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Career Center Workshops
Start:August 21, 2014 at 1:00 pm
End:
August 21, 2014 at 3:00 pm
Location:
JGB 3.222
Contact:
Chelsea Ochoa, chelsea.ochoa@jsg.utexas.edu, 512-232-0893
Resume Writing Tips
1:00 PM
JGB 3.222
CVs and PhDs
2:00 PM
JGB 3.222
Career Center Workshops
Start:August 22, 2014 at 11:00 am
End:
August 22, 2014 at 1:30 pm
Location:
JGB 3.222
Contact:
Chelsea Ochoa, chelsea.ochoa@jsg.utexas.edu, 512-232-0893
Interview Tips
11:00 AM
JGB 3.222
GeoSource Training
1:00 PM
JGB 3.222
Career Center Workshops
Start:August 26, 2014 at 1:30 pm
End:
August 26, 2014 at 3:00 pm
Location:
JGB 3.222
Contact:
Chelsea Ochoa, chelsea.ochoa@jsg.utexas.edu, 512-232-0893
Interview Tips
1:30 PM
JGB 3.222
GeoSource Training
2:30 PM
JGB 3.222
UTIG Seminar Series: Philip Duffy, Lawrence Livermore Nat'l Lab
Start:August 29, 2014 at 10:30 am
End:
August 29, 2014 at 11:30 am
Location:
PRC,10100 Burnet Road, Bldg 196, R2200, Austin, TX 78758
Contact:
Kaustubh Thirumalai/Yuko Okumura, kau@ig.utexas.edu, (512) 471-0472
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“The IPCC 5th Assessment Report: Process and Key Findings”
Abstract:
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recently released its 5th Assessment Report, covering “The Physical Science Basis, “Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability,” and “Mitigation of Climate Change.” I will discuss the experience of representing the United States in finalizing text of the Summary for Policymakers of each of these volumes, as well as key findings in each one.
Career Center Workshop
Start:August 29, 2014 at 12:00 pm
End:
August 29, 2014 at 1:00 pm
Location:
JGB 4.102
Contact:
Chelsea Ochoa, chelsea.ochoa@jsg.utexas.edu, 512-232-0893
Interview Strategies for International Students
Noon
JGB 4.102
DeFord Lecture | Dr. Richard TaylorApril, 25 2024Time: 4:00 PM - 5:00 PMLocation: Boyd Auditorium (JGB 2.324) Adapting to the Amplification of Climate Extremes Through Freshwater Capture: Evidence from the Tropics by Dr. Richard Taylor, Department of Geography, University College London Abstract: In low-income countries of the tropics undergoing rapid growth, global warming presents challenges to the expansion and sustainability of water supplies required to advance progress toward the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. Substantial uncertainty persists in projections of precipitation under climate change. A widely observed impact, pronounced in the tropics, is the intensification of precipitation comprising a transition towards fewer but heavier rainfalls. How does this transition impact terrestrial water balances? How might these changes influence freshwater demand? I will interrogate these questions and review mounting empirical evidence from the tropics of the resilience to climate change of groundwater resources, which act as a natural inter-annual store of freshwater supporting adaptation to the amplification climate extremes. Presented evidence includes case studies and local-to-regional scale analyses from tropical Africa and the Bengal Basin of South Asia. Outcomes emphasize the interconnected nature of surface water and groundwater as well as the value of groundwater as a natural, distributed store of freshwater. This insight provides a platform to explore more equitable and sustainable water development pathways resilient to climate change. |
UTIG Seminar Series: Cornelia Rasmussen, UTIGApril, 26 2024Time: 10:30 AM - 11:30 AMLocation: PRC 196/ROC 1.603 Speaker: Cornelia Rasmussen, Research Associate, University of Texas Institute for Geophysics Host: Krista Soderlund Title: The Emerging Field Of Position-Specific Isotope Analysis: Applications in chemical forensics, exobiology, geo- and environmental sciences Abstract: Complex organics can be found all over our solar system and within each living thing on our planet, be it as part of its physiology or as a contaminant. However, different processes can lead to the formation of chemical identical molecules. This makes answering a number of scientific questions challenging. One example is distinguishing between biotic and abiotic molecules, hence hindering life detection on early Earth but especially on other planetary bodies, such as on Mars, Titan, Enceladus and on meteorites where organics have been detected. Moreover, tracing molecules as they move through the environment can be demanding, yet is essential in studying the flow of organic molecules as well as correlating pollutants with their source. Novel tools to address these challenges are currently being developed. Especially, the emerging field of position-specific isotope analysis is beginning to grant access to the unique intramolecular carbon (13C/12C) isotope fingerprint preserved in complex molecules. This fingerprint can be applied in various scientific disciplines, ranging from forensics to exobiology, geo- and environmental sciences, including geo health. Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR) has the potential to become a key player in this research area, as it allows the analysis of organics within complex mixtures, all without the need to fragment the molecule into single carbon units or the combustion of the molecule of interest. We have been developing several NMR tools that allow us to investigate the intramolecular carbon isotope distribution within various molecule classes and to test the central hypothesis that the position-specific carbon isotope distribution within complex organics depends on a molecule’s source and formation history. |
Planetary Habitability Seminar SeriesApril, 29 2024Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PMLocation: PMA 15.216B UT Center for Planetary Systems Habitability Seminar Series. See website for speaker schedule and more details: View Events Join remotely: https://utexas.zoom.us/j/94052130734 In person: Classroom 15.216B, Physics, Math and Astronomy Bldg. UT Austin, Department of Astronomy 2515 Speedway, Stop C1400 Austin, Texas 78712-1205 |
UTIG Discussion Hour: Kristian Chan - PhD Talk (UTIG)April, 30 2024Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PMLocation: ROC 2.201 |