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The Weekly News
November 7, 2011
UPCOMING MEETING Friday, November 11 • Atmospheric Science Tea,
CIVL 2201 (9:30 a.m.)
EAS SEMINAR Thursday, November 10, at 3:30 p.m. in CIVL 1252:
(Title TBA) Stanley Ambrose, University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign
Refreshments at 3 p.m. in CIVL 2201 For more information, see
the EAS online calendar.
PHD DEFENSES Friday, November 11, at 3 p.m. in CIVL 4251:
"Student Learning and Understanding of Sequence Stratigraphic
Principles." PhD defense by Juan Herrera; co-advisors: James Ogg
and Eric Riggs.
Monday, November 14, at 8 a.m. in CIVL 2201: "Spectroscopy,
Mineralogy, and Morphology of a Jarosite-Bearing Landmark Butte
within the Jurassic Navajo Sandstone." PhD defense by Julianne
Bell; advisors: Brenda Bowen.
OUR RECENT PUBLICATIONS Sijp, W. P., M. H. England, and M.
Huber, 2011: Effect of the deepening of the Tasman Gateway on the
global ocean, Paleoceanography, 26, PA4207,
doi:10.1029/2011PA002143.
RECENT PRESENTATIONS Last week Hersh Gilbert visited the
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Washington University
in St. Louis. He gave an invited colloquium talk titled,
"Lithospheric Foundering within the Sierra Nevada" on October
27.
INVITED SERVICE On October 27-28 Gabe Bowen served as an invited
expert at the consultancy meeting for the International Atomic
Energy Agency’s Coordinated Research Program on the “Use of stable
isotopes and DNA barcoding in tracing migratory pathways of wild
birds, potential carriers of highly pathogenic avian influenza
virus.”
LARGE ASTEROID TO PASS BY EARTH NOVEMBER 8, BUT WHAT IF IT
DIDN’T?
An asteroid the size of an aircraft carrier will fly near Earth
on November 8. While there is no danger of it hitting the planet,
Jay Melosh, asteroid impact expert says a similar-sized object
hitting Earth would result in a 4,000-megaton blast, magnitude 7.0
earthquake and, should it strike in the deep ocean, 70-foot-high
tsunami waves 60 miles from the splashdown site. Read more…
OUTREACH UPDATES We are putting together sets of photos for
teachers to use in their instruction. Please help out by sending
Steve photos you took while researching (or playing) that could
help visualize a concept related to EAS.
Photo on left: Fall Creek Gorge (The Potholes)
Did you know Outreach has an equipment loan program for
educators? You can take advantage of this program also. Need to use
20 digital cameras for a field trip, a set of Kestrel weather
meters for a lesson, a handful of GPS units, or even a couple class
sets of stopwatches? Check out the outreach page to see if they are
available!
Have a really neat link or article? Share it with others! Post
it to the EAS Outreach Facebook page or send it to Steve to send
out on the teacher listserve.
FUNDING AVAILABLE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
The Department of Defense’s (DoD) Strategic Environmental
Research and Development Program (SERDP) is seeking to fund
environmental research and development proposals. Read more…
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John Cushman – January 19
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The Smithsonian Institution encourages access to its
collections, staff specialties, and reference resources by visiting
scholars, scientists, and students. The Institution offers
in-residence appointments for research and study using its
facilities, and the advice and guidance of its staff members in
fields that are actively pursued by the museums and research
organizations of the Institution. Read more…
PURDUE – OAK RIDGE ASSOCIATED UNIVERSITIES
PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION The Office of the Vice President for
Research hopes that you will be able to attend a presentation by
Dr. Arlene Garrison, Vice President for University Partnerships,
Oak Ridge Associated Universities on Wednesday, November 16th, from
noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Burton D. Morgan Center for
Entrepreneurship, 121.
To ensure maximum participation, we are placing this
presentation over lunch and encourage you to
bring your lunch or buy lunch in the Venture Café. Dr. Garrison
is interested in discussing the possibility for Purdue to be a
University Partner with ORAU. We would like to know if you will be
able to attend, and would appreciate it if you could take a moment
and R.S.V.P. to Cindy Ream at [email protected].
FACULTY POSITIONS IN LAND AND FRESH WATER PROCESSES AT
GEORGIA TECH The School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (EAS)
at Georgia Tech invites applications for two tenure-track faculty
positions in the areas of land and fresh water processes. Read
more…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! Tim Filley – November 10
Jerry Krockover – November 12 Ken Ridgway – November 12
IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT THIS NEWSLETTER This newsletter will now
be used as the primary information source for current and upcoming
events, announcements, awards, grant opportunities, and other
happenings in our department and around campus. Active links to
additional information will be provided as needed. Individual email
announcements will no longer be sent unless the content is
time-sensitive. We will continue to include our publications,
presentations and other recent news items as well. Those using
paper copies of the newsletter should go to our newsletter archive
on the EAS website at www.purdue.edu/eas/ and Click on News to
access active links as needed. Material for inclusion in the
newsletter should be submitted to Gina Richey ([email protected])
by Friday noon of each week for inclusion in the Monday issue. If
it is in the newsletter, we assume you know about it and no other
reminders are needed.
For answers to common technology questions and the latest
updates from the EAS Technology Support staff, please visit
http://www.purdue.edu/eas/info_tech/index.php.
Also, as an additional resource for information about
departmental events, seminars, deadlines, etc., see our
departmental calendar at
http://calendar.science.purdue.edu/eas/seminars.
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Purdue University congratulates the
2011 SCIENCE JOURNALISM LAUREATES FIRST-TIME HONOREES Sandra
Aamodt, Science book author
Hepeng Jia, Founder of Science News
Bi-Weekly
Andrea Kissack, Senior editor of “QUEST”
on KQED Public Radio
Steven Rosenbaum, Entrepreneur, author,
founder of Magnify.net
RETURNING LAUREATES Moira Gunn Nuala Moran
K. John Morrow Keith Devlin
David Ewing Duncan Joan Leach
Clive Cookson Peter Winter
For more information on the laureates, go to www.pur ue.e
u/sjl/
TOWN HALL FORUM Raising the Bar in Science Journalism
HOSTS: Moira Gunn, host of “Tech Nation” and “BioTech Nation,”
heard on public radio stations
David Ewing Duncan, journalist, author and director of the
Center for Life Science Policy at University of California,
Berkeley
WHEN: 10:30-Noon on November 10
WHERE: The Commons, Lawson Computer Science Building
Free and open to the public. Book signing to follow
— GABRIELA WEAVER
The art of explaining our work to the public is a critical step
in research. The Science Journalism Laureates in the 2011 class are
key to that communication.
Co-organizer, Science Journalism Laureates Program
Director, Discovery Learning Research Center in Purdue’s
Discovery Park
Produced by Purdue Marketing and Media MM.11.1900 EA/EOU
www.purdue.edu/sjlhttp:Magnify.net
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UNIVERSCTY
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING GRADUATE SEMINAR November 10, 2011 4:30
P.M. ROOM ME 1061
Suresh V. Ga1i mella Jefferson Science Fellow, U.S. Department
of State
Goodson Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering and
Associate Vice President, Purdue University
Competing P olicy Choices at the Intersedion of :Ene1·gy and
Climate Change - An :Engineer 's Role
Ab$trad : A widely circulated story last year in the New Yori:
Times \ African buts f.ar from the grid glow wrth renewable power,"
Dec 24, 2010) spotlighted tbe ueed to imp=,. access to electricity
and the opportunities pro\i.ded by new technologies. But what does
access to energy really mean? It is a complex issue that extends
over different scales ranging from basic, off-grid subsistence
levels to bulk power for cities, factories and transportatioo
networks. Prov-id.mg electricity to the 15 billion people around
the wodd cunently without access is a daunting development
challenge. It also poses mg_ent questioo.s regarding unprecedented
increases in greenhouse gas emissioo.s. I will explore the tension
bem'eell the seemingly contradictory but equally critical needs of
energy seourity and climate dw,p mitigaticm, aud dis
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PURDUE u•IVS&ll1"f
Please join us for the 4th annual Purdue Reception at the
Thirsty Bear Restaurant. Come renew old acquaintances, make some
new ones, and let’s toast Paul Shepson, Purdue’s newly elected AGU
Fellow.
Date: Wednesday, December 7, 2011 Time: 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Place: Thirsty Bear Restaurant
661 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA
This event is co-sponsored by the Department of Earth &
Atmospheric Sciences and the Purdue Climate Change Research Center.
For more information, contact Rose Filley ([email protected];
765-479-7540).
PURDUE RECEPTION at the AGU Fall Meeting
Boiler UP
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EAS 59000 (CRN# 60311)
Field Geology of North America
Big Bend National Park
March 10-17, 2012
Instructor: Ken Ridgway
The spring break field course this year will focus on the
tectonics of Big Bend National Park, TX. We
will map structures and strata associated with Sevier
shortening, Laramide deformation and igneous
intrusions, and Basin and Range extension. The false color
satellite image above is of the northern part of
Big Bend National Park and shows the broad range of geological
structures that characterize this area.
The image is from Southwest Satellite Imaging.
We will be camping during most of the trip. Graduate students
and upper-level undergraduates
are welcome to participate. Undergraduate students will need to
get permission of the instructor. There
is a $200 fee required for this course. This fee is needed to
partially cover the expenses of the department
for airfare, rental vehicles, etc. If you are interested in
participating and/or have questions about the
course, contact Ken Ridgway (Room 3277B; e-mail:
[email protected]). There are limited spaces.
mailto:[email protected]
/The Weekly NewsNovember 7, 2011LARGE ASTEROID TO PASS BY EARTH
NOVEMBER 8, BUT WHAT IF IT DIDN’T?IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT THIS
NEWSLETTER
2011-11-07 Flyers.pdfSlide Number 1