EarthWorks, February 22, 2008
Submit items to Lauren Bivona or Norm Meader at enews@email.arizona.edu preferably by 5:00 pm Wednesday of each week. Please include "EarthWorks" in the subject line.
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EarthWorks, February 22, 2008 Submit items to Lauren Bivona or Norm Meader at enews@email.arizona.edu preferably by 5:00 pm Wednesday of each week. Please include "EarthWorks" in the subject line. |
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In This Issue:
DEPARTMENTAL NEWS From the Head Jobs and Career Information on Geosciences Web Site http://www.geo.arizona.edu/about/resources.htm If you have other names/websites that should be added to this list, please email the URL to Lesa. REMINDER: GeoDaze Deadline http://www.geo.arizona.edu/geodaze/2008 The abstract deadline is MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2008. Please indicate if you would like to give an oral or a poster presentation. Talks will be 12 minutes with a 3 minute question period. Posters should be 4 ft high x 6 ft wide, or smaller. The purpose of GeoDaze is to provide students a forum in which to present their research and to receive valuable feedback from faculty, alumni, and their peers. Additionally, judges will evaluate all presentations and award THOUSANDS of dollars in prizes to outstanding talks and posters. Please e-mail Lepolt Linkimer (linkimer@email.arizona.edu) or Alyson Thibodeau (amthibod@email.arizona.edu) if you have further questions. We are hoping for a record turnout this year!! We hope to see everyone at this year's GeoDaze! Lepolt Linkimer & Alyson Thibodeau Collecting Items for Spring 2008 Departmental Newsletter
Thanks for your help with this. GEOSCIENCES IN THE MEDIA Jeremy Weiss and Jonathan Overpeck Break Into Rolling Stone Faculty Publication: Review of NSF Instrumentation and Facilities Program by Beck et al. UNIVERSITY NEWS 18th Annual UA Hydrology Research Symposium, “El Dia del Agua” The symposium begins at 8 a.m. and includes a lunch at 12 p.m. Our luncheon speaker, Dr. Kenneth Schmidt, President of Kenneth Schmidt & Associates, will give his talk on "Trends in Hydrogeology from 1964 to 2008." Following lunch, both Oral Presentations and Posters will continue. We plan to have 10 student speakers during the day long event, as well as many exciting posters to view. Our afternoon keynote speaker will be Dr. John Doherty, Director of Watermark Numerical Computing, based in Brisbane Australia. Dr. Doherty will give his talk on “Model predictions – by no means right, but quantifiably wrong.” Registration is $30 and includes lunch. Your attendance is highly valued as students look forward to presenting material and meeting with professionals in the field throughout the course of the day. Please respond by returning your registration and check to the address on the form by February 22, 2007 [notice to Geosciences was late]. For more information: http://www.hwr.arizona.edu/EDDA/EDDA%20-%202008/Information.htm Nominations Sought for 2007-2008 UA Accolades Awards Please open link to view informational flyer http://www.pacs.arizona.edu/docs/Accolades2007-2008.pdf A Panel Discussion on Distressed Students (follow-up to shootings at Northern Illinois University) The aftermath of violence on a university campus leaves any community with unanswered questions about safety, university protocols and procedures. Often times in looking back on these very tragic incidents, we often wonder what are the warning signs? What is my responsibility in helping someone in distress? What are the resources available on this campus to help students showing signs of distress? The Dean of Students Office invites the campus community to attend an open discussion on addressing the needs of distressed students. Acknowledging the complexities and sensitive issues associated with working with distressed students, we have invited a panel of experts representing the Dean of Students office, Counseling and Psychological Services, Life and Work Connections, University Police, and the University Attorney‘s office. For your convenience we are offering two sessions scheduled for Tuesday, February 26, from 2:30 – 4:00 pm and Wednesday, March 5, from 9:30 – 11:00 am. Both sessions are located in the Student Union Kiva Room. Please plan to attend one session. For more information about the panel, please contact Dr. Veda Kowalski, Associate Dean of Students at 621-7059. FUNDING/JOB/INTERN OPPORTUNITIES Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Intern Program for Undergraduates, Summer 2008 REU Summer Intern Program Sponsored by the Columbia University Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences and the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University.
Visit the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences website for detailed information: http://eesc.columbia.edu. Click on the 2008 program brochure link for 2008 research project descriptions and contact information. Click on the online application link to apply. Carol Mountain Accepting Applications for 2008-09 UA/NASA Space Grant Graduate Fellowship Program We seek new and continuing UA graduate students interested in promoting the understanding of scientific research to the public whose program of study addresses any aspect of NASA's mission (which includes elements as diverse as the Space and Earth Sciences, Science Policy, and Science Education). The fellowship, which is co-sponsored by UA/NASA Space Grant and the applicant's nominating Department, includes a stipend of $16,000 for one or two years, both in- and out-of-state tuition, fee waivers and health insurance, and some scientific travel expenses. Though totals vary based on individual circumstances, the total value of a fellowship in 2007-08 is approximately $28,000. Applications, including a transcript, two letters of recommendation, any letters of support (from those cooperating in the education outreach effort), and the Department Head's signature committing to the departmental cost share are due in the Space Grant Office (Room 345, Kuiper Space Sciences Building) by March 14, 2008. Awards for Fall 2008 will be announced You can learn more on Friday, March 7, 2008 between 4:00 PM and 5:30 PM in the Kuiper Space Sciences Building (Conference Room 309) where our current graduate fellows will be available to discuss their educational outreach Barron J. Orr, Associate Director Opportunities for Students With Greenpeace You'll learn about current environmental issues and solutions while being trained by experts in grassroots organizing, leadership, media, and campaign strategy. You'll travel internationally with Greenpeace to work with activists abroad. Also, you'll learn how to engage in peaceful direct action, climb, and drive Greenpeace boats! On top of all of that, many students are able to receive class credit for the semester. ACTION * TRAVEL * TRAINING Summer and Fall programs are filling up, and early applications are due March 7th. Apply at http://www.greenpeace.org/got. The semester is offered in the Washington D.C. and San Francisco Greenpeace offices. Contact program staff with questions at got@wdc.greenpeace.org or 877-450-3517 ext. 320. PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 21st Annual Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Engineering and Environmental Problems (SAGEEP) SAGEEP 2008, April 6-10, 2008, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Marriott Downtown Hotel - Online Registration Now Open! From the broad technical program http://www.eegs.org/sageep/techsessions.html to our Keynote and Luncheon speakers http://www.eegs.org/pdf_files/sageep08_registration.pdf to the newest addition to environmental and engineering geophysics education, EEG University http://www.eegs.org/pdf_files/eegu_brochure.pdf, this year's symposium WILL be something special. For your convenience, you can register online at http://www.eegs.org/sageep/index.html for the conference. You can also fax or mail your registration form (it is available as a printable form at http://www.eegs.org/pdf_files/sageep08_registration.pdf by accessing EEGS' website - http://www.eegs.org then clicking the green SAGEEP button), but do so quickly. Early Bird conference rates apply until March 14! Hotel reservations are now being accepted. Make your hotel reservation by March 7th and you'll receive our special conference rate. Register online at https://resweb.passkey.com/go/6547fbec or call 1-800-266-9432 and identify your group as "SAGEEP" or "EEGS Annual Meeting" by March 7 to secure your accommodations. The SAGEEP brochure http://www.eegs.org/pdf_files/sageep08_registration.pdf is full of information about what's planned for attendees. Dr. Robin E. Bell of Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory is our **Keynote Session** speaker. From satellite imaging, airborne gravity, and ground penetrating radar, we now know that there are more than 150 lakes under the Antarctic ice sheets. For questions, contact the EEGS Business Office: UPCOMING TALKS (GEOSCIENCES) Department of Geosciences Colloquium Who: Matthew Carrano, Curator of Dinosauria, Smithsonian Institution SESS Club Presentation on International Exchange Program With the University of Leicester UPCOMING TALKS (UA) School of Natural Resources Seminar (Monday) Lunar and Planetary Laboratory Colloquium (Tuesday) Who: Michael Mellon, University of Colorado, Boulder Semester Schedule: http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/calendar/calendar_plus.php Lunar and Planetary Laboratory Evening Lecture Series With Jay Melosh (Tuesday) Who: Jay Melosh, Regents Professor of Planetary Sciences, University of Arizona On July 4, 2005, NASA deliberately collided a 700-pound spacecraft with comet Tempel 1 at a speed of 22,500 mph. The object of this kamikaze mission was to find out what is below a comet's surface. Although the dust blown out by the impact obscured the final crater, the mission swept away old ideas about comets and revealed a new vision of cometary structure. This talk is free and open to the public. Hydrology and Water Resources Seminar (Wednesday) Who: Steve Grasby, Geological Survey of Canada Anthropology Department Lecture Series (Wednesday) Who: Ruth Van Dyke, Department of Anthropology, Colorado College IGERT Seminar in Archaeological Sciences (Friday) Who: Chris Roos and Noah Thomas, Department of Anthropology, University of Arizona EarthWorks On-Line Archive: http://www.geo.arizona.edu/events/enewsletter |
Special reminder to faculty that there is a faculty meeting Tuesday afternoon, February 26, at 3:30 pm.