Kukla, G.  The climate at the final phase of the last interglacial.  Climate at the final phase of the last interglacial. Fellowship for U. Mueller ** Max Kade Foundation

Cane, M.  Request for subcontract:  Dynamical forecasting of ENSO: A contribution to the IRI  network.   * S10

Lall, U.  Hydro-Quebec Collaboration agreement.   ##HQRI

Cormier, M.  Renewal of OCE 00-96668: Collaborative research: Submarine earthquake geology in the Marmara seismic gap.   NSF

Stoll, R.  Renewal of N00014-01-1-0275: Determining field conditions for mine impact burial studies.   ONR

Takahashi, T.   Collaborative research: Initial steps towards a global surface water PCO2 observing system.   NOAA

Schlosser, P.   Collaborative research: Circulation in the freshwater switchyard of the Arctic Ocean.   NSF

Hemming, S.  Provenance and processes recorded in sediments and implications for paleoclimate studies.   ##CSEF

Shaw, B.  RFP 2002: Sequences of cascading electrodynamic ruptures on  geometrically complex faults.   *Univ.So.Calif.

Richards, P.  A study of the magnitude-yield relations for nuclear test sites of the former Soviet Union.   *USDA

Webb, S.  Grant transfer of  OCE 98-19779: Hydrothermal structure of the east pacific rise at 9 degree 50' N: Amgnetometric restivity survey.   NSF

Worrest, R.  USGS National biological information infrastructure - ecology.   USGS

Anderson, R.F.  Calibrating extraterrestrial helium-3 as a constant flux proxy for pleistocene paleoceanography.   NSF

Levy, M.  Environmental sustainability in the Arab world. World Economic Forum

Steckler, M.  2D and 3D modeling of the stratigraphic sequences at the Adriatic and phone continental margins.   ONR
 
 

<> 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).

Abbott D.H. and A.E. Isley. Extraterrestrial influences on mantle plume activity. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, vol. 205, no. 1-2, pp.  53-62, December 30, 2002.

Broecker W.S. Constraints on the glacial operation of the Atlantic Ocean's conveyor circulation; Israel Journal of Chemistry, vol. 42, no. 1, pp. 1-14, 2002.

Chase, Z., R.F. Anderson, M.Q. Fleisher, and P.W. Kubik. The influence of particle composition and particle flux on scavenging of Th, Pa and Be in the ocean; Earth and Planetary Science Letters, vol. 204, no. 1-2, pp. 215-229,  November 30, 2002.

Chen D., H.W. Ou, C.M. Dong. A model study of internal tides in coastal frontal zone; Journal of Physical Oceanography, vol. 33, no. 1, pp. 170-187,  January,  2003.

Gastrich, M.D. and O.R. Anderson. Experimentally-induced association between two protists: Physarum polycephalum (Mycetozoa) and Chlorella pyrenoidosa (Chlorophyceae) Symbiosis, vol. 33, no. 2, pp. 175-190,  2002.

Guerin, G., and D. Goldberg.  Heave compensation and formation strength evaluation from downhole acceleration measurements while coring Geo-Marine Letters, vol. 22, no. 3, pp. 133-141,  November, 2002.

Hemming, S.R. and I. Hajdas.  Ice-rafted detritus evidence from Ar-40/Ar-39 ages of individual hornblende grains for evolution of the eastern margin of the Laurentide ice sheet since 43 C-14 ky Quaternary International, vol. 99, pp. 29-43, 2003.

Seager, R., D.S. Battisti, J. Yin, N. Gordon, N. Naik, A.C. Clement, and M.A. Cane. Is the Gulf Stream responsible for Europe's mild winters? Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, vol. 128, no. 586, pp. 2563-2586, Part B, October, 2002

Shaman, J., M. Stieglitz, V . Engel, R. Koster, and C. Stark. Representation of subsurface storm flow and a more responsive water table in a TOPMODEL-based hydrology model; Water Resources Research, vol. 38, no. 8, art. no. 1156, August 27, 2002.

Sykes, L. (2002) "Academy Report Addresses CTBT Issues: Where Do We Go >From Here?";  FAS Public Interest Report, Journ. of Federation of American Scientists, v. 55, no. 4, p.  9-11.

Sykes, L. R. (2002) Four Decades of Progress in Seismic Identification Help Verify the CTBT; EOS Trans., v. 83, no. 44, p. 497-500.

Walker, D., S.M. Clark, L.M.D. Cranswick, M.C. Johnson, and R.L. Jones. O-2 volumes at high pressure from KClO4 decomposition: D '' as a siderophile element pump instead of a lid on the core; Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems, vol. 3: art. no. 1070,  November 23, 2002.
 
 

<> RECENT APPOINTMENTS
-- New hire list for the month of January, 2003
 

Alex, Carmen 1/13/03 Webmaster B Director's Office	Mathieu, Sally 1/20/03 Casual Geochemistry
Dicupillo, Stephanie 1/10/03 Casual Administration	Phillips, Eric S. 1/27/03 Jr. Marine Development Tech Seismology
Ferree, Joel 1/06/03 Casual	Storeygard, Adam 1/23/03 Casual
Janik, Aleksandra 1/13/03 Staff Associate Marine Geology & Geophysics	Taddei, Renzo Romano 1/14/03 Casual
Mason, Simon 1/06/03 Research Scientist	Zylberberg, David Casual Geochemistry

 

<> LETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR

Sydney Hemming and her Post-doctoral Selection Committee are in the middle of their process to select next year's LDEO post docs. As in previous years, we have an absolutely superb group of candidates and it will be extremely difficult to select the two finalists. Members of the research staff should review the files and provide their input as soon as possible, but no later than February 21st.

Some news of a forthcoming happy and celebratory event:

The Associate Directors and I decided last year to establish an award to recognize truly exceptional research performance.  Last year when we carried out the annual merit review process, looking at the publication records and activity reports of the research staff, we found that there was one individual whose productivity in terms of high quality, high impact publications in major journals, whose leadership of the national and international research communities, whose contributions to welfare and well-being of the Observatory were distinctly and clearly superior. It was therefore decided to create the "Director's Award for Outstanding Research Performance". This award will not necessarily be awarded each year - only when a truly exceptional individual is identified, nominated by one of the Associate Director's and agreed to by the Director in consultation with the Associate Directors and Chair of DEES.  All members of the Observatory's senior and junior research staff are eligible. The 2002 award will be presented (belatedly) at 3:30 pm on February 24 in the Monell auditorium. The recipient will present a talk; there will be a brief award ceremony, followed by a reception. I look forward to seeing you there.  The recipient is Bob Anderson.

Some more good news, and even perhaps a hint of progress!

We have for sometime recognized the need to improve the career opportunities for Engineers at Lamont.  I am pleased to announce our first appointment to a new position ladder that we have created to enhance the career path for engineers within the Observatory.  Tim Newberger of the Division of Ocean and Climate Physics has been appointed to the position of Engineer in the research rank of Staff Associate, and we hope that over the next few months other members of our engineering staff will have the opportunity to shift over to this new ladder.  If you do not know about this and want to find out more, look our web site at http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/Director/policies/engineers.html or contact the Human Resources Department x-8847 Mary Mokhtari.

Have a great weekend,

- Mike
 

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