Lamont Weekly Report – September 3, 2004

OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR
P.O. Box 1000, 61 Route 9W Palisades, New York 10964

<> REPORT SUMMARY <>

– Recent Grant Awards –
– Recent Publications –
– Recent New Hires –
– Current B & G Projects –
– Letter from the Director –
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<> RECENT GRANT AWARDS

Bell, R., Balstad-Miller, R., Mutter, J., Cane, M., Pfirman, S., Advance institutional transformation award: Earth Institute of Columbia University, NSF.

Kaplan, A., Cane, M., Small-scale variability in sea surface temperatures and climate analysis error, NASA.

Karner, G., Mantle unroofing mechanisms responsible for the development of the mauzy, ridge: northwestern Atlantic: constraints from LEG 210 petrology and lithology, JOI/USSSP.

Lehnert, K., Goldstein, S. Linking information systems in marine terrestrial geosciences: sediment geochemistry, NSF.

Pfirman, S., Bell, Bridging the poles: education linked with research, NSF.

Susanto, R., Analysis of sub-mesoscale features in Indonesian Seas, ONR.

Takahashi, T., Matter, J., Secure and Long-term sequestration of industrial CO2 in calcium-magnesium silicate rocks, Comer Science & Educational Foundation.

<> 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).

Beyer, E.E., H.K. Brueckner, W.L. Griffin, S.Y. O'Reilly, and S. Graham. Archean mantle fragments in proterozoic crust, western Gneiss Region, Norway; Geology, vol. 32. No. 7, pp. 609-612, July, 2004.

Ho, D.T., C.J. Zappa, W.R. McGillis, L.F. Bliven, B. Ward, J.W.H. Dacey, P. Schlosser, and M.B. Hendricks. Influence of rain on air-sea gas exchange: Lessons from a model ocean; Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, vol. 109, no. C8, Art. No. C08S18, July 1, 2004.

Jacoby, G., O. Solomina, D. Frank, N. Eremenko, and R. D'Arrigo. Kunashir (Kuriles) Oak 400-year reconstruction of temperature and relation to the Pacific Decadal Oscillation; Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology, vol. 209, nos. 1-4, pp. 303-311, July, 2004.

Karspeck, A.R., R. Seager, and M.A. Cane. Predictability of tropical Pacific decadal variability in an intermediate model; Journal of Climate, vol. 17, no. 14, pp. 2842-2850, July, 2004.

Nakatani, M. and C.H. Scholz. Frictional healing of quartz gouge under hydrothermal conditions: 1. Experimental evidence for solution transfer healing mechanism; Journal of Geophysical Research-Solid Earth, vol. 109, no. B7), Art. No. B07201, July 10, 2004.

Nakatani, M., and C.H. Scholz. Frictional healing of quartz gouge under hydrothermal conditions: 2. Quantitative interpretation with a physical model; Journal of Geophysical Research-Solid Earth, vol. 109, no. B7, Art. No. B07202, July 10, 2004.

Yuan, X.J. High-wind-speed evaluation in the Southern Ocean; Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, vol. 109, no. D13, Art. No. D13101, July 1, 2004.

Zhang, Z.H., M.E. Mann, and E.R. Cook Alternative methods of proxy-based climate field reconstruction: application to summer drought over the conterminous United States back to AD1700 from tree-ring data; Holocene, vol. 14, no. 4, pp. 502-516, July, 2004.

<> RECENT NEW HIRES
For the period 8/1/2004 – 8/31/2004

Baethgen, Walter
08/06/04
Research Scientist
IRI

Benedetto, Karen
08/23/04
Administrative Assistant
Geochemistry

Blitz, Colby
08/26/04
Casual
IRI

Chaky, Damon
08/01/04
Post Doctoral Research Scientist
Geochemistry

Gold, Mitchell
08/16/04
Staff Associate
Seismology

Higgins, Sean
08/09/04
Associate Research Scientist
MG & G

Jaworski, Virginia
08/16/04
Systems Analyst/Prog Intmed
IRI

Merlis, Timothy
08/24/04
Casual
Ocean of Climate Phys.

Osgood, Daniel
08/12/04
Associate Research Scientist
IRI

Robinson, Chad
08/19/04
Casual
Marine Affairs

Weekly, Robert
08/19/04
Staff Associate
MG & G

<> CURRENT B&G PROJECTS

• Oceanography Emergency Generator:
  Final Planning Board meeting to be held next Wednesday, 09/08/04. Zoning Board of Appeals meeting Monday 09/13/04. Transfer switch delivered. Generator delivery expected shortly.

• Left Hand Turn Lane:
  Old entrance has been removed and Route 9w widening underway to provide additional room for the turning lane and bus stops.

• Geoscience Walk-In Freezer:
  Temporary freezer has been delivered and will be hooked up at the northeast corner of the Seismology parking lot.

• Kelemen renovations:
  Room 58 Geochemistry carpet, countertops and wall-hung bookcases installed. Contents of room 51 Geochemistry transferred to the Geochemistry Student Facility.

• Seismology Renovations:
  Partitioned room 202 and renovated west side. Carpet will be installed Wednesday, 09/08/04.

• Marine Biology, Labs 2 & 3:
  Waiting for third quote on casework and fumehood.

• Geochemistry, Room 10:
  Room gutted and lab benches stored in container at Instrument Lab. Installed vinyl covered gypsum wall panels. Started ceiling grid. A/C installation complete

• Marine Biology, Room 7:
  All casework and 90% of countertops installed. Most of the electric and plumbing work complete. Sinks and associated plumbing now being installed.

• Instrument Lab Renovations:
  Renovation complete. Minor punch list items still remain along with additional site work.

• Roofing Project:
  Geoscience roof pressure-washed, repairs made and two layers of silicone applied for an additional ten-year warranty.

• Miscellaneous:
  – Cleaned and restained all decks at Monell.
  – Painted room 103 Tree Ring Lab.
  – Scraped, primed and repainted Oceanography guardrail.
  – Repaired stonewall by the Lamont Hall driveway.

<> LETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR

The end of summer arrives again with the most glorious few days, providing ideal conditions under which to avoid hearing anything at all about the political convention down town. It has been a wonderfully productive week - many folks are enjoying a last few days of vacation before the new semester starts, so my email traffic has been down, and the phone has been quieter than usual.

The most important and very happy news is that our new ship, currently still named the Western Legend, sailed from Norway last night (Thursday) after successful completion of all the rigorous pre-purchase inspections. She is being sailed by a Western Geco crew into Quonset Point Rhode Island - due to arrive around the 17th - one of our Captains, Mark Landow, is on board, as is Chief Engineer Steve Pekar and Port Engineer Al Walsh. I wish I was there too. Formal transfer of ownership will be taking place here in New York in a couple of weeks.

In contrast - some serious and bad news - there has been another series of laptop thefts in the Monell Building. Please secure your laptops. Lock them up in a cabinet or a draw - do not leave them out on your desks. And anyone who has a master key or sub-master key, please keep this key on your person. Items have been stolen from behind locked doors. Please be assured that everything possible is being done to identify the culprit(s).

Enjoy the last long weekend of summer,

– Mike
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