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…
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 - 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 - Greg Tierney, EPA Seminar Title - A Flexible Framework for Quantifying the Human Health Risk of Extreme Temperature Events Date/Time - October 30, 3:30PM, 1108 Jordan Hall and via Zoom Bio - Greg Tierney joined EPA as an ORISE fellow in April 2021 and currently studies the human and environmental impact of extreme…
Speaker - Lindsay Maudlin, Atmospheric Science | Seminar Title - An Evaluation of a Climate Decision Support System: An Eye-Tracking Study
Speaker - Qi Li, Atmospheric Science - Global Sources, Sinks, and Uncertainties of Nitrous Oxide
Speakers - Jordan Baker, Atmospheric Science - How Much Ammonia Is Being Deposited to the Chesapeake Bay from Broiler Operations on the Maryland Eastern Shore? Ana Torres-Vazquez, Atmospheric Science - How will Climate Change Impact the Seasonality of Tropical Cyclones?"
Speakers: Rebecca Miller (Atmospheric Science) - A Modified Persistent Anomaly Index Applied to Present and Future Climates | Jacob Radford (Atmospheric Science) - Verification of High-Resolution Banded Snowfall Forecasts
Speaker: Mallory Kinczyk (Ph.D. Student, Earth Sciences) | Seminar Title: Crater Degradation on Mercury: A Global Perspective
Speaker - Julian Chesnutt, Ph.D. Student | Seminar Title - Landscape Evolution Comparison between Sacra Mensa, Mars and the Grand Mesa, Colorado, USA