T. C. Chamberlin Postdoctoral Fellow Named
We are pleased to announce that Dorian Abbot will join the Department of the Geophysical Sciences in the fall of 2009 as our T. C. Chamberlin Postdoctoral Fellow. Dorian will pursue research in climate dynamics, with applications to paleoclimate as well as future climate change.
Bob Clayton to receive J. Lawrence Smith Medal
Prof. Emeritus Robert N. Clayton has been selected to receive the J. Lawrence Smith Medal of the National Academy of Sciences... [read more].dynamics, with applications to paleoclimate as well as future climate change.
New course sequence, Winter-Spring-Autumn 2009
Geophysical Sciences 24711-24712-24714: Feeding the City: the Urban Food Chain. (=ENST 25701-25702-25703) Prerequisites: 2nd or 3rd year students strongly though not exclusively preferred. Acceptance into program by application only. GEOS 24714 is a zero-unit, non-credit course that must be taken P/F. This is a three-quarter sequence (winter, spring, autumn), combined with a summer internship. This class focuses on energy use and related greenhouse gas emissions of small-scale, diversified farms serving Chicago. The primary goal for interns will be to gather data on energy use and greenhouse gas emissions at Chicago-area farms, both rural and urban. Other agriculture or food-related projects will be considered on a case by case basis. In Winter and Spring Quarters, students will participate in an interdisciplinary reading and research course to explore and discuss the environmental impacts, and social and economic issues of local and national food production. The class will include a series of field trips within Chicago as well as guest lecturers. In Summer Quarter, students will be matched with farm sites where they will work as farm interns as well as keep detailed records to document energy input/output and other data; stipend provided for summer internship. In Autumn Quarter, students will wrap up reading and research component as well as analyze collected data. There is also opportunity to develop theses - both science-based and social-science based, stemming from participation in the project. Two-quarters' credit (200 units) is granted in the final quarter after successful completion of all three quarters and the summer internship. To meet requirements for full-time student status, students must carry at least three additional courses while registered for this course. Satisfies Environmental Studies major field study/intern degree requirement. P. Martin. Winter, Spring and Autumn.
