GCEP - 2008 Summer Orientation Agenda

GLOBAL CHANGE EDUCATION PROGRAM ORIENTATION June 8 — June 15, 2008 AGENDA	Crowne Plaza Hotel 401 W. Summit Hill Dr. Knoxville, TN
June 8, 2008 - SUNDAY Welcome to the GCEP Orientation 1:00-6:00	GCEP Registration and Welcome Table - Hotel Lobby
6:00-8:30	Initial Working Session - Salon A (Evening Buffet)
6:30-8:00	Welcome to GCEP, SURE and GREF Jeff Gaffney, Chief Scientist GCEP, UALR Nancy Marley, Asst. Chief Scientist GCEP, UALR Estelle Gilbreth, GCEP Program Assistant Milton Constantin, GCEP Program Manager, ORISE
June 9, 2008 - MONDAY General Talks on Climate Change
7:30-8:30	Continental Breakfast SALON C
8:30- 8:45	Welcome to GCEP SURE and GREF Orientation Milton Constantin Program Manager, ORISE
8:45-9:00	Overview of Orientation Jeffrey Gaffney Chief Scientist GCEP University of Arkansas Little Rock
9:00-10:00	Views From Space Shuttle: Earth from a Different Perspective Justin Wilkinson NASA
10:00-10:30	Break
10:30-11:30	Global Climate Simulation Including the Detailed Impacts of Biological and Chemical Systems David Erickson ORNL
11:30-12:00	Discussion
12:00-1:30	Lunch On Your Own
1:30-2:00	So How Bad Is It? Review of IPOC Findings Nancy Marley Asst. Chief Scientist GCEP University of Arkansas Little Rock
2:00-2:30	And How Bad Is It Going To Get? Some Projections for the Future Jeff Gaffney Chief Scientist GCEP University of Arkansas Little Rock
3:30-4:00	Break
4:00-5:00	Marvin L. Wesely GREF Award 2008 Sarah L. O'Brien, University of Illinois at Chicago Jeff Gaffney Milton Constantin The Role of Soil Aggregates in the Recovery of Soil C and N in a Restored Tallgrass Prairie Chronosequence Sarah L. O'Brien University of Illinois at Chicago
June 10, 2008 - TUESDAY General Talks on Climate Change
7:30-9:00	Continental Breakfast SALON C
9:00-10:00	Water, Water Everywhere and Not a Drop to Drink! Nancy Marley Asst. Chief Scientist GCEP University of Arkansas Little Rock
10:00-10:30	Discussion
10:30	Break
11:00-12:00	Overview of Carbon Sequestration Programs Jeff Gaffney Chief Scientist GCEP University of Arkansas Little Rock
12:00-1:30	Lunch On Your Own
1:30-2:30	CO2 Fertilization and the Global Cycle Rich Norby ORNL
2:30-3:30	The Causes and Consequences of Increased Fine-Root Production in a CO2 Enriched Sweetgum Plantation Colleen Iverson GREF Fellow University of Tenn., Knoxville
3:30-4:00	Break
4:00-4:30	Field Trip Preview Rich Norby ORNL
June 11, 2008 - WEDNESDAY
Field Trip
8:30	Board Motor Coach - Front of Hotel
9:00-5:00	ORNL - Ecology Field Sites - Neutron Spallation Source - Super Computer - Virtualization Room Milton Constantin Jeff Gaffney Nancy Marley Rich Norby and Staff
June 12, 2008– THURSDAY Atmospheric Radiation Measurement and Climate Change - (ARM) Program
7:30-8:30	Continental Breakfast SALON C
8:30-9:00	Atmospheric Chemistry Measurements of Asian Plumes Measured in Central Oregon Emily Fischer GREF Fellow / University of Washington, Seattle
9:00-10:00	ARM Overview Doug Sisterson Argonne National Laboratory
10:00-10:30	Break
10:30-12:00	Climate Change: The Real Deal or Just a Good Story? Doug Sisterson Nancy Marley Jeff Gaffney
12:00-1:30	Lunch On Your Own
1:30-2:30	Biotic and Abiotic Controls on Ecosystem Structure and Function in a Changing World Aimee Classen ORNL
2:30-3:00	Improving Models of Forest Carbon and Water Cycling: Revisiting Assumptions and Incorportating Variability Eric J. Ward GREF Fellow / Duke University
3:00-3:30	Break
3:30-4:30	Impacts of Elevated CO2 and Tropospheric Ozone on the Growth and Productivity of Trees Victoria Wittig GREF Fellow / Univeristy of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
June 13, 2008 - FRIDAY Atmospheric Science Program (ASP)
7:30-9:00	Continental Breakfast SALON C
9:00-9:30	Overview of ASP Program Jeff Gaffney Chief Scientist GCEP Univeristy of Arkansas Little Rock Nancy Marley Asst. Chief Scientist GCEP University of Arkansas Little Rock
9:30-10:30	Latest Updates on Megacity Studies - Aerosol Forcing from Biomass Buring Jeff Gaffney Chief Scientist GCEP Univeristy of Arkansas Little Rock Nancy Marley Asst. Chief Scientist GCEP University of Arkansas Little Rock
10:30	Break
11:00-12:00	Investigation of Aerosol-Cloud Interactions for Arctic Stratiform Clouds in a Large Eddy Simulation Erika Roesler GREF Fellow / University of Michigan
12:00-1:30	Lunch On Your Own
1:30-2:30	Renewables and Sustainability: Food for Thought - or Energy? Jeff Gaffney Chief Scientist GCEP Univeristy of Arkansas Little Rock Nancy Marley Asst. Chief Scientist GCEP University of Arkansas Little Rock
2:30-3:30	Delivering Power in a Carbon-Constrained World John W. Meyers Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
3:30-4:00	Break
4:00-4:30	Measuring Boundary Layer Turbulence with Raman Lidar: Implications for Climate Models Erin Hokanson GREF Fellow / University of Wisconsin, Madison
June 14, 2008 - SATURDAY
7:30-9:00	Continental Breakfast SALON C
9:00-10:00	Looking Into Graduate Schools - How To Be Successful in the Application Process Jeff Gaffney Chief Scientist GCEP Univeristy of Arkansas Little Rock Nancy Marley Asst. Chief Scientist GCEP University of Arkansas Little Rock
10:00	Break
10:30-11:30	The Do's and Don'ts of Writing Posters, Papers and Proposals Jeff Gaffney Chief Scientist GCEP Univeristy of Arkansas Little Rock Nancy Marley Asst. Chief Scientist GCEP University of Arkansas Little Rock
11:30	Lunch On Your Own
Afternoon Free
6:30 – 8:00	Nuclear Power, Solar, Wind, and Other Renewable Energy Sources: The Need for Infrastructure Investment Jeff Gaffney Chief Scientist GCEP Univeristy of Arkansas Little Rock
June 15, 2008 - SUNDAY
HAVE A GREAT SUMMER and SUCCESSFUL EXPERIENCE IN GCEP

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