Please mark your calendars and plan to attend the "Partnerships in Climate Change Science" workshop October 25, 2007 at Hardin Hall Auditorium.
The purpose of the workshop is to further develop collaborative relationships to address climate change by 1) learning about federal priorities of the key science and policy officials of the U.S. Geological Survey, as well as 2) sharing our campus expertise and capabilities at UNL.
The purpose of the workshop is to further develop collaborative relationships to address climate change by 1) learning about federal priorities of the key science and policy officials of the U.S. Geological Survey, as well as 2) sharing our campus expertise and capabilities at UNL.
Agenda
Thursday, October 25, 2007, Hardin Hall Auditorium| 9:30 a.m. | Introduction Vice Chancellor Prem Paul Welcome Chancellor Harvey Perlman |
| 9:40 a.m. | "Climate Impacts, Resource Management and Decision-Making: The Department of the Interior's Global Change Program" Dr. Tom Armstrong, Senior Advisor, Global Change, US Geological Survey Introduced by Vice Chancellor John Owens Session 1: Hydrology as a driver for Ecosystem ChangeModerator: Sarah Michaels, Professor of Political Science |
| 10:20 a.m. | "Preparing DOI resource managers for changes in freshwater resources related to climate change and climate variability" Elizabeth Brouwers, USGS Science Officer, Office of North Central Regional Executive |
| 10:35 a.m. | "Global Change and the Nebraska Landscape" David Wedin, School of Natural Resources |
| 11:05 a.m. | Discussion session |
| 11:45 a.m. | Lunch Session 2: Carbon Cycle Science: Innovative models and methodsModerator: Mark Kuzila, Director, Conservation and Survey Division |
| 12:50 p.m. | "Carbon Cycle Science: the Big (and the Little) Picture" Patricia Jellison, USGS Program Coordinator for Earth-surface Dynamics |
| 1:05 p.m. | "Terrestrial Carbon Sequestration: Measurement, Magnitude, and Potential to Mitigate Climate Change" Kenneth Cassman, Director, Nebraska Energy Sciences Center |
| 1:30 p.m. | Discussion session Session 3: Climate Variability: Forces on Resource Availability and Ecosystem AdaptationModerator: Donald Wilhite, Director, School of Natural Resources |
| 1:55 p.m. | "Climate variability, adaptive management, and the USGS Priority Ecosystem Studies" Bob Swanson, Director, USGS Nebraska Water Science Center |
| 2:10 p.m. | "Water as a Finite Resource: Lessons from the Sandhills Region" Jim Goeke, School of Natural Resources, West Central Research Extension Center |
| 2:30 p.m. | "Resilience in Working Agricultural Landscapes" Craig Allen, Leader, Nebraska Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Cooperative Unit |
| 2:55 p.m. | Discussion Session |
| 3:20 p.m. | Break Session 4: Converting Climate Science into ToolsModerator: Kyle Hoagland, Director, Water Center |
| 3:30 p.m. | "A Systematic Approach for Transitioning Earth Science Research Results to Decision Support" DeWayne Cecil, Chief for Science Applications, USGS |
| 3:45 p.m. | "Data Driven Service Architectures for Decision Support” Ian Cottingham, Computer Science & Engineering |
| 3:55 p.m. | "Geospatial Tools for Environmental Monitoring in a Changing World" Brian Wardlow, School of Natural Resources |
| 4:05 p.m. | "Developing Partnerships and Tools for Monitoring Drought Across the United States" Mark Svoboda, School of Natural Resources |
| 4:15 p.m. | "Estimating Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Corn-Ethanol Production using the BESS Model" Adam Liska, Institute of Agriculture & Natural Resources |
| 4:25 p.m. | "Airborne Sensing of Toxic Algae" Rick Perk, School of Natural Resources |
| 4:35 p.m. | Discussion Session |
| 5:00 p.m. | Reception and Poster Session – 2nd floor lobby - Hardin Hall |
