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– November 7, 2003
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR
P.O. Box 1000, 61 Route 9W Palisades, New York 10964
<> REPORT SUMMARY <>
– Recent Grant Awards –
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– Current B & G Projects –
– Letter from the Director –
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<> RECENT GRANT AWARDS
For the period 9/1 – 9/30/2003
Cook, E. Development of a multi-millennial
tree-ring chronology and climate reconstruction from the south
island of New Zealand, NSF.
Bond, G. Collaborative research: high
northern latitude amplifiers of centennial to millennial climate
forcing during the Holocene, NSF.
Sambrotto, R. Collaborative research:
cross-shelf transport and post-bloom new production near the
Pribilof Islands NSF.
Anderson, R.N. Toward a lean management R & D center for
RPSEA, RPSEA.
Carbotte, S. Collaborative research:
seismic reflection data management system for marine geosciences,
NSF.
Chayes, D. Collaborative research: seafloor
sounding in polar and remote regions, NSF.
Smethie, W. Request for subcontract:
investigating the characteristics and consequences of interannual
variations in the NW Atlantic’s DWBC, WHOI.
Goldstein, S. Space/time mantle heterogeneity
below the mid-atlantic ridge. An isotopic study of peridotites
and gabbros drilled during ODP Leg 209, JOI.
Diebold, J. Oceanographic technical services,
R/V Maurice Ewing, 2003 – 2005 (Year 1 or 3), NSF.
<> 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).
Aoki, Y. and C.H. Scholz. Interseismic
deformation at the Nankai subduction zone and the Median Tectonic
Line, southwest Japan; Journal of Geophysical research-Solid
Earth, vol. 108, no. B10, Art. No. 2470, October 11, 2003.
Buck, W.R., L.L. Lavier, and A.A. Babeyko.
Numerical model of lithospheric extension producing fault-bounded
basins and ranges; International Geology Review; vol. 45,
no. 8, pp. 712-723, August, 2003.
Du, W.X., W.Y. Kim, and L.R. Sykes. Earthquake
source parameters and state of stress for the northeastern
United States and southeastern Canada from analysis of regional
seismograms; Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America,
vol. 93, no. 4, pp. 1633-1648, August, 2003.
Gordon, A.L., R.D. Susanto, and K. Vranes.
Cool Indonesian throughflow as a consequence of restricted
surface layer flow; Nature, vol. 425, no. 6960, pp. 824-828,
October 23, 2003.
Jiang, G.Q., L.E. Sohl, and N. Christie-Blick.
Neoproterozoic stratigraphic comparison of the Lesser Himalaya
(India) and Yangtze block (south China): Paleogeographic implications;
Geology; vol. 31, no. 10, pp. 917-920, Suppl. 1, October,
2003.
Perlwitz, J. and N. Harnik. Observational
evidence of a stratospheric influence on the troposphere by
planetary wave reflection; Journal of Climate, vol. 16, no.
18, pp. 3011-3026, September, 2003.
Scholz, C.H. Earthquakes - Good tidings;
Nature, vol. 425, no. 6959, pp. 670-671, October 16, 2003.
Seager, R., N. Harnik, Y. Kushnir, W.
Robinson, and J. Miller. Mechanisms of hemispherically symmetric
climate variability; Journal of Climate; vol. 16, no. 18,
pp. 2960-2978, September, 2003.
van Geen, A., K.M. Ahmed, A.A. Seddique,
and M. Shamsudduha. Community wells to mitigate the arsenic
crisis in Bangladesh; Bulletin of the World Health Organization,
vol. 81, no. 9, pp. 632-638, 2003.
<> RECENT NEW HIRES
For the period 9/1 – 9/30/2003
Commins, Deirdre
9/22/03
Staff Associate
Seismology
Gaherty, James
9/1/03
Doherty Associate Research Scientist
Seismology
Ghan, Ryan N.
9/15/03
Casual
Geochemistry
Leonard, Katerin
9/15/03
Casual
Marine Geology and Geophysics
Levi, Camille
9/15/03
Post Doctoral Research Scientist
Biology & Paleo Env.
Rodriquez, Clara
9/15/03
Office Assistant
Administration
Sauer, Kirsten L.
9/2/03
Research Assistant
Biology & Paleo Env.
Van Vught, Shastine
9/15/03
Casual
Geochemistry
<> CURRENT B&G PROJECTS
- Roofing Projects:
All punch list items complete with the exception of the
electrical rewiring of various roof equipment. Manufacturer's
warranties being processed
- Greenhouse Project:
Punch list items remain to be completed. Work scheduled
for week of 11/10/03.
- Oceanography Emergency Generator:
Plans and specifications are complete and have been reviewed
and accepted by O.M.G.
- Marine Biology, Room 7:
Lab has been gutted. All exterior metal walls have been
fared out and covered with vinyl-covered gypsum. New doorway
and entranceway to rear lab has been created.
- Marine Biology, Room 13:
All preparations for installation of Mass Spec. complete.
Mass Spec. has been set up and is operational.
- Miscellaneous:
– Open House preparations and restoration complete.
– Replaced air handler for Seismology Computer Room
A/C.
– Painted three Human Resources offices in Administration
Building.
<> LETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR
It was on November 5th 1605 that a fellow
by the name of Guy Fawkes loaded 32 barrels of gunpowder into
the basement of the Houses of Parliament in London, with the
avowed intention of blowing them up. He failed, and so every
November 5th (still today), in celebration, there are tens
of thousands of bonfires lit all over England. I doubt that
this was the very FIRST terrorist act motivated by religious
extremism, but it is sobering to think today we take similarly
motivated attempts of comparable brutality so much for granted
that they are reported in the newspapers for less than a week.
They are not 'celebrated' by millions for more than four centuries.
This probably means something significant about our society,
but it is late on Friday afternoon so I will have to think
about it some other time.
It has been another week of meetings
- a full day with senior NSF-OCE folks, an ad hoc for a new
appointment, a meeting with Jeff Sachs, campus planning as
well as continued efforts to finalize the agenda for one of
the major Symposia to be held next spring too mark Columbia's
250th. It will be called Earth's Future: Taming the Climate
- a not-coincidental reference to Wally-s fire breathing dragon!!!
I have to go to a CORE Board of Governors
meeting in Florida next week, and will spend what little time
I have remaining here entertaining a stream of VIPs all of
whom have chosen the same two days to visit us. The tribe
of Program Managers from NSF-OPP led by Research Section Heads
Tom Pyle and Scott Borg will be here all day next Thursday.
Steve Goldstein and Stan Jacobs are organizing their agenda.
Admiral Conrad Lautenbacher will be here next Friday afternoon
and will be giving the regular Friday colloquium, after which
there will be a reception to which everyone is invited.
The sun is shining, the sky is blue.
If I did not have a 5:00 pm meeting in the Low Library, I
would be looking forward to the weekend already.
Have a good one,
– Mike
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