Weekly science calendar

Submitted by Center for Global Change
Phone: (907) 474-5818
09/29/06

Monday, Oct. 2

1:30 p.m. - Elvey Auditorium, 214 Elvey Building
Geophysical Institute Seminar
Fortnightly Tidal Variations in the Flow of Antarctic Ice Streams: Theory and Observations
Hilmar Gudmundsson, British Antarctic Survey
Information: Martin Truffer, 474-5359

3:30-5 p.m. - Elvey Auditorium, 214 Elvey Building
Department of Forest Sciences Faculty Candidate Research Seminar
Understanding and Managing Forests under Uncertainty and Spatial Variability
Jingjing Liang, USDA Rocky Mountain Experiment Station; candidate for position of Assistant Professor of Forest Management
Information: David Valentine

Tuesday, Oct. 3

1:30 p.m. - Globe Room, 215 Elvey Building
Glaciology Seminar
Applications of Inverse Theory in Glaciology
Hilmar Gudmundsson, British Antarctic Survey
Information: Martin Truffer, 474-5359

3:30-5 p.m. - Elvey Auditorium, 214 Elvey Building
Department of Forest Sciences Faculty Candidate Teaching Seminar
Forest Management: From Models to the Real World
Jingjing Liang, USDA Rocky Mountain Experiment Station; candidate for position of Assistant Professor of Forest Management
Information: David Valentine

7-8:30 p.m. - Gold Room, Westmark Hotel (10th & Noble)
Arctic Roundtable, sponsored by the Arctic Institute of North America and the AAAS Arctic Science Conference
Changing Sea Ice and Marine Transport in the Arctic
Panelists: John Walsh, UAF; Hajo Eicken, UAF; Lawson Brigham, U.S. Arctic Research Commission; Richard Glenn, Barrow Arctic Science Consortium
Program begins with panelist comments followed by open discussion. Doors open at 6:30, with coffee and tea available. No admission charge. All are invited.
Information: Carl Benson (474-7450)

Thursday, Oct. 5

3:40-5:10 p.m. - 183 Arctic Health Research Building
Natural Resources Graduate Seminar
For the next few weeks seminar participants will be discussing the book "Omnivore’s Dilemma." All are welcome to attend.
Information: Susan Todd, 474-6930

Friday, Oct. 6

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
Survival in the Alpine Landscape
Patrick Kuss, Alaska Geobotany Center and the Institute of Arctic Biology, UAF
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
Exhumation of Extensional Mountain Belts: An Example from the Wasatch Mountains in Utah
Phil Armstrong, California State University Fullerton
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 and to confirm the location.

IPY Student Research Support Opportunity
UA faculty members are invited to submit proposals (up to $15K over 2 years) for student training and support related to International Polar Year research. A one-page announcement with guidelines is available from Kathy Gruenig at kathy.gruenig@alaska.edu or (907) 450-8018. Please include your fax number or e-mail address with your request. Proposal deadline is Oct. 15.