Speaker - Richard Clark, Millersville University of Pennsylvania (hosted by R. Philbrick) | Seminar Title - The Night Wind: Examining the Nocturnal Low-level Jet and its Underlying Boundary Layer during PECAN (Plains Elevated Convection At Night) Abstract - Observations of the Great Plains low level jet on the nights of 10, 20, and 22 June 2015…
The MEAS graduation ceremony will be held on December 19th at 2:00PM in the James B. Hunt Library, Room 1103.
Speaker - David C. Muddiman, Ph.D, NC State University, Jacob and Betty Belin Distinguished Professor, Director: Molecular Education, Technology, and Research Innovation Center, and Department of Chemistry Seminar Title - Unraveling Chemical and Biological Systems Through the Development and Application of Innovative Mass Spectrometry Platform Technologies Abstract - Mass spectrometry offers a versatile and robust…
Speaker - Danielle F. Lawson, Ph.D., NC State, USDA-NIFA Postdoctoral Scholar Seminar Title - Intergenerational Conversations: Can Children Help Solve our Climate Emergency? Abstract - As issues associated with climate change grow increasingly complex, the need for a citizenry prepared to address them cannot be overstated. Unfortunately, ideologically polarized contexts render climate change education and…
Speaker - Tammy M. Weckwerth, NCAR/Earth Observing Laboratory (hosted by M. Parker) Seminar Title - MicroPulse Differential Absorption Lidar (MPD) for Thermodynamic Profiling Abstract - NCAR’s Earth Observing Laboratory develops and deploys a variety of observational instrumentation in support of the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the university community. These instruments and platforms include research…
Speaker - Ángel F. Adames-Corraliza, University of Michigan Seminar Title - Insights on Large-scale Precipitation Evolution in the Tropics from the Perspective of Plume Buoyancy Abstract - Tropical convection is highly sensitive by fluctuations in temperature and moisture in the lower-free troposphere as well as processes that occur in the planetary boundary layer (BL, 850-1000…
Speaker - Kimberly Rogers, East Carolina University (hosted by P. Liu) Seminar title - Coupled Human-natural (and Technical) System Dynamics in the Bengal Delta, Bangladesh Current Research - Rogers’ research is broadly interdisciplinary and examines evolving sediment dynamics at the land-sea boundary, principally within the rapidly developing river deltas of South Asia. As deltas are…
NEW LOCATION - 1132 Jordan Hall | Speaker - Daniel Horton, Assistant Professor, Northwestern University (hosted by E. Hyland) | Seminar Title - Climate Change, Air Quality and Mitigation Co-Benefit Analyses Bio - Dr. Horton is an Assistant Professor in Earth and Planetary Sciences and the leader of the Climate Change Research Group at Northwestern University.…
This event has been canceled. Speaker - Ademe Mekonnen, NC Agricultural & Technical University (NCAT) Seminar Title - The Role of Different Types of Deep Convection on Easterly Waves Initiation over Africa Abstract - Satellite-observed data from the International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) suggests that African easterly waves (AEWs) form in association with a ‘‘transition’’ process from…
This event has been canceled. Speaker - Peter Hitchcock, Cornell University, Dept. Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Ithaca, NY (hosted by W. Robinson) Seminar title - The Stratospheric Polar Vortex and its Influence on Surface Climate Abstract - Each winter, sharp gradients in radiative heating around the polar night generate strong westerly winds in the Arctic…