Speaker - Michael Gray, MS Marine Sciences Seminar Title - Long-term Prediction of the Gulf Stream Meander Using a Principled Neural Operator-based Digital Twin 2:30pm (EST) Friday, November 3rd, 2023 ~ 2115 Jordan Hall and via Zoom Committee Chair: Ruoying He Committee Members: Gary Lackmann, Elisabeth Brown, Ashesh Chattopadhyay
Speaker - Dr. Ivan Mitevski, Princeton University, (website) in 1108 Jordan Hall and via Zoom (hosted by W. Robinson) Title - Asymmetric and Non-monotonic Response of the Climate System to Idealized CO2 Forcing Abstract - Many studies commonly assume linearity when investigating the climate system's response to CO2 perturbations in Earth System Models. The primary objective of this…
Speaker - Matthew McLean, Assistant Professor, UNC-Wilmington (hosted by L. Hughes) via Zoom only. Seminar title - Unbalanced trait Selectivity in coral reef fisheries
Speaker - Sönde Johnsen, Duke University (hosted by T. Wolcott), 1108 Jordan Hall and Zoom Seminar Title - Bioluminescence and ultra-black camouflage in deep-sea fish Abstract - At oceanic depths greater than 200m there is little ambient sunlight, but bioluminescent organisms provide another light source that can reveal animals to visual predators. Transparency and mirrored surfaces-- common…
Speaker - Dennis McGillicuddy, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (hosted by Roy He), 1108 Jordan Hall and via Zoom. Seminar title - Nutrient and arsenic biogeochemistry of Sargassum in the western Atlantic Abstract - The oceanographic ecology of pelagic Sargassum, and the means by which these floating macroalgae thrive in the nutrient-poor waters of the open…
The MEAS graduation ceremony will be in 1103 Hunt Library on December 16th at 1:30pm.
Speaker - Adrian Marchetti, UNC-Chapel Hill (hosted by A. Schnetzer) Seminar title - Exploring the many facets of marine phytoplankton: from proton-pumping rhodopsins to community dynamics in response to upwelling Abstract - Phytoplankton are responsible for roughly half of global primary productivity and are at the base of most marine food webs. Learning the strategies phytoplankton invoke to cope…
Speaker - Joshua Cossuth, Program Officer, Ocean, Atmosphere, and Space Research Division, Office of Naval Research, (hosted by S. Yuter) Seminar Title - Interests and Opportunities through ONR Marine Meteorology. Join us in person or online. The Office of Naval Research Marine Meteorology and Space program sponsors innovative Basic and Applied Research to eligible institutions globally, including academia, government, and industry. While we…
Our MEAS Department Seminar on Monday, Feb.19, at 3:00PM in 1216 Jordan Addition. Join us in person or online. Speaker - Atul Jain, University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign), hosted by the MEAS Seminar Committee Seminar Title - Water, Energy, and Carbon Footprint from Bioethanol Production Abstract - Bioethanol crops have the potential to meet future energy demands and mitigate climate change…
Speaker - Eric Wade, Ph.D., Department of Coastal Studies, Integrated Coastal Programs, Coastal Studies Institute, East Carolina University (hosted by K. Dello, State Climate Office). Join us in person or online. Seminar Title - Moving beyond conventional approaches to holistically support coastal communities’ response to socio-environmental change. Abstract - Coastal communities are facing unprecedented pressures from overexploitation of resources, biodiversity loss, urbanization, and degradation…