Water@UW-Madison

Big Ideas for Busy People: Water, Water, Everywhere
2019-10-17 19:00 - 20:00 UTC | Discovery Building, 330 N Orchard Street, Madison, WI, 53715, United States
About: Take a deep dive with the H20 experts for fun flash talks exploring our lakes, water justice, ocean plastic, and more!
Moderator: Eric Wilcots, Interim Dean, College of Letters and Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Speakers: Todd Ambs, Matt Ginder-Vogel, Paul Hanson, Leah Horowitz, Steven Loheide, Alex Rose, Anita Thompson and Jake Vander Zanden

Weston Roundtable Series: The Power of Smart City Technologies to Transform Communities: Experiences with the University of Michigan Urban Collaboratory
2019-10-17 16:15 - 17:15 | 1153 Mechanical Engineering, 1513 University Avenue, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
Speaker: Jerome P. Lynch, Department Chair, Civil and Environmental Engineering; Directory, Urban Collaboratory, University of Michigan

Biology Colloquium: The Phytochemical Landscape: Linking Trophic Interactions and Nutrient Dynamics in Ecological Systems
2019-10-17 15:30 - 16:30 | WI
Speaker: Mark Hunter, Professor, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Michigan

Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Department Seminar: On the Structure and Formation of UTLS PV Dipole/Jetlets in Tropical Cyclones by Convective Momentum Surges
2019-10-16 14:30 - 15:30 | 811 Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Space Sciences Building, 1225 West Dayton Street, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
Speaker: Matt Hitchman, Professor, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Colloquium: Strongest MJO on Record Triggers Atacama Rainfall and Warmth in Antarctica
2019-10-14 15:30 - 16:30 | 184 Russell Labs, 1630 Linden Drive, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
Speaker: Roberto Rondanelli, Assistant Professor, Department of Geoscience, University of Chile

4th Science in the Northwoods Conference
2019-10-09 19:00 - 2019-10-11 13:00 | Kemp Natural Resources Station, 9161 Kemp Road, Woodruff, WI, 54568, United States
Join your colleagues from universities, state and federal agencies, tribes and NGOs to learn about and discuss science being conducted in the Northwoods!
Two days of diverse, 5-minute research presentations by scientists, managers and educators. Ample time will be allotted for informal discussions during coffee breaks, meals and evening social events.
$100 per person registration.
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Parking Lots and Sidewalks Salt Certification Class
2019-10-08 08:00 - 14:00 | 1610 Moorland Road, 1610 Moorland Road, Madison, WI, 53713, United States
Registration Details: The Madison Salt Certification Program was developed in 2017. More than 300 certified applicators have been trained in Dane County since the voluntary program was started. The program is housed in City of Madison Engineering Division, but it is supported in collaboration with Wisconsin SaltWise . This program encourages winter maintenance professionals to use the least amount of de-icing material necessary to keep parking lots, roads, sidewalks and driveways safe. This training will provide knowledge to pass the Salt Certification Exam and have you listed as a certified salt applicator. The training will focus on parking lots, sidewalks and trails. It will cover pre-storm preparation, equipment calibration guidance, application rates, de-icer selection and more. The goal of the training is to educate winter maintenance professionals on how to use the least amount of de-icing materials necessary to keep pavements safe throughout the winter. Coffee, bagels, and lunch will be included with the registration fee of $12.00. Registration will be capped at 55 people for this training session.

Sustainable Energy Seminar Series: Bacterial Genetics and Biofuel Production
2019-10-07 15:30 - 16:30 | 1115 Wisconsin Energy Institute, 1552 University Avenue, Madison, WI, 53726, United States
In this Sustainable Energy Seminar, Jason Peters, Assistant Professor of Pharmacy, will discuss the use of novel techniques to generate bacteria optimized for biofuel production.
Abstract
Bacterial genes encode proteins that enable cells to produce biofuels and to survive biofuel production conditions. The study and manipulation of bacterial genes—known as bacterial genetics—can be used to generate bacteria that produce from plant material more efficiently. Here, I will describe modern techniques in bacterial genetics and how these techniques can be used to optimize biofuel production. I will then focus specifically on my group’s efforts in developing CRISPR-based genetic approaches in the biofuel relevant bacterium Zymomonas mobilis.

Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Colloquium: Elizabeth Barnes
2019-10-07 15:30 | 811 Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Space Sciences Building, 1225 West Dayton Street, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
Speaker: Elizabeth Barnes, Colorado State University

Weeks Lecture Series: William McClelland (University of Iowa)
2019-10-04 15:30 - 16:30 | AB20 Weeks Hall for Gelogical Sciences, 1215 W Dayton Street, Madison, WI, 53706, United States

Weston Roundtable Series: Ethics and the Social Cost of Carbon
2019-10-03 16:15 - 17:15 | 1153 Mechanical Engineering, 1513 University Avenue, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
Speaker: Paul Kelleher, Associate Professor, Departments of Philosophy & Bioethics, University of Wisconsin-Madison
The Nobel Prize-winning economist William Nordhaus has called the Social Cost of Carbon (SCC) “the most important single concept in the economics of climate change.” This talk will explicate the SCC concept, in part by distinguishing between two very different types of SCC. It will then explore the complicated role of ethics in the construction of SCC values and in the way those values are used by policymakers.

Biology Colloquium: Growth Survival Tradeoffs in Ponderosa Pine
2019-10-03 15:30 - 16:30 | B302 Birge Hall, 430 Lincoln Drive, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
Anna Sala (University of Montana) will present “Growth survival tradeoffs in ponderosa pine”.

Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Department Seminar: Introducing the New AOS Master's Program
2019-10-02 14:30 - 15:30 | 811 Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Space Sciences Building, 1225 West Dayton Street, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
Speaker: Speaker: Ankur Desai, Professor, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Center for Limnology Weekly Seminar: An Overview of the IPBES Global Assessment of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
2019-10-02 12:00 - 13:00 | 102 Water Science and Engineering Laboratory, 1415 Engineering Drive, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
Doug Beard, Chief of the National Climate Adaptation Science Center, USGS

Climate, People and the Environment Program Seminar: A Paleoclimate Perspective on Large-scale Climate Dynamics
2019-10-01 15:30 - 16:30 | 811 Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Space Sciences Building, 1225 West Dayton Street, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
Speaker: Valerie Trouet, Associate Professor, Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research, University of Arizona
Abstract:
I will present two studies in which we used tree-ring data to reconstruct long-term variability in (1) jet stream position and (2) the extent of the Northern Hemisphere tropical belt. I will discuss what our reconstructions tell us about past variability in these climate patterns, how they are linked to ecosystem and human history, and why this information is important for future climate research.

Detecting Bloody Red Shrimp in the St. Louis River
2019-09-30 08:00 - 17:00 | Estuarium, 3 Marina Drive, Superior, WI, 54880, United States

Weeks Lecture Series
2019-09-27 15:30 - 16:30 | AB20 Weeks Hall for Gelogical Sciences, 1215 W Dayton Street, Madison, WI, 53706, United States

Forest and Wildlife Ecology Seminar
2019-09-27 15:00 - 16:00 | 184 Russell Labs, 1630 Linden Drive, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
Speaker: Charlotte Chang, Research Assistant Professor, Environmental Analysis Program & Biology Department

Weston Roundtable Series: Mission Innovation, Not Mission Impossible: How Can Policy Accelerate Clean Energy Innovation?
2019-09-26 16:15 - 17:15 | 1153 Mechanical Engineering, 1513 University Avenue, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
Jacquelyn Pless, Assistant Professor, MIT Sloan School of Management.
Decarbonizing the energy sector will play a fundamental role in combatting climate change, but doing so at low cost will require substantial innovation. Hundreds of billions of public dollars are spent subsidizing R&D globally each year. Is this enough? Are these resources spent wisely? How can policy help drive clean energy innovation at speed and scale? This discussion will address what we know so far about what works, and perhaps more important, propose questions that research must still address.

Biology Colloquium: Robert Sterner: Ecological Stoichiometry
2019-09-26 15:30 - 16:30 | B302 Birge Hall, 430 Lincoln Drive, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
Robert Sterner (University of Minnesota – Duluth) will present “Ecological Stoichiometry”.

Public Listening Sessions on Great Lakes Water Quality
2019-09-25 19:00 - 21:00 | Northland College, Alvord Theater in the Ponzio Campus Center, 1411 Ellis Avenue, Ashland, WI, 54806, United States
Please join the International Joint Commission and the Twin Port region’s organizations, governments and citizens who are working to protect the region’s water resources. Learn about key successes and challenges for the community’s waters, and contribute your views about the health and vitality of Lake Superior and the Great Lakes.

Water@UW-Madison Happy Hour
2019-09-25 16:00 - 18:00 | Memorial Union Terrace, 800 Langdon, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
We invite all Madison water enthusiasts to join us next week at 4 pm Wednesday, September 25th at The Terrace at Memorial Union for a happy hour. No need to RSVP, just show up if you can for a social with old and new friends in the Madison water community. We will have a special guest, Dr. Dustin Haines, the new Research Coordinator for the Lake Superior Reserve.

Center for Limnology Weekly Seminar: When Lake Superior Turns Green
2019-09-25 12:00 - 13:00 | 102 Water Science and Engineering Laboratory, 1415 Engineering Drive, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
Dr. Bob Sterner, Director of Large Lakes Observatory and Professor of Biology of the University of Minnesota Duluth

Public Listening Sessions on Great Lakes Water Quality
2019-09-24 19:00 - 21:00 | Pier B Resort, Ballroom, 800 West Railroad Street, Duluth, MN, 55802, United States

Yahara Lakes 101: Suck the Muck at Token Creek
2019-09-24 16:30 - 18:30 | Token Creek County Park
About this Talk
Dane County’s “Suck the Muck” project has received a lot of exciting attention over the past year for their legacy sediment removal in Dorn Creek where they have removed three to four feet of sediment since 2016. Now on the second phase of the project, Dane County will begin the program in Token Creek.
In this month’s Yahara Lakes 101 talk, we’ll hear from Dane County Executive Joe Parisi and Assistant Director of Land & Water Resources John Reimer about the project expansion. Attendees will get to see the phosphorus-laden sediment islands firsthand and learn about the removal process. Ultimately, this project will divert thousands of pounds of phosphorus from entering our lakes.

Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Colloquium: Cloud Physics from Space
2019-09-23 15:30 - 16:30 | 811 Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Space Sciences Building, 1225 West Dayton Street, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
Speaker: Graeme Stephens, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA

Kayak Tour of Mirror Lake
2019-09-21 08:00 - 17:00 | Mirror Lake State Park
Take a 90 minute tour of the lake and shore line to discover what lives in the water, in the air, and in the woods. Learn about the human history of Mirror Lake, from a time gone by and before the Lake was a designated park. Pre register at the Park Office and limited to 10 kayaks.

Weston Round Table Series: Global Energy - The Next Chapter
2019-09-19 16:00 - 17:00 | 1153 Mechanical Engineering, 1513 University Avenue, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
UW alum David Nagel will offer his take on the global energy system. Nagel will explore the history, drivers and implications of energy consumption and supply. He will address evolving concerns about energy, and will close with some thoughts on the choices we may face over the next 30 years.

Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Department Seminar: Machine Learning of Satellite Observations
2019-09-18 14:30 - 15:30 | 811 Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Space Sciences Building, 1225 West Dayton Street, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
Speaker: Alyson Douglas, Graduate Student, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Limnology Seminar: Introductions
2019-09-18 12:00 - 13:00 | 102 Water Science and Engineering Laboratory, 1415 Engineering Drive, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
