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MEAS Department Seminar

1216 Jordan Addition 2720 Faucette Drive, Raleigh, NC, United States

Speaker - Don Dingwell, LMU-Munich (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat, Munchen), hosted by A. Soldati.  Join us in person or on Zoom. Seminar Title - Explosive Volcanism in the earth system: experimental access Abstract - Volcanism, is a vital factor in the Earth system. Molten silicates are a major transport agent in the differentiation and interaction of lithosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere.…

CANCELLED – MEAS Department Seminar

1216 Jordan Addition 2720 Faucette Drive, Raleigh, NC, United States

Speaker - David McConnell, Professor, Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (MEAS), hosted by S. Yuter. Seminar Title -  Research-based Strategies for Effective Teaching and Learning

MEAS Department Seminar

1216 Jordan Addition 2720 Faucette Drive, Raleigh, NC, United States

Seminar Speaker - Michael O'Driscoll, East Carolina University (hosted by A. Schnetzer).  Join us in person or online. Seminar Title - Rising Groundwater Levels in Dare County, North Carolina: Implications for Onsite Wastewater Management for Coastal Communities Abstract - Sea level rise and coastal storms can impact the resilience of coastal communities due to their effects on…

MEAS Department Seminar

1216 Jordan Addition 2720 Faucette Drive, Raleigh, NC, United States

Speaker - Don Penman, Utah State University (hosted by the MEAS Seminar Committee).  Join us in person or online.  Seminar Title - IODP Ocean Discovery Lecture: Carbon and Silica Cycle Coupling during Cenozoic Warm Periods Abstract - Our current understanding of the long-term carbon cycle holds that Earth’s climate is stabilized by a negative feedback involving the consumption of…

MEAS Department Seminar

1216 Jordan Addition 2720 Faucette Drive, Raleigh, NC, United States

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…

MEAS Department Seminar

1216 Jordan Addition 2720 Faucette Drive, Raleigh, NC, United States

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…

MEAS Department Seminar

1216 Jordan Addition 2720 Faucette Drive, Raleigh, NC, United States

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…

MEAS Department Seminar

1216 Jordan Addition 2720 Faucette Drive, Raleigh, NC, United States

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…

MEAS Department Seminar

1216 Jordan Addition 2720 Faucette Drive, Raleigh, NC, United States

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.

Special Seminar

1216 Jordan Addition 2720 Faucette Drive, Raleigh, NC, United States

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…