Events

Wednesday, November 11, 2009 - Tuesday, November 17, 2009

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LDEO MG&G and SG&T Seminar Series: Stability of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet Margins Since the Mid Miocene: New Insights from Iceberg-Rafted Debris

Date: November 11, 2009 from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm EST

Location: Columbia University, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Marine Biology/Seismology Building, Seminar Room, 2nd Floor

Speaker: Trevor Williams, Research Scientist, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, The Earth Institute, Columbia University


CERC Information Session: Summer Ecosystem Experiences for Undergraduates (SEE-U)

Date: November 11, 2009 from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm EST

Location: Columbia University, Morningside Campus, Schermerhorn Extension, 1015

Speaker: Desmond Beirne, Program Associate, Summer Ecosystem Experiences for Undergraduates (SEE-U), Center for Environmental Research and Conservation (CERC)


LDEO MG&G and SG&T Seminar Series: Understanding the Impact of Surface Melt on Ice Sheet Change in Greenland

Date: November 12, 2009 from 10:00 am to 11:00 am EST

Location: Columbia University, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Marine Biology/Seismology Building, Seminar Room, 2nd Floor

Speaker: Ginny Catania, Research Associate, Institute of Geophysics, University of Texas


Open Data and the Future of Funded Research

Date: November 12, 2009 from 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm EST

Location: Columbia University, Morningside Campus Alfred Lerner Hall, Room 555

Speakers: John Wilbanks, Vice President, Science Commons; Robert Chen, Director, Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), The Earth Institute, Columbia University Andrew G. Rundle, Professor of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University


CERC Information Session: Evening Certificate in Conservation Biology

Date: November 12, 2009 from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm EST

Location: Columbia University, Morningside Campus, Schermerhorn Extension, Room 1015

Speaker: Desmond Beirne, Program Associate, Evening Certificate Program in Conservation Biology, Center for Environmental Research and Conservation (CERC)


MA Program in Climate and Society Open House

Date: November 12, 2009 from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm EST

Location: Columbia University, Morningside Campus, Schermerhorn, Room 603

Speakers: Various


DEES Open Thesis Defense: Radiogenic Isotopes as Tracers of Ocean Circulation and Sediment Transport - Ocean Modeling, Seawater Analysis, and Sediment Studies

Date: November 13, 2009 from 10:00 am to 11:00 am EST

Location: Columbia University, Lamont Campus, Marine/Biology Seismology Building Seismology Seminar Room, Second Floor

Speaker: Kevin Jones, Graduate Student, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Columbia University


LDEO Division of Ocean and Climate Physics (DOCP) Seminar: Annual Cycle of the West African Monsoon - Regional Circulations and Associated Water Vapor Transport

Date: November 13, 2009 from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm EST

Location: Columbia University, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Gary C. Comer Geochemistry Building, Seminar Room, First Floor

Speaker: Chris Thorncroft, Tropical Meteorologist, Chair. Department of Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, University at Albany, State University of New York


LDEO Division of Biology and Paleo Environment Seminar Series: The Role of the Indian Ocean for Regional Rainfall Patterns - Mechanisms and Implications for Forecasting

Date: November 13, 2009 from 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm EST

Location: Columbia University, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Gary C. Comer Geochemistry Building, First Floor Seminar Room

Speaker: Caroline Ummenhofer, Climate Change Research Center (CCRC), Faculty of Science, University of New South Wales


LDEO Earth Science Colloquium: The Ocean Observatory Initiative: On the Threshold of Next Generation Ocean Science

Date: November 13, 2009 from 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm EST

Location: Columbia University, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Monell Building Auditorium

Speaker: John Delaney, Professor of Oceanography, University of Washington; Principal Investigator and Director, Regional Scale Nodes Program; Jerome M. Paros Endowed Chair in Sensor Networks


The Moral Climate: Exploring the Ethical Dilemmas of Climate Change

Date: November 16, 2009 from 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm EST

Location: Columbia University, Morningside Campus, Alfred Lerner Hall, Roone Arledge Auditorium

Speakers: Cynthia Peabody, Moderator; Associate Director, Center for the Study of Science and Religion, The Earth Institute, Columbia University; John C. Mutter, Director, Earth Institute Fellows Program; Professor, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences and Department of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University; Vinoth Ramachandra, Secretary for Dialogue and Social Engagement, International Fellowship of Evangelical Students


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