November 16, 2009

Greetings!

As part of DRI's 50th Anniversary, Dr. Joseph McConnell, Research Professor in the Division of Hydrologic Sciences and holder of the Nazir and Mary Ansari Medal for Excellence in Science, will share his insights on Arctic climate change and the potential impact on humankind.

This not an ordinary lecture, the Coffee and Conversation is aninteractive session that gives the public valuable information and allows them to ask questions about critical environmental issues.

McConnell has earned more than $3.2 million in National Science Foundation awards to study ice cores in the Arctic and Antarctic. McConnell received funding for five projects; all but $500,000 of the NSF grants is from the American Recovery and Restoration Act. One of the projects will provide a better understanding of how short-lived aerosols, including those generated by wildfires, affect the Earth's climate. Another project, in collaboration with the University of Utah, will study the accumulation variability of ice sheet snow in Greenland.

Coffee & Conversation

Where & When:
Wed., Nov. 18
Continental Breakfast, 7 a.m.Program, 7:30 - 8:30 a.m.
Stout A Conference Room

The DRI Foundation thanks Silver State Schools Credit Union for sponsoring breakfast.