Seminars

Fall 2006

Seminars are held in the Eller O&M Bldg., Room 112, at 3:55pm, unless otherwise noted. For seminar information, please contact Andrew Dessler.

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• August 29 at 3:55 pm in O&M 112
  Surface temperature reconstructions for the last 1,000 years
  -Jerry North
  Distinguished Professor, Dept. of Atmospheric Sciences
  Texas A&M University
  Recording of seminar


• Sept. 5 at 3:55 pm in O&M 112
  Sustainable energy and transportation: Engineering the 21st century
  -Mark Holtzapple
  Professor, Dept. of Chemical Engineering
  Texas A&M University


• Sept. 12 at 3:55 pm in O&M 112
  A PhD candidate's journey into the kingdom of cirrus clouds
  -Zhibo Zhang
  Graduate Student, Dept. of Atmospheric Sciences
  Texas A&M University


• Sept. 19 at 3:55 pm in O&M 112
  When will world oil production reach its peak?
  -Alex Dessler
  Adjunct Professor, Dept. of Atmospheric Sciences
  Texas A&M University


• Sept. 26 at 3:55 pm in O&M 112
  The tropical lapse-rate problem: obtaining trends from the radiosonde record
  -Steve Sherwood
  Associate Professor, Dept. of Geology and Geophysics
  Yale University


• Oct. 3 at 3:55 pm in O&M 112
  Analysis of fine particle composition for source attribution
  -Matt Fraser
  Associate Professor, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering
  Rice University


• Oct. 10 at 3:55 pm in O&M 112
  Chemical behavior of the tropopause
  -Laura Pan
  Atmospheric Chemistry Division, NCAR


• Oct. 17 at 3:55 pm in O&M 112
  An AIRS-centric view of global cloudiness from the A-train
  -Brian Kahn
  Jet Propulsion Laboratory


• Oct. 24 at 3:55 pm in O&M 112
  What we are learning about atmospheric composition from EOS Aura
  -Mark Schoeberl
  NASA Goddard


• Oct. 31 at 3:55 pm in O&M 112
  What causes drought? An examination of the role of land surface conditions
  -Steven Quiring
  Assistant Professor, Dept. of Geography
  Texas A&M University


• Nov. 7 at 3:55 pm in O&M 112
  Seasonal Climate Prediction: Current Status and Future Prospects
  -Jim Kinter
  COLA


• NOTE SPECIAL DATE and ROOM: Nov. 16 at 3:55 pm in O&M 1210
  A cloudy view of tropical climate - cloud regimes, diabatic heating, and circulation systems
  -Christian Jakob
  Bureau of Meteorology Research Centre
  


• Nov. 28 at 3:55 pm in O&M 112
  Steep terrain and multiscale flows: Some numerical issues in mesoscale modeling
  -Craig Epifanio
  Assistant Professor, Dept. of Atmospheric Sciences
  Texas A&M University


• NOTE SPECIAL DATE and ROOM: Nov. 30 at 3:55 pm in O&M 1210
  Destructive interference between the atmosphere and ocean --- The cause of the fragile relationship between Pacific El Nino and Atlantic Nino
  -Ping Chang
  Professor, Dept. of Oceanography
  Texas A&M University
  


• Dec. 5 at 3:55 pm in O&M 112
  Lapse rates in the lower troposphere: an unsolved problem in Tropical Meteorology
  -Ian Folkins
  Associate Professor, Dept. of Physics
  Dalhousie University

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