September 21 - 28, 2001 vol. 38 no. 38

Calendar

Friday, September 21
MARINE BIOLOGY SEMINAR -
Fred Partensky, Biological Station of
Roscoff, France, will present "Speciation Processes in
Prochlorococcus, the Smallest and Most Abundant Photosynthetic
Organism in the Ocean" in 4500 Hubbs Hall at 12 noon. (Kim
Thamatrakoln, x22503)
Tuesday September 25

DOCTORAL DISSERTATION DEFENSE -
Vera Schulte-Pelkum will defend her
doctoral dissertation entitled "Mantle Structure and Anisotrophy from
the Particle Motion and Slowness of Compressional Body Waves" in the
IGPP Munk Lab Conference Room at 10 a.m. The public is invited. (Tim
Ryan, tjryan@ucsd.edu)
Friday, September 28

HAPPY 98TH BIRTHDAY, SIO!
TG sponsored by the Scripps Ancient
Mariners, 4:30-7:00 p.m., on the east side of La Jolla Shores Drive,
north of Nierenberg Hall, at the Keck Center for Ocean Atmosphere
Research (OAR), Niiler Gardens. Check out the map at
http://igpp.ucsd.edu/GIF/mapSIO.jpeg, building 34. Co-chairs Stu
Smith and Jim Stewart, and the Ancient Mariners committee, welcome
you to join them at this evening celebration. Food, drink,
camaraderie, and displays! Among special guests will be Katherine
and Eugene LaFond. Katherine was hired by SIO's second Director, T.
Wayland Vaughn, and was possibly the first woman employee to sail on
a Scripps vessel. Eugene LaFond drew most of the illustrations of
the great text, "The Oceans: Their Physics, Chemistry, and General
Biology," authored by Scripps's third Director Harald Sverdrup, with
co-authors Martin Johnson, and Richard Fleming. Gene is largely
responsible for the beginning of the study of ocean science in India.
Many of his photographs of the Scripps campus in the 1930s will be
featured throughout the coming Scripps Centennial. Scripps Ancient
Mariners is an informal club for anyone who ever worked, studied, or
taught at Scripps, their spouses, or anyone who still does! There
are no dues (you paid those already with all your years of service.)
You don't have to be ancient to be a mariner! (Kevin Hardy,
khardy@ucsd.edu)

Notices

"WET WEEKEND" -
Dive into "Wet Weekend" on Saturday and Sunday, Sept.
29-30, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Birch Aquarium at Scripps and
discover a weekend-long underwater extravaganza featuring: a dynamic
gathering of more than 20 organizations representing ocean recreation
and conservation, hands-on water and dive activities, a new diving
exhibit, remote-operated vehicles, stimulating dive presentations,
and more! A "first" for the Birch Aquarium: Visitors will have the
opportunity to get more than their feet wet as they discover the
thrill of SCUBA diving in a 25,000-gallon tank, with instruction
provided by professional dive instructors. The opening of a new
exhibit, "San Diego's Underwater Pioneers," will explore the
fascinating history of diving in San Diego. Historic SCUBA diving
artifacts and equipment will also be on display, contrasting today's
highly advanced SCUBA gear. "San Diego's Underwater Pioneers" is
curated by esteemed author and underwater photographer Eric Hanauer,
whose brilliant images will compliment this dive exhibit.
Presentations by San Diego's most noted underwater divers are
scheduled daily at 11 a.m., 1 p.m., and 3 p.m. Topics include wreck
diving, cove diving, and diving the Yukon and around the world.
(SIO Comm, siocomm@ucsd.edu, x.43624)

AQUARIUM HOSTS TG - Mark your calendars and bring the family to the
annual Birch Aquarium TG on Friday, October 5, from 5 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Drinks will be $1, munchies will be provided, and parking is $3 per
car unless you have an A, B or S permit. See you there! (Barbara
Ramsey, x47769)

CHANCELLOR'S CHALLENGE 2001 - All students, faculty, staff and alumni
are invited to join Chancellor Robert Dynes for his 6th annual 5K
run/walk on the cross campus course. You can be part of this
exciting event for just $5/student and $10/faculty, staff, and
alumni. Day of event entry is $10/student and $15/others. All
mailed entries must be received by Wed., October 17. Chancellor
Dynes will personally donate $25 to the UCSD Undergraduate
Scholarship Fund for every runner finishing ahead of him and
Professor Frances Dynes Hellman will donate an additional $25 for
every female runner who finishes ahead of her! You can register
online at http://www.ucsd.edu/5k or complete a form that is located
in the lobby of the SIO Director's Office. Sounds like fun! For
further information call (858) 822-1537.

Ship News

CRUISE MAP INDEX/AREA/ CH SCI/INSTITUTION/ PORTS DAYS/AGENCY/
DATES PURPOSE/ PROPOSAL NO./ STATUS/CLEAR
===================
R/V Roger Revelle
http://www.sio.ucsd.edu/supp_groups/shipsked/Revelle/
Revelle.html
26 AUG NP13/Galapagos Kurz M./WHOI/ Pto. Ayora 25/NSF/F
21 SEP Hotspot/towed camera OCE00-02461 Pto. Ayora Ecuador
21 SEP NP9/Transit/ Kurz, M./WHOI/ Pto. Ayora 06/NSF/F
24 SEP OCE00-02461 Pto. Calder
25,26

R/V Melville
http://www.sio.ucsd.edu/supp_groups/shipsked/
Melville/melville.html
19
20 AUG IN5/Papua New Guinea/ Silver, E./UCSC/ Lae 37/NSF/F
24 SEP ROV Jason & DSL 120 OCE99-07153 Lae Papua New
Guinea
25 SEP IN5/from Lae to Suva/ transit/n.a./ Lae 9/NSF/F
02 OCT transit/plankton colle n.a. Suva PNG, Fiji,
3 Solomons,
Vanuatu
WHOI offloading

R/V New Horizon
http://www.sio.ucsd.edu/supp_groups/shipsked/
NewHorizon/newhor.html
09 SEP NP13/0-10 N/ Rudnick, D./SIO/ Manzanillo 35/NSF/F
13 OCT transit fuel/personnel OCE00-02598 Manzanillo
13 OCT NP13/0-10 N/ Rudnick, D./SIO/ Manzanillo 5/NSF/F
18 OCT transit fuel/personnel OCE00-02598 San Diego

R/V Robert Gordon Sproul
http://www.sio.ucsd.edu/supp_groups/shipsked/
RobertSproul/sproul.html
22 SEP NP9/34N, 120W/ Diachok, O./SIO/ San Diego 5/NAVY/P
28 SEP Bioacoustic TBD San Diego

David Starr Jordan
http://www.pmc.noaa.gov/schedule/ds.htm
DEP: 09/17/01 Eureka, CA DS-01-05 14 SWFSC
ARR: 09/30/01 Underway ORCAWALE

PLEASE NOTE - The SIO LOG is the in-house newsletter for staff, students, faculty, and retirees of Scripps Institution of Oceanography/ UCSD. All seminars, celebrations, lectures, and events are for these individuals only, unless otherwise noted. Public lectures will be advertised in the SIO LOG and in the local news media.