Media Fellowship Program
Oregon State University, August 27-29, 2008
Corvallis and Newport, Oregon
| Day/time | Place | Speaker | Topic | Slides |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9:00 a.m. | Hilton Garden Inn, Corvallis | University Club Room open for breakfast | ||
| 9:15 - 9:30 a.m. | Hilton Garden Inn, Corvallis | Opening comments, introductions | ||
| 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. | Hilton Garden Inn | Mark Abbott, Dean of the OSU College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences (COAS), member of the National Science Board and the Oregon Global Warming Commission | Climate change and ocean science | Mark Abbott's slides (PDF) |
| 10:45 - 11:05 a.m. | Hilton Garden Inn | Nick Pisias, professor in COAS | Climate record in ocean sediment cores | Nick Pisias' slides (PDF) |
| 11:15 a.m. - 12:05 a.m. | NSF-sponsored ocean sediment core repository, OSU campus | Nick Pisias and Chris Goldfinger, professor in COAS, leader of 2007 international expedition to sample subduction zone sediments off Indonesia | Visit the repository, see core being processed and analyzed. Sediment core evidence of subduction zone behavior in Indian and Pacific oceans | Chris Goldfinger's Slides (PPT) |
| 12:15 – 1:30 p.m. | Arnold Dining Room | John Byrne, former Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and OSU President | Lunch presentation on challenges confronting ocean science | |
| 1:45 - 3:15 p.m. | O.H. Hinsdale Wave Research Laboratory | Daniel Cox and Chris Higgins, professors, OSU College of Engineering | Tour of the world’s largest tsunami research facility and full-scale bridge-beam testing lab | |
| 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. | Wallace Energy Systems Laboratory | Annette von Jouanne, professor in College of Engineering; Stephanie Thornton, Executive Director, Oregon Wave Energy Trust | Update on wave energy prototypes and development projects | |
| Travel to Newport 4:30 - 6 p.m. |
Check in to hotel | |||
| 7 – 9 p.m. | Reception and dinner at the Hatfield Marine Science Center | Welcome from George Boehlert, HMSC director; remarks from Michael Morrissey on the OSU Seafood Lab; “Changing Oceans, Changing Science: Lessons from 10 years of PISCO,” a presentation by Jane Lubchenco, professor in College of Science, co-Principal Investigator of the Partnership for Interdisciplinary Studies of Coastal Oceans and former president of AAAS | Climate change and the coastal ocean, as seen through the Partnership for Interdisciplinary Studies of Coastal Oceans | Michael Morrissey's slides (PPT) |
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