February 5, 2019

ANNOUNCEMENTS

2019 Water Resources National Competitive Grants 104g Program RFP Pre-proposals are due February 15th at 5:00 pm. Contact Kevin McGuire or Stephen Schoenholtz with questions! More information

1st Annual Alpha Epsilon Flash Talk Research Symposium Thursday, March 28th, 12 - 2:30 pm Fralin Auditorium Alpha Epsilon, the agricultural, food and biological engineering honor society, is seeking abstract submissions for the 1st Annual Flash Talk Research Symposium, open to VT students. Cash prizes will be rewarded to the top undergraduate and graduate presenters! More information & Sign up 

2019 Virginia Water Resources Research Center Student Research Competitive Grant RFP now available Proposals in all areas of water resources are considered for funding up to $5,000 for  student  research grants. More information

Paleontological Experience for Undergraduates: Petrified Forest National Park The  VT Paleobiology Research Group  is looking for 3 undergraduate students to participate in a field expedition in search of early dinosaurs and other reptiles in Petrified Forest National Park.  More information

AROUND CAMPUS

Seminars and Events of Interest:

Women in (Geo)Sciences : Abby Whittington , Virginia Tech - Jointly Appointed in Materials Science & Engineering and Chemical Engineering Wednesday, 2/6 at 11:00 - 12:30 pm 2062 Derring Hall

ENT : Kelly Maloney , USGS - Predicting and forecasting biological condition of streams in the Chesapeake Bay watershed using benthic macroinvertebrates Thursday, 2/7 at 3:00 pm 220 Price Hall

EEB: Richard Chandler , University of Georgia - Dynamics and viability of trailing-edge populations of birds in the southern Appalachian Mountains Thursday, 2/7 at 3:30 pm 4069 Derring Hall

FREC : Amanda Pennino, Ph.D. student - Ecological response to mine land reclamation & Ben Ahlswede , Ph.D. candidate, IGC Fellow - Carbon and temperature dynamics of loblolly pine and switchgrass Friday, 2/8 at 10:00 am , refreshments at 9:30 am Fralin Auditorium

15th Annual Burian-McNabb Distinguished Lecture: Elisabeth A. Lloyd , Indiana University - Understanding holobionts through community genetics Friday, 2/8 from 1:30 - 3:30 pm Athenaeum, 124 Newman Library

CEE EWR : Joe Goodwill , University of Rhode Island - Research focus: physical-chemical treatment processes that may be applied to treatment for water reuse Friday, 2/8 at 2:30 pm 261 Durham

GEOS: Abby Kavner , UCLA - Research areas: Geochemistry and cosmochemistry, planetary science and geophysics Friday, 2/8 at 3:30 pm 4069 Derring Hall

FACULTY & FELLOW SPOTLIGHT

Martha Muñoz - Biological Sciences Dr. Muñoz's research program at Virginia Tech focuses on evolutionary physiology and ecology. With respect to global change, she studies how historical patterns of physiological variation can inform our understanding of how contemporary and future... Read more www.globalchange.vt.edu

Ben Ahlswede - Forest Resources & Environmental Conservation Ben is interested in the interactions of terrestrial ecosystems and the climate system, and how the terrestrial carbon sink will change in the future. Ben works with observational data from eddy flux towers and satellites, such as LANDSAT... Read more www.globalchange.vt.edu

NEWSWORTHY

How Better Climate Data Can Help Make Us More Prepared FROM NPR | In a cow pasture near Shawnee in central Oklahoma, Kirk Wilson parks his work truck, grabs a harness, and prepares for a 30-foot climb. "We're changing the sensor at the top of the tower that measures the wind direction," explains Wil... Read more www.globalchange.vt.edu

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