Speakers List (FY 2014-15) - Association for Women Geoscientists

AWG Distinguished Lecturer
Program
Welcome to the AWG Distinguished Lecturer Program!
We have a wide array of lecturers available to speak to your group. The AWG
Foundation, a non-profit organization, receives donations to help offset the travel
costs of these speakers (up to $800). To arrange for approval of a lecturer
engagement or for more information, please contact:
Camille Partin
AWG Distinguished Lecturer Coordinator
[email protected]
AWG DLP WEBSITE: http://www.awg.org/AWG_PPDLP/index.htm
For more information on AWG and its programs, please see our website
(www.awg.org) or email [email protected]
Last updated Jan. 29, 2015
How to Apply for Funding
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All academic institutions, including University and College departments or science clubs/organizations, as well as State
Geological Surveys, are invited to apply for funding to host a lecturer from the AWG Lectures List. If in doubt, ask the Lecture
Coordinator.
Organizations may ask for up to $800 to fund the lecturer’s visit and should provide details of the expected costs. Only one
award is to be given to any organization in one year. There is no problem if two organizations ask for the same lecturer.
Funding covers the expenses of hosting an AWG lecturer at the institution. Funds are not to benefit the individual: thus, an
honorarium is not included in the expenses. Regular and normal travel expenses (airfare, other transportation, meals, lodging)
are all applicable costs that could be funded. It is also helpful if the sponsoring institution is able to provide funding for some of
the costs so that the requested amount is in line with the maximum allowable grant amount.
Funding decisions are the prerogative of the Lecture Coordinator
Please follow this procedure to apply for a grant:
Contact a lecturer from the list. Settle on a tentative date for the talk, and determine the transportation, lodging, and incidental
costs of the visit.
Write a letter or email to the Lecture Coordinator including all of the pertinent information, and stress your intention to expose
your students to the women geoscientists. Plan for sufficient time for processing the request (several weeks) so that a talk will
not be scheduled in advance of AWG being able to approve reimbursement to your department.
After the lecture please provide a report of the event including the following documentation and information to insure prompt
reimbursements to the lecture coordinator:
–  the number of people in attendance and % women
–  describe the audience
–  provide copies of flyers or other seminar advertising
–  give a brief description of the quality of the seminar and any other interactions between the lecturer and
audience
–  Please submit all applicable receipts and request for reimbursement to the AWG Lecture Coordinator.
Lecture Topics
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Atmospheric science...............................4
Climate change.......................................5
Surficial processes..................................6
Deep earth..............................................7
Natural hazards......................................8
Geobiology.............................................9
Energy & policy.....................................10
Leadership & education........................11
Oceanography.......................................12
Space science.......................................13
List of speakers.....................................14-18
Atmospheric Science
(Speaker in bold. Contact informa5on provided at the end of the document)
Taking the Power out of the Wind: The rela5onship between wind energy and the atmosphere
The Global Chlorine Cycle
Adams Barnes
Atmospheric brown clouds: predic5ng the ver5cal profile of par5culate carbon
Carlton
Are gas phase chemical mechanisms s5ll sufficient to model air quality and climate? Dust storms and red 5des
Phosphorus -­‐ the devils element Paytan Impacts of ocean sea spray on on clouds and climate
Prather Impact of dust and bioparticles and dust on clouds and precipitation processes
Global nitrous oxide emissions – from top-­‐down and boMom-­‐up
Fires in the Earth System
Biosphere-­‐Atmosphere Interac5ons: how vegeta5on and the atmosphere impact each other
Saikawa
Wiedinmyer Climate Change
(Speaker in bold. Contact informa5on provided at the end of the document)
Topographical Forcings of the Ross Ice Shelf Air Stream in Antarc5ca
Adams Climate change and ocean change in Antarc5ca and South Georgia
Eaton Geomorphic effects of wildfire
Florsheim Gremes Cordero From micro to macro: ocean surface processes that influence climate change
Glacial Lake Discharges and Abrupt Climate Change: Lake Champlain
Manley
Understanding Climate Change: Seeing the Carbon Through the Trees
McFarlane The challenge of predic5ng the climate of the coming decades
Msadek
Simula5ng today's climate and future climate change Biopar5cles in the clouds: Nature’s way of controlling our climate? Prather
Surficial Processes
(Speaker in bold. Contact informa5on provided at the end of the document)
Eolian Explora5ons: Dunes, Diagenesis, and Deforma5on
A Perspec5ve of Hot Topics in Sedimentary Geology Chan Floods and megafloods: Geomorphic and clima5c signatures of paleofloods in the US and India
Ely Impacts of natural dams on river channel evolu5on: Does the river give a dam? Effects of anthropogenic and natural disturbances on sediment dynamics
Florsheim Goldilocks and the Three Biogenic Carbonate Minerals: What Determines Just Right? Hallock-­‐Muller Spa5al paMerns of erosion in the Three Rivers Region, SW China
Henck Schmidt Understanding hydrological processes of rivers draining the Tibetan Plateau Water quality and forest hydrology in the Lake Victoria basin, Uganda
What you can learn from da5ng in bars: Using op5cally s5mulated luminescence (OSL) to inves5gate fluvial processes
Impacts of lithological heterogeneity on valley evolu5on and floodplain wetland preserva5on in the eastern interior of South Africa
Lacustrine sediment dri_s: Lake Champlain
Seiche, furrows, pockmarks and ship wrecks: Dynamics in Lake Champlain Forest Carbon Cycling: Insights Gained from Radiocarbon Measurements
Soil: More Than What We Grow On What can we learn from mud? All streams flow into the sea even those we cannot see Remedia5on of sulphide mine waste
The development of acid mine drainage Jovanelly Keen-­‐Zebert Manley McFarlane Paytan Sherriff Deep Earth
(Speaker in bold. Contact informa5on provided at the end of the document)
The In’s and Out’s of Subduc5on Zones: A stable isotope perspec5ve of geochemical cycling through subduc5on zones
The role of serpen5nites in the tectonic history of high-­‐grad blocks from the Franciscan Complex, California Tourmaline: A Geologic DVD
Mineral textures – ghosts of plutons past Gemstones as guides to Earth’s evolu5on Geology and geophysics at the forefront of polar explora5on, then and now
Elemental recycling in subduc5on zones: mass transfer from subduc5ng slab to the crust
Timescales and consequences of par5al mel5ng in orogeny
New Insights into the Galapagos Mantle Plume Source
The Galapagos and Easter Island Hotspots: Bilateral Geochemical Asymmetry as a Mechanism to Map the Lower Mantle New direc5ons in computa5onal geodynamics: exploring the Earth's dynamics with computer models and scien5fic visualiza5on
Journey to the center of the Earth: dynamics of the mantle Mel5ng the mountains: crustal flow and collapse
Subduc5on metamorphism at the slab-­‐mantle interface and exhuma5on of high-­‐pressure rocks from the 'point of no return’
Garnet tectonics Mantle to surface dynamics during the transi5on from subduc5on to collision to tectonic escape (an example from Turkey) Con5nental subduc5on and crustal mel5ng in the Western Gneiss Region, Norway Barnes Dutrow Eaton Gordon Harpp
Kellogg Whitney Natural Hazards
(Speaker in bold. Contact informa5on provided at the end of the document)
Geological and historical evidence of past earthquakes and tsunami in Chile
Ely The 2005 Erup5on of Sierra Negra Volcano, Galapagos
Harpp Prehistoric earthquake-­‐triggered slumping in Lake Champlain
Manley Dynamics of Explosive Volcanic Erup5ons
Computa5onal Simula5ons of Supersonic Volcanic Jets Ogden Forma5on of Volcanic Vents and Craters Forecas5ng Erup5ons at Alaskan Volcanoes: High-­‐Stakes Science in Real-­‐Time
Prejean Earthquake Triggering at Volcanoes: Geophysical Clues to Magma System Dynamics
What Has Geodesy Done For You Lately, UNAVCO's Role in Hazards Mi5ga5on and Resource Management
Rowan
Arsenic and old waste: geochemistry and mineralogy of gold mine waste
Sherriff Geobiology
(Speaker in bold. Contact information provided at the end of the document)
The trouble with trilobites (trilobite ex5nc5on)
Controlling biogenic SOA
One hundred mammoths in a hot tub
Brandt Carlton Dutrow Tales from the Galapagos Islands: Where Geology and Biology Meet
Harpp The other fossil record of the Burgess Shale: Exploring the poten5al of ichnology in unravelling taphonomy and ecology
Trace fossils and evolu5onary paleoecology: Animal-­‐substrate interac5ons and the changing ecology of the past The trace-­‐fossil record of the Cambrian explosion Mangano Breathing new life into ancient biomarkers: understanding the biological func5on of hopanoids
Newman
When rhinos, elephants, and camels roamed Louisiana: Miocene vertebrate animals and their paleoenvironments from the Fleming and Pascagoula Forma5ons
Schiebout The role of Decapods (Shrimp, Lobsters, and Crabs) in the Mesozoic Marine Revolu5on
Lobster Diversity through 5me Schweitzer Shrimp, Lobster, and Crab diversity through 5me: environments and compe55on Early (Archean) life on Earth: the rock record
Using plants for environmental remedia5on and restora5on Walsh Energy and Policy
(Speaker in bold. Contact informa5on provided at the end of the document)
Keeping the Lights On: Understanding the Interplay between Weather, Climate, and the US Electricity Grid
Adams
A Geoscien5st in Antarc5ca: Following in Shackleton's Footsteps One Hundred Years Later
Eaton The effects of Chinese land use policies on erosion in western China
Henck Schmidt Rebuilding a_er tsunami disaster: case studies from Japan
Jovanelly What is the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and what can we learn from it?
Msadek Policy diffusion of emission standards: is there a race to the top?
Solving mineralogical puzzles of Roman poMery
Saikawa
Sherriff Environmentally Persistent Free Radicals (EPFRs): their chemistry, forma5on and health effects (communica5ng research findings from the LSU Superfund Research Program)
Walsh Air Quality and Health
Cooking Impacts on Air Quality, Climate, and Health in a Changing World
Wiedinmyer Leadership and Education
(Speaker in bold. Contact informa5on provided at the end of the document)
It started with a rock collec5on: Charles Darwin, Geologist
Brandt Powerful collabora5on between scien5sts, ar5sts, writers and educators
Eaton Making the transi5on from academics to industry
Managing a work/life balance Geing what you want by asking for what you need Nielsen Promo5ng science literacy by combining interdisciplinary and experien5al teaching styles
Jovanelly Diagenesis and metamorphism: Geological lessons for leadership
Geology and leadership: Lessons from the field Rossbacher Leadership in the Holocene: What women leaders can learn from the geosciences Riding ahead of the herd: A cowgirl's guide to leadership The Role of the Geosciences in Policymaking: How to Avoid Being Stuck Between a Rock and a Hard Place
The Status of the Geosciences in Educa5on, Workforce and Public Policy Rowan How to Communicate The Value of the Geosciences to the Public and Policymakers Increasing student engagement through service-­‐learning in an environmental management curriculum
Walsh Oceanography
(Speaker in bold. Contact informa5on provided at the end of the document)
2010 Elysium Visual Epic Expedi5on -­‐-­‐ an overview
Eaton 1914-­‐17 Imperial Trans-­‐Antarc5c Expedi5on -­‐-­‐ an overview Air-­‐sea transfer related to climate change
Energy dissipa5on at the ocean surface related to mixing in the whole ocean Sediment mudwaves of the North and South Atlan5c
Gremes Cordero Manley North Atlan5c sediment dri_s Understanding the physics of the ocean using numerical models and observa5ons
Msadek What is the difference between weather and climate and what can the oceans tell us? Ocean acidifica5on: the other CO2 problem
Paytan Space Science
(Speaker in bold. Contact informa5on provided at the end of the document)
Mars for Earthlings: Using Sedimentary Analogs to Decode Mars Geology Chan Mars Magne5c Mystery Ac5ve tectonics on Venus: Evidence from Coronae & Chasmata Earth hotspots and Venus coronae SETI: the Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence Titan's Mysteries Jurdy List of Speakers (A-E)
Manda Adams
UNC-Charlotte (former)
(704) 687-5984
[email protected]
https://clas-pages.uncc.edu/manda-adams/
Jaime Barnes
The University of Texas at Austin
Department of Geological Sciences
1 University Station C1100
Austin, Texas 78712
[email protected]
Danita Sue Brandt
Department of Geological Sciences
Michigan State University
E Lansing, MI 48824-1115
(517) 355-6595; (517) 353-8787 (fax)
[email protected]
Annmarie Carlton
Department of Environmental Sciences
Rutgers University
14 College Farm Road
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
(732) 932.9800 x6230
[email protected]
Marjorie A. Chan
Department of Geology & Geophysics
University of Utah, 115 S. 1460 E. Rm. 383 FASB
Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0111
(801) 581-6551; (801) 581-7065 (fax)
[email protected]
Barbara L Dutrow
Department of Geology & Geophysics
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803-4101
(225) 578-2525; (225) 578-2302 (fax)
[email protected]
Susan R. Eaton
SR ECO Consultants Inc.
2031-8th Avenue S.E.
Calgary, Alberta
T2G 0N7 CANADA
(403) 508-2512; (403) 508-5012 fax
[email protected]
http://www.susanreaton.com/
Lisa L. Ely
Department of Geological Sciences
Central Washington University
400 E. University Way
Ellensburg, WA 98926
(509) 963-2177; (509) 963-2821 (fax)
[email protected]
List of Speakers (F-J)
Joan L. Florsheim
Research Scientist
Earth Research Institute (ERI)
University of California, Santa Barbara
[email protected]
Silvia Gremes Cordero
Assistant Professor - Research
Physics, University of New Orleans
Resident at Naval Res. Lab - SSC
(228) 688-5129, [email protected]
Stacia M Gordon
Dept of Geological Sciences
University of Nevada, Reno
1664 N. Virginia, MS 0172
Reno, NV 89557
(775) 784-6476
[email protected]
Pam Hallock-Muller
College of Marine Science
University of South Florida
140 Seventh Ave. S.
St.Petersburg, FL 33701-5016
(727) 533-1567; (727) 553-1189 (fax)
[email protected]
http://www.marine.usf.edu/reefslab
Karen Harpp
Department of Geology
Colgate University
13 Oak Drive
Hamilton, NY 13346
(315) 228-7211; (315) 228-7187 (fax)
[email protected]
Amanda Henck Schmidt
(no requests for Fall ’14; maternity leave)
Department of Geology
Oberlin College
52 W. Lorain St.
Oberlin, OH, 44074
(440) 775-8342; (440) 775-8038 (fax)
[email protected]
Tamie J. Jovanelly
Associate Professor of Geology
Berry College
2277 Martha Berry Hwy
Mnt Berry, GA 30149
(706) 238-5868
[email protected]
Donna M. Jurdy
Professor, Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences
2145 Sheridan Road - F496
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL 60208-3130
[email protected]
List of Speakers (K-O)
Louise Kellogg
Professor, Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences
University of California, Davis, CA 95616
(530) 752-3690
http://mygeologypage.ucdavis.edu/kellogg/
http://www.keckcaves.org
[email protected]
Amanda Keen-Zebert
Assistant Research Professor-Geomorphology
Dir. E.L. Cord Luminescence Lab
Desert Research Institute
2215 Raggio Parkway
Reno, NV 89512-1095
(775) 673-7434
[email protected]
http://www.dri.edu/luminescence-lab
M. Gabriela Mangano
Department of Geological Sciences
University of Saskatchewan
114 Science Place
Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E2, CANADA
[email protected]
Patricia Lee Manley
Geology Department
Middlebury College
Middlebury, VT 05753
(802) 443-5430; (802) 443-2072 (fax)
[email protected]
Karis J. McFarlane
Center for Accelerator Mass Spectrometry
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
7000 East Ave, L-397
Livermore, CA 94551-9234
(925) 423-6285; (925) 423-7884 (fax)
[email protected]
Rym Msadek
(no requests for Fall ’14; maternity leave)
GFDL/NOAA
Princeton University
Forrestal Campus 201 Forrestal Road
Princeton 08542 NJ
(609) 452-6564
[email protected]
Dianne K. Newman
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
California Institute of Technology
1200 E. California Blvd., Mail Code 147-75
Pasadena, CA 91125
(626) 395-3543; (626) 395-4135 (fax)
[email protected]
http://dknlab.caltech.edu/
Tina Nielsen
Associate Director, Great Lakes Bioenergy Research
Center
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI 53706
[email protected]
List of Speakers (P-S)
Darcy Ogden
Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
(858) 534-7386
http://sites.google.com/site/darcyogden/
[email protected]
Adina Paytan
Earth & Planetary Sciences Department
University of California Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA 95064
(831) 459-4089; (831) 459-3074 (fax)
[email protected]
Kimberly Prather
Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
University of California, San Diego
La Jolla, CA 92093-0314
(858) 822-5312
http://www-chem.ucsd.edu/research/profile.cfm?cid=C04185
[email protected]
Stephanie G. Prejean
Research Geophysicist
USGS Alaska Volcano Observatory
4210 University Dr., Anchorage AK, 99508
(907) 786-746
[email protected]
Lisa A. Rossbacher, President
Humboldt State University
1 Harpst Street
Arcata, CA 95521
(707) 826-3311
[email protected]
humboldt.edu/president
Linda Rowan
UNAVCO
6350 Nautilus Drive
Boulder CO 80301-5394
(303) 381-7571; (303) 381-7501 (fax)
www.unavco.org
[email protected]
Eri Saikawa
Department of Environmental Sciences
Rollins School of Public Health
Emory University
400 Dowman Drive, Math and Science
Center E512
Atlanta, GA, 30322
(404) 727-0487
[email protected]
Judith A. Schiebout
Louisiana State University
Museum of Natural Science
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
(225) 578-2717
[email protected]
List of Speakers (S-W)
Carrie Schweitzer
Department of Geology
221 McGilvrey Hall
Kent State University
Kent, Ohio 44242
(330) 244-3303; (330) 672-7949 (fax)
[email protected]
Barbara L. Sherriff
Director
Sherriff Environmental, Inc.
Powell River, BC Canada
[email protected]
Maud M. Walsh
School of Plant, Environmental and Soil Sciences
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
(225) 578-1211; (225) 578-1403 (fax)
[email protected]
Christine Wiedinmyer
National Center for Atmospheric Research
1850 Table Mesa Drive
Boulder, CO 80305
(303) 497-1414
[email protected]
Donna L. Whitney
Department of Earth Science
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN 55455
(612) 626-7582; (612) 625-3819 (fax)
[email protected]