and decadal time scales
John Kutzbach, University of Wisconsin-Madison
For more information on this lecture series see http://www.gi.alaska.edu/AtmosSci/Course_Pages/past.climate.2004.html

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29

8:30 a.m.-5:15 p.m. - 401 IARC (International Arctic Research Center)
Sponsored by the Geophysical Institute
Workshop on Boundary Fire
Featuring presentations by UAF and NWS personnel. Pre-registration is recommended. Details can be found at http://www.gi.alaska.edu/~kramm/announcement, or call Gerhard Kramm at 474-5992.

1:30 p.m. - 214 O’Neill Building
Sponsored by the Sustainability and Stewardship Program; the Resilience and Adaptation Program; the Sustainable Campus Initiative of Chancellor Jones
The Increasing Problem of High Ozone Levels from the Greater Toronto Area in Downwind Rural Areas: Effects on Forests and Crops
Tom Hutchinson, Trent University
Information: Alison Meadow or Craig Gerlach

1:30 p.m. - 417 IARC (International Arctic Research Center)
Atmospheric Science Informal Seminar
NO3-measurements in Fairbanks, Alaska
James Ayers, GI Atmospheric Science Group and the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, UAF
Information: 474-7910 or Nicole Molders

3:30 p.m. - Elvey Auditorium, 214 Elvey Building
Institute of Marine Science Seminar
Using HF Radar for Surface Current Mapping in Cook Inlet, Prince William Sound and Beyond
David Musgrave, Institute of Marine Science, UAF
Information: 474-6332 or Bodil Bluhm

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30

3:30 p.m. - Elvey Auditorium, 214 Elvey Building
Special Lecture Series Sponsored by the Chapman Chair (also ATM 693)
Earth’s Climate: Past Changes and Future Prospects - Lecture #7: Climate of the past 100 years
John Kutzbach, University of Wisconsin-Madison
For more information on this lecture series see http://www.gi.alaska.edu/AtmosSci/Course_Pages/past.climate.2004.html

3:40 p.m. - 183 Arctic Health Research Building (AHRB)
Natural Resources Management Graduate Seminar
The Need for Conservation of Heritage Livestock in Modern Agriculture: The Case of Rare Breeds Canada
Tom Hutchinson, Trent University
Information: Alison Meadow or Craig Gerlach

7:15 p.m. - Schaible Auditorium, Bunnell Building
Sponsored by the Sustainability and Stewardship Program; the Resilience and Adaptation Program; the Sustainable Campus Initiative of Chancellor Jones
The Use of Native Vegetation in Mine Tailings Restoration in the Canadian North
Tom Hutchinson, Trent University
Information: Alison Meadow or Craig Gerlach

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1

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
Antifreeze Proteins and Overwintering Strategies in Insects
Jack Duman, University of Notre Dame
Information: 474-7640 or IAB

3:30 p.m. - 201 Natural Sciences Facility
Department of Geology and Geophysics Seminar
Modes of Permafrost Degradation in Northern and Central Alaska
Torre Jorgenson, ABR Environmental Research and Services
Information: 474-7565 or Geology and Geophysics Department

3:45 p.m. - Globe Room, 215 Elvey Building
Department of Physics Journal Club
Weekly informal presentation.
Information: http://ffden-2.phys.uaf.edu/journal_club.htm or 474-7339