GCEP - 2009 Summer Orientation Agenda

GLOBAL CHANGE EDUCATION PROGRAM ORIENTATION June 7 — June 11, 2009 AGENDA	Hilton Garden Inn Kennewick, WA
June 7, 2009 - SUNDAY Welcome to the GCEP Orientation 1:00-6:00	GCEP Registration and Welcome Table - Hotel Lobby Dr. Jeff Gaffney, Mentoring Coordinator GCEP, UALR Dr. Nancy Marley, Asst. Mentoring Coordinator GCEP, UALR Dr. Milton Constantin, GCEP Program Manager, Oak Ridge Associated Universities
6:00-8:30	Initial Working Session (Evening Buffet) Introductions and Goals and Objectives for Summer 2009. Dr. Jeff Gaffney Mentoring Coordinator GCEP University of Arkansas Little Rock
June 8, 2009 - MONDAY DOE Climate Change Research in Atmospheric Science Atmospheric Radiation Measurements (ARM) /Atmospheric Science Program (ASP)
7:30-8:30	Continental Breakfast Columbia Club
8:30- 8:45	Welcome to GCEP SURE and GREF Orientation Dr. Milton Constantin GCEP Program Manager Oak Ridge Associated Universities
8:45-9:00	Overview of Orientation Dr. Jeff Gaffney Mentoring Coordinator GCEP University of Arkansas Little Rock
9:00-10:00	Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Program (ARM) Dr. Larry Berg Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
10:00-10:30	Break
10:30-11:30	Atmospheric Science Program (ASP) Dr. Nancy Marley Dr. Jeff Gaffney University of Arkansas Little Rock
11:30-12:00	Discussion
12:00-1:30	Lunch On Your Own
1:30-2:30	The Challenges Versus Needs of Atmospheric Chemistry in Global Climate Models. Mike Long University of Virginia
2:30-3:30	Detecting Boundary Layer Turbulence Structure Using Raman LIDAR. Erin Wagner University of Wisconsin, Madison
3:30-4:00	Break
4:00-5:00	Emily Fischer, Marvin L. Wesely GREF Award 2009 Presentation Dr. Jeff Gaffney Dr. Milton Constantin Science on a Ski Hill: Aerosol Optical Properties in the Free Troposphere Over the Pacific Northwest Emily Fischer University of Washington
June 9, 2009 - TUESDAY Aerosol Measurements and Climate Modeling
7:30-9:00	Columbia Club
9:00-10:00	Applications of Complementary Analytical Techniques to Study Atmospheric Particles. Dr. Alex Laskin Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
10:00-10:30	Discussion (EMSL and other DOE Facilities)
10:30-11:00	Break
11:00-12:00	New Mass Spectrometry Tool for Atmospheric Sciences. Dr. Julia Laskin Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
12:00-1:30	Lunch On Your Own
1:30-2:30	The Art and Science of Climate Modeling. Dr. Steven Ghan Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
2:30-3:30	Simulations of Arctic - Cloud Interactions. Erika Roesler University of Michigan
3:30-4:00	Break
4:00-5:00	Climate Change and Energy. Dr. Jeff Gaffney University of Arkansas Little Rock
5:30-7:15	Tour of the Atmospheric Science Facilities at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Dr. Will Shaw Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
June 10, 2009 - WEDNESDAY Ecology Research and Graduate Education
7:30-9:00	Continental Breakfast Columbia Club
9:00-10:00	Ecology Research in DOE: An Overview. Dr. Jeff Gaffney University of Arkansas Little Rock
10:00-10:30	Break
10:30-11:30	Renewables and Sustainability: Food for Thought - or Energy? Dr. Nancy Marley Dr. Jeff Gaffney University of Arkansas Little Rock
11:30-12:00	Discussion
12:00-1:30	Lunch On Your Own
1:30-3:00	Looking Into Graduate Schools - How To Be Successful in the Application Process. Dr. Jeff Gaffney Dr. Nancy Marley University of Arkansas Little Rock
3:00-3:30	Break
3:30-4:30	The Do's and Don'ts of Writing Posters, Papers, and Proposals. Dr. Jeff Gaffney Dr. Nancy Marley University of Arkansas Little Rock
6:30-8:00	Final Working Session (Evening Buffet) Columbia Club
	Slowing Climate Change: Options? Dr. Jeff Gaffney University of Arkansas Little Rock
June 11, 2009 - THURSDAY	Travel to Mentor Locations
HAVE A GREAT SUMMER and SUCCESSFUL EXPERIENCE IN GCEP

The Global Change Education Program is funded by the
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Office of Biological and Environmental Research