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May 18 - 25, 2001 vol. 38 no. 20 Calendar Friday, May 18 SWFSC SEMINAR - Matt Rutishauser, Institute of Marine Science, UC Santa
Cruz, will present "Fur Seals on the Rocks (With a Twist): Thermoregulation
and Body Composition in Young Antarctic Fur Seals" in the large conference
room at 11 a.m. SPECIAL CRD SEMINAR - Shoshiro Minobe, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan, will present "Structures and Impacts of Pentadecadal and Bidecadal Oscillations" in 101 Nierenberg Hall at 1:30 p.m. Refreshments will be served at 1:15 p.m. The seminar is sponsored by the Climate Research Division. (Carolyn Baxter, x46584) Sunday, May 20 E.O. WILSON PUBLIC LECTURE AT BIRCH AQUARIUM - Renowned biologist E.O. Wilson will receive the inaugural Nierenberg Prize for Science in the Public Interest during a special awards ceremony on at 4:30 p.m. in the tent in front of the Birch Aquarium at Scripps. The event will include a free public lecture by Wilson, the Harvard professor recognized as one of the world's leading environmental scientists. Wilson's lecture, "The Future of Life," will cover the present and likely future status of biodiversity and current activities and prospects of the global conservation movement. The Nierenberg Prize has been established to honor the memory of William A. Nierenberg, who led UCSD's Scripps Institution of Oceanography as director for more than two decades and died last Sept. He was a renowned and acknowledged national science leader and served Scripps Institution as director from 1965 to 1986. The public is welcome to attend this free lecture, but Birch Aquarium admission is not included. (Cindy Clark, x41294) Monday, May 21 BIOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY FUTURES SEMINAR - Alan Hastings, UC Davis, will present "Population Dynamics and Marine Coastal Systems: The Role of Complexity and the Connections Between Data and Theory" in 4500 Hubbs Hall at 2 p.m. Dr. Hastings may be reached in 226 Ritter Hall, x25675, from Monday through Wednesday. (Lisa Levin, x43579) GEOSCIENCES MARINE CHEMISTRY & GEOCHEMISTRY SEMINAR - Rob Dunbar, Stanford,
will present at title to be announced in 4500 Hubbs Hall at 4 p.m. Tuesday, May 22 CRD SEMINAR - Matt Newman, NOAA-CIRES Climate Diagnostics Center, will present "A Linear Model of Wintertime Low-Frequency Variability: Formulation and Forecast Skill" 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) Wednesday, May 23 SOLAR POWER MEETING - A meeting has been scheduled with Jack Hug and Mort Shayegan from UCSD Physical Plant Services to discuss solar power sources at Scripps. Please meet in 4500 Hubbs Hall from 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Solar information has been compiled by concerned SIO researchers. You can access that information at http://abbot.ucsd.edu/solar.html. DOCTORAL DISSERTATION DEFENSE - Daniel P. Glavin will defend his doctoral dissertation entitled "Survival of Prebiotic Organic Compounds During Exogenous Delivery: Implications for the Origin of Life on Earth and Potentially on Mars" the IGPP Munk Lab Conference Room at 10:30 a.m. The public is invited. (Tanya Levi, tlevi@ucsd.edu) ECOLOGY LUNCHEON SEMINAR - Alan Hastings, UC Davis, will present "Marine Reserves and Spatial Population Dynamics" in 4500 Hubbs Hall at 12:15 p.m. (Bonnie Becker, bjbecker@ucsd.edu) Thursday, May 24 DOCTORAL DISSERTATION DEFENSE - Robert C. Rhew will defend his doctoral dissertation entitled "Production and Consumption of Methyl Bromide and Methyl Chloride by the Terrestrial Biosphere" in 4500 Hubbs Hall Room at 10 a.m. The public is invited. (Tanya Levi, tlevi@ucsd.edu) CALSPACE SEMINAR - Joe Carroll, Tether Applications, will present a title to be announced in Room 4307 at Jacobs School of Engineering (EBU1) at 12 noon. Questions? Call Irene at (858) 822-1597. Thursday, May 24 NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM LECTURE - Hartmut Walter will present "Hope for Socorro: Restoring and Protecting Mexico's Little Galapagos" at the Natural History Museum at 7 p.m. The four volcanic islands of the Revillagigedo Archipelago lie only a few hundred miles south of Cabo San Lucas. Relatively unknown, these tropical islands have retained much of their original nature and beauty. Although declared a Biosphere Reserve by the Mexican government, little has been done to reverse habitat degradation and other extinction threats in recent years. A joint U.S.-Mexican conservation project (including San Diego scientists) is trying to safeguard the unique biodiversity of the entire archipelago and return the almost extinct Socorro Dove to its ancestral island. This lecture discusses the practical problems and challenges of island conservation as well as the importance of Socorro for a better understanding of island biogeography. Call (619) 232-03821 for reservations or visit www.sdnhm.org. Friday, May 25 MARINE BIOLOGY SEMINAR - Stephen Schroeder will present a title to be announced in 4500 Hubbs Hall at 12 noon. SPECIAL CRD SEMINAR - Xu Liang, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UC Berkeley, will present "Improvements on the Variable Infiltration Capacity (VIC) Model" in 101 Nierenberg Hall Conference Room at 1:30 p.m. Refreshments will be served at 1:15 p.m. The seminar is sponsored by the Climate Research Division. (Carolyn Baxter, x46584) Notices CONGRATS TO YOU ALL! Antarctica Service Medals have been been awarded by the NSF to LeRoy Dorman, Allan Sauter, Sharon Escher, and Nancy Kanjorski for work during the 1999-2000 field season. These awards are not rare for Scripps since SIO scientists have worked in Antarctica for many years, but this particular occasion is unusual because the recipients are not biologists and one is a senior citizen. Congratulations! JIMMY HONORED ONCE AGAIN - Jim Stewart, Scripps diving officer emeritus, will be honored with the 2001 Roger Revelle Trophy of the San Diego Oceans Foundation for "significant contributions to the Oceans Foundation's mission of advancement of stewardship of the oceans" (or is that "Stewart-ship" of the oceans?) The citation praises Jim: "Your accomplishments in the field of safe scientific diving over many years have contributed not only to the advancement of underwater science, but also to the safety of all who dive in San Diego waters." Jim will receive his trophy at the Oceans Benefit Dinner on June 9. Congratulations, Jim! (SIO Communications, x43624) HIP HIP HOORAY! In early January, the 2000-2001 Exemplary Staff Employee of the Year Award Program was announced. Many nominations were received. Two people from SIO won Commendable Service Awards: Frank M. Biegler, Marine Mechanician, Marine Physical Laboratory; and HJ. Walker, Jr., Senior Museum Scientist, SIO Director's Office/Fish Collection. WAY TO GO, GUYS!! JPL OPEN HOUSE THIS WEEKEND -- If your calendar is open this weekend, head up to Pasadena for the free, annual open house at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Visitors will see exhibits, displays, demonstrations and presentations about new technologies, solar system exploration, spacecraft communication and much more. For more information, visit the following web site: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/openhouse/. GET YOUR TWO CENTS IN!!!!!!! Do you like your job? What don't you like? Have suggestions? Chancellor Dynes has appointed a Staff Retention and Support Steering Committee (SRSSC) charged with reviewing UCSD processes and systems for supporting staff during this next decade of unprecedented growth. This committee hopes to provide staff with the tools, resources, processes, and work environment that will allow us to be successful in carrying our their duties. They need to hear from YOU! You can simply go online to respond to their questions at http://blink.ucsd.edu/go/survey. Or if you would rather participate in a forum setting, go to Sumner Auditorium, Tuesday, May 29, 2-4 p.m. The Chancellor has approved a two-hour leave with pay with supervisor approval. Also, hard copies of the questionnaire can be found in the Director's Office lobby next to the aquarium. Now's your chance.......take it. (Jill Ives, x43948) Ship News R/V Roger Revelle http://www.sio.ucsd.edu/supp_groups/shipsked/Revelle/Revelle.html
R/V Melville http://www.sio.ucsd.edu/supp_groups/shipsked/Melville/melville.html
R/V New Horizon http://www.sio.ucsd.edu/supp_groups/shipsked/NewHorizon/newhor.html
R/V Robert Gordon Sproul
David Starr Jordan http://www.pmc.noaa.gov/schedule/ds.htm
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