October 28-November 4, 2011 vol. 47 no. 43

CALENDAR

Friday, October 28

SPECIAL SEMINAR - 4 p.m., Sumner Auditorium. Jian Xu, Qingdao Institute of BioEnergy and Bioprocess Technology, will present a lecture entitled Functional Phylo-genomics Approaches for Algal Feedstock Development and Yuanguang Li, East China University of Science and Technology, will present a lecture entitled Strategies for Development and Commercialization of Microalgae Bioenergy Based on a Novel Cultivation Technique of Chlorella sp. (Dominick Mendola, dmendola@ucsd.edu, x48947)

Monday, October 31

EARTH SECTION SEMINAR - 3:15 p.m. (refreshments at 3 p.m.), 4500 Hubbs Hall. Niko Westphal, Scripps Oceanography, will present a lecture entitled "A Quasi-continuous ENSO Record in Mid-late Holocene Tropical Pacific Corals." (Valerie Sahakian, vjsahaki@ucsd.edu, x24649) Wednesday, November 2

ECOLOGY SEMINAR - 12:15 p.m., 4500 Hubbs Hall. David Wells, NOAA/SWFSC, will present a lecture entitled "Movement and Feeding Ecology of Pelagic Fishes: Inferences Using Stable Isotopes." (Sara Walkup, swalkup@ucsd.edu, 562-706-2279)

Thursday, November 3

AOS SEMINAR - 4 p.m., 330 Spiess Hall. Andone C. Lavery, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, will present a lecture entitled Broadband Acoustic Scattering from Temperature and Salinity Microstructure." (Emily Lau, eflau@ucsd.edu, x47906)

Friday, November 4

MARINE BIOLOGY SEMINAR - 12:15 p.m., 4500 Hubbs Hall. Jeremy Claisse, Occidental College, will present a lecture entitled Using MPAs to Manage an Aquarium Fishery in Hawaii that Targets Juvenile Surgeonfish. (Rachel Morrison, rachel.morrison87@gmail.com, 508-423-1451)

NOTICES

FREE CHILD ADMISSION TO BIRCH AQUARIUM IN OCTOBER - This October, children receive free admission when they bring a paid adult to Birch Aquarium at Scripps and two dozen other museums that belong to the San Diego Museum Council. Print your voucher at http://www.sandiegomuseumcouncil.org/ and present it at the ticket booth. Offer is limited to two children per paid adult. Birch Aquarium considers a "child" to be anyone between the ages of 3-17. Children under 3 are always free. This deal does not apply to special events and cannot be combined with other offers. (Jessica Crawford, jzcrawford@ucsd.edu, x48555)

PERSPECTIVES ON OCEAN SCIENCE LECTURE - Monday, November 14, 6:30-8 p.m. (doors open at 6:30 p.m., presentation begins at 7 p.m.), Birch Aquarium at Scripps. Coral reefs are among the most productive and biodiverse environments on the planet. Join marine ecologist Stuart Sandin as he describes his travels to untouched parts of the globe to conduct scientific research aimed at understanding and protecting these fragile ecosystems. Learn how he and his colleagues are working to establish the scientific basis for what constitutes a healthy coral reef and probing the causes of coral reef decline. Members: Free. General public: $8. RSVP: 858-534-5771. Aquarium admission, parking, and refreshments included. (Jessica Crawford, x48555, jzcrawford@ucsd.edu)

WHAT IS YOUR DIRECTOR DOING? Week of October 31. This week your director will keep appointments, including hosting a safety leadership meeting with section heads, division heads, MSOs, and senior administrators. (Joy Frye, jsfrye@ucsd.edu, x27738)

SHIP NEWS

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Cruise Start Port Area/Lat/Lon Chief At Sea/ Dates End Port Navy Op Scientist Total Days

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R/V Roger Revelle

Mob: Dep: Dynamo J. Moum 33/36 Arr: DeMob:

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R/V Melville

Mob: Oct 10 Dep: Oct 10 Bridgetown, Barbados Transit 22/22 Arr: Oct 31 Port Elizabeth, South Africa DeMob: Oct 31

Mob: Nov 01 Dep: Nov 03 Port Elizabeth, South Africa L. Beal 25/28 Arr: Nov 27 Durban, South Africa DeMob: Nov 28

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New Horizon

Mob: Oct 13 Dep: Oct 16 San Diego, CA Wilkinson 19/23 Arr: Nov 03 San Diego, CA DeMob: Nov 04

Mob: Nov 04 Dep: Nov 05 San Diego, CA P. Franks 1/2 Arr: Nov 05 San Diego, CA DeMob: Nov 05

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R/V Robert Gordon Sproul

Mob: Nov 03 Dep: Nov 07 San Diego, CA G. DSpain 3/8 Arr: Nov 09 San Diego, CA DeMob: Nov 10

NOTE: To view the complete year schedule for each vessel, link to: http://shipsked.ucsd.edu/Schedules/

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