This Week’s Events
Tuesday, February 2
IRI Seminar: Developing Near-Term Climate Change (NTCC) Information at the IRI
Speaker: Lisa Goddard, Research Scientist, International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI), The Earth Institute, Columbia University
Time: 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Location: Columbia University, Lamont Campus, Monell Building Auditorium
Contact: Maria Rise C Fullon, mrf2102@columbia.edu
E3B / CERC Seminar Series: Biogeochemical Consequences of Land-Cover and Land-Use Changes in the Agricultural Frontier of the Brazilian Amazon
Speaker: Gillian Galford, Earth Institute Fellow, Columbia University
Time: 4:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Location: Columbia University, Morningside Campus, Schermerhorn Extension, Room 1015
Contact: Desmond Beirne, djb2104@columbia.edu or call (212) 854-0149
Web Site: http://www.cerc.columbia.edu
Earth Institute Practicum: Earth Institute Overview
Speaker: Steven Cohen, Executive Director, The Earth Institute, Columbia University; Director, MPA in Environmental Science and Policy, Columbia University; Director, Concentration in Environmental Policy Studies, Columbia University
Time: 4:20 to 6:10 p.m.
Location: Columbia University, Morningside Campus, Columbia Law School, Jerome L. Greene Hall, Room 102
Contact: Annemarie Eimicke, aeimicke@ei.columbia.edu
CERC Information Session: Summer Ecosystem Experiences for Undergraduates (SEE-U)
Speaker: Desmond Beirne, Program Coordinator, Summer Ecosystem Experiences for Undergraduates (SEE-U), Center for Environmental Research and Conservation (CERC)
Time: 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Location: Columbia University, Morningside Campus, Schermerhorn Extension, Room 1015
Contact: Desmond Beirne, djb2104@columbia.edu or call (212) 854-0149
Web Site: http://www.cerc.columbia.edu
Friday, February 5
CERC Information Session: Summer Ecosystem Experiences for Undergraduates (SEE-U)
Speaker: Desmond Beirne, Program Coordinator, Summer Ecosystem Experiences for Undergraduates (SEE-U), Center for Environmental Research and Conservation (CERC)
Time: 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Location: Columbia University, Morningside Campus, Schermerhorn Extension, Room 1015
Contact: Desmond Beirne, djb2104@columbia.edu or call (212) 854-0149
Web Site: http://www.cerc.columbia.edu
DEES Thesis Proposal: Belowground Carbon Cycling at Black Rock Forest
Speaker: Jennifer Levy, Graduate Student, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Columbia University
Time: 12:15 to 1:15 p.m.
Location: Columbia University, Lamont Campus, Marine/Biology Seismology Building, Seismology Seminar Room, Second Floor
Contact: Missy Pinckert, missy@ldeo.columbia.edu
LDEO Division of Biology and Paleo Environment (BPE) Spring 2010 Seminar Series
Speaker: Jen Levy, Graduate Student, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Columbia University
Time: 12:15 to 1:15 p.m.
Location: Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Marine Biology/Seismology Building, Seismology Seminar Room, 2nd Floor
Contact: Sanpisa Sritrairat, ss2550@columbia.edu
Web Site: http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/~sanpisa/bpe
Columbia Water Center & Earth and Environmental Engineering Seminar Series: The World’s Water Crisis - Peak Water and Moving To a Sustainable World
Speaker: Peter Gleick, President and Co-founder, Pacific Institute, Oakland, California
Time: 3:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Location: Columbia University, Morningside Campus, Seeley W. Mudd Building, Room 833
Contact: Columbia Water Center, watercenter@columbia.edu or call (212) 854-1695
RSVP: Register
Web Site: http://water.columbia.edu
LDEO Earth Science Colloquium: The Global Scramble for Natural Resources—Its Potential Impact on America
Speaker: Vince Matthews, Director, Colorado Geological Survey
Time: 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Location: Columbia University Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Monell Auditorium
Contact: Scott Nooner, snooner@ldeo.columbia.edu
Web Site: http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/news-events/earth-science-colloquium/2009-2010
A Preview of Next Week’s Events
Tuesday, February 9
Earth Institute Practicum: Sustainable Development
Wednesday, February 10
DEES Thesis Proposal: The ‘Ins’ and ‘Outs’ of the Bushveld Complex Upper Zone
Friday, February 12
LDEO Earth Science Colloquium: Does Rainfall Build Ranges? The Role of the Indian Monsoon in Himalaya Orogenesis
