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
Speaker - Tina Dura, Virginia Tech (hosted by L. Leithold & Karl Wegmann), in person & on Zoom. Seminar Title - Improving subduction zone hazards assessments using the coastal stratigraphic record
Environmental Drivers of Vector-borne and Zoonotic Diseases: Leveraging Remote Sensing in Public Health Summary: Vector-borne and zoonotic diseases are responsible for one-sixth of disease and disability worldwide. Their distribution and spread is highly dependent on the environment. In the face of the environmental changes brought about by the Earth-system crisis, remote sensing has gained renewed…
Using Satellite Data for Species Distribution Modeling with GRASS GIS and R Registration opening soon! Summary: Species distribution models (SDM) have traditionally used climatic data as predictors of habitat suitability for the target species. In this hands-on studio, we will explore the use of satellite data to derive relevant predictors. We will perform satellite data…
Speaker - Nakul Deshpande, Dept. of Physics, NCState University (hosted by K. Wegmann), in person & on Zoom. Seminar Title - Adventures in pouring sandpiles or: how I learned to stop worrying and love the lab Abstract - Pour sand on a table. What happens? At first blush, not much. Grains fall and form a pile. When pouring stops, it…
Dr Benjamin Quesada, and Dr Juan Posada, two colleagues from Colombia will be here to visit us at MEAS to give research seminars and to explore opportunities for international collaboration with our department (hosted by Camilo Rey-Sanchez). They will present ~25 min research talks each, followed by an introduction to their department and the new Earth…
Speaker - Yajuan Lin, (she/her), Assistant Professor of Marine Ecology, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi (hosted by R. Paerl), in person & on Zoom. Seminar Title - Mapping the 'invisible forest' and biological carbon pump in a changing Southern Ocean.