MEAS Dept. Seminar
Speaker - Sofia Montalvo, Operations Technical Director, U.S. National Ice Center. Hosted by Allison Michaelis. Title - US National Ice Center: Who we are, What we do, Why and How we do it.
Speaker - Sofia Montalvo, Operations Technical Director, U.S. National Ice Center. Hosted by Allison Michaelis. Title - US National Ice Center: Who we are, What we do, Why and How we do it.
Exploring Urban Landscape Connectivity for Pollinators Using Spatially Explicit Agent-Based Models (A Sabbatical Adventure) Speaker: Dr. Elsa Youngsteadt, Associate Professor, Department of Applied Ecology, and CGA Faculty Fellow, North Carolina State University Introduction by: Dr. Georgina Sanchez, CGA’s Director of Research Engagement Summary: TBD About the speaker: Elsa Youngsteadt is an associate professor in the…
Speaker - Drew Pendergrass, Postdoctoral Associate, Duke University Nicholas School of the Environment. Hosted by Zhen Qu.Seminar Title - Data-driven quantification of warming-induced emissionsAbstract - As the climate changes, emissions of certain atmospheric constituents may increase. In this talk, I will primarily discuss the impacts of a warming climate on global methane emissions. Methane concentrations surged in 2020 and…
Speaker - Greg Hakim, Professor, University of Washington. This semester's special Braham Seminar.Seminar Title - Using Machine-Learning Weather Models to Study Predictability and Extreme EventsAbstract - Recently developed machine-learning (ML) weather models have been widely recognized for revolutionizing weather prediction, producing forecasts more skillful than traditional models at a fraction of the computational cost. Here I will argue that…
A special seminar for MEAS geology students and enthusiasts. Please RSVP for this seminar at https://forms.gle/CwE2kct6DU7KVZBC7 Speaker - Carlos Lemos, Ambient Technologies, Inc. (& NC State geology alum!). Hosted by Karl WegmannTitle - Geotechnical Challenges & Successes of the Panama Canal Expansion Project, 2008-2014 About the Speaker - Mr. Lemos earned his BS in geology from NC…
Join us in the Jordan Hall lobby for our weekly Coffee and Treats session, an informal opportunity to connect with our MEAS community while enjoying coffee, tea, muffins and donuts. MEAS faculty, staff, postdocs, grad students, undergrads --- all are welcome.
Speaker - Gil Compo, University of Colorado, CIRES & NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Hosted by Walt Robinson. Seminar Title - Learning the Dynamics of El Nino and the Madden-Julian Oscillation from Data Abstract - We have performed a diagnosis of the tropical Indo-Pacific climate system using an empirical-dynamical Linear Inverse Model (LIM) of weekly anomalies…
El Moore will be defending their master's thesis on Monday, March 9th @ 9am in JH 1132.Title of thesis - Landfill Leachate as a Source of Biologically Available Nitrogen for Estuarine Phytoplankton. Their advisor is Dr. Chris Osburn. Zoom link available upon request
We share a building, let's share some coffee! Join us in the Jordan Hall lobby for free coffee, tea, goodies and a chance to meet our building neighbors.
Dr. Kate Davis will be the upcoming guest speaker at Science on Tap! Her presentation is titled, "Ancient Ocean's Archives." No bigger than a grain of sand, foraminifera shells carpet the seabed, serving as remarkable archives for the past. Join us to explore the hidden world of these tiny fossils and learn how they inform…
Adam Moore is scheduled to defend his master's thesis on Friday March 13th @ 9am in Jordan Hall room 1220. Title of thesis - Observed extreme temporal, spatial, and seasonal paleoclimate shifts potentially constrain dinosaur faunal turnover in 'Mid'-Cretaceous Utah, USA. His advisor is Dr. Ethan Hyland. Zoom link available upon request
Micki Recchuiti will be defending her Ph.D. on Monday, March 23, at 2:30 p.m. in 1132 Jordan Hall. Title of Dissertation - Investigating the Rheology of Basaltic Lavas on Venus and Earth via Remote Sensing and Experimental Methods.Micki's advisor is Dr. Arianna Soldati. Zoom link available upon request