Generally offered in the Spring of each semester, the ACS Seminar Series offers a chance for graduate students, staff and faculty members to present their research or technical work. The seminar series is open to the public.
Other SNR Seminars are listed here.
2012 Seminars
Monday, 2:30-3:00 PM except where listed
901 Hardin Hall, East Campus
| Date | Title | Speaker(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 13 | Trends and connections in Lake Superior ice cover, water temperature, and evaporation |
Katie Van Cleave |
| Feb. 20 | Incorporating Climate Change into State Drought Plans |
Joe Robine |
| Feb. 27 | The effect of the AMO on precipitation in the central U.S |
Michael Veres |
| Mar. 5 | The study on reconstruction of paleo precipitation in Asia and Indian summer monsoon variations in last 500 years |
Qianru Wu |
| Mar. 12 | Green Roof Energy Balances for Native Grasses and Sedum |
Chris Schwarz |
| Mar. 26 | Remote estimation of GPP in crops: from close range to satellites |
Yi Peng |
| Apr. 2 | Evaluation of Community Land Model (Version 3.5) and Noah Land surface models (coupled to Weather Forecasting Model) for predicting weather variables |
Jane Okalebo |
| Apr. 9 | Impacts of climate change on the water demand and consumption of maize in the Corn Belt of USA |
Juliana Dai |
| Thursday, Apr.19, 3:00-4:00 PM |
A Climatological Analysis of the Warm-Season Wind Regimes of the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas Coasts, with an Emphasis on Sea Breeze Circulations |
B.J. Baule |
| Thursday, Apr. 26, 3:00-5:00 PM |
Estimation of carbon balance in arid ecosystems of Northwest China |
Tureniguli Amuti |
Evaluating the seasonal and interannual variations in water balance in the Upper Mississippi river basin using a land surface model |
Bo Dong |
2011 Seminars
Tuesday, 3:00-4:00 PM,
901 Hardin Hall, East Campus
| Date | Title | Speaker(s) |
|---|---|---|
Feb. 10 |
Sensitivity of dust mobilization to soil moisture cohesion parameterization: A WRF/Chem modeling study. |
Sandra Jones |
Feb. 15 |
Building a Historical and Climate Narrative: Connecting Storied Early-Modern Events to the present and future |
Barbara Mayes |
Feb. 15 |
Comparing the Accuracy of CRN, HCN, and AWDN networks |
Andrea Coop |
Feb. 22 |
TBA |
Eric Hunt |
Mar. 8 |
Estimation of evapotranspiration using diurnal water table fluctuations from a phragmite- australis dominated wetland in the Republican River |
Evren Soylu |
Mar. 15 |
The maize yield gaps in Northeast China. |
Zhijuan Liu |
Marc. 22 |
Spring Break - No Seminar |
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Mar. 29 |
Estimating green LAI in maize and soybean from remotely sensed data |
Anthony Nguy-Robertson |
Apr. 5 |
An Analysis of Basin-Level Drought Planning and Management |
Crystal Bergman |
Apr. 5 |
The future of sorghum on the U.S. Plains |
Jane Okalebo |
Apr. 12 |
Remote estimation of GPP in crops: from close range to satellite observations |
Yi Peng |
Apr. 19 |
TBA |
Bo Dong |
Apr. 26 |
TBA |
Phil Mykleby |
May 3 |
Seasonal and interannual variability in the summertime energy balance of a thermokarst lake on the Arctic Coastal Plain of northern Alaska |
Brittany Potter |
May 3 |
Interactions among Lake Superior ice cover, evaporation, and water temperature: A re-examination of the standard paradigm |
Katie Van Cleave |
2010 Seminars
| Date | Title | Speaker(s) |
|---|---|---|
Feb. 8th |
Lake Evaporation on the Arctic Coastal Plain of Alaska: Results from an Energy Balance Study of a Thermokarst lake near Barrow, Alaska |
Brittany Potter and Nate Healey |
Feb. 15th |
Interactions among weather forcing, soil water, and groundwater through monitoring |
Jinsheng You, K. G. Hubbard and X.-H. Chen |
Feb. 22nd |
A Survey of Drought Impacts and Mitigation Planning in Kentucky |
Crystal J. Bergman |
Mar. 1st |
Carbon Dynamics in a Phragmites Australis invaded wetland |
Steven Walters |
Mar. 8th |
Seminar is scheduled from 3:00 to 3:50 PM. |
Eric D. Hunt |
Mar. 22nd |
Impacts of climate change on water balance in Nebraska -- a simulation by using Agro-IBIS |
Bo Dong and Phillip Mykleby |
Mar. 29th |
Developing a Drought Planning Evaluation System in the United States |
Mark Svoboda |
Apr. 5th |
Estimating evapotranspiration from diurnal water table fluctuations and modelling the impact of groundwater on land surface processes in Republican River basin. |
M. Evren Soylu |
Apr. 12th |
TBA |
Greg Cutrell |
Apr. 19th |
TBA |
Andrea Coop and |
2009 Seminars
| Date | Location | Title | Speaker(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
March 3 |
901 HH |
Determining Homicide Location/Stage of Death Through the Application of Palynology and Climate. |
Nicole Wall |
March 10 |
901 HH |
Evaluation of VegDRI |
Eric D. Hunt |
March 24 |
901 HH |
The Status and Future of Quality Assurance for Climate Networks--Are We Good Stewards of the Data? |
Ken Hubbard |
March 31 |
Aud HH |
Influence of the Atlantic Sea Surface Temperature |
Song Feng |
April 7 |
901 HH |
Hydroclimatology of Lakes in Arctic Alaska: Preliminary Energy Balance Results |
Nate Healey and Sandra Jones |
April 14 |
901 HH |
Analysis of the Energy and Water Balance of a Temperate Wetland and the Response to Changes in Climate and Vegetation. |
Greg Cutrell |
2008 Seminars
| Date / Time | Seminar Title | Speaker(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, March 3, 2008 @ 3:00 PM | Use of XML Protocols in Climate Product Delivery | Christy Carlson |
| Monday, March 10, 2008 @ 3:00 PM | Key Stakeholder Perceptions of Water Supply Management and Sustainability Issues in the Republican River Basin in Nebraska |
Ryan Bjerke |
| Thursday, March 27, 2008 @ 3:00 PM | Improving Drought Management in Nebraska through the Development of Impact Related Triggers | Sandra Jones |
| Monday, March 31, 2008 @ 3:00 PM | Precipitation Recycling | Kari Skaggs |
| Monday, April 7, 2008 @ 3:00 PM | TBA | Megan Essig |
| Thursday, April 17, 2008 @ 3:00 PM | Community Drought Planning | Melissa Melvin |
2007 Seminars
| Date | Seminar Title | Speaker(s) |
|---|---|---|
| February 26, 2007 | Deciles as a drought indicator in the United States | Jeff Nothwehr |
| March 5, 2007 | The Lincoln, NE tornado scenario: A lesson in emergency management |
Jeremy Bower |
| March 19, 2007 | A soil moisture and remote sensing perspective of drought in Nebraska | Eric Hunt |
| April 2 , 2007 | Correlation between average temperature and total snowfall in the winter in the high plains: 1951/52-2000/01. | Keeley Heise |
| April 9, 2007 | The human dimensions of global climate change. | Debra McGuire |
| April 17, 2007 | TBA | Sandra Jones |
| April 23, 2007 | Some thoughts on write scientific papers. | Al Weiss |