[CRYOLIST] Yukon cold regions hydrologist position

The University of Saskatchewan Centre for Hydrology www.usask.ca/hydrology with funding from Yukon Environment Water Resources Branch and in collaboration with McMaster University, under a climate change study supported by AANDC has an appointment open for a:

Hydrology Research Assistant

 

The Yukon Water Resources Branch has received funding to carry out a study of Yukon hydrological response to climate change.  Study components include a detailed sensitivity assessment of hydrological response to climate warming and associated permafrost thawing using the Cold Regions Hydrological Model (CRHM) at the Wolf Creek Research Basin, followed by the application of CRHM to other Yukon regions and communities to provide an improved understanding of climate warming sensitivity to inform sectoral adaptation strategies.  Wolf Creek Research Basin is the most intensively instrumented basin in the Yukon and so plays an important role in the study for process understanding, climate change detection, model development and validation.

Study partners include the University of Saskatchewan and McMaster University.  We are looking for an energetic hydrologist to carry out field and office research which includes:

• Installation, maintenance and operation of hydrological and meteorological monitoring instrumentation in Wolf Creek Research Basin, Yukon;
• Hydrological and meteorological data retrieval, quality control and assurance, archiving and dissemination of data;
• Carrying out hydroclimatic analyses;
• Preparation of technical reports;
• Outreach responsibilities including communicating with municipal, territorial, federal and first nation governments, industry representatives and the public.

Qualifications:

Applicants must have a BSc degree and preferably a MSc degree in a hydrology, atmospheric science, natural resources, or environmental engineering field. The successful applicant should have interests in hydrology and meteorology. In addition to having good numerical analysis skills, applicants should have an aptitude for conducting field work in a challenging environment while programming, deploying and maintaining hydrological and meteorological instrumentation. All candidates must demonstrate that they have excellent oral and written communication skills and an ability to work with a diverse research team.

The ideal candidate would possess the following skills and attributes:

•       Ability to organize fieldwork to meet scientific goals and objectives in a cost effective quality assured manner

•       Ability to work independently with minimal supervision

•       Ability to operate and maintain meteorological, snow and hydrological sensors, Campbell dataloggers, ATVs, snowmobiles and mechanical equipment

•       Ability to manage hydrological and meteorological data on Windows-based computers using various data retrieval and database programs

•       Ability to analyse hydrological and climate data for statistical trends and variability

•       Ability to write scientific reports and reports for the public

•       Ability to communicate scientific findings with the public

•       Ability to foster effective interpersonal relationships

•       Reliability, integrity, alertness, cooperativeness, initiative and good judgment in decision making

 The ideal candidate would also possess experience with the following:

•       Performing hydrological and/or climatological research

•       Installing and operating meteorological stations and sensors, and operating Campbell dataloggers,

•       Controlling quality of data analysis using Microsoft Excel

•       Operating ATVs, snowmobiles and 4x4 trucks 

Venue and Conditions of Work:

Research will be conducted in the Wolf Creek Research Basin, from Yukon Environment offices in Whitehorse, supported by the University of Saskatchewan and McMaster University.  The study lead investigators are Rick Janowicz, Hydrologist, Yukon Environment; John Pomeroy, Professor, Canada Research Chair in Water Resources and Climate Change and Director of the Centre for Hydrology, University of Saskatchewan; Sean Carey, Professor, McMaster University. Wolf Creek Research Basin is one of the most comprehensively instrumented northern research basins in Canada and has a 20 year history of research.  Fieldwork technicians and computer modellers are available to help with this research. 

 

Eligible candidates must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license and be able to operate a variety of vehicles as well as hold and maintain valid First Aid and CPR certificates.  Candidates must be willing to work in remote wilderness locations under adverse weather conditions. 

Position:

The one year position (with possibility for extension) will be staffed through the University of Saskatchewan Centre for Hydrology (www.usask.ca/hydrology) and will be based in Whitehorse.

Salary:  commensurate with level of experience and demonstrated abilities.

Applications will be reviewed starting Oct 12, 2012. The position will remain open until a suitable candidate is found. Please email your CV, cover letter, and names and contact information of three references to Joni Onclin at centre.hydrology@usask.ca

 

 

Professor John Pomeroy

Canada Research Chair in Water Resources and Climate Change

Director, Centre for Hydrology

University of Saskatchewan

117 Science Place

Saskatoon, Sask.

S7N 5C8  Canada

 

www.usask.ca/hydrology

 

 

[CRYOLIST] Workshop on the Dynamics and Mass Budget of Arctic Glaciers

Dear all,

in addition to the mail of 28 September which announced the opening of registration for
the Workshop on the Dynamics and Mass Budget of Arctic Glaciers
(see attached below) here some additional information.

Presentations are scheduled for 26, 27 and 28 February 2013!

Best regards,
Carleen Tijm-Reijmer
Chair IASC Network on Arctic Glaciology

Registration is now open for:

Workshop on the Dynamics and Mass Budget of Arctic Glaciers
& the IASC Network on Arctic Glaciology Annual Meeting
25 - 28 February, 2013, University Center Obergurgl, Obergurgl, Austria


The purpose of the meeting is:
- to present and discuss new results on observations and modelling of the dynamics and mass budget of Arctic glaciers, including the Greenland ice sheet,
- to plan and coordinate field work on Arctic glaciers with the aim of using the available infrastructure and logistics in the most efficient way,
- to develop ideas for future projects and collaboration.

Participation:
is open to everyone interested in the Arctic glaciology. For planning purposes registration is recommended. Registration deadline is December 12, 2012. Note that we have applied for financial support of our meeting, but in case it is not granted we ask a registration fee of maximum of € 65,-. The exact registration fee will be published and communicated in November 2012.

Contributions:
are welcomed in the form of oral presentations and or posters. Presentations time will be 15-20 minutes including discussion. For those who bring a poster, there will be time reserved in the program to give a short 2-3 minute introduction to the poster. Three full days of talks and poster presentations are planned.

Abstracts:
Those intending to attend the meeting should submit abstracts (maximum length 300 words) by email to Carleen Reijmer (c.h.tijm-reijmer [at] uu.nl) no later than December 12, 2012. Abstracts should indicate whether an oral or poster presentation is preferred.

Extended abstracts:
of the contributions will be distributed after the meeting. Deadline for the extended abstracts is March 30, 2013. This abstract should be a word file of 1 to 3 pages, may contain a table and one or two (color) graphs/pictures. The book of abstracts will be published in digital form.

Financial support:
We hope to raise some financial support to enable young scientists to participate in the meeting. If you are interested in this please send an application to Martin Sharp (martin.sharp [at] ualberta.ca) by November 1, 2012. The application should have your name, affiliation, age, supervisor, and a short description of your research project (5 lines) and a copy of submitted abstract.
Please indicate the approximate amount of money you would need for travel and/or lodging. If support is granted, reimbursement will be after the meeting. Individuals who received funding to attend the 2012 meeting will not be eligible for funding for the 2013 meeting.

Accommodation:
The workshop will be held in the University Center Obergurgl . Housing for the participants is provided by the University Center Obergurgl (www.uz-obergurgl.at/english/) in either double or single rooms based on demi-pension. In case of too many participants accomodation outside the center will be arranged. To make reservations contact the University Center Obergurgl: obergurgl@uibk.ac.at and please mention that you are participating in the "participant of the Arctic Glac. Workshop 2013". Deadline for accomodation booking is also December 12, 2012.

Travel information:
Busses from Innsbruck/Oetz to Obergurgl can be found on www.oetztalerbus.at. Note that the last bus from Oetztal Bahnhof to Obergurgl leaves around 18.00, check the time tables.

All (future) information related to this workshop can be found in the the IASC Network on Arctic Glaciology website:
www.iasc-nag.org
or: http://ny.arcticportal.org/workshop.html

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[CRYOLIST] PISM workshop Oct 18 in Seattle

Prior to Northwest Glaciologists Meeting October 19-20, 2012 Seattle WA USA

we invite you to the

Parallel Ice Sheet Model (PISM) Workshop, 18 October 2012 Seattle WA USA

The Parallel Ice Sheet Model (www.pism-docs.org) project provides an open source, fully-parallel, high-resolution ice sheet model. The PISM developer team at the University of Fairbanks Alaska organize a one day informal, interactive and hands-on workshop covering the following topics:

- Introduction to PISM & theoretical basis
- Installation
- Tools for pre- and postprocessing
- Tutorials including SeaRISE examples

* No prior PISM knowledge required
* No C/C++ knowledge required,
* Registration required but there are no registration costs (a small fee might be collected to cover course material and coffee breaks)

For questions and registration, send email to aaschwanden@alaska.edu.

Andy Aschwanden
Ed Bueler
Constantine Khroulev



Dr. Andy Aschwanden
Postdoctoral Fellow
Geophysical Institute
903 Koyukuk Drive
Fairbanks AK 99775
USA

email aaschwanden@alaska.edu
phone +1 (907) 474-7199
fax +1 (907) 474-7290





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[CRYOLIST] Funded PhD

Hi all, apologies for cross posting.

 

The University of Aberdeen is advertising a funded PhD studentship for a UK or EU candidate (other nationalities may apply but have to cover the shortfall in fees from their own sources) entitled “Reconstructing variations in the timing and intensity of past climate perturbations in Northern Europe during the 'Little Ice Age' (LIA) or Younger Dryas (YD)”. It forms part of the inter-disciplinary programme “Fragility, Adaptation and Resilience to Climate Change in the North”.

 

The student will be a member of both the Cryosphere and Climate Change and Palaeoecology Research Groups.

 

Please follow the link below for further details on the project http://www.abdn.ac.uk/cops/graduate/phd-vacancies-347.php and how to apply http://www.abdn.ac.uk/postgraduate/apply.

 

Informal enquiries can be directed to Brice Rea b.rea@abdn.ac.uk or Ed Schofield j.e.schofield@abdn.ac.uk

 

 

Cheers

 

Brice

 

 

_______________________________________________

Brice R. Rea

Geography and Environment

School of Geosciences

University of Aberdeen

Elphinstone Road

Aberdeen AB24 3UF

Scotland

Tel: +44 (0)1224 272339

Fax: +44 (0)1224 272331

e-mail: b.rea@abdn.ac.uk

 

The University of Aberdeen is a charity registered in Scotland, No SC013683.

[CRYOLIST] IASC-NAG Workshop on the Dynamics and Mass Budget of Arctic Glaciers

Dear all,

registration is now open for:

Workshop on the Dynamics and Mass Budget of Arctic Glaciers 
& the IASC Network on Arctic Glaciology Annual Meeting
25 - 28 February, 2013, University Center Obergurgl, Obergurgl, Austria

The purpose of the meeting is:

- to present and discuss new results on observations and modelling of the dynamics and mass budget of Arctic glaciers, including the Greenland ice sheet,

- to plan and coordinate field work on Arctic glaciers with the aim of using the available infrastructure and logistics in the most efficient way,

- to develop ideas for future projects and collaboration.

Participation:
is open to everyone interested in the Arctic glaciology. For planning purposes registration is recommended. Registration deadline is December 12, 2012. Note that we have applied for financial support of our meeting, but in case it is not granted we ask a registration fee of maximum of € 65,-. The exact registration fee will be published and communicated in November 2012.

Contributions:
are welcomed in the form of oral presentations and or posters. Presentations time will be 15-20 minutes including discussion. For those who bring a poster, there will be time reserved in the program to give a short 2-3 minute introduction to the poster. Three full days of talks and poster presentations are planned.

Abstracts:
Those intending to attend the meeting should submit abstracts (maximum length 300 words) by email to Carleen Reijmer (c.h.tijm-reijmer [at] uu.nl) no later than December 12, 2012. Abstracts should indicate whether an oral or poster presentation is preferred.

Extended abstracts:
of the contributions will be distributed after the meeting. Deadline for the extended abstracts is March 30, 2013. This abstract should be a word file of 1 to 3 pages, may contain a table and one or two (color) graphs/pictures. The book of abstracts will be published in digital form.

Financial support:
We hope to raise some financial support to enable young scientists to participate in the meeting. If you are interested in this please send an application to Martin Sharp (martin.sharp [at] ualberta.ca) by November 1, 2012. The application should have your name, affiliation, age, supervisor, and a short description of your research project (5 lines) and a copy of submitted abstract. 
Please indicate the approximate amount of money you would need for travel and/or lodging. If support is granted, reimbursement will be after the meeting. Individuals who received funding to attend the 2012 meeting will not be eligible for funding for the 2013 meeting.

Accommodation:
The workshop will be held in the University Center Obergurgl . Housing for the participants is provided by the University Center Obergurgl (www.uz-obergurgl.at/english/) in either double or single rooms based on demi-pension. In case of too many participants accomodation outside the center will be arranged. To make reservations contact the University Center Obergurgl: obergurgl@uibk.ac.at and please mention that you are participating in the "participant of the Arctic Glac. Workshop 2013". Deadline for accomodation booking is also December 12, 2012.

Travel information:
Busses from Innsbruck/Oetz to Obergurgl can be found on www.oetztalerbus.at. Note that the last bus from Oetztal Bahnhof to Obergurgl leaves around 18.00, check the time tables.

All (future) information related to this workshop can be found in the the IASC Network on Arctic Glaciology website:

www.iasc-nag.org

or: http://ny.arcticportal.org/workshop.html

Best regards,

Carleen Tijm-Reijmer

************************************************

Dr. C.H. Tijm-Reijmer

Utrecht University

Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research (IMAU)

Visiting address:

Princetonplein 5,  3584 CC Utrecht, The Netherlands

Correspondence address:

PO Box 80 005, 3508 TA Utrecht, The Netherlands

Tel.: +31 30 253 3167

Fax: +31 30 254 3163

Email: c.h.tijm-reijmer@uu.nl

URL: http://www.staff.science.uu.nl/~reijm101

          http://www.imau.nl

[CRYOLIST] New book on Python in the atmospheric and oceanic sciences

Hi CRYOLIST,

If you're interested in learning Python, there's a new book available
tailored for our field: "A Hands-On Introduction to Using Python in the
Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences." The free version is available for
download from here:

http://www.johnny-lin.com/pyintro/

Best,
-Johnny
--

Johnny Wei-Bing Lin
Professor of Physics

North Park University
(773) 244-6266 phone
johnny@johnny-lin.com
www.johnny-lin.com
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[CRYOLIST] Lamont Post-Doctoral Fellowship Columbia University

Lamont -Doherty/ Columbia  University Post-Doc In New York

Students please consider applying for the Lamont Post-Doctoral Fellowship to study ice.  Broad Interests in Glacial Processes in the Global Systems Past Present and Future. Design Your Own Research Program . A great interdisciplinary research institute on a wooded campus north of Manhattan with easy transport to the city.

Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Earth, Environmental, and Ocean Sciences

Columbia's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory invites applications for postdoctoral fellowships in the earth, environmental and ocean sciences. Candidates should have recently completed their Ph.D., or expect to finish by September 2013.

 

Lamont-Doherty researchers work to understand the dynamics of earth's chemical, physical and biological systems, from its inner core to upper atmosphere, as well as its interactions with humans.  Successful candidates have a record of scientific excellence and a clearly expressed plan to investigate problems at the forefront of earth science.

 

Our scientists lead research in the fields of solid earth dynamics (e.g. seismology, geodesy, mantle dynamics, petrology/geochemistry, earthquake and rock mechanics, marine and continental tectonics/geology/geophysics), ocean and atmospheric dynamics (e.g. climate/paleoclimate, climate forecasting, physical/chemical oceanography) and life sciences (e.g. biological oceanography, biogeosciences, plant physiology, paleontology).   Applications from all fields are encouraged.

 

The fellowship lasts 21 months and includes a $58,000 annual stipend and a $5,000 research allowance. Successful candidates are encouraged to apply for external funding and may be eligible for further internal awards and positions. Researchers currently at Lamont-Doherty, or with a Ph. D. from Columbia's Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, are ineligible.

 

The deadline for applications is December 21, 2012.  Winners will be announced in March, 2013.

Please apply online, and include PDFs of your curriculum vitae, research proposal (maximum 2 pages), list of publications, references and employment history.

http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/about-ldeo/office-director/postdoctoral-fellowship-earth-environmental-and-ocean-sciences

Dr. Robin Elizabeth Bell
PGI Research Professor
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University
61 Rt. 9W
Palisades, NY 10964-8000
robinb@ldeo.columbia.edu
http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/polar-geophysics-group

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[CRYOLIST] Short Course on Cryopedology at IGOT-UL, University of Lisbon, Portugal, 16-17 October 2012 (9-13h)

Short Course on Cryopedology by Prof. Carlos Schaefer
IGOT-UL, University of Lisbon, 16-17 October 2012 (9-13h)

Dear colleagues,

It is my pleasure to invite you to the Short Course on Cryopedology by Prof. Carlos Schaefer of the Federal University of Viçosa, Brazil.

Carlos Schaefer is a leading expert on Antarctic soils and has a large field experience, having coordinated several Antarctic campaigns during the last decade. The course intends to present an introduction to frozen soils and current methods of research and is framed within the project "Luso-Brazilean Programme for Research on Permafrost and Terrestrial Ecosystems of the Maritime Antarctic" funded by FCT-CAPES.

The course is free of charge but the number of participants is limited by room space. Registration will be based on a first-come, first-served basis, so we suggest that you register early. A course certificate will be delivered to those attending in both days.

Topics:

1. General introduction to Cryopedology

2. Permafrost and soil development in cold regions

3. Antarctic soils: how important are they for science

4. Methods of studying cryosols: chemical and physical

5. Mapping and monitoring, general remarks

Send your registration to propolar@antecc.org with indication of name, institution and email.

Best regards,

Gonçalo Vieira

--
Gonçalo Vieira, PhD - Head of Research Group
Portuguese Polar Program - Coordinator

Research Group on Antarctic Environments and Climate Change
Centro de Estudos Geográficos / IGOT - Universidade de Lisboa
Edifício FLUL, Alameda da Universidade, 1600-214 Lisboa, Portugal

E-mail: vieira@campus.ul.pt | gtelesvieira@gmail.com | Tel: +351 217940218 | Fax: +351 217938690

http://www.antecc.org | http://vieira.antecc.org

[CRYOLIST] Outcomes of ISMASS 2012 Workshop (docs and videos of invited lectures)

Dear Cryolisters,

Past the summer, it is a pleasure to announce that the entire set of
docs (outcomes, conference abstracts) and videos of invited lectures
(links to Vimeo and iTunes) are available trough the ISMASS website
(under 'Results' and 'Agenda' pages)
http://www.climate-cryosphere.org/en/events/2012/ISMASS/Home.html

Best regards,
Francisco Navarro, Frank Pattyn and Edward Hanna (Organizing Committee)

--
Prof. Francisco Navarro, despacho A302-4
Departamento de Matemática Aplicada
ETSI de Telecomunicación, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
Ciudad Universitaria, 28040 Madrid, Spain
Tel. +34 914533565, Fax +34 913367289
e-mail francisco.navarro@upm.es

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[CRYOLIST] New APECS Career Development Webinars

You are invited to participate in the Fall 2012 Career Development Webinar Series!

For further information or to participate in a webinar, please go to:

http://www.apecs.is/careers/career-development-webinars/current-career-development-webinars

 

For questions, please email the webinar coordinator at webinars@apecs.is

 

*********************

The Association of Polar Early Career Scientists invites early career polar scientists from all educational and career levels to join us for the Fall 2012 Career Development Webinar Series! The series features expert panelists presenting career skills, educational topics and discussion often not addressed in our educational institutions and workplaces. Participation is free and the GoToWebinar presentation platform is easy to use.

 

Webinars will take place each Tuesday at 1700 GMT beginning on 2 October through 27 November 2012 (excluding October 30).

 

Participation information, descriptions, and more information is available at http://www.apecs.is/careers/career-development-webinars/current-career-development-webinars

 

To receive weekly webinar series reminders, please subscribe to the general APECS e-mail list by emailing info@apecs.is.

 ***** FALL 2012 APECS CAREER DEVELOPMENT WEBINAR SERIES *****

2 October – "Ten Steps to Good Research Design"

Presented by: Bethan Davies, Post Doctoral Research Associate, Centre for Glaciology, Aberystwyth University

REGISTER NOW 

 

9 October – "Academic Balancing Acts: Getting it Right with Advisors, Grad Programs and a Real Life"

Presented by: Julie Brigham-Grette, Professor, University of Massachusetts-Amherst; Mary Albert, Professor, Dartmouth; Mike Retelle, Bates College

REGISTER NOW 

 

16 October – "Sustainability in Polar Research" 
Presented by: Sandra Vanhove, Head of Education, International Polar Foundation & Olivia Rempel, Student, Dalhousie University

REGISTER NOW 

 

23 October – "The IPCC Second Assessment and Lessons in Confronting Climate Deniers"

Presented by: Ben Santer, Research Scientist, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

REGISTER NOW 

 

6 November – "Operating Safe and Successful Field Research Campaigns in the Polar Regions"

Presented by: Seth Campbell, University of Maine, School of Earth and Climate Sciences & Climate Change Institute / US Army ERDC-Cold Regions Research and Engineering Lab

REGISTER NOW 

 

13 November – TBD – Please check the website for more details.

 

20 November – "Where's the REB GPS? Navigating the Research Ethics Review System for Research Involving Aboriginal Peoples

Presented by: Julie Bull, University of New Brunswick and NunatuKavut Community Council

REGISTER NOW 

 

27 November – TBD – Please check the website for more details.

 

 

***** TO ATTEND A WEBINAR ***** 

Each webinar will be conducted using the GoToWebinar platform. To register in advance or join a webinar in session, click any of the registration links above or go to http://www.apecs.is/careers/career-development-webinars/current-career-development-webinars, select a webinar, and click on the "Register For Webinar" link on the right side of the table. To attend a webinar you just need your computer or smartphone, an internet connection. A headset or headphones and a built-in microphone is recommended but not required. We are not using webcams or telephones, so you do not need a web cam or telephone to participate.

 

This webinar series is possible due to the generous support of the High North Academy. GoToWebinar has been provided as an in-kind contribution from Bredbåndsfylket.

 

For tutorials, further information, or archives of past webinars, please go to:

http://www.apecs.is/careers/career-development-webinars

[CRYOLIST] Richardson medal awarded to Stan Paterson

Dear Cryolist members

 

It is with great pleasure that I announce that the International Glaciological Society has decided to award the Richardson medal to Stan Paterson.

 

As you all know, Stan wrote the much revered and influential book 'The Physics of Glaciers', a book that has been the mainstay of the diet of any budding glaciologist for more than 40 years and a standard reference text to all.

 

Please visit www.igsoc.org to read more.

 

All the best

Magnús

 

--------------------------------------------

Magnús Már Magnússon

Secretary General

International Glaciological Society

Scott Polar Research Institute

Lensfield Road

Cambridge CB2 1ER

United Kingdom

Tel: +44 (0)1223 355 974

Fax: +44 (0)1223 354 931

E-Mail: igsoc@igsoc.org or magnus@igsoc.org

Web: http://www.igsoc.org/

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[CRYOLIST] Workshop for early career scientists, Stockholm October 24

APCES Sweden workshop on field based research methods and project design!

APCES Sweden is organizing a workshop for early career researchers, focusing on field based research methods and project design, the day before the International Glaciological Society’s Nordic Branch meeting. All students, PhD students, Post Docs and other early career scientists with interests in this topic are encouraged to participate.

Time: October 24, 09.30 – 16.00

Place: Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Stockholm

During the day we will have presentations and discussions on the following topics:

×          Logistics, equipment and field safety

×          From idea to publication

×          Designing a successful field work

×          Instrumentation

×          Processing field data

We are very happy to have following guest speakers confirmed: Richard Gyllencreutz (Stockholm University), Gustaf Hugelius (Stockholm University), Malin Johansson (Stockholm University), Steve Lyon (Stockholm University), and Henrik Törnberg (Swedish Polar Research Secretariat)

The day is generously sponsored by the Swedish Polar Research Secretariat and participation is free of charge and includes lunch. Registration is open until the 15^th of October.

Register here

(or copy and paste this link to your browser: http://www.easyresearch.se/s.asp?WID=872142&Pwd=71287553)

Warm welcomes!
APECS Sweden

 

[CRYOLIST] 5th International Conference on Recrystallization and Grain Growth 2013 - Conference News!

 

Scientific Program

The ReX&GG2013 Conference will build on the foundations of the previous four Conferences through a Program which will explore the latest information and current research in our field.  Our speakers will foster meaningful discussion and debate amongst delegates which will, in turn, further the objectives of those involved in the fields of recrystallization and grain growth.

 

ReX&GG2013 Speakers

 

The ReX&GG2013 plenary and invited speakers are drawn from a range of disciplines from within the research field.  This ensures that delegates gain practical and relevant information that will have a significant positive impact on their ongoing work and research. 

 

To assist delegates plan their attendance you will find the plenary and invited speakers' biographies on the website www.rex-gg2013.org.

 

REGISTER ONLINE

 

 

NEW CALL FOR PAPERS NOW OPEN

 

The organising committee for the 5^th International Conference on Recrystallization and Grain Growth 2013 would like to invite you to submit an abstract for the conference. The conference will be held at the Novotel Manly Pacific from 5 to 10 May 2013.

 

In response to the high volume of requests from those who wish to participate in the ReX&GG2013 program but missed the original call for abstracts the committee has opened a 2^nd Call for Abstracts.  

 

The abstract submission form is now open on the ReX & GG 2013 website www.rex-gg2013.org. Abstracts will be considered for both oral and poster presentations.

 

The closing date for the submission of abstracts is midnight 11 December 2012 Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST).

 

Before submitting your abstract for the conference, please ensure that you have carefully read the abstract preparation guidelines contained on the website.

 

Please Note:  Authors will not have the opportunity to submit a full paper for inclusion in the Materials Science Forum.

 

 

Sponsorship and Exhibition Opportunities

 

The Organising Committee would like to invite you to consider securing exposure as a sponsor or

exhibitor at the International Conference on Recrystallization and Grain Growth 2013 (REX GG 2013).

 

The 5th ReX & GG Conference in 2013 will garner international attention and be the perfect place for both international and domestic Australian organisations to showcase the latest products and services

now available to those working in the fields of recrystallization, grain growth, material characterization and related material processing industries.

 

Please see here a link to our sponsorship and exhibition prospectus for further information on the opportunities for exposure and costs.

 

To secure exposure or for any queries in relationship to sponsorship and exhibition, please contact our ReX GG 2013 Sponsorship and Exhibition Account Manager, Thomas Howden on +61 2 9254 5000 or sponsorship@rex-gg2013.org

 

KEY DATES

 

Registration Opens	3 September 2012
2nd Round of Call for Abstracts Opens	24 September 2012
Abstract Submission Deadline	11 December 2012
Notification of Acceptance of Abstract	21 January 2013
End of Early Bird Registration	31 January 2013
Conference	5-10 May 2013

 

 

Contact Us

 

General Enquiries

Email: info@rex-gg2013.org

 

Registration & Accommodation

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[CRYOLIST] ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting: Vanishing Glaciers - Consequences for Aquatic Ecosystems

Dear colleague,

As you may know, the call for abstract submission for the *2013 ASLO
Aquatic Sciences Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana*
(http://aslo.org/meetings/neworleans2013/), has started. In case you
plan to attend, I would like to draw your attention to our special
session *SS22: Vanishing Glaciers: Consequences for Aquatic Ecosystems*
and invite you to submit an abstract. This session intends to provide an
interdisciplinary forum and bring together aquatic scientists assessing
the consequences of vanishing glaciers for the hydrology,
biogeochemistry, biodiversity, and ecological function of glacier-fed
streams, lakes, and near-shore marine ecosystems (see below for the
session summary).



The abstract submission deadline is *Friday, 5 October 2012* and the
meeting will be held on 17-22 February 2013. Online submission
procedures and more details can be found on the conference website:
http://aslo.org/meetings/neworleans2013/start_process.html



Please feel free to distribute this information to people you think
might be interested.



We look forward to hearing from you and hope that you can join the
conference,

Ruben Sommaruga, Tom Battin, Eran Hood


SS22: Vanishing Glaciers: Consequences for Aquatic Ecosystems

/Conveners:/ Ruben Sommaruga, University of Innsbruck, Institute of
Ecology, Innsbruck, Austria, ruben.sommaruga@uibk.ac.at
<mailto:ruben.sommaruga@uibk.ac.at>; Tom Battin, University of Vienna,
Department of Limnology, Vienna, Austria, tom.battin@univie.ac.at
<mailto:tom.battin@univie.ac.at>; Eran Hood, University of Alaska
Southeast, Environmental Science Program, Juneau, USA,
ewhood@uas.alaska.edu <mailto:ewhood@uas.alaska.edu>

Session Summary:

The rapid current retreat of glaciers constitutes one of the most prominent
signs of climate change. Most glaciers are expected to significantly shrink
within a generation, and many of the glaciers at low altitude could
disappear
in the next 20 years. In addition to the long-term loss of natural
freshwater
storage and their contribution to sea-level rise, the retreat of glaciers
affects aquatic ecosystems in several ways, sometimes even in a
catastrophic manner such as when glacial lake outburst floods occur.
Glacial
ecosystems are also increasingly understood as an hitherto poorly
recognized
player in the global carbon cycle. The accelerated deglaciation may thus
have numerous and complex consequences for downstream aquatic
ecosystems and for large-scale biogeochemistry. For instance, rapid glacial
retreat is creating new lakes where topography is suitable and is changing
the water transparency of turbid lakes. Furthermore it is altering the
ecohydrology of glacier-fed streams and may even mobilize pollutants that
can be transported to downstream ecosystems. This session invites
presentations that contribute to understand the consequences of vanishing
glaciers for the hydrology, biogeochemistry, biodiversity, and ecological
function of glacier-fed streams, lakes, and near-shore marine ecosystems.

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[CRYOLIST] InSAR-based 1997 and 2009 ice velocity maps of Central Antarctica now available at NSIDC

Dear colleague,

Two new ice velocity maps assembled from satellite interferometric synthetic-aperture radar data acquired in 1997 and 2009 are now available at NSIDC:

MEaSUREs InSAR based Ice Velocity of Central Antarctica

http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0525.html

 

These maps, part of the NASA Making Earth Science Data Records for Use in Research Environments (MEaSUREs) program, were built from 2009 data from RADARSAT-2 (Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA)), and 1997 data from RADARSAT-1 (CSA). RADARSAT-2 data acquisitions in 2009 are courtesy of the International Polar Year Space Task Group and were part of a multi-SAR-sensor effort to provide interferometric SAR coverage of the entire Antarctic continent during the International Polar Year.

This work is part of a project that already led to two data sets already available at NSIDC:

(1) Ice Velocity Map of Antarctica from Satellite Radar Interferometry
    (Version 1.0) - http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0484.html
 
(2) Antarctic Grounding Line from Differential Satellite Radar Interferometry
    (Version 1.0) - http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0498.html

Data were processed at the Department of Earth System Science, University of California, Irvine.

For the project team,

Bernd Scheuchl

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Associate Project Scientist
Department of Earth System Science
University of California, Irvine
Croul Hall
Irvine, CA 92697-3100

Tel: 1 949 824 8382
e-mail: bscheuch@uci.edu

http://www.ess.uci.edu/researchgrp/erignot