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Department of Soil, Water, and Climate

Events

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SWAC-emerging issues brochure
Eleventh Annual William E. Larson and Raymond R. Allmaras
Emerging Issues in Soil and Water Lectures
April 18, 2013
1:00-4:30 PM
335 Borlaug Hall
 

 "Global Climate Change and Agriculture"
SWC - Ron Follett - Larson/Allmaras

Dr. Ron Follett
Research Leader
Soil-Plant-Nutrient Research Unit
USDA-ARS
Fort Collins, CO

"Nitrate Losses in the Tile Drained Cornbelt: Why Reducing Them is so Difficult?"
SWC - Mark David - Larson/Allmaras

Dr. Mark B. David
Professor
Natural Resources and Enivronmental Sciences
University of Illinois
Urbana, IL 





 20th Annual Kuehnast Lecture Series Presents
"Mini-Climate School"
Thursday, November 8th, 2012
1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
University of Minnesota
St. Paul Campus
Student Center Theatre

Program

"Canada: No longer the Cold White North" 1:30 p.m.
SWAC - 20Kuehnast - Phillips

David Phillips
Senior Climatologist
Environment Canada

"Current Advances in Monitoring and Modeling Urban Climates" 2:45 p.m.
SWAC - 20Kuehnast - Grimmond

Sue Grimmond
King's College London

"Severe Thunderstorms and Climate Change" 3:45 p.m.
SWAC - 20Kuehnast - Brooks

Harold Brooks
NOAA National Severe Storms Lab
Oklahoma

Centennial Events

DIG IT! The Secrets of Soil 
at the Bell Museum of Natural History

2013 Anniversary Soils Tour (.pdf)
Dept. of Soil, Water and Climate Centennial
MAPSS 40th Anniversary
June 28 | 8:00am - 5:30pm | Anniversary Barbecue at 5:30 pm

Centennial Seminar Series Spring 2013

Wednesdays | 3:30-4:30pm | 365 Borlaug Hall | 105 Cargill Building
refreshments to be served 4:30-5:00pm

Watch the seminar live here.

Jan. 30 | Jim Randerson | 105 Cargill Building
"Fire - Climate Interactions: Understanding Mechanisms and Implications for Sustainably Managing Fires during the 21st Century"

Feb. 6 | Alfred Hartemink | 105 Cargill Building
"A new digital soil map of the world"

Feb. 13 | Josh Feinberg | 375 Borlaug Hall
"Using Rock Megnetic Methods to Characterize Iron Mineralogy in Soils"

Feb. 27 | Jamie Schauer | 105 Cargill Building
"Atmospheric Black Carbon: Sources and Mitigation of Climate and Human Health Impacts"

Mar. 6 | David Kelley | 375 Borlaug Hall
"Effects of Increased Ethanol Production on the Conservation Reserve Program in Minnesota"

Mar. 13 | Jason Hill | 375 Borlaug Hall
"Evaluating Life Cycle Impacts of Bioenergy Production"

Mar. 27 | Julian Marshall | 375 Borlaug Hall
"Air Pollution Kills! So What? Air Quality Engineering to Improve Public Health"

April 10 | Xuhui Lee | 105 Cargill Building
"The Lake Taihu Eddy Covariance Mesonet for Atmospheric and ecological Research"

April 24 | Jake Bailey | 375 Borlaug Hall
"Exploring the Role of Sulfur Bacteria in the Formation of Modern and Ancient Phosphatic Mineral Deposits"

May 1 | Peter Snyder | 375 Borlaug Hall
"A New Perspective on the Changing Hydrometeorology of the Upper Midwest"

May 8 | Satish Gupta | 375 Borlaug Hall
"What is Causing Increased River Flows: Climate or Land Use?"