Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Weekly Calendar of Events
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Other Events and Notes of Interest for May 14 - 20, 2012
Other Events and Notes of Interest for May 21 - 27, 2012
Monday, May 14
1:00 p.m.
First Aid Advanced
Module D
Sponsored by: WHOI Safety Office - Redfield Auditorium
(See below for details)
1:30 p.m.
Special Geology and Geophysics Department Seminar
An Icelandic Saga: The Abandoned Húnafloí Rift and
the Pulsing Iceland Plume
Rachel L. Walters, University of Florida
Sponsored by: Geology and Geophysics Department - Clark 237
Tuesday, May 15
12:15 p.m.
A Maximum Entropy Production (MEP) Based Model
of Nitrogen Cycling Processes in Anoxic Sediments
Christopher K. Algar, Marine Biological Laboratory
Sponsored by: MC&G Department - Carriage House
12:15 p.m.
MBL Ecosystems Seminar
Dinitrogen, Denitrification, and Anammox in Submarine
Groundwater Discharge Zones
Kevin Kroeger, USGS
Sponsored by: MBL Ecosystems Center - Lillie Auditorium
1:30 p.m.
Geodynamics Seminar Series
Submarines, Satellites, Planes and Icebreakers, Building a Gravity Anomaly Grid for the Arctic Ocean; History and Applications
Bernard Coakley, University of Alaska
Sponsored by: Deep Ocean Exploration Institute and Academic Programs Office - Carriage House
(see below for more information)
3:00 p.m.
Sea-Level Variability in the Tropical Pacific: From Inertia-Gravity Waves to Rossby Waves
Tom Farrar, WHOI
Sponsored by: Physical Oceanography Department - Clark 507
Wednesday, May 16
Noon
Special Biology Department Seminar
The Logical Structure of the World
Edward M. Hulburt, WHOI
Sponsored by: Biology Department - Redfield Auditorium
12:15 p.m.
Modeling Blooms of Alexandrium fundyense in the Gulf of Maine:
From Climatology to Forecasting
Dennis McGillicuddy, WHOI
Sponsored by: AOP&E Department - Smith Conference Room
Thursday, May 17
Noon
Escaping the Wall of Death: A Model for the Grandmother Effect
Hal Caswell, WHOI
Sponsored by: Biology Department - Redfield Auditorium
7:00 p.m.
Morss Colloquium – Public Panel Discussion
Drought or Deluge: The Ocean and Earth's Changing Water Cycle
Mega-Droughts of the Past
Kevin Anchukaitis, Columbia University
Water and the Developing World
Anthony Patt, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
The Oceans and the Changing Global Water Cycle
Raymond Schmitt, WHOI
Climate Change and Extreme Weather
Kevin Trenberth, National Center For Atmospheric Research
Sponsored by: WHOI’s Elisabeth and Henry Morss Colloquium Committee and the WHOI Oceans and Climate Change Institute - Redfield Auditorium
(Panel discussion to follow. See below for more information)
Friday, May 18
10:00 a.m.
The Weather Underground: New Speleothem
Records of Late Holocene Climate
Kathleen Johnson, University of California, Irvine
Sponsored by: Geology & Geophysics Department - Clark 271
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All members of the community are welcome to attend seminars.
Other Events and Notes of Interest
PEANUT BUTTER CLUB: Presents the Discovery Channel video “Best Science Moments 2007” on Friday, May 18, at noon in Redfield Auditorium. The year in science….its most amazing breakthroughs and the brilliant minds behind them. Coffee, tea and cookies served. Donations accepted. Sponsored by the WHOI Information Office.
WHOI PUBLIC FORUM ON IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON GLOBAL WATER SUPPLIES:Please join us on Thursday, May 17, at 7:00 p.m., in Redfield Auditorium for a panel discussion and public forum titled “Drought or Deluge: The Ocean and Earth's Changing Water Cycle.”New oceanic data show that Earth’s water cycle is changing faster than anticipated and in surprising ways. In the near future, some parts of the planet are likely to experience intensified drought while other regions can expect more frequent flooding. The panel and Q&A session will cover the latest related science, extreme weather, mega-droughts of the past, the impacts on the developing world, and what water managers need from scientists. The panel is moderated by Mindy Todd host of “The Point” on the WCAI Cape & Islands NPR station. For more information, please call (508) 289-2252 or visit http://www.whoi.edu/Morss/WaterCycle
FIRST AID ADVANCED: This course (module D) will be held Monday, May 14, at 1:00 p.m., in Redfield Auditorium. The course is open to all WHOI and MBL employees free of charge. Family members and the community are also welcome; however, we must request a $25 fee for all non-WHOI and MBL employees to cover the cost of the textbook and training materials. Please register for these courses by calling the WHOI Safety Office at (508) 289-3347.
GEODYNAMICS SEMINAR SERIES: The WHOI Deep Ocean Exploration Institute and Academic Programs Office announce the 2012 Geodynamics Seminar Series entitled “Gravity: A Dominant Force in the Universe.” For a complete review of this year's program, please go to http://www.whoi.edu/whoi/2012-geodynamics-program.
WOODS HOLE PUBLIC LIBRARY: The annual “Plant Sale” will take place on the library lawn on Saturday, May 19, from 9:00 a.m. - noon, rain or shine. Shoppers are encouraged to come promptly for the best selection of perennials, vegetables, herbs, and flowers - all grown locally. Local gardeners have been digging up their successful perennials and robust self-seeding annuals in the weeks before the sale to provide healthy potted plants for sale to the public. Others, including the librarians, are growing plants from seeds. In fact, the library director has been specializing in heirloom tomatoes, which are growing on the library’s wide, sunny windowsills in the main reading room. All proceeds from the sale will help fund the library's ongoing programs. For more information, call (508) 548-8961.
MAY FESTIVAL AND PARADE: On Saturday, May 26, starting at 10:00 a.m., there will be a “May Festival” and parade sponsored by the Woods Hole Community Association. The parade starts at the Woods Hole School, with a walk around Eel Pond by way of Water Street, ending at the Ball Park on Bell Tower Lane, where there will be fun and games as well as food and craft booths. To participate or for more information, call Laura at (508) 540-5406.
WOODS HOLE THEATER COMPANY: Will perform Christopher Durang’s comedy “Beyond Therapy,” directed by Don Dutton, May 17-19 and 24-26, starting at 8:00 p.m., at the Woods Hole Community Hall, 68 Water Street, Woods Hole, MA. “Beyond Therapy” is Durang’s most frequently performed play. It opened on Broadway at the Brooks Atkinson Theater in May 1982 with John Lithgow as Bruce and played for 21 performances. In 1987, Durang adapted it for a screenplay. Tickets are $15.00. For reservations, please call (508) 540-6525.
THE WOODS HOLE CHILD CENTER (WHCC): Is currently enrolling students for the 2012-13 school year. We encourage families with preschool age children to come see our program in action. Parents of current students are on hand most days to answer questions about the school. Call ahead to schedule a school day visit, Monday-Friday, 8:45-noon. WHCC, a cooperative preschool since 1943, accepts children ages 2 years 9 months – pre-K. Our program encourages socialization and imaginative play, both indoors and out. The theme-based curriculum includes daily art, music, science and language activities, enhanced by local field trips and frequent guest visitors. For more information, go to woodsholechildcenter.org or call (508) 548-1773.
WHOI OCEAN SCIENCE EXHIBIT CENTER & GIFT SHOP: The Ocean Science Exhibit Center, located at 15 School Street, is open Monday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Visitors to the Exhibit Center will learn about the Institution's ocean science research and the vessels and tools developed by WHOI engineers and scientists for use in that research. Come down and see what's new at the gift shop. For more information, please contact Kathy Patterson at
(508) 289-2700 or kpatterson@whoi.edu.
About the Calendar Noon
3:00 p.m. 12:15 p.m. Noon There will be no seminars today ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All members of the community are welcome
to attend seminars.
PEANUT BUTTER CLUB: Presents the video “Titanic: The Final Word with James Cameron” on Friday, May 25, at noon in Redfield Auditorium. James Cameron’s epic 1997 film Titanic won 11 Oscars and grossed well over a billion dollars worldwide. Now, National Geographic Channel joins the director and explorer-in-residence for a forensic investigation into the most infamous shipwreck of all time Titanic. Cameronwho has made more than 30 dives to explore the Titanic, brings together a team of engineers, naval architects, artists, and historians to explore the lingering mysteries of why and how an “unsinkable” ship sank. With their combined expertise, they’ll examine the feature film and determine what technology has revealed since its release. Coffee, tea and cookies served. Donations accepted. Sponsored by the WHOI Information Office.
The deadline for the WHOI Weekly Calendar
of Events is Tuesday noon for entries
for the following week.
Contact Joanne Tromp in the WHOI Information
Office:
Phone: (508) 289-2252
Fax: (508) 457-2034
E-mail: jtromp@whoi.edu
Monday, May 21
Special Seminar
Telling the Climate Change Story
Susan Joy Hassol, communications specialist
Sponsored by: Marine Biological Laboratory & Woods Hole Research Center- Speck Auditorium
(Please RSVP to (508)444-1521 or events@whrc.org)
Tuesday, May 22
12:15 p.m.
The Gulf of Maine North Atlantic Time Series, GNATS:
Documenting a Coastal Ecosystem in Transition
Barney Balch, Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
Sponsored by: MC&G Department - Carriage House
Observations of Dye Dispersion in the Seasonal Pycnocline:
1 to 6 Days, 1 to 80 km
Miles Sundermeyer, UMass Dartmouth
Sponsored by: Physical Oceanography Department - Clark 201
Wednesday, May 23
Channel Model for Underwater Acoustic Communications
with Moving Transmitter/Receiver
Yuriy Zakharov, University of York
Sponsored by: AOP&E Department - Smith Conference Room
Thursday, May 24
Critical Oxygen Levels and Metabolic Suppression in Vertically-Migrating Oceanic Animals in Oxygen Minimum Zones
Brad Seibel, University of Rhode Island
Sponsored by: Biology Department - Redfield Auditorium
Friday, May 25
Other Events and Notes of Interest
WOODS HOLE PUBLIC LIBRARY: The library’s annual big spring “Book Sale” will start on Saturday, June 2, from 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. This sale will feature mostly newly received books that were given as gifts for the sale, and includes some older volumes weeded from the library collection. The sale is always a popular shopping event with very affordable buys. Most of the hard cover books will be priced at $2 each, paperbacks at 50 cents, though special books may be priced higher. The “Book Sale” Co-Chair Camilla Larrey says that there are an unprecedented number of newly received fiction books for this sale. Co-chairs Sam Lewis and Sarah Elizabeth are excited about the huge new offerings, in addition to many cook books and collectible antique books, which include first editions. The sale will be held in the large downstairs meeting room. Books will fill shelves all around the room as well as tables throughout the middle of the room. This room is accessed through the lower entrance on the busy first day of the sale. After that, the sale will be open during the library’s regular open hours. For hours and information, call the library at (508) 548-8961 or check the website at www.woodsholepubliclibrary.org.
MAY FESTIVAL AND PARADE: On Saturday, May 26, starting at 10:00 a.m.,there will be a “May Festival” and parade sponsored by the Woods Hole Community Association. The parade starts at the Woods Hole School, with a walk around Eel Pond by way of Water Street, ending at the Ball Park on Bell Tower Lane, where there will be fun and games as well as food and craft booths. To participate or for more information, call Laura at
(508) 540-5406.
WOODS HOLE THEATER COMPANY: Will perform Christopher Durang’s comedy “Beyond Therapy,” directed by Don Dutton, May 24-26, starting at 8:00 p.m., at the Woods Hole Community Hall, 68 Water Street, Woods Hole, MA. “Beyond Therapy” is Durang’s most frequently performed play. It opened on Broadway at the Brooks Atkinson Theater in May 1982 with John Lithgow as Bruce and played for 21 performances. In 1987, Durang adapted it for a screenplay. Tickets are $15.00. For reservations, please call (508) 540-6525.
THE WOODS HOLE CHILD CENTER (WHCC): Is currently enrolling students for the 2012-13 school year. We encourage families with preschool age children to come see our program in action. Parents of current students are on hand most days to answer questions about the school. Call ahead to schedule a school day visit, Monday-Friday, 8:45-noon. WHCC, a cooperative preschool since 1943, accepts children ages 2 years 9 months – pre-K. Our program encourages socialization and imaginative play, both indoors and out. The theme-based curriculum includes daily art, music, science and language activities, enhanced by local field trips and frequent guest visitors. For more information, go to woodsholechildcenter.org or call (508) 548-1773.
WHOI OCEAN SCIENCE EXHIBIT CENTER & GIFT SHOP: The Ocean Science Exhibit Center, located at 15 School Street, is open Monday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Visitors to the Exhibit Center will learn about the Institution's ocean science research and the vessels and tools developed by WHOI engineers and scientists for use in that research. Come down and see what's new at the gift shop. For more information, please contact Kathy Patterson at (508) 289-2700 or kpatterson@whoi.edu.
The deadline for the WHOI Weekly Calendar of Events is Tuesday noon for
entries for the following week.
Contact Joanne Tromp in the WHOI Information Office:
Phone: (508) 289-2252
Fax: (508) 457-2034
E-mail: jtromp@whoi.edu