EarthWorks, March 28, 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, March 28, 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
DEPARTMENTAL NEWS From the Head Celebrate the accomplishments of the department’s students by attending Thursday and Friday’s research talks and posters, the keynote address by Tekla Harms (Ph.D. ’86), the awards, and yes, the irresistible, irrepressible and always spectacular slide show. See you all in the Arizona Ballroom (North), in the Student Union, starting Thursday, April 3 at 8:00 AM. And don’t forget : 1. The party Friday night, April 4 at the Tucson Botanical Garden; and 2. The field trip Saturday, April 5, led by George Davis and Ed McCullough. The Geosciences Advisory Board meets Wednesday, April 2. They don’t just give advice, they really support our efforts in teaching, research, outreach and fund-raising. We couldn’t do all that we do without their support. Special thanks to all the faculty and students who will be making presentations to the Board and meeting with Board members. While the meeting will be upstairs in the Dean’s conference room, you may see some Board members wandering the hallways, looking for where their office used to be or at Geodaze, checking out what students are working on these days. If you see a Board member, introduce yourself and thank them for their support. GeoDaze: Student Research in the Earth Sciences The first two days of the symposium feature oral presentations and posters by students from several UA departments. Topics include structural geology, geophysics, economic geology, geochemistry, paleoclimatology, geomorphology, planetary geology, and geoscience education. This year’s keynote speaker is Dr. Tekla A. Harms, who obtained her PhD from the University of Arizona in 1986 and is currently a Professor of Geology at Amherst College, in Amherst, MA. Her talk, “A map-scale sheath fold in the Tobacco Root Mountains, Montana and its role in the evolution of the 1.78-1.72 Ga Big Sky Orogeny” will be Friday at 3 PM.
Geodaze presentations are in the Student Union Building (Arizona Ballroom A, North) between 8 AM and 4:45 PM on Thursday, April 3 and 8 AM and 5:30 PM on Friday, April 4. There is no registration fee and all are welcome to attend. For a complete schedule of events or to register, please visit http://earth.geo.arizona.edu/geodaze/2008 Geology Students Striking It Rich (says NPR) Listen to story at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=88772878&sc=emaf. Faculty Vote for SPBAC Owen Davis is one of the three candidates for the remaining seat. To vote, go to Employee Link: https://emplink.arizona.edu/pls/portal30/ELINK.DYN_ELINK_LOGIN.show. Log in and vote for your choice. Voting ends April 4, so don’t delay. Business Office (Gayle, Sharon, Heather, Denise) - On Monday, at 11:30am, our entire Business Office staff was presented the Star Award by the College of Science Staff Advisory Council. Congratulations to everyone! Cake was served (provided by Joellen), along with a reading of the two letters of support. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sue Beck Tapped to Head National Earthquake Group Read the article in The Daily WildCat Online, March 24, 2008, under Campus Roundup: http://media.wildcat.arizona.edu/media/storage/paper997/news/2008/03/24/News/Campus.Roundup-3279866.shtml. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Julia Cole has been selected as one of 19 Leopold Leadership Fellows. From their press release:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2007-2008 Student Awards: Jennifer McGraw - 2007-2008 Geosciences Outstanding Senior Award ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Four Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC) awards for Geosciences (for postdoctoral and graduate student support): Noah Fay, PI, with Rick Bennett, co-PI: Overpeck to Speak Saturday at SOLAR ROCK
Come out for a day of carbon-emission-free music, food, and activities! Tucson's 2nd annual 100% solar-powered concert will be held on Saturday, March 29 in Himmel Park from 12-5 pm, to raise awareness about global climate change and highlight the many people and organizations in Tucson who are doing something about it! This event is sponsored by the Food Conspiracy Co-op. This event is powered by GeoInnovation. Speakers: Tucson Mayor Bob Walkup Dr. Jonathan Overpeck Brad Lancaster Steve Farley Bruce Plenk Also with a host of musicians. More Info: http://solar-rock.blogspot.com/ or 624-4821. UA Library Recruiting for Focus Groups on Online Geospatial Mapping There will be a total of four focus group sessions: two sessions for people with online mapping needs but no experience with Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software (one for students and another for faculty/staff) and two sessions for people with GIS experience (again, one for students and another for faculty/staff). We will be asking for about an hour of your time. There will be about 5-7 people in each focus group. We will ask the group questions on online mapping use, needs, and preferences. Refreshments will be provided during the session. The sessions will take place in the Main Library, Science-Engineering Library, or Student Union during the week of April 14th or April 21st. If you are interested in participating, please contact our Administrative Associate, Brenda Walsh at walshb@u.library.arizona.edu. Brenda will ask you a few screening questions to place you in the appropriate focus group category. We will then set up the focus group sessions and give you more detailed time and location information. You will be asked to read and sign an informed consent form before we begin the session. At the end of the focus group session, in appreciation for your time, participants will receive a coupon good at the Student Union!! Any questions? Please contact Chris Kollen at kollenc@u.library.arizona.edu or Jeanne Pfander at pfanderj@u.library.arizona.edu. GEOSCIENCES PUBLICATIONS Spence Titley National Research Council Publication GEOSCIENCES IN THE MEDIA Adjunct Professor Lee Allison on Earth Fissures, Featured in Tucson Citizen and Tucson Weekly The September 27 edition of the Tucson Weekly also had an article featuring Lee Allison,The Problem With Fissures--As Arizonans pump evermore water out of the ground, deadly cracks continue to develop. It's still available on-line at http://www.tucsonweekly.com/gbase/Currents/Content?oid=101037. UNIVERSITY NEWS Premier Issue – Dean of Students E-Newsletter This month’s issue, featuring information about how you can support a distressed student, is available online at: Individuals may subscribe to the e-newsletter distribution list by contacting Barbara Camp at bcamp@email.arizona.edu. UA SAC "On Our Own Time" Staff Art Exhibit You are cordially invited to The University of Arizona Staff Advisory Council's "On Our Own Time" Staff Art Exhibit, Friday, March 28 - Friday, April 18, 2008, Student Union Gallery. This Exhibit is Open to the Public. Additional information: jose@ahsl.arizona.edu. Reminder: Seminars on Technical Computing with MATLAB When: March 31 – April 1, 2008 Register: Visit www.mathworks.com/seminars/uaz08. Who Should Attend: Professors, researchers and students ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Agenda – Monday March 31 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., Keating 103 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m., Student Union Kiva Room Bioinformatics Rob Henson, Senior Developer 3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., Student Union Kiva Room Using MATLAB for Technical Computing George Thiers, Application Engineer ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Agenda – Tuesday April 1 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., Student Union Kiva Room Parallel Computing with MATLAB George Thiers, Application Engineer 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m., Engineering Building MATLAB & Simulink for Undergraduates George Thiers ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ For more information contact: Tim Mathieum, Account Manager, Education Department, Tim.Mathieu@mathworks.com 508-647-7016. Open Dialogue with the Provost Three remote sites with live video capabilities have also been arranged to allow participation from other members of the University community. A moderator, located at each remote site, will forward any questions to the Union Kiva to be answered during the dialogue session. UA South, Sierra Vista - Tech Building, Room B-153 Tech Park Campus - Building 9040, Room 2242 College of Medicine, Phoenix - Building #2, Room 2208. Bring your lunch and join us for open discussion and an exchange of information. Eugene G. Sander Campus Reception Thanking Gene Sander Please mark your calendars for a campus reception thanking Gene Sander as he passes the baton to newly appointed Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Meredith Hay.
For assistance, call the Office of University Events at 621-1438. Please share this memo with your colleagues. Everyone is invited to attend. FUNDING/JOB/INTERN OPPORTUNITIES Seeking Grad Students for UA Speakers Bureau, Speak to Middle, High School Students Dear UA Grad students, The UA College of Science (COS) and Tucson GEAR UP (GU) Partnership is offering $100 a day to UA graduate students in Math, Science, Engineering, Media Arts and Computer Science to present at GEAR UP middle schools this spring, and high schools this summer and fall. We especially need speakers for 8th grade classrooms this April and May. Students who join the COS/GU Speakers Bureau will receive $100/day for 2-3 presentations and can be invited by teachers to present up to 2 times a month. If you would like to join the COS/GU Speakers Bureau please contact Lisa Schwartz at lisatree@email.arizona.edu with:
Orientation is required before you can get started. Thank you for your interest. Best regards, Student Volunteers Needed - July 2008 - Batholiths Onland Seismic Project The BATHOLITHS project website is: http://www.geo.arizona.edu/tectonics/Ducea/Batholiths/. Summer Internship at WRRC The University of Arizona’s Water Resources Research Center is offering a summer internship to a student interested in gaining experience in writing about water issues. The selected intern will contribute to the researching and writing of an issue of Arroyo, the annual WRRC publication that focuses on a critical Arizona water issue. Only enrolled students in good standing at the University of Arizona, Arizona State University, and Northern Arizona University are eligible. The intern will work 20-25 hours per week at the WRRC during June and July, at a rate of $10.00 to $14.00 per hour depending on experience. To Apply: Complete an application form available at our website under the WRRC News heading: http://cals.arizona.edu/azwater and send the completed form, along with a writing sample and a letter of recommendation, to the WRRC Summer Internship at 350 N. Campbell Ave, Tucson, AZ 85719. The 500-1,000 word writing sample may be on any topic; it should not, however, be a technical report. The letter of recommendation should come from a faculty member familiar with applicant’s writing. Applications are due no later than 5:00 p.m., Friday, April 25. The selected candidate will be notified by May 5. Please direct any questions to seden@cals.arizona.edu. Utah Geological Survey Seeking Candidates for Geologist and Project Geologist Positions Project Geologist: The project geologist will lead geologic hazard mapping projects in selected areas, assist cities and counties in using geologic hazard information, and perform site investigations, technical reviews, emergency response, and other duties. Geologic hazards will typically involve landslide, debris flow, problem soil, and paleoseismic hazards. The preferred candidate will have an advanced degree, experience in engineering and Quaternary geology, geologic hazards assessment, mapping, and analysis, remote sensing, and/or a working knowledge of GIS (ArcGIS 9+) analysis and map production. A Utah Professional Geologist (PG) license is required within 1 year of appointment. The project geologist position closes on May 12, 2008. For more information and to submit an application go to: http://statejobs.utah.gov. For information about the UGS and the Geologic Hazards Program, go to: http://geology.utah.gov. PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS First World Young Earth Scientists (YES) Congress On the occasion of the IYPE (International Year of Planet Earth) meeting, we are organising the First International Congress for young researchers and professionals (under 35 yrs) who work in the area of Earth Sciences (First World Young Earth Scientists - Y.E.S.- Congress). This meeting will take place approximately on October 2009 and the purpose is create a world-wide link between young geo-scientist and professionals. UPCOMING TALKS (GEOSCIENCES) AAPG Distinguished Lecturer Terry Engelder Who: Terry Engelder, Geosciences, Penn State University See Abstract at: http://www.aapg.org/education/dist_lect/engelder_abs1.cfm. Who: Terry Engelder, Geosciences, Penn State University See Abstract at: http://www.aapg.org/education/dist_lect/engelder_abs2.cfm. Department of Geosciences GeoDaze Keynote Address Who: Keynote Speaker, Tekla Harms, Department of Geology, Amherst College 1.78-1.72 Ga Big Sky Orogeny UPCOMING TALKS (UA) Lunar and Planetary Laboratory Colloquium (Tuesday) Who: Christophe Sotin, Propulsion Laboratory Semester Schedule: http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/calendar/calendar_plus.php Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research Seminar (Wednesday) Who:
Susana E. González ,
University of Arizona, Physics Department
Hydrology and Water Resources Seminar (Wednesday) Water Resources Research Center Seminar (Thursday) Who: Sharon Megdal, Director, UA Water Resources Research Center and Joanna Bate, Graduate Research Assistant, WRRC To find out more about the Conserve to Enhance project, read the latest Arizona Water Resource Public Policy column, which can be accessed from http://www.ag.arizona.edu/AZWATER/columns.php.
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GeoDaze: the 36th Edition! GeoDaze has been a vital part of the Department and the University for longer than the Gould-Simpson Building, and for longer than most faculty have been here. 
GeoDaze culminates with a fieldtrip on Saturday, April 5, led by Professor George Davis and Emeritus Professor Ed McCullough. Participants will revisit the dissertation area of McCullough (PhD, 1963) and examine the Catalina Granite exposed in the western pediment of the Santa Catalina Mountains.