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Lamont Weekly Report – April 2,
2004
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR
P.O. Box 1000, 61 Route 9W Palisades, New York 10964
<> REPORT SUMMARY <>
– Recent Grant Awards –
– Recent Publications –
– Current B & G Projects –
– Letter from the Director –
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<> RECENT GRANT AWARDS
Cane, M., Collaborative Research: Westerly
Wind Bursts: Enso's Driver or Slave? NSF
Iturrino, G., Passow, M., Earth2class:
Linking Research Scientists and Classroom Teachers. NSF
Tolstoy, M., Seismicity and Airgun Sources
As Tools For Hydroacoustic Calibration in the Indian Ocean
Basin. CTBTO
Karner, G., NSF Researchers - Eqyptian
Negotiations and Collaborations: Opening the Door for RCL
Margins Proposals. NSF
Hemming, S., Brueckner, H. Collaborative
Research: Petrogenesis of Jadeitite and other High-Pressure
Rocks in Serpentitites, Motagua Fault Zone, Guatemala. NSF
Bonatti, E., Cipriani, A., SR, ND and
PB Isotopic Composition of a Diverse Suite of Oceanic Rocks
Drilled From the Mid-Atlantic Ridge During ODP Leg 209: Mantle
Signature Versus Hydrothermal Alteration. JOI
Webb, S., Collaborative Research: A Real-Time
Nearshore Seafloor Seismic Station. NSF
Xie, J., Source Spectral Shape, Scaling
Stress Drop and Radiated Energy of Earthquakes in the Continental
U.S., and Implications on Seismic Hazard Maps. USGS
Shaw, B., Elastodynamic Event Sequences
on Rough Faults. NSF
Chen, R., CIESIN: Millenium Development
Goals Support. World Bank.
<> RECENT PUBLICATIONS
(The following list is derived from the Lamont Publications
Database which identifies all publications that hold a Lamont
contribution number, thereby qualifying the publications as
a Lamont paper).
Aguilar, J.P., W.A. Berggren, M.P. Aubry,
D.V. Kent, G. Clauzon, M. Benammi, and J. Michaux. Mid-Neogene
Mediterranean marine-continental correlations: an alternative
interpretation; Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology,
vol. 204, nos. 1-2, pp. 165-186 February 20, 2004.
Anderson, O.R. The effects of release
from cold stress on the community composition of terrestrial
gymnamoebae: A laboratory-based ecological study simulating
transition from winter to spring; Acta Protozoologica, vol.
43, no. 1, pp. 21-28, February, 2004.
Dery, S.J., W.T. Crow, M. Stieglitz,
and E.F. Wood Modeling snow-cover heterogeneity over complex
arctic terrain for regional and global climate models; Journal
of Hydrometeorology, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 33-48, February, 2004.
Eneroth, E. and O.M. Svenningsen. Equatorial
Baltica in the Vendian: palaeomagnetic data from the Sarek
Dyke Swarm, northern Swedish Caledonides; Precambrian Research,
vol. 129, no. 1-2, pp. 23-45, February 12, 2004.
Haase-Schramm, A., S.L .Goldstein, and
M. Stein. U-Th dating of Lake Lisan (late Pleistocene Dead
Sea) aragonite and implications for glacial East Mediterranean
climate change; Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, vol. 68,
no. 5, pp. 985-1005, March, 2004.
Kaplan, A., M.A. Cane, D. Chen, D.L.
Witter, and R.E. Cheney. Small-scale variability and model
error in tropical Pacific sea level; Journal of Geophysical
Research-Oceans, vol. 109, no. C2, Art. No. C02001, February
4, 2004.
Li, A.Y. and P.G. Richards. Using earthquake
doublets to study inner core rotation and seismicity catalog
precision; Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, vol. 4, Art.
No. 1072 , September 9, 2003.
Liu, T.Z. Blind testing of rock varnish
microstratigraphy as a chronometric indicator: results on
late Quaternary lava flows in the Mojave Desert, California
(vol 53, pg 209, 2003) Geomorphology, vol. 57, no. 3-4, pp.
445-446, February 10, 2004.
Seeber. L., J.G. Armbruster, W.Y. Kim.
A fluid-injection-triggered earthquake sequence in Ashtabula,
Ohio: Implications for seismogenesis in stable continental
regions; Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America,
vol. 94, no. 1, pp. 76-87, February, 2004.
Spiegelman, M. Linear analysis of melt
band formation by simple shear; Geochemistry, Geophysics,
Geosystems, vol. 4: Art. No. 8615, September 12, 2003.
Sun, Y.F. Modeling seismic reflections
from thin-bed dolomite layers in diatomite formation; Island
Arc, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 227-241, March, 2004.
<> CURRENT B&G PROJECTS
- Oceanography Emergency Generator:
Purchase order has been issued for general contractor/electrician.
Acoustical study (planning board requirement) is underway.
Additional information for the planning board appearance
and approval being assembled for submittal. Job site meeting
with contractor and engineer set for Tuesday, April 6th
to review project and place equipment order.
- Greenhouse Project:
Engineer from Wadsworth Controls checked out and calibrated
environmental control system. Ludy Greenhouse Service technicians
will now complete the punch list.
- Seismology, Room 13:
On going lab work completed Thursday, March 26th, and renovation
work restarted Friday, March 27th, with the installation
of the fume hood, floor repairs, wall prep for paint and
some sheet rock work. New A/C system scheduled for week
of April 5th and floor tile Wednesday, April 14th.
- Seismology, Room 7:
Three fume hoods delivered and placed in rooms on 3/26.
Will restart project when mechanics working in room 13 become
available and remaining equipment (exhaust blowers) arrives.
- Left Hand Turn Lane:
Informational meeting, which is open to the public, is scheduled
for Thursday, April 22nd from 4 to 8pm in the Council Chambers
of the Alpine Borough Municipal Building on Church Street
in Alpine, New Jersey. Maps and plans will be made available.
- Geoscience Walk-In Freezer Replacement:
Requisition for a purchase order sent to Columbia University
Purchasing Office for the installation of a new walk-in
freezer to replace the existing unit.
- Albin House:
The house will be razed.
- Instrument Lab:
Purchasing has scheduled a walk through of contractors for
Friday, April 2nd for the renovation of three rooms for
the use of The Borehole Research Group and others. In addition,
new machinery will be purchased to replace some equipment
that was moved there from the Old Machine Shop when the
building was constructed in the mid-sixties
- Geochemistry Room 3:
Lab renovation scheduled to start in May. Contractor has
been selected.
- Miscellaneous:
– Constructed 24 artificial "Outcroppings"
as part of a research study being conducted by Kim Kastens
and Toru Ishikawa.
– Replaced boiler pump header and circ. pumps in staff
residence.
– Replaced defective boiler controls in the Nafe House.
– Started spring clean up of grounds.
<> LETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR
I guess Bill Menke was out of town yesterday,
so we unfortunately missed his annual April Fool's Day fusillade
of subtle jokes - or at least I think I did.
I got back from Sapporo late Tuesday
night so it was a short week in the office for me. The meetings
on the huge campus of the 175 year-old Hokkaido University
were very successful and blissfully short. The first meetings
of the Members and the Board of Governors of IODP Management
International (IODP - MI) were completed without difficulty.
The newly appointed President, Manik Talwani, has a grand
challenge ahead of him bringing this corporation from absolutely
zero, to one capable of managing a multi-hundred million dollar
science program in very short order.
This Sunday is the start of this season's
public lectures - 3 pm in Monell. To kick off we have Bruce
Shaw speaking on 'Earthquake prediction in the Shadow of Chaos’.
I look forward to seeing you there.
Thank you to all who participated in
the briefing this afternoon about our plans for the new research
vessel – although this initiative is not yet funded
by NSF or approved by Columbia, we remain optimistic concerning
its success. We welcome continued input from everyone about
ways to make the new vessel as effective and efficient as
possible. Please do not hesitate to contact the Marine Department
with questions or ideas, and we will keep you posted as progress
with this bold plan is achieved.
Speaking of bold plans - we also remain
optimistic that we may get the left-turn lane on the southbound
side of 9W by our main entrance in place this year. This is
a critical safety issue that we have been working on for a
long time! For those who are REALY interested in Route 9W
then the New Jersey Department of Transportation cordially
invites you to attend an informal Pre-Construction Public
Information session regarding the reconstruction of U.S. Route
9W on Thursday, April 22, 2004 from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.
at the Alpine Borough Municipal Building, Church Street, Alpine,
New Jersey. The purpose of the meeting is to introduce the
Department's Resident Engineer as well as the contractor who
will be doing the construction. Maps and plans will be made
available.
We have organized a presentation by Columbia's
Science and Technology Ventures operation on April 15th -
a more detailed announcement is appended below - please note
that if you wish to attend then you should register prior
to April 9th.
The weather in Sapporo was almost precisely
the same as that we are experiencing here - going a whole
week without seeing the sun reminds me of days gone by in
northern England. But now it is April, spring is surely ready
to explode upon us.
Have a great weekend,
– Mike
WORKSHOP: 'Why and How to Patent Your Invention at Columbia
University'
When: Thursday April 15, 3pm to 5pm
Where: Seismology Seminar Room, LDEO Campus
In order to register for the workshop, please send a brief
message to Violeta Tomsa (vtomsa@ldeo.columbia.edu)
that you would like to attend.
Dead-line is April 9, 2004.
Presenter: Sharon Ross, Technology Licensing Officer, Columbia
University's Office of Technology Transfer, Science and Technology
Ventures (STV) will present an overview of the:
- Benefits of patenting and licensing innovations
- Key guidelines for working with STV to patent inventions
- Advantages of patenting and publishing research
- Patent process and commercialization steps at Columbia
University
Q & A: The presentation will include a Question &
Answer session attended by Gary Walpert, Senior Intellectual
Property Attorney, Hale & Dorr, and Beth Israel, Executive
Director of Columbia's Office of Projects and Grants.
Get answers to:
- Understanding Intellectual Property clauses that can affect
your research award
- Implications for co-inventors
- Identifying prior art, disclosures, and commercial value
- Keeping a lab notebook and other steps you can take to
protect you creation.
STV's mission is to facilitate the transfer of scientific
discovery and innovation from the university setting to the
marketplace and to ensure that both the inventor and the University's
research and educational activities benefit from that transfer.
Refreshments: Light refreshments will be served.
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