Hi folks! We have a great lineup for the Environmental Seminar Series this quarter (see attached and below). The seminar is open to anyone! Some of the dates later in the quarter still need to be finalized, but the October dates are solid! We are kicking the series off with a talk on Oct 11, 12:30-1:30 by Dr. Erin Hagen. We are lucky enough to have Erin teaching ecology at UWT this quarter, but she is also a Project Ecologist working for Oikonos Ecosystem Knowledge and Co-Director of the Juan Fernandez Islands Conservancy in Chile. Her title is: "Conservation of a Migratory Seabird: Threats to the Pink-footed Shearwater" The talk is in SCI 309 and feel free to bring your lunch. Cheers, Jim Gawel ------------------------------ UWT Environmental Seminar Series Autumn 2010, 12:30-1:30pm SCI 309 (unless otherwise noted) Oct 11: Erin Hagen (Juan Fernandez Islands Conservancy, Chilé) "Conservation of a Migratory Seabird: Threats to the Pink-footed Shearwater" Oct 18: John Bishop (WSU Vancouver) "The Paradox of Enrichment and other Ecological Wonder from Mount St. Helens" Oct 25: UWT Environmental Program Alumni Panel/Advising Lunch Oct 28: Jim Gawel (UWT Environmental Program) "Water Undone: The Effort to Save the Puyallup River" [documentary screening 5:30pm WPH] Nov 1: Andrea Ferro (Clarkson University) "Infiltration of Traffic-Related Nanoparticles into a Commercial Building in Syracuse, NY" Nov 8: Nelly Kadagi (Watamu Turtle Watch, Kenya) "Marine Conservation in East Africa: Lessons from Watamu Turtle Watch" Nov 15: TBA Nov 22: Panel Discussion (City of Tacoma, Pierce County and WSU Puyallup) "Stormwater/Low Impact Development in Tacoma" Nov 29: Amy Merten (NOAA) "Managing Information in Real-Time for the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill" Dec 6: Bill Smith (City of Tacoma) tentative title "Solid Waste, Sustainability and Climate Change in Tacoma" ------------------------------- James E. Gawel, Ph.D. Assoc. Prof. of Environmental Chemistry and Engineering Environmental Sciences Program Coordinator University of Washington - Tacoma 1900 Commerce St. Campus Box 358436 Tacoma, WA 98402 Phone: 253-692-5815 E-mail: jimgawel@u.washington.edu URL: http://www.tacoma.washington.edu/environmentalprogram