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Earth, Atmos & Planetary Sci

2003 EAPS Lecture Series: Water: Its Geological and Chemical Significance, and Its Interaction with Society
Julian Sachs
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)

A series of noontime lectures on various topics designed to highlight the crucial roles that water plays in our world and our personal lives. Individual sessions will examine water in the solid earth, the atmosphere, and, of course, the ocean. The history of water on Mars will stretch our vision to the planets. Also of interest will be those sessions that combine policy and science in an examination of some of our coastal areas. Please see the EAPS Homepage (URL below) for the most recent information.
Web: http://www-eaps.mit.edu
Contact: Vicki McKenna, 54-910, x3-3380, vsm@mit.edu

Hot Water in the Cold Ocean: Black Smokers on Seafloor Ridges
Karen Von Damn, Professor, University of New Hampshire
The jets of hot water exiting from the ridge systems on the ocean floor provide indications of processes occurring within the upper oceanic crust, the energy to support biological communities, and are a controlling factor for the composition of seawater through time.
Mon Jan 6, 04-05:00pm, 54-915, Note special time.

Fisheries Management in Coastal New England
Anthony Chatwin, Staff Scientist, Conservation Law Foundation
Fri Jan 10, 12-01:00pm, 54-915

Hurricanes and Climate Change
Kerry Emanuel
Mon Jan 13, 12-01:00pm, 54-915

The Fate of Aqueous Organic Compounds at Elevated Temperatures: Constraints from Laboratory Experiments and Field Observations
Jeff Seewald, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Wed Jan 15, 12-01:00pm, 54-915

The Ocean and Its Possible Role in Abrupt Climate Change
John Marshall
Fri Jan 17, 12-01:00pm, 54-915

The Black Sea: The Most Polluted Water in the World
Paola Rizzoli
Wed Jan 22, 12-01:00pm, 54-915

Water, Electricity, and Fish: A Hot Topic in Narragansett Bay
John Mustard, Professor, Brown University
A number of studies were spawned to assess the environmental condition of Narragansett Bay and the impact that power plant operations have on the bay. I will discuss the our efforts to characterize sea surface temperature of the bay, the plant's impact, and the relationship that this science had on environmental policy.
Fri Jan 24, 12-01:00pm, 54-915

Ice Shelf Disintegration and Changing Ice Stream Discharge Patterns - West Antarctica Responds to Warming
Mark Fahnestock, Professor, University of New Hampshire
Ice shelves on the Antarctic Peninsula continued to disintegrate in 2002, displaying what we believe is a clear consequence of the recent warming trend in this area. This recent development will be contrasted with ongoing changes in ice stream discharge patterns into the Ross Ice Shelf.
Mon Jan 27, 12-01:00pm, 54-915

The Flooding of Venice: Problem and Solution
Rafael Bras and Paola Rizzoli
Wed Jan 29, 12-01:00pm, 54-915

The History of Water on Mars: Recent Findings and Outstanding Questions
James Head III, Professor, Brown University
Fri Jan 31, 12-01:00pm, 54-915

Electron Microprobe Analysis on JEOL JXA-733 Superprobe
Nilanjan Chatterjee
Fri Jan 10, 01-05:00pm, 54-1221

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event

In this session you will have hands-on experience on our newly upgraded Electron Microprobe with enhanced imaging capabilities and learn about wavelength and energy dispersive spectrometry, backscattered electron, secondary electron, cathodoluminescence, and elemental x-ray imaging.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/e-probe/www/iap.html
Contact: Nilanjan Chatterjee, 54-1216, x3-1995, nchat@mit.edu


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