Speaker - Lauren Toth, US Geological Survey (hosted by S. Zhang), Zoom only Seminar title - Geological perspectives on the degradation and restoration of coral reefs Bio -  Lauren Toth is a coral-reef ecologist who uses clues from the geologic record to better understand the modern decline of coral-reef ecosystems and to inform future coral-reef management and…
Defense Presentation Title:Â Facilitating Civic Engagement in Rapidly Urbanizing Regions through Geospatial Participatory Modeling Co-Advisors: Dr. Helena Mitasova, Associate Director of Earth and Environmental Sciences Applications, Center for Geospatial Analytics; Dr. Ross Meentemeyer, Director, Center for Geospatial Analytics Abstract:Â Rapid urbanization and the increasing frequency of extreme precipitation events are leading to communities vulnerable to flooding and…
Speaker - Grant Colip, M.S. Graduate Student, Earth Science Seminar Title -Â Interpreting seismic reflection imagery to reconstruct late Quaternary earthquake history at Lake Crescent, Washington, USA Location - 1132 Jordan Hall and Zoom Committee Chairs:Â Lonnie Leithold, Karl Wegmann Committee Members:Â Del Wayne Bohnenstiehl, Daniel Brothers
Speaker - Ryan Kramer, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (hosted by S. Larson), Zoom only Seminar title -  Observing and Modeling Earth’s Energy Imbalance in a Warming World Abstract -  Like anything in life, climate change is about balance. Or rather a lack thereof. When Earth’s incoming and outgoing energy is in balance, the climate is stable. Currently…
Speaker - Julian Chesnutt,  PhD Graduate Student, Earth Science Seminar Title - Mass Wasting Landforms on Earth and Mars: A Tale of Two Mesas Location - Wednesday, March 8th ~ 10:00 A.M. 2106 Jordan Hall and Zoom Committee Chair: Karl Wegmann Committee Members: Del Bohnenstiehl, Paul Byrne, Helena Mitasova, Peter Harries
Defense Presentation Title: Linking Forests and Freshwater across the Southern Appalachian Forest Landscape Advisor: Dr. Katherine Martin, faculty fellow and assistant professor in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources Abstract: Forests act as natural water towers, provisioning freshwater downstream to support aquatic biodiversity and supply drinking water, agriculture and energy. Understanding how climate change…
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 (i​n​-​p​erson 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…