March 9-March 16, 2001 vol. 38 no. 10

Calendar

Friday, March 9

MARINE BIOLOGY SEMINAR - Paul Wassmann, University of Tromso, Norway, will present "Vertical Export of Biogenic Matter in the Ocean: A Glance on its Regulation in the upper layers" in 4500 Hubbs Hall at 12 noon.

SEXUAL HARASSMENT PREVENTION & POLICY - Lori A. Chamberlain, Office of Sexual Harassment Prevention & Policy Presentation, will present "News You Need: Avoiding Harassment in the Workplace" in 114 Scripps Building from 1-3 p.m. Faculty, staff, and students are invited. For more information and to confirm attendance, contact Lupe Cook, x49668 or lcook@ucsd.edu.

ADIOS, ROBERTO! After over 32 years at SIO, our pal Bob Hessler has decided to retire. Let's give Bob the send off he so deserves........Come on up to the Martin Johnson Casa
(T-29) at 4 p.m. FUN, FOOD, AMIGOS, AND MARIACHIS!!!!!! (Senora Ives, x43948)

Monday, March 12

SPECIAL SEMINAR - John Hoenig, College of William and Mary, will present "New developments in fishery tagging models" in 4500 Hubbs Hall at 12 noon.

MPL SEMINAR - Eric Terrill, MPL, will present "Air-Sea Interaction: Near- Surface Field Observations and Opportunities for Optical and Acoustic Remote Sensing in Room 330 NTV at 3 p.m. (Janet Brucker@mpl.ucsd.edu)

GEOSCIENCES MARINE CHEMISTRY & GEOCHEMISTRY SEMINAR - Joann Stock, Caltech, will present a title to be announced in 4500 Hubbs Hall at 4 p.m.
(Julia Bowles, jbowles@ucsd.edu)

Tuesday, March 13

CCS INFORMAL SEMINAR - Brandon Strong, RD Instruments, will present "Validation of the Doppler Shifted Dispersion Relation for Waves in the Presence of Strong Tidal Currents, using ADCP Wave Directional Spectra and Comparison Data" in the CCS Basement Conference Room at 2:30 p.m. (Charly Coughran, ccoughran@ucsd.edu)

CRD SEMINAR - Mojib Latif, Max-Planck-Institut fuer Meteorologie, Hamburg, Germany, will present, "The North Atlantic Oscillation: More Questions Than Answers" in 101 Nierenberg Hall Conference Room at 3:30 p.m. Refreshments will be served at 3:15 p.m. The seminar is sponsored by the Climate Research Division. (Carolyn Baxter, x46584)

MPL SEMINAR - Dave Chadwell , MPL, will present "Seafloor Geodesy: Measuring Present-Day Deformation at Submarine Active Plate Boundaries" at 3 p.m., in NTV Room 330.

Wednesday, March 14

SCIENCE BREAKFAST - The Scripps Oceanographic Society invites you to attend a Science Breakfast featuring the underwater imaging research of Jules Jaffe, 7:30-9:00 a.m., at the Birch Aquarium. How do scientists explore marine populations in a non-invasive way? What specialized tools do they use to investigate underwater images? How does research involving imaging and signal processing impact the fields of oceanography, engineering, robotics and medical diagnosis? These fascinating questions and more will be explored during this presentation and discussion. Jules will describe the research being conducted in his lab to develop new imaging techniques to explore the oceans. Hear first hand what a gray whale sounds like using sonar imaging. Please RSVP with Paula at x46945. Complimentary continental breakfast served and parking will be validated.

CALSPACE SEMINAR - Dale Myers will present a title to be announced in Room EBU1, Engineering Building - Unit 1, Room 4307, at 12 noon. (Irene Xavier, x21597)

Thursday, March 15 AOS SEMINAR - Bill Schmidt, SIO, will present "The Development of a GPS-tracked Surfzone Drifter" at 4 p.m. in 330 NTV. (Amber Rieder, arieder@ucsd.edu)

MSPPC MEETING - The March meeting of the Marine Sciences Physical Planning Committee (MSPPC) will be held at 10 a.m. in 114 Scripps Building. MSPPC will be discussing the following information items: lighting on the path to the ADA elevator, commemorative benches, & the SIO Marine Sciences Development Shop site. If you have any questions, please contact either John Desch (jdesch@ucsd.edu, x44464) or Jonathan Berger (jberger@ucsd.edu x42889).

SEMINAR - Robert Charlson, Professor, University of Washington, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Seattle, will give a seminar on the topic of the Picasso-Cenalidar satellite project in 101 Nierenberg Hall at 3:30 p.m. (Christine Jehl, 822-4189)

Thursday, March 15

MPL SEMINAR - Dale Stokes, MPL, will present "It's All Done with Mirrors: Quantitative Visualization in Some Selected Biologic and Oceanographic Problems" at 3 p.m., NTV Room 330.

Notices

E. W. SCRIPPS ASSOCIATES HONORS MIA TEGNER, CHiPS, & WELLS FARGO - You are invited to a wonderful evening honoring three individuals who have help further SIO's presence in the community: Mia Tegner (Community Outreach Award) CHiPs, (Leadership Award), and Wells Fargo Bank, (Benefactor of the Year). Join us as they receive well-deserved accolades from our special donor group, the E. W. Scripps Associates. The banquet will be held on Wednesday, March 21, at the Birch Aquarium. Cocktails will be served at 6 p.m., the seated dinner at 7 p.m. and the awards presentation at 8 p.m. SIO employee discount tickets are $75 per person. Please RSVP by March 16 to Paula at (858) 534-6945.

OPEN HOUSE FOR PROSPECTIVE GRADUATE STUDENTS -The ninth annual Open House for prospective graduate students will be held Thursday, March 14 - Saturday, March 17. 50 prospective students will be attending various organized events planned on those days. The department wishes to thank all the faculty, staff, and students who have graciously devoted their time to help us in our recruitment effort. If you have any questions, please contact Marcelle Young at x43207.

LET'S PROVE THAT SIO **IS** A FAMILY! Several weeks ago, Charles Graham (Analytical Facility) was involved in a very serious car accident. He is still in ICU and on a respirator fighting pneumonia. We, his friends at Scripps and beyond, would like to help his wife and two small daughters by starting a fund to help with their mounting bills. Every little bit helps! Anyone wishing to contribute, please make out a check to Mrs. Lori Graham and send it to me at Mail Code 0210. Thanks to you ALL for your ongoing support and continued caring! You're the best! (Jill Ives, x43948)

SPECIAL TG! - Come one, come all! All faculty, staff, and students are invited to a fun-filled TG on Friday, March 23, sponsored by the Director's Office. Come spend some quality time with our Director, our wonderful staff, our outstanding scientists, and our cool students. Let's party! Questions, comments, suggestions? Please contact Alla Reisner at areisner@ucsd.edu.

R/V ROGER REVELLE

R/V MELVILLE

R/V NEW HORIZON

R/V ROBERT GORDON SPROUL