Weekly Science Calendar

Submitted by Center for Global Change
Phone: (907) 474-5818
03/31/06

Monday, April 3

1 p.m. - 401 IARC
International Arctic Research Center Seminar
Combining Acoustic Tomography with Satellite Altimetry and In situ Observations in an Open Ocean Region
Max Yaremchuk, International Pacific Research Center, University of Hawaii
Information: http://www.iarc.uaf.edu, 474-7569, or Jenny Hutchings

Tuesday, April 4

1-2 p.m. - 201 Irving I
Biobites--Biology Graduate Student Association Seminar
Effects of Intermittent Feeding on Waterfowl
Kate Martin, graduate student in Biology & Wildlife
Information: Hayley Lanier

Wednesday, April 5

1-2 p.m. - 109 Butrovich Building (Regents’ Conference Room)
Freshwater Ecosystems Seminar Series
Ground Water/Surface Water and Riparian Zone/Atmosphere Interactions in River Ecosystems
Cliff Dahm, University of New Mexico, Visiting Meek Scholar
Information: 474-6654, Mark Wipfli

1:30 p.m. - 401 IARC
Atmospheric Science Informal Seminar
Regional and Seasonal Storm Activities in the Arctic
Xiangdong Zhang, IARC JAMSTEC
Information: 474-7910 or Nicole Molders

3:30 p.m. - Elvey Auditorium, 214 Elvey Building
Institute of Marine Science Seminar
Trophic Relationships and Trace Element Transfer in an Arctic Food Web with Focus on Bowhead, Beluga and Gray Whales
Lara Dehn, Institute of Arctic Biology, UAF
Information: http://www.sfos.uaf.edu/events/ or Bodil Bluhm

Thursday, April 6

1 p.m. - 106 Chapman Building
Department of Mathematics and Statistics Colloquium
Perigees and Distributive Structures in the Real-Valued Cycles of the 3x + 1 Problem
Dixon Jones, Rasmuson Library, UAF
Information: http://www.math.uaf.edu/dms/Colloquium.html or David Maxwell

4:30 p.m. - 201A Natural Sciences Facility
UA Museum of the North Earth Science Search Candidate Seminar
Cretaceous Dinosaurs of Alaska: Current Interpretations and Future Directions
Tony Fiorillo, Dallas Museum of Natural History
Information: 474-6945 or Dan Odess

Friday, April 7

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
Continental Smokers: Geology, Geochemistry, and Geomicrobiology
Cliff Dahm, University of New Mexico
Information: http://www.iab.uaf.edu/events/events.php or 474-7640

3:30 p.m. - 201 Natural Sciences Facility
Department of Geology and Geophysics Seminar
The Effect of Water on Mantle Melting at Subduction Zones
Terry Plank, Boston University
Information: 474-7565, Pam Harris

3:45 p.m. - Globe Room, 215 Elvey Building
Department of Physics Journal Club
Check http://ffden-2.phys.uaf.edu/journal_club.htm or call 474-7339 to see if there’s a presentation scheduled for this week.

Saturday, April 8

Noon-5 p.m. - Natural Sciences Facility
Thirteenth Annual Open House for the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Science Potpourri
This year’s highlights include live reindeer, a talk on falconry (at 1 p.m.), a "What’s in your Food?" table, and that perennial favorite, slime. The event is free and all are invited!
Information: Marlys Schneider (474-6287) or Jeff Drake (474-7010)