[DIALOGnews] DISCCRS News 11/28/2006
Ruth Ladderud
ladderra at whitman.edu
Tue Nov 28 14:31:14 CST 2006
DISCCRS News
11/24/2006
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
RESOURCES and FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
Menden-Deuer, S. and N.J. Grigg. 2006. Balancing Priorities in the
Academic Workplace. This paper is the result of a discussion at the
DIALOG VII symposium.
http://marcus.whitman.edu/~weilercs/resources/
balancing_priorities.pdf
Grants.gov Application Guide - June 6, 2006
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=grantsgovguide
State of the Arctic Report Released Online
http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/pubs/PDF/rich2952/rich2952.pdf
Information Unit for Conventions (IUC) Publications. UNEP has
published simplified guides to the IPCC Special Report on carbon
capture & storage and the IPCC/TEAP Special Report on HFCs and PFCs.
The first is available in all six UN languages and the second in
English, French and Spanish. Hard copies can be ordered for no cost
from iuc at unep.ch.
www.unep.org/dec/information/public_information.html
NSF Dear Colleague Letter for International Polar Year 07-08
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf07008
NSF Centers for Ocean Science Education Excellence (COSEE)
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf07527
FORUM
Threat to the Planet - by James Hansen - a 16-chart, 15-20 minute
presentation
http://www.columbia.edu/~jeh1/DukeEdin_21Nov2006_complete.pdf
The American Meteorological Society is soliciting comments on their
new climate change statement. The deadline for comments is December
9, 2006.
http://www.ametsoc.org/policy/draftstatements/index.html
Inconvenient Truth - Science a la Joe Camel
(see FORUM 1 below)
SCIENCE NEWS
S&E Doctorates Hit All-time High in 2005
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf07301
United Nations Conference on Climate Change concludes
http://unfccc.int/files/press/news_room/
press_releases_and_advisories/application/pdf/20061117_cop_12_closing-
english.pdf
In Antarctica's Dry Valleys, worms offer clues to alarming changes in
ecosystem
http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/11/22/healthscience/snantar.php
Little Norway's Big Climate-Change Battle
http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/little-norways-big-climate-
change-battle/2006/11/27/1164476127752.html
California to Restrict Ocean Fishing
http://www.examiner.com/
a-408793~California_to_Restrict_Ocean_Fishing.html Or: http://
tinyurl.com/tgavz
(see NEWS 1 below)
Iceberg Off New Zealand Becomes Tourist Mecca
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15765149/ Or: http://tinyurl.com/y2dagu
(see NEWS 2 below)
Global Methane Rise Slowing Down
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6170736.stm Or: http://
tinyurl.com/szdrz
(see NEWS 3 below)
James Hansen receives Duke of Edinburgh Conservation Medal
http://www.panda.org/about_wwf/what_we_do/climate_change/
index.cfm?uNewsID=87400
(see NEWS 4 below)
Zogby Poll: Climate Concerns Influenced Midterm Electoral Vote
http://www.zogby.com/templates/printnews.cfm?id=1194
(see NEWS 5 below)
Colorado Institutes First US Carbon Tax
http://www.usatoday.com/printedition/news/20061101/
a_carbontax01.art.htm
(see NEWS 6 below)
Global Warming Causes Species Extinctions Worldwide
http://www.utexas.edu/opa/news/2006/11/biology14.html
(see NEWS 7 below)
Weather Disasters Could Cost As Much As $1 Trillion In A Year
http://www.terradaily.com/reports/
Weather_Disasters_Could_Cost_One_Trillion_Dollars_In_A_Year_999.html
(see NEWS 8 below)
US Ranks 53 Among 56 Countries On a Climate Change Performance Index
http://www.germanwatch.org/klima/ccpi.htm
(see NEWS 9 below)
High Court to Weigh Climate Change Case
http://www.examiner.com/
a-420694~High_Court_to_Weigh_Climate_Change_Case.html Or: http://
tinyurl.com/us3et
(see NEWS 10 below)
Arctic Scientists Look to the Clouds for Clues to Climate Change
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/science/20061126-0929-
mysteryintheclouds.html
(see NEWS 11 below)
SUMMER PROGRAMS, COURSES, INTERNSHIPS, MEETINGS, OPPORTUNITIES
Serve as mentor at December 2006 AGU meeting in San Francisco, CA (USA)
http://www.msphds.usf.edu/ProgramInformation.html (note: this is
a link to the 2005 site - you will have to search for current info or
contact Ashanti J. Pyrtle apyrtle at marine.usf.edu)
(see MEETING 1 below)
PACLIM 2007: Abrupt Climate Change – Causes and Ecosystem Responses
- May 13-16, 2007 – Asilomar, Monterey County, CA (USA)
(see MEETING 2 below)
The 2007 International Symposium on Antarctic Earth Sciences (ISAES)
- AUG 26-SEP 1, 2007 - University of California, Santa Barbara, CA
(USA).
http://isaes2007.geol.ucsb.edu/
(see OPPORTUNITY 1) below)
JOBS
Post-doc - Biological Oceanography - Lamont-Doherty Earth
Observatory – Columbia University - Palisades NY (USA)
(see JOB 1 below)
Geographer/Senior Researcher - Sustainable Communities & Livelihoods
- The Macaulay Institute, Aberdeen (UK)
http://www.macaulay.ac.uk/jobs
(see JOB 2 below)
Junior Professorship – Biogeographical Modelling – University
Bayreuth – Bayreuth, (Germany)
(see JOB 3 below)
Asst. Profs – tenure-track –Department of Geosciences - Stony
Brook University – Stony Brook, NY (USA)
www.stonybrook.edu/cjo
(see JOB 4 below)
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Forum
(FORUM 1) Inconvenient Truth - Science a la Joe Camel
Laurie David - Washington Post - At hundreds of screenings this
year of "An Inconvenient Truth," the first thing many viewers said
after the lights came up was that every student in every school in
the United States needed to see this movie.
The producers of former vice president Al Gore's film about
global warming, myself included, certainly agreed. So the company
that made the documentary decided to offer 50,000 free DVDs to the
National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) for educators to use in
their classrooms. It seemed like a no-brainer.
The teachers had a different idea: Thanks but no thanks, they said.
In their e-mail rejection, they expressed concern that other
"special interests" might ask to distribute materials, too; they said
they didn't want to offer "political" endorsement of the film; and
they saw "little, if any, benefit to NSTA or its members" in
accepting the free DVDs.
Gore, however, is not running for office, and the film's
theatrical run is long since over. As for classroom benefits, the
movie has been enthusiastically endorsed by leading climate
scientists worldwide, and is required viewing for all students in
Norway and Sweden.
Still, maybe the NSTA just being extra cautious. But there was
one more curious argument in the e-mail: Accepting the DVDs, they
wrote, would place "unnecessary risk upon the [NSTA] capital
campaign, especially certain targeted supporters." One of those
supporters, it turns out, is the Exxon Mobil Corp.
That's the same Exxon Mobil that for more than a decade has done
everything possible to muddle public understanding of global warming
and stifle any serious effort to solve it. It has run ads in leading
newspapers (including this one) questioning the role of manmade
emissions in global warming, and financed the work of a small band of
scientific skeptics who have tried to challenge the consensus that
heat-trapping pollution is drastically altering our atmosphere. The
company spends millions to support groups such as the Competitive
Enterprise Institute that aggressively pressure lawmakers to oppose
emission limits.
It's bad enough when a company tries to sell junk science to a
bunch of grown-ups. But, like a tobacco company using cartoons to
peddle cigarettes, Exxon Mobil is going after our kids, too.
And it has been doing so for longer than you may think. NSTA says
it has received $6 million from the company since 1996, mostly for
the association's "Building a Presence for Science" program, an
electronic networking initiative intended to "bring standards-based
teaching and learning" into schools, according to the NSTA Web site.
Exxon Mobil has a representative on the group's corporate advisory
board. And in 2003, NSTA gave the company an award for its commitment
to science education.
So much for special interests and implicit endorsements.
In the past year alone, according to its Web site, Exxon Mobil's
foundation gave $42 million to key organizations that influence the
way children learn about science, from kindergarten until they
graduate from high school.
And Exxon Mobil isn't the only one getting in on the action.
Through textbooks, classroom posters and teacher seminars, the oil
industry, the coal industry and other corporate interests are
exploiting shortfalls in education funding by using a small slice of
their record profits to buy themselves a classroom soapbox.
NSTA's list of corporate donors also includes Shell Oil and the
American Petroleum Institute (API), which funds NSTA's Web site on
the science of energy. There, students can find a section called
"Running on Oil" and read a page that touts the industry's
environmental track record -- citing improvements mostly attributable
to laws that the companies fought tooth and nail, by the way -- but
makes only vague references to spills or pollution. NSTA has
distributed a video produced by API called "You Can't Be Cool Without
Fuel," a shameless pitch for oil dependence.
The education organization also hosts an annual convention --
which is described on Exxon Mobil's Web site as featuring "more than
450 companies and organizations displaying the most current
textbooks, lab equipment, computer hardware and software, and
teaching enhancements." The company "regularly displays" its
"many . . . education materials" at the exhibition. John Borowski, a
science teacher at North Salem High School in Salem, Ore., was
dismayed by NSTA's partnerships with industrial polluters when he
attended the association's annual convention this year and witnessed
hundreds of teachers and school administrators walk away with
armloads of free corporate lesson plans.
Along with propaganda challenging global warming from Exxon
Mobil, the curricular offerings included lessons on forestry provided
by Weyerhaeuser and International Paper, Borowski says, and the
benefits of genetic engineering courtesy of biotech giant Monsanto.
"The materials from the American Petroleum Institute and the
other corporate interests are the worst form of a lie: omission,"
Borowski says. "The oil and coal guys won't address global warming,
and the timber industry papers over clear-cuts."
An API memo leaked to the media as long ago as 1998 succinctly
explains why the association is angling to infiltrate the classroom:
"Informing teachers/students about uncertainties in climate science
will begin to erect barriers against further efforts to impose Kyoto-
like measures in the future."
So, how is any of this different from showing Gore's movie in the
classroom? The answer is that neither Gore nor Participant
Productions, which made the movie, stands to profit a nickel from
giving away DVDs, and we aren't facing millions of dollars in lost
business from limits on global-warming pollution and a shift to
cleaner, renewable energy.
It's hard to say whether NSTA is a bad guy here or just a sorry
victim of tight education budgets. And we don't pretend that a two-
hour movie is a substitute for a rigorous science curriculum.
Students should expect, and parents should demand, that educators
present an honest and unbiased look at the true state of knowledge
about the challenges of the day.
As for Exxon Mobil -- which just began a fuzzy advertising
campaign that trumpets clean energy and low emissions -- this story
shows that slapping green stripes on a corporate tiger doesn't change
the beast within. The company is still playing the same cynical game
it has for years.
While NSTA and Exxon Mobil ponder the moral lesson they're
teaching with all this, there are 50,000 DVDs sitting in a Los
Angeles warehouse, waiting to be distributed. In the meantime, Mom
and Dad may want to keep a sharp eye on their kids' science homework.
Laurie David is a Natural Resources Defense Council trustee and
founder of StopGlobalWarming.org.
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Science News
(NEWS 1) California to Restrict Ocean Fishing
http://www.examiner.com/
a-408793~California_to_Restrict_Ocean_Fishing.html Or: http://
tinyurl.com/tgavz
MONTEREY, Calif. - Flying over California's rugged Central Coast,
Mike Sutton pointed to kelp forests and rocky reefs just below the
water's surface that will soon be off-limits to fishing under one of
the nation's most ambitious plans to protect marine life. "We're
trying to make sure our oceans are [as] protected as our land," said
Sutton, a marine expert at the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
Despite intense opposition from many fishermen, California
wildlife regulators are creating the nation's most extensive network
of "marine protected areas" - stretches of ocean where fishing will
be banned or severely restricted.
The first chain of refuges, covering some 200 square miles and
stretching from Santa Barbara to Half Moon Bay, just south of San
Francisco, is due to take effect early next year. The state plans
similar protected zones along the more intensely fished coasts of
northern and southern California.
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(NEWS 2) Iceberg Off New Zealand Becomes Tourist Mecca
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15765149/ Or: http://tinyurl.com/y2dagu
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - An iceberg has been spotted from the
New Zealand shore for the first time in living memory, drawing
tourists via helicopter and scientists who are trying to determine
where it and several other giant chunks drifting in the country's
waters originated from.
Last year, icebergs were seen in New Zealand water for the first
time in 56 years, but couldn't be seen from the shore. This year one
was visible from Dunedin on South Island on Thursday.
It has since moved away, driven by winds and ocean currents. The
floating ice blocks have become a tourist attraction, as sightseers
pay up to $330 each to fly over the icebergs - first spotted headed
toward southern New Zealand several weeks ago.
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(NEWS 3) Global Methane Rise Slowing Down
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6170736.stm Or: http://
tinyurl.com/szdrz
BBC News Online - The rise in concentrations of the greenhouse
gas methane in the atmosphere has slowed down considerably in recent
years, research suggests. Scientists say levels have been stable for
about seven years following a steep rise during the last century.
Researchers believe the slowdown may be due to measures aimed at
reducing the release of methane from gas pipelines, paddy fields and
landfill sites. The findings are published in the journal Geophysical
Research Letters.
The study also found that major forest fires, such as occurred in
Indonesia in 1997 and 1998, produce significant quantities of methane.
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(NEWS 4) James Hansen receives Duke of Edinburgh Conservation Medal
http://www.panda.org/about_wwf/what_we_do/climate_change/
index.cfm?uNewsID=87400
Dr James Hansen is this year's recipient of the Duke of Edinburgh
Conservation Medal, WWF's highest award for outstanding service to
the environment. Dr Hansen, director of NASA's Goddard Institute for
Space Studies in New York, was presented with his medal by the Duke
of Edinburgh in a ceremony at St James's Palace in London.
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(NEWS 5) Zogby Poll: Climate Concerns Influenced Midterm Electoral Vote
http://www.zogby.com/templates/printnews.cfm?id=1194
According to a recent Zogby International post-election survey,
half of Americans who voted in the mid-term elections said concern
about global warming made a difference in who they voted for on
Election Day 2006. Eighty-five percent of these voters who felt
global warming was important cast their votes for Democratic
Congressional candidates, including 48 percent of Independents and 7
percent of Republicans.
In the post-election survey, a solid majority (58 percent) of
voters agreed their elected officials "should make combating global
warming a high priority." Three-quarters (75 percent) of Americans
who voted in the mid-term elections say the "U.S. Congress should
pass legislation promoting renewable and alternative energy sources
as an effective way to reduce global warming pollution."
The national Zogby Interactive poll, commissioned by the National
Wildlife Federation, surveyed 19,356 adults between November 7 and
November 10.
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(NEWS 6) Colorado Institutes First US Carbon Tax
http://www.usatoday.com/printedition/news/20061101/
a_carbontax01.art.htm
USA Today - Voters of Boulder, Colorado have approved the Climate
Action Plan Tax, making it the first municipal government to impose a
carbon tax on residents' electricity usage to tackle global warming.
The average household will pay $1.33 per month and an average
business will pay $3.80 per month towards the tax. The carbon tax
will generate about $1 million annually through 2012, when it is set
to expire. The proceeds from the tax collected by the local electric
utility company will be used to fund the city's Climate Action Plan
approved earlier this year.
The city gets most of its electricity from coal-based power
plants. Residents opting for wind power will not be required to pay
the tax. The carbon tax measure won about 58 percent of the votes,
according to Sarah Van Pelt, Boulder's environmental sustainability
coordinator. Yael Gichon of Boulder's environmental affairs office
said that the tax would fund energy efficiency efforts, energy audits
and enhance the use of wind and solar power.
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(NEWS 7) Global Warming Causes Species Extinctions Worldwide
http://www.utexas.edu/opa/news/2006/11/biology14.html
A synthesis study by Dr. Camille Parmesan of University of Texas
shows that global warming has already caused species extinctions in
the most sensitive habitats and that the trend will continue over the
next 50 to 100 years. She reviewed more than 800 scientific studies
on climate change impacts on thousands of wild species across the
world. "Earlier syntheses were hampered from drawing broad
conclusions by the relative lack of studies. Because there are now so
many papers on this subject, we can start pulling together some
patterns that we weren't able to before," said Parmesan, associate
professor of integrative biology, and co-author of an
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 2001 report.
The University's press release says that stronger responses are
now being observed in species that are adapted to very cold areas and
where these areas have experienced strong global warming trends such
as the Antarctic and Arctic regions. The most sensitive species are
becoming extinct and/or shifting their ranges with original habitats
becoming inhospitable. "Some species that are adapted to a wide array
of environments—globally common, or what we call weedy or urban
species—will be most likely to persist. Rare species that live in
fragile or extreme habitats are already being affected, and we expect
that to continue." Pests and diseases are also shifting northwards
like other wild animals, according to the review published online in
the December 2006 issue of the Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution,
and Systematics.
Another report by WWF based on a review of over 200 scientific
articles finds a "clear and escalating pattern of climate change
impacts on bird species around the world." Bird groups such as
migratory, mountain, island, wetland, Arctic and Antarctic, and
seabirds are at a high risk due to climate change. Declines of up to
90 percent have been observed in some populations. The WWF report
points out that bird extinction rates could be as high as 38 percent
in Europe, and 72 percent in northeastern Australia, if global
warming exceeds 2ºC above pre-industrial levels (currently, the value
is 0.8ºC above pre-industrial levels).
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(NEWS 8) Weather Disasters Could Cost As Much As $1 Trillion In A Year
http://www.terradaily.com/reports/
Weather_Disasters_Could_Cost_One_Trillion_Dollars_In_A_Year_999.html
TerraDaily - A UNEP Finance Initiative report issued at the
annual UN climate conference in Nairobi forecasts annual losses to
the tune of $800 billion by 2041 (at 2005 values) due to weather
disasters driven by climate change. Moreover, the report says,
"....it seems very likely that there will be a "peak" year that will
record costs of over 1 trillion USD before 2040. In fact, since so
much development is taking place in coastal zones, the figure may
arrive considerably before 2040." The $1 trillion losses, which
include economic, societal and opportunity costs, take into account
the trend that great disasters appear in clusters every three years,
resulting in 50 percent higher costs. In general, costs double every
12 years. Thomas Loster, Munich Re, said that in 2005 weather-related
damage cost $210 billion, out of which $120 billion was attributed to
Hurricane Katrina.
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(NEWS 9) US Ranks 53 Among 56 Countries On a Climate Change
Performance Index
http://www.germanwatch.org/klima/ccpi.htm
According to a study by Germanwatch, the United States is among the
bottom five in a list of 56 industrialized and rapidly
industrializing countries, which together put out more than 90
percent of global carbon dioxide emissions. US greenhouse gas
emissions grew 0.6 percent last year according to the U.S. Energy
Information Administration.
The rankings, based on a Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI),
show Sweden at the top, with the UK closely following at number 3.
However, Christoph Bals, political director of Germanwatch,
emphasized, "There is no winner. The leader, Sweden, is only the one-
eyed king among the blind." India is ranked 9th, but China is placed
immediately after the US. The comprehensive index analyzes emission
trends and assesses climate policies at both domestic and
international levels besides looking at emission volumes of each
country. "If the USA....were to exercise an international climate
policy stance as progressive as the UK, it would move up more than 30
places," said Bals.
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(NEWS 10) High Court to Weigh Climate Change Case
http://www.examiner.com/
a-420694~High_Court_to_Weigh_Climate_Change_Case.html Or: http://
tinyurl.com/us3et
San Francisco Examiner - WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court hears
arguments this week in a case that could determine whether the Bush
administration must change course in how it deals with the threat of
global warming.
A dozen states as well as environmental groups and large cities
are trying to convince the court that the Environmental Protection
Agency must regulate, as a matter of public health, the amount of
carbon dioxide that comes from vehicles.
Carbon dioxide is produced when fossil fuels such as oil and
natural gas are burned. It is the principal "greenhouse" gas that
many scientists believe is flowing into the atmosphere at an
unprecedented rate, leading to a warming of the earth and widespread
ecological changes. One way to reduce those emissions is to have
cleaner-burning cars.
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(NEWS 11) Arctic Scientists Look to the Clouds for Clues to Climate
Change
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/science/20061126-0929-
mysteryintheclouds.html
San Diego Union-Tribune - EUREKA, Nunavut Territory - Scientists
are peering into the clouds near the top of the world, trying to
solve a mystery and learn something new about global warming.
The mystery is the droplets of water in the clouds. With the
North Pole just 685 miles away, they should be frozen, yet more of
them are liquid than anyone expected.
So the scientists working out of a converted blue cargo container
are trying to determine whether the clouds are one of the causes - or
effects - of Earth's warming atmosphere.
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Summer Programs, Courses, Internships, Meetings, Opportunities
(MEETING 1) Serve as mentor at December 2006 AGU meeting in San
Francisco, CA (USA)
http://www.msphds.usf.edu/ProgramInformation.html (note: this is
a link to the 2005 site - you will have to search for current info or
contact Ashanti J. Pyrtle apyrtle at marine.usf.edu)
Please consider serving as a meeting mentor for a student
participating in Phase I of the 2006-2007 MS PHD'S (Minorities
Striving and Pursuing Higher Degrees of Success in Earth System
Science) Professional Development Program during the 2006 Fall AGU
meeting.
As a science meeting mentor, you will interact with an
undergraduate or graduate student interested in pursuing an earth/
ocean science-related career. If you agree to serve as a meeting
mentor you will be asked to:
* Communicate with one student before the 2006 Fall AGU meeting (an
opportunity to introduce yourselves, discover common academic
interests, etc.) if possible
* Participate in a mentor orientation/reception and Mentor-Mentee
pair introductions at the California Academy of Science on Sunday,
Dec. 10th from
7:00PM-8:00PM
* Discuss a minimum of four presentations with your assigned mentee
during the 2006 Fall AGU meeting
* Facilitate networking (introduce your mentee to other scientists
with similar interests) during and after the 2006 Fall AGU meeting
* Offer academic and career advice during and after the 2006 Fall AGU
meeting
If you are interested in serving as a mentor, please complete the
brief on-line survey found at http://www.msphds.usf.edu/survey/
mentor_survey.php as soon as possible. If you have previously served
as a mentor in the MS PHD'S Professional Development Program you do
not need to complete a new survey. However, you will need to send an
email to msphds at marine.usf.edu indicating your willingness to serve
as a mentor during the 2006 Fall AGU Meeting.
Thanks in advance for considering participating in this
worthwhile endeavor!
(MEETING 2) PACLIM 2007: Abrupt Climate Change – Causes and
Ecosystem Responses - May 13-16, 2007 – Asilomar, Monterey County,
CA (USA)
The purpose of the 2007 Pacific Climate Workshop is to place the
atmospheric and oceanic mechanisms that drive abrupt climate change
in the eastern Pacific Ocean and western North America into the
context of ecosystem response. Using records of cold-climate abrupt
change such as the Younger Dryas and Holocene and historic records of
"warm-climate surprises", what is the possible range of response in
marine and terrestrial ecosystems? Because abrupt climate change is
inevitable, how predicable is it and what evidence exists for an
anthropogenic component in recent abrupt changes?
As usual, about half of the program will be organized around this
theme and the remainder will be open to other climate-related topics.
There will also be a poster session which will be open for the entire
meeting.
The registration information should be available on the PACLIM
website by the end of the year.
PACLIM 2006 Proceedings Volume: A total of thirteen manuscripts
have been received or promised for the 2006 PACLIM Proceedings volume
to be published in Quaternary International. The Elsevier site for
submission of manuscripts (http://ees.elsevier.com/quatint/ ) will be
open for a couple more weeks so there is still time for those who
have something to contribute, but manuscripts should be submitted
ASAP. Disregard the statement on the submission site that tells
authors to submit manuscripts for special issues directly to the
guest editors.
We are still looking for reviewers for manuscripts on topics
ranging from rock glaciers to diatoms.
Scott W. Starratt, Ph.D., Research Geologist, MS 910 Volcanic
Hazards Team, U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo
Park, CA 94025. 650-329-4990 (voice) 650-329-5203 (fax)
sstarrat at usgs.gov
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(OPPORTUNITY 1) The 2007 International Symposium on Antarctic Earth
Sciences (ISAES) - AUG 26-SEP 1, 2007 - University of California,
Santa Barbara, CA (USA).
http://isaes2007.geol.ucsb.edu/
If anyone is interested in participating in the session for
"Polar Education and Outreach Initiatives" please contact: Michele
Zebich-Knos (Kennesaw State University) at mzebich at kennesaw.edu or
770.423.6499.
Since 2007 marks the start of the International Polar Year, this
conference will be a good place to connect with scientists who
conduct research on Antarctica.
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Jobs
Planktonnet: Great listserv for aquatic-science jobs
To subscribe to the list, send an empty email to:
planktonnet-subscribe at yahoogroups.com
Or, visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/planktonnet/ and click on
'Join this group'
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(JOB 1) Post-doc - Biological Oceanography - Lamont-Doherty Earth
Observatory – Columbia University - Palisades NY (USA)
We are seeking qualified applicants for a post-doctoral position,
to participate in a 3-year NSF-sponsored study of the role of light
and nutrients in controlling phytoplankton photosynthesis in the
ocean. This position will be supported for 2 years, future pending
upon funding and performance. Duties include participating in
research cruises, processing and analysis of data, and publication of
results in peer- reviewed journals. Applicants should have
demonstrated experience using both field and laboratory approaches to
studying phytoplankton physiology, including: variable fluorescence,
spectral fluorescence, photosynthetic rate determination, light
absorption by phytoplankton cells, and analysis of HPLC pigments.
Strong consideration will be given to applicants who have prior
experience designing field experiments and sampling strategies to
best link meso-scale ocean physics with phytoplankton photosynthesis.
Position can begin as soon as February 1, 2007. Applicants should
send a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, and the names of three
references to Ms. M. Mokhtari, Manager of Human Resources, Lamont-
Doherty Earth Observatory, P.O. Box 1000, Palisades, NY 10964 or
email to: personnel at admin.ldeo.columbia.edu with Search Number LD 670
06 024 in the subject line. Columbia University is an Affirmative
Action/Equal Opportunity employer. Minorities and Women are
encouraged to apply.
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(JOB 2) Geographer/Senior Researcher - Sustainable Communities &
Livelihoods - The Macaulay Institute, Aberdeen (UK)
http://www.macaulay.ac.uk/jobs
We are seeking a senior researcher to work on factors affecting
rural communities and land use, particularly in relation to one or
more of the following issues: climate change, biodiversity
conservation, or sustainable development policies. Candidates with
relevant UK and/or international research experience in any of these
areas are encouraged to apply. The position also involves
coordinating a new interdisciplinary project involving geographers,
social scientists, economists, natural scientists, and modellers
working on the protection and enhancement of landscapes and rural
communities in Scotland.
A post-graduate degree in geography or a related subject, a
strong track record in peer-reviewed publications and grant-winning,
and a commitment to collaborative, inter-disciplinary approaches to
research, are essential. Experience in project coordination is highly
desirable, and knowledge of spatial analysis techniques would also be
advantageous.
Starting salary within the range £32,000 - £42,000 per annum
with excellent employee benefits.
Quote Ref MA49/06 Further information and application forms can
be obtained from: Human Resources, The Macaulay Institute, Aberdeen,
AB15 8QH, T:01224-498200 - Email: hr at macaulay.ac.uk http://
www.macaulay.ac.uk/jobs
Completed application forms must be returned By 1 December 2006
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(JOB 3) Junior Professorship – Biogeographical Modelling –
University Bayreuth – Bayreuth, (Germany)
The position will be filled as soon as possible, initially for a
period of three years, with the possibility of an extension for
another three years subject to a positive evaluation.
Candidates for this Junior Professorship have received a Ph.D.
degree in Biology, Ecology, Geoecology, Geography or any related
field during the last three years. The candidate is expected to
engage in own independent research programs. Specifically he/she
should have experience in biogeographical research. The candidate
should be familiar with dispersal models, explorative multivariate
statistics and rule based spatially explicit models.
This position will contribute to the research focus on Ecology
and Environmental Science at the University of Bayreuth. Integration
into existing research groups at the University of Bayreuth is
required (e.g. Bayreuth Centre for Ecology and Environmental
Research, BayCEER). Documented activities in the acquisition of
third-party funding are desired. The teaching will concentrate on
the Elite Study Program “Global Change Ecology” (within the Elite
Network of Bavaria) but courses for studies in Geography, Geoecology
and Biology are expected as well. Teaching is mainly English.
The successful candidate must hold a university degree, prove his/
her potential for scientific work (e.g. by excellent Ph.D.) and
teaching skills.
Physically handicapped persons will be favoured, if they are
equally qualified. To increase the number of women in science, women
are explicitly encouraged to apply. Applications including CV,
university certificates and list of publications should be sent
before December 31st 2006 to the: Dean of Faculty of Biology,
Chemistry and Geosciences; University of Bayreuth; D-95440 Bayreuth,
Germany.
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(JOBS 4) Asst. Profs – tenure-track –Department of Geosciences -
Stony Brook University – Stony Brook, NY (USA)
www.stonybrook.edu/cjo
The Department of Geosciences, Stony Brook University invites
applications for tenure track faculty positions at the Assistant
Professor level. Preference will be given to candidates who
compliment existing research strengths including planetary sciences
and computational geosciences. A Ph.D. in Geoscience or closely
related field and significant past research accomplishments based on
quality and originality in published work or manuscripts in
preparation are required.
The successful candidate will be expected to teach at the graduate
and undergraduate levels and to develop a vigorous research program.
Evaluation of applicants will begin December 15, 2006. Applicants
should send curriculum vitae, statement of research interests, names
and complete contact information of three references to:
Professor John B. Parise, Chair
Faculty Search Committee,
Department of Geosciences,
Stony Brook University,
Stony Brook, NY 11794-2100
Email address for applicants: Geosciences_Search at notes.cc.sunysb.edu
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