From Land, To Sea, and Under The Sea: Using Technology To Understand Ocean and Earth Systems

Friday, October 4, 2013: 10:15 AM-11:45 AM
213 B (Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center)
Chairs:
Cynthia Joseph, MEd, Diversity Director, University of Southern California and Nievita Bueno Watts, PhD, Director of Academic Programs, Oregon Health & Science University

Description: Are you interested in chemistry, geology, hydrology, physics, or biology? Earth and ocean sciences connect these disciplines and advance our understanding through innovation and technology. Attend to explore cutting-edge research in land and water surface dynamics, coastal margin ecosystems, and microbial biogeochemical processes in and deep beneath the ocean.



10:15 AM
Introductory Remarks
10:20 AM
The Future of Microbial Oceanography: New technologies driving new discoveries
Vanessa Michelou, PhD , Post-doctoral Fellow , Center for Microbial Oceanography: Research and Education (C-MORE)
10:40 AM
Exploring marine ecosystems with biogeochemical models
Clara Llebot, PhD , Post-doctoral Fellow , Oregon Health & Science University
11:00 AM
Mitigating groundwater impacts from dam and reservoir complex removals
Antony Berthelote, PhD , Hydrology Instructor , Salish Kootenai College
11:20 AM
Probing Deep: Studying intra-terrestrials to understand extraterrestrials
Everett Salas, PhD , Senior scientist , PhotonSystems, Inc