Speaker - Samantha Michlowitz, MS Graduate Student, Atmospheric Science Seminar Title - The Role of Ocean Circulation on Externally Forced Trends in the Tropical North Atlantic Monday, March 20, 2023 ~ 8:00 A.M., 1132 Jordan Hall and Zoom Committee Chair: Sarah Larson Committee Members: Anantha Aiyyer, Gary Lackmann
Speaker - Erica Thompson, Senior Policy Fellow, Ethics of Modelling and Simulation at the LSE Data Science Institute, UK (London School of Economics), Website (hosted by W. Robinson), Zoom only. Seminar Title - Escaping from Model Land Abstract - We seek to understand the future of the climate system by making models, but it is not easy to assess the…
All gifts to our Center’s Enhancement Fund today will support scholarships for military (active-duty or veteran) students in our online master’s program! Our #GivingPack goal is to raise enough to award at least one $3,000 scholarship. Every gift, no matter the size, will get us closer to our goal. (Day of Giving’s minimum gift is…
Speaker - Astrid Schnetzer, MEAS, NCState University, Marine Sciences, 1216 Jordan Addition and Zoom. Chowan River, Cyanobacterial Freshwater Bloom, 2019 Seminar title - Freshwater Algal blooms in Coastal North Carolina: Reason to worry? Abstract - Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) are increasing in intensity, magnitude and toxicity in several regions across the US and beyond. In North Carolina relatively little is…
Special Seminar, Wed, March 29, at 12:00PM in 1132 Jordan Hall (in-person only). Speaker - Ronald Leeper, CICS-Asheville, (hosted by W. Robinson) Seminar Title - Characterizing Drought and its Associated Societal Impacts Abstract - Drought is a well-known natural hazard that has obvious direct impacts on society, such as in agriculture and water sources. However, there are also important…
Speaker - Geneva Gray, PhD Graduate Student, Atmospheric Science Seminar Title - An Investigation of Pseudo-global Warming Downscaling in Urban Environments Friday, March 31st @ 9:30 A.M. ~ 1132 Jordan Hall and Zoom (please see your email for the link) Committee Chair: Kenneth Kunkel Committee Members: Jared Bowden, Adam Terando, Gary Lackmann
(Spatial) Scales of Justice: Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility in Participatory Sciences Summary: The participatory sciences manage public engagement to create bridges between science and society, taking different forms in different disciplines. The discoveries and advances through these large collective efforts are unique and not possible by people working alone. With innovations in geospatial and data…
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Speaker - William Reckling, PhD, Earth Sciences, Geospatial Information & Technology Seminar Title - Optimizing Environmental Monitoring with Machine Learning and UAS 5131 Jordan Hall & Zoom. Please check your email for a Zoom link. Committee Chair - Helena Mitasova Committee Members - Jay Levine, Stacy Arnold Nelson, Karl Wegmann
Speaker - Chen Yuan, PhD, Atmospheric Sciences Seminar Title- Barotropic Models of Atmospheric Persistent Anomaly Activity and its Sensitivity to Climate Friday, April 7th ~ 2:00 P.M. 1132 Jordan Hall and on Zoom. Please see your email for a Zoom link. Committee Chair - Walter Robinson Committee Members - Anantha Aiyyer, Gary Lackmann, Sarah Larson