Research
Largest Airborne Survey of Polar Ice
During the next 6 years Operation Ice Bridge, with Physical Oceanography Professor Seelye Martin as Chief Scientist, will use aircraft to conduct what NASA says is the largest airborne survey ever made of ice at the Earth's polar regions. The plan is to map key areas in each polar region once a year. Follow his blog, part of the project's overall Web site at http://www.espo.nasa.gov/oib/.
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ECOHAB to develop Toxic Bloom Forecaster
NOAA and the NSF have awarded over $824K for the first year of the anticipated four-year $2.8mil ECHOHAB project. States UW Oceanography Professor B. Hickey: "This funding will enable us to add that critical feature to predictive HAB [harmful algal bloom] models for the Pacific Northwest region." Read the announcement...
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Regional Scale Nodes, UW
Wiring sea-floor observatories
The Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) is underway. The Regional Scales Nodes component, directed by Oceanography Professor John R. Delaney, will revolutionize data collection in the Pacific Northwest.
Upcoming Student Events
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Fri Nov 6 |
from 4:30 pm |
First Friday - Come to the MSB lobby for food, music, and beer |
Sat Nov 7 |
7 pm, doors open at 6:30 pm |
PUGET SOUNDS - A Concert for the Marine Environment, to benefit SoundCitizen. This year's music lineup includes: GRAND HALLWAY ( check them out on myspace), THE MALDIVES, and COLONIES, at the UW HUB Auditorium. TICKETS: $10 for Students, Staff & Faculty; $12 for Public at HUB Ticket Office or from SURF Officers |
Fri Nov 13 |
3:30 - 5 pm |
Washington NASA Space Grant Consortium information session on summer internships at NASA Centers, JPL, and local industry partners, Johnson Hall (JHN) room 102 |
Wed Nov 18 |
5 - 7 pm |
"Meet, Greet, Teach": An Informal Conversation about Interdisciplinary Teaching on Environmental Issues for Graduate Students, Postdocs, and Faculty, Mary Gates Hall 258 |
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