Events
March 2021
Race and Place Seminar: Jennifer Richmond-Bryant
Jennifer Richmond-Bryant Faculty Fellow, Center for Geospatial Analytics; Associate Professor of the Practice, Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources Presentation Title Disparities in air pollution burdens by race and income across the US Bio Jennifer Richmond-Bryant, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of the Practice in North Carolina State University’s Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources and a Faculty Fellow with the Center for Geospatial Analytics. Her research specialization is human exposure to air pollution with particular emphases on air pollution…
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Speaker - Claudia Benitez-Nelson, Distinguished Professor, University of South Carolina, School of the Earth, Ocean and Environment Bio Seminar Title - Using Elemental Composition and Stoichiometry to Explore Marine Biogeochemical Cycles Abstract - The marine biogeochemical cycling of most elements is influenced by a complex array of interdependent reactions that vary with the surrounding environment. As such, focusing on a single element’s biogeochemistry precludes a global understanding of processes that range from toxin production to climate change. The goal of this talk is…
Find out more »Geospatial Forum with Geri Miller
We have experienced a massive digital transformation and these new trends are powerful – cloud and analytics driven. The shift to cloud technology is changing our workforce needs, and geospatial education is changing as well. What are some of these changes, and what do they mean for skills of today’s graduates? What skills do we need, as students, to become change agents and leaders in the future workforce? Bio Geri Miller is Director of Education at Esri. Her main role…
Find out more »Ph.D. Graduate Student Defense
Speaker - Mallory Kinczyk ~ PhD, Earth Sciences Seminar Title - Geological evolution of planetary surfaces: a study of geophysical and spatial relationships of the heavily cratered terrains on Mercury and Enceladus Committee Chair: Paul Byrne Committee Members: Del Bohnenstiehl, Karl Wegmann, Dahlia Nielsen, Arianna Soldati, Gerald W. Patterson Please check your email for a Zoom link.
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Speaker - Kay McMonigal, MEAS, Atmospheric Sciences (host- S. Larson) Seminar Title - Convergent ocean heat transport drives recent Indian Ocean warming Abstract - Since 2000, the Indian Ocean has warmed more rapidly than the other ocean basin. This warming has climate impacts relevant for the one third of the human population living in Indian Ocean rim countries. We aim to understand the dynamics behind the recent warming, to better predict future warming patterns. Any change in ocean heat content over time is the…
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MEAS M.S. Graduate Student Defense
Speaker - Zachary Williams, MS, Earth Sciences Seminar Title - Insights into the Mechanical Lithosphere of Venus: A Structural Analysis of Ridge Belts Committee Chair: Paul Byrne Committee Members: Del Bohnenstiehl, Karl Wegmann Please see your email for the Zoom link.
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Speaker - Robert Todd, WHOI (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution), host- Roy He Seminar Title - Gliders in the Gulf Stream: New insights from sustained observing Abstract - The Gulf Stream is a key part of the Earth's climate system, carrying heat poleward as part of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation. The swift, narrow current generally follows the continental margin from the Florida Strait to Cape Hatteras, NC, where it separates from the continental margin and becomes a free, meandering jet in the open North…
Find out more »Geospatial Forum with Dr. Anders Huseth
Landscape-scale intensification of individual crops and pesticide use that is associated with this change is a problem that has had unequal effects on pests with different lifecycles, host ranges, and dispersal abilities. Understanding the fundamental connections between agricultural intensification and pests remains a major obstacle to improving the long-term sustainability of modern agriculture. In this forum, we will discuss the linkages between insect communities, agricultural landscapes, and their management in support of sustainable agriculture and healthy agroecosystems. Bio Anders Huseth…
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Speaker - Russell Harmon, MEAS-Earth Science (host - E. Hyland) Seminar Title - Linking Silicate Weathering to Riverine Geochemistry – Case study from a mountainous tropical setting in west-central Panama Abstract - Comprising a diversity of common igneous and sedimentary lithologies, the landscape of Panama reflects its origin and evolution as an inter-oceanic island arc. This landscape developed and matured over the past 100 My as a consequence of tectonic interactions of the Caribbean, South American, Cocos, and Nazca plates that resulted…
Find out more »Race and Place Seminar Series: Panel Discussion
Diversity, Inclusion and Equity in Academia Panel Bethany Cutts, Mickey Fearn, Jennifer Richmond-Bryant Moderator Stacy Nelson, Interim Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion, College of Natural Resources; Faculty Fellow, Center for Geospatial Analytics; Professor, Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources The Race and Place seminar series is intended to highlight research that contextualizes race by speaking to environmental justice, equity, diversity and inclusion in the geographical and geospatial sciences.
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