October 2009
FRIDAY, 2 OCTOBER
—CHEMICAL OCEANOGRAPHY LUNCH SEMINAR - Weijan Zhou, Chinese Academy of Sciences, "Late Quaternary Asian monsoon variations," 12:30, 425 OSB.
MONDAY, 5 OCTOBER
—MARINE GEOLOGY & GEOPHYSICS LUNCH SEMINAR - Pizza and faculty/student pop-ups, 12:30, 123 MSB.
TUESDAY, 6 OCTOBER
—WUN EARTH SYSTEMS VIRTUAL SEMINAR, Series Earth Surface Sedimentary Flow Processes - Gary Parker, UIUC, "Modelling the morphodynamics of the lower Mississippi River as a quasi-bedrock stream," 9:00, HSB T-239.
—BIOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY LUNCH SEMINAR - Academic new year potluck, 11:30, 123 MSB. Bring something to eat and to share!
—PCC/CIG SEMINAR - Manu DiLorenzo, Georgia Tech, "ENSO and the North Pacific Gyre Oscillation: An integrated view of Pacific decadal dynamics?", 4:00, 425 OSB.
WEDNESDAY, 7 OCTOBER
—FACULTY MEETING - Will be held at 10:30 in 123 MSB. Coffee and pastries will be available at 10:15.
—CHEMICAL OCEANOGRAPHY SPECIAL SEMINAR - Kim Cobb, Georgia Inst of Technology, "Coral records of past and present tropical Pacific climate change," 2:00, 425 OSB.
FRIDAY, 9 OCTOBER
—CHEMICAL OCEANOGRAPHY LUNCH SEMINAR - Seth Bushinsky, Oceanography, "Development of an in-situ oxygen optode calibration system," 12:30, 425 OSB.
MONDAY, 12 OCTOBER
—MARINE GEOLOGY & GEOPHYSICS LUNCH SEMINAR - Paul Johnson, Oceanography, "Hydrothermal circulation on the Juan de Fuca Ridge Axis: Insights from conductive heat flux measurements," 12:30, 123 MSB.
TUESDAY, 13 OCTOBER
—BIOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY LUNCH SEMINAR - Katherine Marshall, Oceanography, title TBA, 11:30, 123 MSB.
—H20 SEMINAR - Beth Jackson, Sociology/Family Medicine, "Climate change and projected heat-related mortality in Washington State," 2:30, NOAA NWFSC Auditorium.
—PCC/CIG SEMINAR - Jim Johnstone, UC Berkeley, title TBA, 4:00, 425 OSB.
WEDNESDAY, 14 OCTOBER
—WUN EARTH SYSTEMS VIRTUAL SEMINAR, Series Co-Evolution of Life and the Planet - Dave Beerling, Univ Sheffield/UK, "Co-evolution of photosynthetic organisms and the environment," 9:00, HSB T-239.
—PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY LUNCH SEMINAR - Parker MacCready, Oceanography, "Form drag mechanisms in tidal flow," 12:30, 425 OSB.
FRIDAY, 16 OCTOBER
—SPECIAL WORKSHOPS OFFERED - With support of the Dean and Tomi McManus Endowment for Graduate Student Teaching Development, Heather Macdonald (College of William and Mary) presents two workshops today in 123 MSB: at 9:30, "Academic Career Planning and the Academic Job Search," and at 1:00, "Planning for Class: Developing Interactive Teaching and Learning Activities". There will be half-hour opportunities after each session for follow-up discussions.
—CHEMICAL OCEANOGRAPHY LUNCH SEMINAR - James Moffett, Univ Southern California, " Metals and denitrification in the Arabian Sea," 12:30, 425 OSB.
—FINAL EXAMINATION - David "Roo" Nicholson, "Nitrogen, oxygen, and the noble gases as tracers of upper-ocean productivity and air-sea gas fluxes," 2:00, 425 OSB. Dr Emerson is chairperson of his committee.
MONDAY, 19 OCTOBER
—MARINE GEOLOGY & GEOPHYSICS LUNCH SEMINAR - Liz Hajek, Univ Minnesota, "Discerning autogenic and allogenic signals in sedimentary systems: Examples from experimental and ancient alluvial basins," 12:30, 123 MSB.
—GENERAL EXAMINATION - Tom Connolly, 12:30, 310 OSB. Dr Hickey is chairperson of his committee.
TUESDAY, 20 OCTOBER
—BIOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY LUNCH SEMINAR - No seminar today.
—PCC/CIG SEMINAR - Dan Vimont, Univ Wisconsin, title TBA, 4:00, 425 OSB.
WEDNESDAY, 21 OCTOBER
—PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY LUNCH SEMINAR - Barbara Hickey, Oceanography, "An old dog CAN learn new tricks: The Washington coast—a primer," 12:30, 425 OSB.
FRIDAY, 23 OCTOBER
—CHEMICAL OCEANOGRAPHY LUNCH SEMINAR - Carme Huguet, Oceanography, "Ammonia oxidation in the Hood Canal: Archaea vs bacteria," 12:30, 425 OSB.
MONDAY, 26 OCTOBER
—MARINE GEOLOGY & GEOPHYSICS LUNCH SEMINAR - Katie Boldt ("Seasonal variations of tidal-flat sedimentation in
Willapa Bay, Washington") and Rip Hale ("Sediment accumulation in
submarine canyons: An example from SW Taiwan"), both in Oceanography,
12:30, 123 MSB.
TUESDAY, 27 OCTOBER
—BIOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY LUNCH SEMINAR - Evelyn Lessard, Oceanography, "Responsible authorship - a discussion," 11:30, 123 MSB. This week's Biolunch seminar, open to all, will be a discussion on paper authorship: what it is and how it is determined.
—H20 SEMINAR - Joe Gaydos, SeaDoc Society and UC Davis Wildlife Health Center, "Marine wildlife diseases and human health," 2:30, NOAA NWFSC Auditorium.
—PCC/CIG SEMINAR - Linda Mearns, NCAR, "The importance/unimportance of high resolution information on future regional climate for coping with climate change," 4:00, 425 OSB.
FRIDAY, 30 OCTOBER
—CHEMICAL OCEANOGRAPHY LUNCH SEMINAR - Stefanie Kirschke, Oceanography, "Variability of the spatial structure of turbidity in the Tonle Sap Lake, Cambodia," 12:30, 425 OSB.
CONGRATULATIONS! - To:
• Roo Nicholson, who passed his Final Examination on 16 October.
• Tom Connolly, who passed his General Examination on 19 October.
WELCOME ABOARD! - To:
• Pamela Barrett who earned a B.S. in Chemistry and a B.A. in Political Science with honors from University of Rochester. She will be studying Chemical Oceanography with Dr. Resing.
• Rosalinda Fortier who earned a B.S. in Physics/Physical Oceanography and a B.S. in Applied Math with honors from University of Rhode Island. She will be studying Physical Oceanography with Dr. Sanford.
• Megan Gambs who earned a B.S. in Geological Sciences from University of California, Santa Barbara. She will be studying Physical Oceanography with Drs. Hautala and Thompson.
• Caroline Harbitz who earned a B.S. in Physics: Meteorology from University of Maryland. She will be studying Physical Oceanography with Dr. Riser.
• Tyler Hennon who earned a B.S. in Mathematics and a B.S. in Physics with honors from University of Oregon. He will be studying Physical Oceanography with Drs. Riser and Alford.
• Greg Kowalke who earned a B.S. in Ecology and Systematic Biology with honors from California Polytechnic State University. He will be studying Biological Oceanography with Dr. Keister.
• (Sarah) Nemiah Ladd who earned a B.A. in Geology with honors from Brown University and a M.S. in Education from University of Pennsylvania. She will be studying Chemical Oceanography with Dr. Sachs.
• Nathan Lauffenburger who earned a B.A. in Mathematics and a B.A. in Physics with honors from State University of New York – Geneseo. He will be studying Physical Oceanography with Dr. Sanford.
• Gwenn Miller who earned a B.S. in Chemistry from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She will be studying Biological Oceanography with Dr. Armbrust.
• Dan Nowacki who earned a B.S. in Computer Engineering with honors from Syracuse University. He will be studying Marine Geology and Geophysics with Dr. Ogston.
• Jaclyn Saunders who earned a B.S. in Biology and B.A. in Political Science with honors from University of Pittsburgh. She will be studying Biological Oceanography with Dr. Rocap.
• Kevin Taylor who earned a B.S. in Physics from University of Alaska – Fairbanks. He will be studying Physical Oceanography with Dr. Sanford.
INFORMATION FOR PREPARING PROPOSAL BUDGETS: [rev. 6/30/09]
—BENEFIT RATES: Faculty - 23.6%, Classified Staff - 38.3%, Professional Staff - 29.3%, Graduate Students - 12.9%, Hourly/ Sea Pay/Undergrads - 13.0%, Graduate Stipends - 10.3%.
—INDIRECT COST: On campus: 56%. Off-campus rate: 26%. For salary projections, contact Carolyn Fisher (115 OTB, 3-4330).
—GRAD OPERATING FEE:
08/09 - $3070/qtr, academic year; (proj.) $3165 summer.
09/10 - $3285/qtr, academic year; (proj.) $3482 summer.
10/11 (projected) - $3614/qtr, academic year; (proj.) $3830 summer.
11/12 (projected) - $3975/qtr, academic year; (proj.) $4213 summer.
12/13 (projected) - $4373/qtr, academic year; (proj.) $4634 summer.
13/14 (projected) - $4810/qtr, academic year; (proj.) $5097 summer.
2008/2009 ACADEMIC CALENDAR - is available online to check deadlines for dropping and adding courses and make other registration changes. You can find the calendar at http://www.washington.edu/students/reg/0809cal.html.
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