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Fall 2008 Seminar Series Schedule

Previous Seminars

Seminars are usually held on Tuesdays from noon to 1 pm. The seminars are informal and are open to the public. Bring your lunch. The USGS Oregon Water Science Center office is located in Portland at 2130 SW 5th Ave. Directions to the USGS office are posted here.

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The USGS Portland Seminar Series has an online mailing list. If you would like to be notified of upcoming seminars via email, then you should sign up! The list also will be used to notify its members of seminar cancellations or other schedule changes.

Note: The following schedule is subject to change. Please check this page or call 503-251-3200 prior to attending a seminar.

FALL 2008 USGS SEMINAR SCHEDULE
Tuesday
16 Septempber 2008
Noon to 1 pm

Water Sampling at a Complex Sediment Site
Challenges in Intepretation (Portland Harbor Superfund Site)

Eric Blischke

US EPA
website

Tuesday
23 Septempber 2008
Noon to 1 pm

Balancing natural resource goals where hydrology is a vital component

Jim Morgan

Natural Resource Manager
Metro

Tuesday
30 Septempber 2008
Noon to 1 pm

TBA



Tuesday
07 October 2008
Noon to 1 pm

Variations in Oregon Community Vulnerability to Cascadia Tsunamis

Nate Wood

Geographer
US Geological Survey

Tuesday
14 October 2008
Noon to 1 pm

Balloon remote sensing of mixing zones

Robert Doneker

MixZon, Inc

Tuesday
21 October 2008
Noon to 1 pm

Exploring the Role of Vegetation Fragmentation on Aquatic Conditions:
Linking upland with riparian areas in Puget Sound lowland streams

Vivek Shandas

Assistant Professor of Urban Studies and Planning
Portland State University
website

Tuesday
28 October 2008
Noon to 1 pm

Implementation of a biogeochemical ocean observatory for the Columbia River and Estuary

Joseph Needoba

Assistant Professor
Oregon Health & Science University

Tuesday
04 November 2008
Noon to 1 pm

Cascading Effects of Climate Change:
A Case Study Over Regional to Estuarine Scales

Noah Knowles

NRC Post Doc
US Geological Survey

Tuesday
11 November 2008
Noon to 1 pm

Holiday - No Seminar



Tuesday
18 November 2008
Noon to 1 pm

In search of steady state: Episodic aggradation, sediment evacuation, and bedrock incision in headwater valleys of active orogens.

Stephen Lancaster

Associate Professor, Geosciences Department
Oregon State University

Tuesday
25 November 2008
Noon to 1 pm

Evaluating Biotic and Abiotic Responses to the Disturbance of Dam Removal

Desiree Tullos

Biological and Ecological Engineering
Oregon State University

Tuesday
02 December 2008
Noon to 1 pm

The Role of Water Resources Research in Conservation Planning and Action

Leslie Bach

Director of Freshwater Programs
The Nature Conservancy

Tuesday
09 December 2008
Noon to 1 pm

Surface/groundwater interaction, geomorphology and temperature regimes in a semi-arid river

Scott O’Daniel

Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
University of California

Tuesday
16 Decmber 2008
Noon to 1 pm

TBA

Stephen King

Hydrologist
National Weather Service Northwest River Forecast Center

 

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