February 2011 - Ese-faculty-list

FW: [PCCRC-global] JOIN US on April 7 for a conference on Network Resilience
by Lee, Linda S 17 Feb '11

17 Feb '11

The PCCRC is pleased to convene a conference on Network Resilience - An Interdisciplinary Approach to Understand the Recovery from Shocks of Social, Transportation, Energy and Distribution Networks on Thursday, April 7, 2011 at Purdue's Discovery Park. Disaster mitigation and recovery policies qualify as global, grand challenges that require the insights from multiple disciplines working in concert for developing solutions. This one-day conference brings together international researchers and scholars, focusing on the resilience of networks in a variety of settings including energy, distribution, and transportation from social science and engineering perspectives. With the goal to generate interdisciplinary approaches to networks, the Purdue Network Resilience Conference will include lectures from experts in these fields, poster presentations by graduate students, open and closed sessions on these critical topics, and informal discussions outside the conference hall. For more information and to register for the event, please go to: www.purdue.edu/climate/networkresilience. This is a no-cost event, and open to the public. Please feel free to forward to colleagues who might be interested in attending! Rose Rose M. Filley Managing Director Purdue Climate Change Research Center Gerald D. and Edna E. Mann Hall, Suite 266 203 S. Martin Jischke Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907 Phone: (765) 496-3211 (office); (765) 479-7540 (mobile) Email: rfilley(a)purdue.edu<mailto:rfilley@purdue.edu> Web: www.purdue.edu/climate

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First 2011 PCCRC Seminar: Dynamic Interactions among People, Livestock, and Savanna Ecosystems under Climate Change
by Lee, Linda S 14 Feb '11

14 Feb '11

First 2011 PCCRC Seminar: Dynamic Interactions among People, Livestock, and Savanna Ecosystems under Climate Change Dynamic Interactions among People, Livestock, and Savanna Ecosystems under Climate Change: The East Africa Climate-Land Interaction Project in Savanna Ecosystems Professor Jeffrey A. Andresen Michigan State University Thursday, February 17, 2011 3:30 p.m. Pfendler Auditorium Refreshments at 3:00pm in the Pfendler Gallery ABSTRACT: Land use transformation has accelerated in the savannah ecosystem of East Africa during recent decades, driven by increasing population, changing economy, changing governmental policy on land tenure, overseas investment, developing infrastructure, and the introduction and development of irrigated agriculture. These factors are likely to be influenced by climatic factors in pressuring people to transition their livelihoods among various options that include pastoralism, subsistence farming, cash farming, or employment at corporate plantations. All of the resulting land use/land cover transformations have the potential to alter regional climate. Much of this effect may be local, with surface-atmosphere fluxes of water and energy being modified, resulting in small-scale alterations in air circulation, temperature, and precipitation. A large, multi-institutional research team is attempting to understand the causes of these changes in the savanna, particularly the role of climate change. The East Africa Climate-Land Interaction Project in Savanna Ecosystems (EACLIPSE) is utilizing a comprehensive conceptual and methodological approach to modeling and statistical analysis of climate, land management, and ecosystem dynamics at two scales; the local scale where human decisions are made and ecosystem dynamics are most evident, and the regional scale where the cumulative effect of human activity and ecosystem change may significantly impact climate. This presentation will give an overview of the research questions, hypotheses and methodology of EACLIPSE as well as some initial research findings. BIO: Jeff Andresen is an associate professor of meteorology/climatology with Michigan State University’s Department of Geography and the State Climatologist for Michigan. A native of the Quad Cities area of Iowa/Illinois, he obtained a Bachelor of Science degree from Northern Illinois University in the field of meteorology, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Purdue University in the field of agricultural meteorology/climatology. Dr. Andresen has professional experience as an agricultural meteorologist with the National Weather Service and with the USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board in Washington, D.C., where he was involved in international crop/weather impact assessment and production estimation. He currently serves as director of the Michigan Climatological Resources Program, co-director of the Enviro-weather system, which supports agricultural pest, production, and natural resource management decision-making across Michigan. From 2007-09, he served as an appointed member of Governor Granholm’s Michigan Climate Action Council. Teaching responsibilities include courses in agricultural climatology, meteorology, regional climatology, and physical geography. The primary focus of Andresen’s research has been the influence of weather and climate on agriculture, especially within Michigan and the Great Lakes Region. Current and past themes include; climatological trends and potential impacts, water use for agricultural irrigation, impacts associated with potential future changes in climate, weather and risk management in agricultural production systems, influence of land use changes on regional climate, winter hardiness and mortality of crops and insects, and the measurement and use of weather data for determination of plant disease risk.

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Poster and Awards Program for Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs
by Lee, Linda S 09 Feb '11

09 Feb '11

STUDENSTS & FACULTY Please consider presenting a poster (Abstracts due March 15th - form to submit is attached) and definitely plan to attend. We write to invite you to join the Office of Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs (OIGP) for a reception in celebration of interdisciplinary graduate student research on Wednesday, April 20, 2011 (2-3pm in the PMU Ballrooms). For details, please visit: http://www.gradschool.purdue.edu/whatsnew/OIGP.pdf. Poster and Award Application information for students can be found at: http://www.gradschool.purdue.edu/oigp/spring_reception.cfm. Sincerely, Jon A. Story, Ph.D. Senior Associate Dean The Graduate School Purdue University Ernest C. Young Hall 155 S. Grant Street West Lafayette, IN 47907 Phone: 765-494-6963 E-mail: jastory(a)purdue.edu<mailto:jastory@purdue.edu> Colleen L. Gabauer, Ed.D. Director of Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs The Graduate School Purdue University Ernest C. Young Hall, Rm. B-85 155 S. Grant Street West Lafayette, IN 47907 Phone: 765-494-9256 E-mail: cgabauer(a)purdue.edu<mailto:cgabauer@purdue.edu>

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Save the Date (April 20 2pm) for the 2nd (annual) Interdisciplinary Graduate Program Reception
by Lee, Linda S 07 Feb '11

07 Feb '11

Please save the date for the 2nd (annual) Interdisciplinary Graduate Program Reception. Wednesday, April 20, 2011 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. (brief program will begin at 2:30, including awards presentation) North and South Ballrooms, Purdue Memorial Union Refreshments will be served. RSVP: oigp(a)purdue.edu<mailto:oigp@purdue.edu> Questions: Julie Thompson at 496-1016 or oigp(a)purdue.edu<mailto:oigp@purdue.edu>. This year, the event will include an awards component. Details are forthcoming.

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Check your pic and profile on teh ESE website......
by Lee, Linda S 01 Feb '11

01 Feb '11

If you get a free moment since we have been unexpectedly iced in - Please check the ESE website to see: 1. if your picture and profile is on the site 2. if the descriptors are accurate and email me if you are missing from the site or if you want different descriptors. We want to get this part of the website update asap...... Also, some of you have very outdated pictures so send us something more recent if you have one. Lastly, as a reminder, some of you have not submitted your info into the Purdue INDURE website - if you do, we will link your ESE info to that website as well. Linda S. Lee Ecological Science & Engineering Interdisciplinary Graduate Program, Program Head http://www.purdue.edu/dp/ese/ Professor, Environmental Chemistry, http://www.agry.purdue.edu/staffbio/lslbio.htm Purdue University, Department of Agronomy Crop Soil & Environmental Sciences 915 W. State Street, 3-363 Lilly Hall West Lafayette, IN 47907-2054 Office: (765) 494-8612; Fax (765) 496-2926

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