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<div align="center"><font size="+2" color="#0000FF"><b>DIALOG and
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<div align="center">July 1, 2004</div>
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<div align="center"><font size="+1" color="#0000FF"><b>Science
News</b></font></div>
<div align="center"><font size="-1">Check out this section both for
news tidbits, and for</font></div>
<div align="center"><font size="-1">examples of how to communicate
science to a non-scientist audience</font></div>
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<b>DEEP SEA FISH STOCKS IN CRISIS</b><br>
from BBC Online</div>
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Over-fishing in the north Atlantic is seriously damaging fish stocks,
which<br>
are being "mined" at over twice the recommended rate, say
conservationists.<br>
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Fishing vessels currently catch stocks of blue whiting to feed
farmed<br>
salmon.<br>
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The North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission, which fixed the last
quota<br>
for blue whiting at 650,000 tons, says fishermen caught 2.3m tons in
2003.<br>
http://snipurl.com/7gi9<br>
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<div><b>STUDY: CLIMATE THREAT TO RICE CROP</b></div>
<div>from Associated Press<br>
WASHINGTON (AP) -- An average daily
temperature increase of 1 degree<br>
Celsius results in a 10 percent reduction in the rice crop, says a
study<br>
that shows global warming could be bad news for one of the world's
most</div>
<div>important crops.<br>
Increased nighttime temperatures were
associated with significant declines<br>
in crop yield at the International Rice Research Institute Farm in
the<br>
Philippines, according to a report in Monday's issue of Proceedings of
the</div>
<div>National Academy of Sciences.<br>
Increasing temperatures, thought to be a
result of heat trapped by<br>
industrial and other chemicals in the atmosphere, have caused
mounting<br>
concern in recent years.</div>
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<div><b>Arctic Census of Marine Life</b></div>
<div><font color="#000000">FAIRBANKS, Alaska<b>,</b> June 24, 2004
(ENS) - A multinational partnership of polar scientists is poised to
take an historic census of marine life in the Arctic Ocean, including
the planet's oldest seawater - a vast, still pool unstirred for
millennia, walled by steep ridges and lidded with ice.<br>
Experts in biology, geology and physics from the circumpolar and other
nations will use submersibles, modern sonar detection and traditional
techniques to record and inventory biodiversity in the Arctic Ocean in
anticipation of additional climatic warming that, if realized, could
remove the ice cap and dramatically alter aquatic life in the
region.<br>
The project is part of the 10 year, $1 billion Census of Marine Life
(CoML), an unprecedented cooperative initiative involving leading
marine scientists from every world region. The Arctic CoML has been
seeded with a $600,000 grant from the New York based Alfred P. Sloan
Foundation, announced today.<br>
"The tremendous on-going changes make the effort to identify the
diversity of life in the three major realms - sea ice, water column
and sea floor - an urgent issue," say researchers Rolf Gradinger,
Russ Hopcroft and Bodil Bluhm of the University of Alaska-Fairbanks,
the project's headquarters.<br>
<b>International bathymetric chart of the Arctic Ocean. The dark blue
mass at left center is the Canada Basin. (Map courtesy<u>
NOAA</u>)<br>
</b>More than 300 scientists from 53 countries are at work on the
Census, designed to assess the diversity, distribution and abundance
of ocean life and explain how it changes over time. The scientists,
their institutions and government agencies are pooling their findings
to create a comprehensive and authoritative portrait of life in the
oceans today, yesterday and tomorrow.<br>
The magnitude of predicted environmental change on marine life
requires long-term monitoring, crucial to which is the availability of
baseline data. "Species level information is essential to
discussions of climate change, its expressions and effects," the
researchers say.<br>
A particular focus of the Arctic project will be the Canada Basin, a
huge, largely unknown underwater ice-lidded hole 3,800 meters deep
immediately north of the Yukon Territory and Alaska. It connects to
the Pacific Ocean through the 70 meter deep Bering Strait, and is
sheltered from the North Atlantic's influence by the narrow Fram
Strait and Lomonossov ridge, which juts up to within 1,400 metres of
the surface.<br>
Many species existing in the extreme frigid depths of the Canada Basin
do not travel to shallower waters and are thought to have been there
isolated for millions of years. The genetic characteristics that
enable 'extremophile' species to survive in such an environment
are of interest to science.</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">Among animals scientists expect to discover
are cephalopods, known to exist around Greenland and Russia, that the
researchers say, "probably occur in the Canadian Basin although
none have yet been recorded."<br>
"The shelf breaks and the deep-sea basins of the Arctic Ocean are
poorly studied for all taxonomic groups, with the deep Canadian Basin
being the least known of all," the researchers say. "Given
the Canada Basin's long-time separation with little exchange to
other deep-sea basins, it will be a particularly interesting
area."<br>
They will study life in the three main layers of the water column -
a low-density surface layer, an intermediate layer which receives
warm, salty water from the Atlantic, and a deep dense layer formed
through convection.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" color="#000000"><b>Supercomputer Finds Climate
Likely to Heat Up Fast<br>
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color="#000000"><b>BOULDER, Colorado</b>, June 24, 2004 (ENS) - A
powerful new supercomputer climate modeling system at the National
Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) has found that global
temperatures may rise more than previous projections if humans
continue to emit large quantities of carbon dioxide into the
atmosphere.<br>
The system, known as the Community Climate System Model, version 3
(CCSM3) was unveiled Wednesday in Boulder.<br>
CCSM3 shows that global temperatures could rise by 2.6 degrees Celsius
(4.7 degrees Fahrenheit) in a hypothetical scenario in which
atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide are suddenly doubled.<br>
That is greater than the two degree Celsius (3.6 degree Fahrenheit)
increase that had been indicated by the previous version of the
model.<br>
William Collins, a NCAR scientist who oversaw the development of the
new system, says researchers have yet to pin down exactly what is
making the model more sensitive to an increased level of carbon
dioxide. But he says the model overall is "significantly more
accurate" than its predecessor.<br>
"This model makes substantial improvements in simulating
atmospheric, oceanic, and terrestrial processes," Collins said.
"It has done remarkably well in reproducing the climate of the
last century, and we're now ready to begin using it to study the
climate of the next century."<br>
CCSM3 is one of the world's leading general circulation climate
models, sophisticated computer tools that incorporate phenomena
ranging from the effect that volcanic eruptions have on temperature
patterns to the impact of shifting sea ice on sunlight absorbed by the
oceans.<br>
Climate models work by solving mathematical formulas, which represent
the chemical and physical processes that drive Earth's climate, for
thousands of points in the atmosphere, oceans, sea ice, and land
surface.<br>
CCSM3 is so complex that it requires about three trillion computer
calculations to simulate a single day of global climate, NCAR
explains.<br>
NCAR developed the model in collaboration with researchers at
universities and laboratories across the country, with funding from
the National Science Foundation, the Department of Energy, the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration.<br>
NCAR is sharing the model results and the underlying computer codes
with atmospheric researchers and other users worldwide.<br>
As scientists learn more about the atmosphere, the world's most
powerful climate models are in general agreement over the climatic
effects of carbon dioxide, the most prevalent greenhouse gas, which is
emitted by burning of fossil fuels in motor vehicles and industrial
plants.<br>
Observations show that atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide have
increased from 280 parts per million by volume (ppmv) in preindustrial
times to more than 370 ppmv today, and the increase is continuing.<br>
A doubling of carbon dioxide over present-day levels would
significantly increase global temperatures, according to all the major
models.<br>
The models do not always agree, however, on the complex impacts of
clouds, sea ice, and other pieces of the climate system.</font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman" size="-2" color="#000000">Scientists
will contribute findings from CCSM3 to the next assessment by the
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, an international research
body that advises policymakers on the likely impacts of climate
change.</font></div>
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Programs, Courses, Internships</b></font>,<font size="+1"
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<div align="center"><font size="+1" color="#0000FF"><b>Jobs for
PhDs</b></font></div>
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<div>Post-Doctoral Opportunity<br>
Polar Research Board (PRB)<br>
The National Academies<br>
Application Deadline: Wednesday, 1 September 2004<br>
<br>
To apply online and for further information, please go to:<br>
http://www.national-academies.org/basc<br>
<br>
For further information on the PRB, please go to:<br>
http://www7.nationalacademies.org/prb<br>
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BACKGROUND<br>
The National Academies, the collective name for the National Academy
of<br>
Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, the Institute of
Medicine,<br>
and the National Research Council, are nonprofit organizations
chartered<br>
by Congress to provide a unique public service by working outside
the<br>
framework of government to ensure independent advice to government
on<br>
matters of science, technology, and medicine.<br>
<br>
The Polar Research Board (PRB) is a unit of the National Academies
that<br>
provides independent analysis on research needs and management,<br>
environment and natural resources, and other science issues in the<br>
Arctic, the Antarctic, and cold regions in general.<br>
<br>
The PRB is seeking an exceptional person with strong scientific<br>
expertise and an interest in applying science in the policy arena.
The<br>
person selected will be part of a small group responsible for all<br>
aspects of the Board's work - participating in the design of new<br>
studies, interacting with agency decision makers, working with<br>
committees of experts, analyzing complex issues, and contributing to
our<br>
scientific reports. This is a dynamic work environment - the
National<br>
Academies' staff is composed of more than 1000 people addressing all
the<br>
issues in today's headlines, from stem cell research to
alternative<br>
energy sources to climate change.<br>
<br>
RESPONSIBILITIES<br>
- Assist in planning and conducting studies related to a range of<br>
scientific issues in the polar sciences, such as ship needs in
polar<br>
regions and design of observing networks<br>
- Assist in the study process, including committee selection,
meetings,<br>
gathering and analyzing information, research and writing of
reports,<br>
and report review and dissemination<br>
- Express complex technical and policy information in various
written<br>
forms, including status reports, project summaries, and detailed<br>
committee reports<br>
- Work on special projects such as planning for International Polar
Year<br>
2007-2008<br>
<br>
JOB SPECIFICS<br>
The position is open to all recent PhD's. Requires the ability to
review<br>
and analyze scientific literature; good organization, interpersonal,
and<br>
leadership skills; and the ability to work productively in a team<br>
environment. Excellent oral and written communication skills are<br>
essential. Open to backgrounds in any discipline of polar science<br>
(oceanography, atmospheric science, geology, ecology, social
science,<br>
engineering, or interdisciplinary areas). The job is located in<br>
Washington D.C. Some travel is required. This job is an appointment
for<br>
12 months.<br>
<br>
To apply online, please go to http://www.national-academies.org.
Under<br>
"Employment" click on "Job opportunities," select
"Department - Division<br>
on Earth & Life Studies" and hit search. Look for
Postdoctoral Research<br>
Associate #040164-7.<br>
<br>
or go directly to:<br>
http://nationalacademies.wfrecruiter.com/jobs_details1.asp?Job_id=315<span
></span>85&<br>
Page_Id=5911&Published=1<br>
<br>
Or send a cover letter, resume, and contact information for three<br>
references to:<br>
The National Academies<br>
Office of Human Resources,<br>
500 Fifth Street, NW, Keck M-105<br>
Washington, DC 20001<br>
<br>
Cite position #040164-7 and send a copy of your application and
cover<br>
letter directly to Chris Elfring, Director, Polar Research Board
at:<br>
celfring@nas.edu<br>
<br>
Application Deadline: Wednesday, 1 September 2004<br>
<br>
For further information on the PRB, please go to:</div>
<div>http://www7.nationalacademies.org/prb</div>
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<div><b>INTERDISCIPLINARY PUBLISHING JOB IN EUROPE</b></div>
<div>Dear colleagues,<br>
I’m writing to inform you of an open position as manager for the
publishing<br>
department of the International Institute for Applied Systems
Analysis</div>
<div>(IIASA), located just outside Vienna, Austria. IIASA is an
international<br>
institution, supported by the U.S. and sixteen other governments,
that<br>
engages in scientific research aimed at providing policy insight on
issues<br>
of regional and global importance. More information about the
Institute is<br>
available on its web site (<http://www.iiasa.ac.at>).<br>
The publications manager is responsible for the general administration
of<br>
institution publishing, including oversight of the production of<br>
camera-ready copy; supervising an office of seven editors,
typesetters,<br>
graphics designers, and printing & mailing personnel; and dealing
with<br>
scientific publishers and manuscript reviewers. The publications
manager<br>
also should be an able science writer, capable of working with
IIASA<br>
researchers in developing popular articles based on their research
work.<br>
IIASA’s working language is English, and therefore the publications
manager<br>
should be a native English speaker, able to work with authors from
many<br>
countries. A scientific background is essential, as are computer
skills,<br>
familiarity with the Internet and Internet publishing, and managerial
and<br>
supervisory experience. The position is available immediately, and<br>
applications are due by 15 July. Initial appointment will be for one
year,<br>
with expectation of extension. Applicants should send a cover
letter,<br>
resume, two recent examples of published work, plus the names,
addresses<br>
(including e-mail), telephone and fax numbers of two work-related
references<br>
to: Walter Foith, Personnel Administrator International Institute
for<br>
Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) Schlossplatz 1, A-2361 Laxenburg,
Austria<br>
Tel: (+43) 2236 807-243<br>
Fax: (+43) 2236-713-13<br>
E-mail: foithw@iiasa.ac.at<br>
More details about the position can be found on the IIASA Website
at<br>
<http://www.iiasa.ac.at/Admin/PE/Jobs/2004-07-pub-man-sci-wri.html><br
>
If you have questions, get in touch with the contacts listed on the
IIASA<br>
website, or email or call me at the address below.<br>
Sincerely,<br>
Maggie Goud Collins<br>
Margaret R. Goud Collins, PhD<br>
Program Director, US Committee for IIASA<br>
The National Academies<br>
Board on International Scientific Organizations<br>
Policy and Global Affairs<br>
The National Academies, W541<br>
500 Fifth Street, NW<br>
Washington, DC 20001<br>
phone: (508)548-2502<br>
email: mcollins@nas.edu<br>
mailing address:<br>
29 Loop Rd.<br>
Falmouth, MA 02540<br>
Staff Assistant:<br>
Amy Franklin<br>
TEL (+1) 202-334-2807<br>
FAX (+1) 202-334-2231</div>
<div>email: afranklin@nas.edu</div>
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<div><font color="#000000"><b>Research technician position in
dissolved organic matter cycling</b></font></div>
<div><font color="#000000"><b> </b> A research
technician is sought to work on a large interdisciplinary
Biocomplexity project based at the Virginia Institute of Marine
Science. The goal of the project is to provide a conceptual and
mechanistic understanding of DOC and DON production via the three
processes of direct release, viral lysis, and zooplankton grazing.
Research will be conducted in three systems: batch cultures of
phytoplankton, Chesapeake Bay, and Monterey Bay. The position
will be open September 1 2004 with a negotiable start
date.</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000"> The successful
applicant will be expected to perform analyses and experiments in
chemical and biological oceanography and stable isotope
biogeochemistry. This position will also be charged with
coordinating research activities with other VIMS researchers as well
as other marine institutes as appropriate.<br>
<b>Minimum Qualifications:</b></font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">Advanced knowledge of lab and field
programs in biological and chemical oceanography and analytical
methods used to study the cycling of nitrogen or dissolved organic
matter in aquatic systems. Ability to work without supervision
and to supervise students in the laboratory. To be comfortable
working at sea and have a willingness to travel. B.S in some
aspect of biology, chemistry, marine science, or
oceanography.<b> </b></font></div>
<div><font color="#000000"><b>Preferred Qualifications:<br>
</b>M. S. in some aspect of biology, chemistry, marine science,
or</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">oceanography. Experience operating an
isotope ratio mass spectrometer, automated nutrient analyzer, and/or
certified in the use of radioisotopes.</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000"> This position will
be filled for two years with possible extension into a third. Starting
salary is up to $34,000 with full health and retirement benefits.
Interested individuals should submit a letter of interest, curriculum
vitae, and names of three references (address, e-mail, and phone
number).</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">Deborah Bronk<br>
Physical Science Department<br>
Virginia Institute of Marine Science<br>
College of William and Mary<br>
Route 1208; Greate Rd.<br>
Gloucester Point, VA 23062-1346<br>
phone: (804) 684-7779<br>
fax: (804) 684-7786</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000"><b>e-mail:<u>
bronk@vims.edu</u></b></font></div>
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<div align="center"><font size="-1">This newsletter has been developed
by C. Susan Weiler for the purpose of distributing information of
potential interest to recent PhDs engaged in interdisciplinary aquatic
science or climate change research, and to build an international
sense of community among recent grads. It provides an international
forum for the exchange of information and opinions regarding research,
professional and social issues.</font></div>
<div align="center"><font size="-1">The views and opinions expressed
are strictly those of C.S. Weiler or of the individual who has
submitted a particular item for distribution. The opinions expressed
do not necessarily reflect those of the funding agencies or sponsoring
societies. Dr. Weiler serves as producer and editor and reserves the
right to edit or reject material submitted to the list.</font></div>
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Ph.D. <br>
Biology
Department <span
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Whitman
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weiler@whitman.edu <br>
Programs for Recent
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<div> Minorities in the Aquatic Sciences
http://www.aslo.org/mas.html<br>
DIALOG poster
http://www.aslo.org/phd/dialogposter.pdf<br>
DISCCRS poster
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