For more information see below where I have copied an announcement from Karl Flessa Chair of SEES and head of Geosciences at the University of Arizona.
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EarthWeek is next week! Come to the Arizona History Museum Auditorium March 30-April2 to see and hear about student research, hear keynote talks by leaders in our field, hear plenary speaker Randy Olson talk about science communication and on Wednesday night, come to The Loft Cinema to see SIZZLE.
Each day of EarthWeek features one or more of the School’s units, so be sure to attend more than one day! Our students have worked hard to pull all of this together and our sponsors have donated cash and other prizes. So show your support by showing up.
Details below.
EarthWeek Features Student Research Plus 'Sizzle: A Global Warming Comedy'
EarthWeek, March 29 through April 3, is a student-run event that features research presentations by graduate and undergraduate students in a range of environmental sciences.
By Mari N. Jensen, College of Science March 24, 2010
EarthWeek, a showcase of research by undergraduate and graduate students in the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Arizona, will be held Monday, March 29 through Saturday, April 3.
The student-organized event features research presentations by students from the departments and units within the school: the Arizona Accelerator Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, atmospheric sciences, geosciences, hydrology and water resources, the Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research, and soil, water and environmental science.
The weekday events include presentations and posters to be held in the Arizona History Museum auditorium, 949 E. Second St. All of the scientific presentations are free and open to the public.
Randy Olson of Prairie Starfish Productions and the University of Southern California will deliver the plenary lecture, "Don't be Such a Scientist: Talking Substance in an Age of Style," on Wednesday, March 31, at noon.
Olson, marine-biologist-turned-
Randy Olson, marine-biologist-turned-
As part of EarthWeek, Olson's movie, "Sizzle: A Global Warming Comedy," will be shown at The Loft Cinema at 3233 E. Speedway Blvd. on Wednesday, March 31, at 7 p.m. Writer-director Randy Olson will do a Q&A with the audience following the screening. He will be joined by UA professors Julia Cole of geosciences, Diana Liverman of the Institute of the Environment, Brian McGill of the School of Natural Resources and the Environment and Jacqueline Sharkey of the School of Journalism. An admission fee will be charged for the film.
The week culminates with a field trip on Saturday, April 3, to Mt. Lemmon in the Santa Catalina Mountains. The trip will examine geological features along the General Hitchcock Highway.
Schedule of Research Presentations
Monday, March 29, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research
1:30 p.m. Keynote: Who Needs the Medieval Warm Period?
Malcolm Hughes, UA
Tuesday, March 30, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
GRATIS -- Graduate Research in Atmospheric Sciences
Departments of atmospheric sciences and soil, water and environmental science
11:00 a.m. Keynote: Career Opportunities after Graduation
Martin Murphy and Nick Demetriades of Vaisala
Wednesday, March 31, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
20th Annual El Dia Del Agua Student Symposium
Departments of hydrology and water resources and soil, water and environmental science
3:30 p.m. Keynote: Hydrophilanthropy
David Kreamer, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Thursday and Friday, April 1 and 2, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
GeoDaze: 38th Annual Geoscience Symposium
Departments of geosciences and soil, water and environmental science
Keynote on Thursday, April 1, 4 p.m.
The California River and its role in carving the Grand Canyon
Brian Wernicke, California Institute of Technology
Saturday, April 3
GeoDaze Field Trip to Mt. Lemmon
Leader: Paul Kapp, UA associate professor of geosciences
The scientific focus of the trip will be the history and significance of Cretaceous to Miocene magmatism and deformation.
There are still some spaces available for the field trip. Register at
http://earth.geo.arizona.edu/
George Davis (left), UA Regents' Professor of geosciences, leads the GeoDaze 2008 field trip. Participants at a stop on the west side of the Catalina Mountains, in the Cargadero Canyon area. (Photo credit: Lepolt Linkimer)
EarthWeek, organized by the graduate students in the UA's School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, provides a forum for students to present their research and receive feedback from faculty, alumni and peers. The annual event also provides an opportunity for students and faculty to interact with interested community members and representatives of industry and government agencies.
EarthWeek is supported by the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences and corporate sponsorship and donations from alumni, faculty and friends.
- What | EarthWeek 2010
- When | March 29 through April 3
- Where | Arizona History Museum auditorium, 949 E. Second St., Tucson
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