<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" size="6"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18.6667px;"><B>DISCCRS News</B></SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><B>8/24<SPAN style="">/2007</SPAN></B></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style="">************************************<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><B>TABLE OF CONTENTS</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><B> </B></SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" size="6"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18.6667px;"><B><I>RESOURCES and FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES</I></B></SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><B>U.S. National Science Foundation Releases Survey on the Impact of Proposal <SPAN style="">and Award Management Mechanisms (IPAMM) <I><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Times New Roman">NOTE</FONT></I><SPAN style=""><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Times New Roman">: </FONT></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><I><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Times New Roman">We at DISCCRS think all those registered with DISCCRS should read this document if they plan to submit a proposal to the US National Science Foundation.</FONT></I></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></B></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=pr07096"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=pr07096</FONT></SPAN></A></DIV><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see RESOURCES 1 below)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" size="6"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18.6667px;"><B><I>SCIENCE NEWS</I></B></SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style=""><B>Atlantic Yields Climate Secrets</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN><SPAN style=""></SPAN></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN><A href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6946735.stm"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6946735.stm</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="">Or: </SPAN><A href="http://tinyurl.com/yoo45s"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://tinyurl.com/yoo45s</FONT></SPAN></A></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see NEWS 1 below)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><B>Forget Biofuels - Burn Oil and Plant Forests Instead</B></SPAN><SPAN style=""><O:P></O:P></SPAN><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://environment.newscientist.com/article/dn12496-forget-biofuels--burn-oil-and-plant-forests-instead.html">http://environment.newscientist.com/article/dn12496-forget-biofuels--burn-oil-and-plant-forests-instead.html</A><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Or: </SPAN><A href="http://tinyurl.com/yt9omy"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://tinyurl.com/yt9omy</FONT></SPAN></A></DIV><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see NEWS 2 below)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><B>Antarctic Icebergs Teem with Diverse Life</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/science/20070816-9999-lz1c16grow.html">http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/science/20070816-9999-lz1c16grow.html</A><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Or: </SPAN><A href="http://tinyurl.com/ytgdn4"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://tinyurl.com/ytgdn4</FONT></SPAN></A></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see NEWS 3 below)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><B>Clues from Hurricane 'Fingerprints'</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN><A href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0816/p13s03-sten.html"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0816/p13s03-sten.html</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="">Or: </SPAN><A href="http://tinyurl.com/2hybk3"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://tinyurl.com/2hybk3</FONT></SPAN></A></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see NEWS 4 below)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><B>Warming Will Exacerbate Global Water Conflicts</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/19/AR2007081900967.html">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/19/AR2007081900967.html</A><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Or: </SPAN><A href="http://tinyurl.com/2yqms7"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://tinyurl.com/2yqms7</FONT></SPAN></A></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see NEWS 5 below)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><B>Scramble for the Arctic</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><B> </B></SPAN></SPAN><A href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0821/p08s01-comv.html"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0821/p08s01-comv.html</FONT></SPAN></A></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see NEWS 6 below)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><B>Research Boom in Arctic Village as Oil Reserves Draw Big Powers</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN><A href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2007/aug/22/energy.oilandpetrol"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2007/aug/22/energy.oilandpetrol</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="">Or: </SPAN><A href="http://tinyurl.com/yvq5ad"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://tinyurl.com/yvq5ad</FONT></SPAN></A></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see NEWS 7 below)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><B>Change in Hottest Year Fuels Global Warming Skeptics</B></SPAN><SPAN style=""><O:P></O:P></SPAN><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN><A href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0823/p02s01-wogi.html"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0823/p02s01-wogi.html</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="">Or: </SPAN><A href="http://tinyurl.com/yqs34o"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://tinyurl.com/yqs34o</FONT></SPAN></A></DIV></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see NEWS 8 below)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><B>Saltier North Atlantic Should Give Currents a Boost</B></SPAN><SPAN style=""><O:P></O:P></SPAN><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://environment.newscientist.com/article/dn12528-saltier-north-atlantic-should-give-currents-a-boost.html">http://environment.newscientist.com/article/dn12528-saltier-north-atlantic-should-give-currents-a-boost.html</A><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Or: </SPAN><A href="http://tinyurl.com/2ofzvs"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://tinyurl.com/2ofzvs</FONT></SPAN></A></DIV></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see NEWS 9 below)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><B>Arctic sea ice expected to hit record low in Sept</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N16582142.htm"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N16582142.htm</FONT></SPAN></A></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see NEWS 10 below)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><B>Arctic summer sea ice hits record low</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20316390/"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><B>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20316390/</B></FONT></SPAN></A></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see NEWS 11 below)</SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" size="6"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18.6667px;"><B><I>SUMMER PROGRAMS, COURSES, INTERNSHIPS, MEETINGS, OPPORTUNITIES</I></B></SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><B>NCAR Early Career Scientists Assembly (ECSA) - request for proposals for workshop topics at the 2008 NCAR Junior Faculty Forum on Future Scientific Directions</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN><A href="http://www.asp.ucar.edu/ecsa/jff/jff08.jsp"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.asp.ucar.edu/ecsa/jff/jff08.jsp</FONT></SPAN></A></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see OPPORTUNITY 1 below)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><B>Abstract Submission: Biogeochemistry in Polar Environments – Fall AGU meeting – San Francisco, CA (USA)</B></SPAN><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see OPPORTUNITY 2 below)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" size="6"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18.6667px;"><B><I>JOBS</I></B></SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><B>Asst Prof</B></SPAN><SPAN style=""> - Water and Sustainability - Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability - College for Interdisciplinary Studies - University of British Columbia – British Columbia (Canada)</SPAN><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF"><B></B></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF"><B> </B></FONT></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see JOB 1 below)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><B>Researcher</B></SPAN><SPAN style=""> - Environmental Microbiology - Institute of Marine Sciences of UNC - Chapel Hill, NC (USA)</SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see JOB 2 below)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><B>Analyst</B></SPAN><SPAN style=""> - Geological sequestration - Climate Change Policy Partnership - Duke University - Durham NC (USA)<O:P></O:P></SPAN><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN><A href="http://tinyurl.com/3262va"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://tinyurl.com/3262va</FONT></SPAN></A></DIV></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see JOB 3 below)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><B>Post-Doc</B></SPAN><SPAN style=""> - Species Invasions and Global Change - Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology - Brown University<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>- <SPAN style="">Providence, Rhode Island (USA)</SPAN><O:P></O:P></SPAN><DIV class="MsoNormal"> <A href="http://tinyurl.com/387plm"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://tinyurl.com/387plm</FONT></SPAN></A></DIV></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see JOB 4 below)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF">***************************************************</FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" size="6"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18.6667px;"><B>Resources and Funding Opportunities</B></SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">(RESOURCES 1) <B>NOTE</B></SPAN><SPAN style="">: We at DISCCRS think all those registered with DISCCRS should read this document if they plan to submit a proposal to the US National Science Foundation.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><B> </B></SPAN><B>U.S. National Science Foundation Releases Survey on the Impact of Proposal</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><B>and Award Management Mechanisms (IPAMM)</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=pr07096"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=pr07096</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style=""><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The National Science Foundation's Impact of Proposal and Award Management Mechanisms Working Group (IPAMM) presented its findings to the National Science Board (Board) during its August 2007 meeting at NSF headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, USA. The working group was created in 2006 "to recommend policies and preferred practices to improve NSF's program announcement and solicitation processes in ways that achieve appropriate balances between proposal funding rates, award sizes and award durations."<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><B> </B></SPAN><B>The IPAMM Final Report is available at:</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><A href="http://www.nsf.gov/news/newsmedia/IPAMM_Report_Final.pdf"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><B>http://www.nsf.gov/news/newsmedia/IPAMM_Report_Final.pdf</B></FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style=""><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">Findings:<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">- NSF funding rates declined due to a surge in proposals, as NSF was making a concerted effort to increase the average award size (absorbing overall NSF budget growth). The annual number of awards stayed constant. Funding rates dropped between fiscal year (FY) 2000 and FY 2004, and leveled off in FY 2005 and FY 2006.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">- Proposals have increased as the applicant pool has increased - due in part to growth in the research community's capacity, decreases in funding from other sources, and increases in targeted solicitations in new areas - and the number of proposals per applicant has increased. <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">- NSF's peer review system is under stress with great demands on reviewers, posing challenges in order for NSF to maintain scientific integrity and stellar quality.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">- The overall decrease in funding rate has affected the entire NSF proposer community proportionately - there has been no disparate effect on any particular group.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">- Reduced funding rates and increased proposal submission rates have increased the work for all involved.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">- The quality of proposals submitted and awarded has not declined due to increased competition or lowered funding rates.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Because the results of this study do not support a single best or preferred approach to managing proposal submissions and funding rates, or in establishing an appropriate balance between funding rate and award size, IPAMM presented to the Board several recommendations for consideration.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><B> </B></SPAN><B>IPAMM's Recommendations</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">1. NSF should require that each of the directorates and research offices develop an overarching strategic framework, incorporating flexible management approaches.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">2. Long-term planning for accommodating growth in the communities and infrastructure built by research investments (including both physical infrastructure and human resources) must be incorporated when developing new funding opportunities.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">3. The practice of limiting the number of proposals that a principal investigator or institution may submit is appropriate in some situations but should be considered in the context of relevant trade-offs and impacts on the community.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">4. Careful consideration should be given to the short-term use of various management practices to increase the number of awards and reduce the need to revise and resubmit highly rated proposals.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">5. NSF management should inform the appropriate internal and external communities when implementing new proposal management practices and should monitor their concerns during implementation.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">6. NSF should ensure that the community has access to specific and accurate statistical data on funding rates; this will include evaluating the Budget Internet Information System (NSF's public portal to award information) and updating it, as needed.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">7. NSF should annually update trend analyses for internal review and include them in the Annual Report on the NSF Merit Review Process to the Board.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Media Contact: Lisa-Joy Zgorski, NSF<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Phone: 703-292-8311 E-mail: </SPAN><A href="mailto:lisajoy@nsf.gov"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">lisajoy@nsf.gov</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style=""><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Program Contact: Joanne S. Tornow, NSF<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Phone: 703-292-7134 E-mail: </SPAN><A href="mailto:jtornow@nsf.gov"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">jtornow@nsf.gov</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style=""><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The full NSF press release is available at:<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><A href="http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=pr07096"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=pr07096</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style=""><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The IPAMM Final Report is available at:<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><A href="http://www.nsf.gov/news/newsmedia/IPAMM_Report_Final.pdf"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.nsf.gov/news/newsmedia/IPAMM_Report_Final.pdf</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style=""><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF">***************************************************</FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" size="6"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18.6667px;"><B>Science News</B></SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="">(NEWS 1) <B>Atlantic Yields Climate Secrets</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN><SPAN style=""></SPAN></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN><A href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6946735.stm"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6946735.stm</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="">Or: </SPAN><A href="http://tinyurl.com/yoo45s"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://tinyurl.com/yoo45s</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style=""><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>BBC News Online - Scientists have painted the first detailed picture of Atlantic ocean currents crucial to Europe's climate. Using instruments strung out across the Atlantic, a UK-led team shows that its circulation varies significantly over the course of a year.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Writing in the journal Science, they say it may now be possible to detect changes related to global warming. The Atlantic circulation brings warm water to Europe, keeping the continent 4-6C warmer than it would be otherwise. As the water reaches the cold Arctic, it sinks, returning southwards deeper in the ocean.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Some computer models of climate change predict this Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, of which the Gulf Stream is the best-known component, could weaken severely or even stop completely as global temperatures rise, a scenario taken to extremes in the Hollywood movie The Day After Tomorrow.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="">********************</SPAN><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">(NEWS 2)<B> Forget Biofuels - Burn Oil and Plant Forests Instead</B></SPAN><SPAN style=""><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://environment.newscientist.com/article/dn12496-forget-biofuels--burn-oil-and-plant-forests-instead.html">http://environment.newscientist.com/article/dn12496-forget-biofuels--burn-oil-and-plant-forests-instead.html</A><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Or: </SPAN><A href="http://tinyurl.com/yt9omy"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://tinyurl.com/yt9omy</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style=""><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>NewScientist - It sounds counterintuitive, but burning oil and planting forests to compensate is more environmentally friendly than burning biofuel. So say scientists who have calculated the difference in net emissions between using land to produce biofuel and the alternative: fuelling cars with gasoline and replanting forests on the land instead.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>They recommend governments steer away from biofuel and focus on reforestation and maximising the efficiency of fossil fuels instead.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The reason is that producing biofuel is not a "green process." It requires tractors and fertilisers and land, all of which means burning fossil fuels to make "green" fuel. In the case of bioethanol produced from corn – an alternative to oil - "it's essentially a zero-sums game," says Ghislaine Kieffer, programme manager for Latin America at the International Energy Agency in Paris, France.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="">********************<O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">(NEWS 3) <B>Antarctic Icebergs Teem with Diverse Life</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/science/20070816-9999-lz1c16grow.html">http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/science/20070816-9999-lz1c16grow.html</A><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Or: </SPAN><A href="http://tinyurl.com/ytgdn4"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://tinyurl.com/ytgdn4</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style=""><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>San Diego Union-Tribune (Registration Required) - Fractured from the ancient ice sheets that encrust Antarctica, the bergs of the Weddell Sea may appear at first glance to be cold and sterile places, as lifeless as ice cubes bobbing in a glass of water.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>But like their proverbial tips, they have much more below the surface. New research - perhaps the first of its kind - suggests that at least some free-floating Antarctic icebergs are biological hot spots featuring everything from microscopic plankton and diatoms to krill, fish, seabirds and seals.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>"It was the scale that was substantial and surprising," said Ken Smith, an oceanographer at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute and lead author of the study, which was published in the journal Science. "There was more abundance and variety than we expected."<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="font-family:Helvetica">********************<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">(NEWS 4) <B>Clues from Hurricane 'Fingerprints'</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN><A href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0816/p13s03-sten.html"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0816/p13s03-sten.html</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="">Or: </SPAN><A href="http://tinyurl.com/2hybk3"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://tinyurl.com/2hybk3</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style=""><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Christian Science Monitor - Hard hats and head lamps are not tools one usually associates with hurricane hunters. But for Amy Frappier they are indispensable. The Boston College geochemist and her colleagues have been searching for signs of hurricanes in stalagmites that rise like jagged stone fangs from the floors of caves in Latin America.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In the formations' tree-ringlike growth layers, she and her colleagues have shown that stalagmites record individual hurricanes by the unique chemical fingerprints the storms leave on the rain they dump.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Buoyed by results published last April from a field trip to Belize in 2001, the team this summer has been focusing its hunt on caves on Mexico's Yucatan peninsula. Meanwhile, a group of scientists at the University of Tennessee has been looking for similar signatures hidden in tree rings.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="font-family:Helvetica">********************</SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">(NEWS 5) <B>Warming Will Exacerbate Global Water Conflicts</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/19/AR2007081900967.html">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/19/AR2007081900967.html</A><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Or: </SPAN><A href="http://tinyurl.com/2yqms7"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://tinyurl.com/2yqms7</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style=""><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Washington Post (Registration Required) - FRESNO, Calif. -- Steve Johnson scans the hot, translucent sky. He wants to make rain -- needs to make rain for the parched farms and desperate hydro companies in this California valley. But first, he must have clouds. The listless sky offers no hint of clouds.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Inside a darkened room near the Fresno airport, Johnson's colleagues study an array of radar screens. If a promising thunderstorm appears, Johnson will send his pilots into it in sturdy but ice-battered single-engine planes, burning flares of silver iodide to try to coax rain from the clouds.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>This year, there have been few promising clouds, to the dismay of the farmers, ranchers and power companies who hire Johnson's cloud seeders. "We can increase the rainfall by 10 percent. But Mother Nature has to cooperate. Ten percent of zero is zero," says Johnson, a meteorologist and director of Atmospherics Inc.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="font-family:Helvetica">********************<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">(NEWS 6) <B>Scramble for the Arctic</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><B> </B></SPAN></SPAN><A href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0821/p08s01-comv.html"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0821/p08s01-comv.html</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style=""><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Christian Science Monitor - To help protect this ocean from exploitation, the US must first join the UN Law of the Sea Treaty.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The prospect of Arctic ice melting in about 36 years has brought the prospector out of countries that covet its gas, oil, and new sea lanes. It's a pity then that the US, with a thousand miles of Arctic coastline, may not have a good seat at the table to decide this frontier's future.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In recent weeks, Russia, Canada, Denmark, and the US have all launched various types of Arctic ventures to mark some claim on this frosty region that's twice the size of France. But the US is the only Arctic-bordering nation not party to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. That treaty is the legal venue that can help resolve competing claims beyond each nation's offshore economic zone, based on still-unresolved findings of continental shelves.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>For the US to be a legitimate player in this race for the Arctic, the Senate must take the long-delayed step of ratifying the 1982 ocean treaty. Happily, hearings on whether to do so start in September.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>But any talks between Arctic countries should include ways to protect rather than exploit this liquefying ocean, as experience has shown.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In the mid-20th century, the contest to exploit the Antarctic led to a treaty calling for the southern polar region to be used "in the interests of all mankind." That was in contrast to the 1884-85 Berlin Conference that tried to resolve claims on Africa between imperialist Britain, France, and Germany – only to see a damaging "scramble for Africa." And in Southeast Asia today, oil riches under the Spratly Sea remain a source of high tension between China, Vietnam, Taiwan, the Philippines, and other bordering nations.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Would-be Arctic exploiters must recognize an irony in the fact that global warming, caused in part by burning fossil fuels, is helping to open up a race to tap the Arctic's fossil fuels. For humanity's sake, this valuable but polluting resource should be left for the day when other oil wells start to run dry.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>By one very rough estimate, the Arctic holds a quarter of the planet's undiscovered petroleum. One practical reason to keep it underground is that technology to drill and transport it in such frigid, watery conditions remains underdeveloped. An Arctic oil spill would not be pretty or short term.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Canada and the US need to set an example for other claimants. The two long time allies can start moves toward protecting the Arctic by resolving their own dispute over the long-sought Northwest Passage. Soon, ships may be able to pass through these now-frozen waters, cutting 2,500 miles off the normal transit from Europe to Asia. Canada claims them as their own. The US and many nations see them as international waters. (US naval subs have long plied the area.)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Meanwhile, Russia, which this month placed a rust-free flag on an underwater ridge near the North Pole to stake a critical claim, needs to end such belligerent antics if it wants to be taken seriously in coming talks on Arctic rights. Such a nationalist move may play well at home before an election, but it's not 21st-century diplomacy.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Law of the Sea Treaty was designed to resolve claims over ocean territory and mineral resources. So far, it has worked fairly well. The US should join, and in doing so, work to give the Arctic a special status, one that preserves its unique environment.</SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">********************<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">(NEWS 7) <B>Research Boom in Arctic Village as Oil Reserves Draw Big Powers</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN><A href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2007/aug/22/energy.oilandpetrol"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2007/aug/22/energy.oilandpetrol</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="">Or: </SPAN><A href="http://tinyurl.com/yvq5ad"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://tinyurl.com/yvq5ad</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style=""><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Guardian (UK) - Lying barely 650 miles from the North Pole and shrouded in freezing darkness for several months of the year, the Norwegian islands of Svalbard make an unlikely property hotspot. Yet at Ny-Alesund, a tiny former coal-mining settlement on the west side, an international boom is under way.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Chinese have moved in, bringing with them two marble lions that stand guard outside their Arctic Yellow River research station, and so too have Japan and South Korea. Scientists from India's first expedition to the Arctic are poised to join them. In June, a visiting delegation from Washington talked of beefing up US interests at Ny-Alesund, while the Russians are in negotiations.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Should, as some on Svalbard expect, the two former cold war superpowers move in, they will join established bases run by Norway, Holland, France, Germany and Britain. On the surface, the multinational invasion of Ny-Alesund ... is in the name of science. Experts who visit Svalbard are in an ideal position to study the atmosphere, glaciers and the region's unique wildlife.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="font-family:Helvetica">********************</SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">(NEWS 8)<B> Change in Hottest Year Fuels Global Warming Skeptics</B></SPAN><SPAN style=""><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN><A href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0823/p02s01-wogi.html"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0823/p02s01-wogi.html</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="">Or: </SPAN><A href="http://tinyurl.com/yqs34o"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://tinyurl.com/yqs34o</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style=""><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Christian Science Monitor - Was 1998 the hottest year in United States history, as most reporting on climate change has presumed? Or was that record set back in 1934 before "global warming" became a scary household phrase?<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>A corrective tweak to National Aeronautics and Space Administration's formulation shows that the hottest year on record in the US indeed was back during the Dust Bowl days. But does this mean that all the concern about global warming being a relatively recent phenomenon tied to carbon-belching power plants and hulking SUVs is a bunch of Al Gore hooey?<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Climate change skeptics and their cheering section among conservative bloggers and radio shoutmeisters think so - even though most scientists say, no, the tweak is not a big deal and overall trends are in the direction of toastier days around the globe.</SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">********************<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">(NEWS 9) <B>Saltier North Atlantic Should Give Currents a Boost</B></SPAN><SPAN style=""><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://environment.newscientist.com/article/dn12528-saltier-north-atlantic-should-give-currents-a-boost.html">http://environment.newscientist.com/article/dn12528-saltier-north-atlantic-should-give-currents-a-boost.html</A><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Or: </SPAN><A href="http://tinyurl.com/2ofzvs"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://tinyurl.com/2ofzvs</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style=""><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>NewScientist - The surface waters of the North Atlantic are getting saltier, suggests a new study of records spanning over 50 years. And this might actually be good news for the effects of climate change on global ocean currents in the short-term, say the study's researchers.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>This is because saltier waters in the upper levels of the North Atlantic ocean may mean that the global ocean conveyor belt ... will remain stable.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>...Tim Boyer of the US National Oceanographic Data Center and colleagues compiled salinity data gathered by fisheries, navy and research ships travelling across the North Atlantic between 1955 and 2006. They found that during this time, the layer of water that makes up the top 400 metres has gradually become saltier.</SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">********************<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">(NEWS 10) <B>Arctic sea ice expected to hit record low in Sept</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N16582142.htm"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N16582142.htm</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style=""> <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">Reuters - NEW YORK - The extent of Arctic sea ice will likely have melted to a record low this September partially due to man-made greenhouse gas emissions, researchers at the University of Colorado said on Thursday.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>There is a 92 percent chance that Arctic sea ice extent in September will melt to its lowest level at least since the 1970s, when satellite measuring efforts began, the researchers said. They had predicted a 33 percent chance of a record low in April, but changed the forecast after a rapid disintegration of sea ice during July.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Such high levels of ice melting could have wide implications in coming years such as changes in temperature and rain patterns across much of the United States.</SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">********************<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">(NEWS 11) <B>Arctic summer sea ice hits record low</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20316390/"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><B>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20316390/</B></FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style=""><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><B> </B></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="">Expert: In July 'it started to disappear at rates we had never seen before'<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>MSNBC staff - The summer sea ice in the Arctic is melting at a rate never before seen by experts, setting a record low the last two days that's likely to continue through September, top sea ice experts said in two new reports that suggest mankind's emissions of </SPAN><A href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20316390/"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">greenhouse gases</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style=""> are at least partly responsible.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">The National Snow and Ice Data Center on Friday said conditions on Thursday and Friday were already below the 2005 record and would likely stay that way through the end of summer.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">“Today is a historic day,” said Mark Serreze, a senior research scientist with the center, which is located at the </SPAN><A href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20316390/"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">University of Colorado-Boulder</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style="">. “This is the least sea ice we’ve ever seen in the satellite record and we have another month left to go in the melt season this year.”<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF">***************************************************</FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" size="6"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18.6667px;"><B>Summer Programs, Courses, Internships, Meetings, Opportunities</B></SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">(OPPORTUNITIES 1)<B> NCAR Early Career Scientists Assembly (ECSA) - request for proposals for workshop topics at the 2008 NCAR Junior Faculty Forum on Future Scientific Directions</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN><A href="http://www.asp.ucar.edu/ecsa/jff/jff08.jsp"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.asp.ucar.edu/ecsa/jff/jff08.jsp</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style=""><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Early Career Scientists Assembly (ECSA) at NCAR is requesting proposals for workshop topics at the 2008 NCAR Junior Faculty Forum on Future Scientific Directions.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The forum is to be held at NCAR (Boulder, CO) for 3 days during the week of July 7-11, 2008.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Forum is aimed at junior scientists from US Universities and NCAR to discuss future scientific directions of selected topics. Approximately 15-20 University and 20 NCAR attendees are expected for each accepted workshop topic.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The goals of the Forum are to:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>1.have junior scientists create research plans for future science directions;<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>2. encourage collaboration between early career scientists at NCAR and universities; and 3. expose junior faculty to the facilities that NCAR provides to the broader community (models, computers, observational facilities, collaborative opportunities).<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>1-page proposals outlining proposed workshop topics are due on 1 November 2007. <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Proposals should be sent to Andrew Gettelman (</SPAN><A href="mailto:andrew@ucar.edu"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">andrew@ucar.edu</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style="">).<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Proposals must include a description of the proposed discussion topic, and why it is timely to hold such a workshop. In order to ensure significant participation from both the University Community and NCAR, we request that each workshop be co-chaired by a university member and an NCAR researcher.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Funding for attendance of outside participants and administrative support for the workshops will be provided by the NCAR Early Career Scientists Assembly (ECSA).<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>If you are a University faculty member and are unsure whom you could contact at NCAR to co-chair a potential workshop, let us know and we will provide you with the contact information of relevant scientists.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>For further information on the proposals and past Junior Faculty Forums, visit </SPAN><A href="http://www.asp.ucar.edu/ecsa/jff/jff08.jsp"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.asp.ucar.edu/ecsa/jff/jff08.jsp</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style=""><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">********************<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">(OPPORTUNITY 2)<B> Abstract Submission: Biogeochemistry in Polar Environments – Fall AGU meeting – San Francisco, CA (USA)</B></SPAN><SPAN style=""><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">We are hosting a session entitled "Biogeochemistry in Polar Environments" that will provide a forum for researchers investigating the interactions of microbes with geology and chemistry in polar and general cryosphere environments. We invite you to submit an abstract for presentation at the2007 Fall AGU meeting in San Francisco. The deadline for submission in September 7. To submit an abstract, visit the AGU Fall Meeting website at </SPAN><A href="http://www.agu.org/meetings/fm07/"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.agu.org/meetings/fm07/</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style=""> . The session title and description are listed below.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Biogeochemistry in Polar Environments<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The polar regions are unique in many ways, containing ecosystems that are subject to extended periods of annual light and dark cycles as well as extreme temperatures. These environments have proven to be much more dynamic than expected, given the cold, dark conditions for significant periods of time. Polar ecosystems, though extreme, can serve as ideal systems to study the relationship between the microbial world, geology, and chemistry because of limited direct human impacts and the lower complexity of trophic structure. In fact, 14% of our planet is polar, yet we know little about it. As the climate continues to change, polar regions are affected quickly and dramatically, with potential feedbacks to the rest of the globe. Understanding polar biogeochemical cycles is essential for better prediction of impacts of increased temperatures and other climate change effects. Polar biogeochemical research reveals the workings of unique ecosystems, documents a baseline of material transformation for more “complex” temperate regions and highlights ecosystem functions sensitive to climate change.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We propose a session to bring together an array of researchers investigating biogeochemical processes and cycling in marine, terrestrial, atmospheric, and freshwater polar environments, as well as those that cross over these systems. Studies investigating a range of biogeochemistry, from trace metals to nutrient cycling are encouraged, with special emphasis on studies integrating field, lab, molecular and/or computational techniques.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Hope to see you in December. If you have any questions or would like more information, please contact any one of us.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Sincerely,<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">Jenny Baeseman,<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Arctic Research Consortium of the US<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN><A href="mailto:baeseman@arcus.org"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">baeseman@arcus.org</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style=""><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">Lydia Zeglin,<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>University of New Mexico<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN><A href="mailto:lzeglin@unm.edu"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">lzeglin@unm.edu</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style=""><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">Michael Gooseff,<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Pennsylvania State University<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN><A href="mailto:mgooseff@engr.psu.edu"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">mgooseff@engr.psu.edu</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style=""><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF">***************************************************</FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" size="6"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18.6667px;"><B>Jobs</B></SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">Planktonnet: Great listserv for aquatic-science jobs<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">To subscribe to the list, send an empty email to:<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><A href="mailto:planktonnet-subscribe@yahoogroups.com"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">planktonnet-subscribe@yahoogroups.com</FONT></SPAN></A></SPAN><SPAN style=""><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">Or, visit <A href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/planktonnet/"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://groups.yahoo.com/group/planktonnet/</FONT></SPAN></A> and click on 'Join this group' </SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">********************<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(JOB 1) <B>Asst Prof</B></SPAN><SPAN style=""> - Water and Sustainability - Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability - College for Interdisciplinary Studies - University of British Columbia – British Columbia (Canada)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability (IRES) invites applications for a tenure track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in the area of water and sustainability, to commence July 1, 2008. Salary will be commensurate with the qualifications and experience of the candidate.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>IRES has enjoyed over three decades of leading edge interdisciplinary research on environment and sustainability. It serves as a crucible of new research partnerships from across the UBC campus and supports a graduate program of over 80 PhD and 40 master students. Additional information about the research and teaching programs, as well as our state-of-the-art research facilities, can be found at </SPAN><A href="http://www.ires.ubc.ca/"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.ires.ubc.ca</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style="">. This appointment will be shared with the Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences (</SPAN><A href="http://www.eos.ubc.ca/"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">www.eos.ubc.ca</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style="">).<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We seek an outstanding interdisciplinary scholar in the natural or social sciences who aspires to develop an internationally recognized research program on water and sustainability, broadly defined to include research areas as diverse as water quality and chemistry, water systems ecology, or aquatic resource decision-making. An orientation to interdisciplinary, integrative approaches that incorporate linkages among human and natural systems is required.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The successful candidate will be joining a strong and cohesive unit with a wide range of skills and interests who has succeeded in competing for and training the very best students. The successful candidate must have a completed PhD and must have demonstrated potential in teaching at the graduate and undergraduate level and in research. The ability to integrate GIS into both research and teaching is a highly desirable attribute.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Applicants should mail a cover letter identifying teaching and research interests, a curriculum vitae, and copies of representative publications to the following address <B>no later than September 30th, 2007</B></SPAN><SPAN style="">. All queries and applications should be directed to: Professor Gunilla Öberg, Director, Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, The University of British Columbia, 2202 Main Mall Vancouver, B.C., Canada, V6T 1Z4., e-mail </SPAN><A href="mailto:faculty_search@ires.ubc.ca"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">faculty_search@ires.ubc.ca</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style="">.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>UBC hires on the basis of merit and is committed to employment equity. All qualified persons are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents of Canada will be given priority. Please indicate your legal status to work in Canada.</SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">********************<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">(JOB 2) <B>Researcher</B></SPAN><SPAN style=""> - Environmental Microbiology - Institute of Marine Sciences of UNC - Chapel Hill, NC (USA) <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Institute of Marine Sciences of UNC Chapel Hill invites applications for a postdoctoral associate or highly trained Masters level employee in environmental water quality/environmental microbiology. We seek a highly qualified individual with research experience and interest in the fields of microbial water quality, environmental microbiology, hydrology, groundwater pollution, and molecular biology. A Ph.D. or M.Sc. at the time of appointment in environmental microbiology, hydrology, marine science, molecular biology, or related fields is required for this position, as well as a record of research productivity. We particularly seek individuals who have expertise in the application of molecular techniques to environmental water quality issues. <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Experience with field sampling approaches, boat navigation, wastewater treatment and septic system design, hydrological modeling, and TMDL development are also desired, but not requisite. We especially seek individuals who complement existing department strengths and can work collaboratively in the marine science/microbial ecology/water quality research groups at the Institute of Marine Sciences of UNC Chapel Hill in Morehead City, NC. The position is available immediately and will be for one year, renewable for up to 3 years based upon funding availability. To apply, please send a CV, relevant publications and the contact information of three references to: Rachel Noble, Institute of Marine Sciences, 3431 Arendell Street, Morehead City, NC 28557, or send electronic copies of information to </SPAN><A href="mailto:rtnoble@email.unc.edu"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">rtnoble@email.unc.edu</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style="">. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled, <B>special preference will be given to applications received prior to September 30, 2007</B></SPAN><SPAN style="">. </SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">********************<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="font-family:Helvetica">(JOB 3) <B>Analyst</B></SPAN><SPAN style=""> - Geological sequestration - Climate Change Policy Partnership - Duke University - Durham NC (USA)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN><A href="http://tinyurl.com/3262va"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://tinyurl.com/3262va</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style=""><SPAN style=""></SPAN></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="font-family:Helvetica"><SPAN style=""> The Duke University Climate Change Policy Partnership (CCPP) is seeking an analyst with expertise in geological sequestration to conduct a comprehensive study of a national CO2 pipeline and storage system, including technical feasibility, expected cost, environmental implications, and social, political, and regulatory barriers. The analyst is expected to translate findings into appropriate policy proposals that can complement national climate change legislation.</SPAN></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>This position is located in Durham, NC and is open to both postdoctoral and full time permanent hire candidates. For more detailed information including salary, see </SPAN><A href="http://www.nicholas.duke.edu/institute/ccpp/professionals.html"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.nicholas.duke.edu/institute/ccpp/professionals.html</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style=""><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Postdoctoral candidates: <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">The position is fully funded for two years, with potential for extension based on funding and mutual interest. Requirements include a PhD in geological scie nces, engineering or a technology-related field; will also consider a PhD in environmental policy or economics with background in geology or engineering. Candidate must have prior experience analyzing geological sequestration and carbon capture and storage technology. Familiarity with climate policy, technology policy, and experience in project management a plus <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Permanent hire candidates: <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">Applicants must have either: 1) an MS in geology, engineering or other relevant technical discipline and experience (or degree) in policy or 2) an MA in policy with a BA in geology, engineering or other relevant technical discipline. PhDs are also welcome, but not required. Must have prior experience analyzing geological sequestration and carbon capture and storage technology. Familiarity with climate policy, technology policy, and experience in project management are also required. Additional desirable qualifications include: <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>1. Knowledge of scientific and engineering theories, concepts, and practices related to fossil and other energy systems. <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>2. Ability to assess the impacts of policy on energy technologies and systems. <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>3. Ability to analyze and recommend mitigation strategies and related policies <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>4. Ability to perform a technology risk analysis in the context of carbon markets, liability concerns, and international policies/frameworks. <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>5. Ability to communicate, both orally and in writing, complex technical problems and issues <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The CCPP is a collaborative effort of the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, the Center on Global Change, and the Nicholas School of the Environment. Please see </SPAN><A href="http://www.env.duke.edu/institute/ccpp"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.env.duke.edu/institute/ccpp</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style=""> for more information. <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>TO APPLY: Send cover letter and resume (electronic preferred) to Hallie Knuffman, CCPP Coordinator; </SPAN><A href="mailto:hakk@duke.edu?subject=From%20Science%20Careers&Body=From%20Science%20Careers"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">hakk@duke.edu</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style="">; tel: 919-613-8748; fax: 919-681-7176</SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">********************<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">(JOB 4) <B>Post-Doc</B></SPAN><SPAN style=""> - Species Invasions and Global Change - Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology - Brown University<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>- <SPAN style="">Providence, Rhode Island (USA)</SPAN><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"> <A href="http://tinyurl.com/387plm"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://tinyurl.com/387plm</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style=""><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We seek a post-doctoral research associate, for one year with additional years possible, pending funding, in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Brown University; for participation in a collaborative project with Qinfeng Guo (US Forest Service) and Dov Sax (Brown University). This project will investigate the role of climate, land use and other environmental characteristics on plant invasions in the US, with a focus on forecasting future distributions of non-native plants. Analyses will include consideration of climatic conditions in the native range of non-native species. Long-term project goals include consideration of global change as a driver for future species invasions. The project has key defined goals, but there is substantial room for independent and collaborative exploration of related topics. Candidates should have a Ph.D. in Ecology, Geography or climate-related studies; strong analytical and GIS skills are a plus. Salary will be approximately $37,000 (subject to experience-level) with full benefits. Please send a CV, a brief statement of research interests, and the names and contact information for three references to Dov Sax, . Review of applicants will begin on September 3 and will continue until the post is filled. We would like the postdoc to begin the position on or before October 1, 2007. </SPAN> <DIV class="MsoNormal"><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF">**************************************************</FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Times New Roman">This newsletter has been developed by C. Susan Weiler to distribute 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. The views and opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of the funding agencies or sponsoring societies. 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