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Director's Message
Colleagues,
Tomorrow afternoon Faculty will be presenting and discussing the School’s NIG Goals from 2:00 until 3:30 pm in the Jaeger Seminar Room. The event will begin with pasties (and tea/coffee) at 2:00, followed by short presentations and discussion about each NIG Goal: 21st Century Resources; Improving Projections of Future Climate Change; Understanding and Forecasting Earthquake, Tsunami and Volcanic Activity; and The Origins and Evolution of Life. Everyone in the School is welcome.
On Wednesday, The EF White Conference on “Frontiers in Gas-Solid Processes from the Atomic Scale to the Parsec” commences at the Crawford School of Public Policy and runs through to Friday. Make sure you don’t miss the Public Lecture “Cleaning up our carbon dioxide waste: Technologies to achieve global climate targets” by Professor Klaus Lackner of Arizona State University. This is being held at 6pm on Thursday the 6th September in the Copland Lecture Theatre. Tickets can be obtained through Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/cleaning-up-our-carbon-dioxide-waste-technologies-to-achieve-global-climate-targets-tickets-49275245586
This week also sees Larisa Medenis starting in the School’s new Communication Officer role. Please make Larisa welcome.
Best wishes for the week ahead,
Steve Eggins |
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RSES/ANZIC Communications Officer
Larisa Medenis (comes to us from or has been working at) the Research School of Management where she has been involved in marketing and recruiting for the School, event management, business development, creating marketing collateral and producing communications material.
Her experience stems from working within property, media and education. Larisa lived in Europe for close to seven years where she worked as a tourist magazine editor, financial newspaper writer and editor and she will be bringing her creative skills and writing abilities to the Research School of Earth Sciences and ANZIC.
Larisa will also be contributing extensive graphic design, social media and web design experience. |
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The Geological Society of Australia - W.R. Browne Award
The Geological Society of Australia has awarded Emeritus Professor Neville Exon with the W.R. Browne Award, the Society's premier award. In making their decision the GSA Committee "recognised your unique, and very successful contribution to the geosciences in Australia over many years." Neville started with what is now in Geoscience Australia in 1963.
With them he worked mostly in Australian onshore and offshore geology, with spells at the University of Kiel in Germany and as a marine geologist with the UN Development Program based in Suva, Fiji. He was in the bush for six four-month field seasons and at sea on 45 scientific expeditions on vessels from various countries, and published extensively.
He retired from GA in 2005 and, from early 2008 to late 2017 was the IODP Program Scientist based at ANU, where he managed the Australian and New Zealand contribution to the scientific ocean drilling of IODP. He had sailed on two earlier ocean drilling (ODP) legs, one as co-chief scientist.
Neville will be presented with the award at a ceremony at the Australian Geoscience Council Convention (AGCC) in Adelaide during the week commencing 14th October.
Congratulations Neville! |
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ICP13 - 13th International Conference on Paleoceanography 2-6 September 2019, Sydney
SUPER Early Bird registration 1 week only: 1-7 September 2018
To kick off the registration and abstract submission to the 13th International Conference on Paleoceanography (2-6 September 2019, Sydney), we are offering SUPER Early Bird registration rates for 1 week only - Click here to register
Registration Fees
Registration fees include the Icebreaker, the Conference Dinner and the Paleomusicology Concert. All fees are quoted in Australian dollars ($AUD) and are inclusive of 10% GST. Please direct all registration enquiries to: registration@icp13.com.au
For more information visit the website - www.icp13.com.au |
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Public Event - Climate Change Institute
Cleaning up our carbon dioxide waste: Technologies to achieve global climate targets
Thursday, 6 September, 2018 - Copland Lecture Theatre, 25a Kingsley Street, ANU
At this public lecture, Prof Klaus Lackner (Arizona State University), will present the opportunities – and complications – for redressing the global carbon balance via negative emissions technologies that remove carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases from the atmosphere and store them for the long-term.
Register for this event here:
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/cleaning-up-our-carbon-dioxide-waste-technologies-to-achieve-global-climate-targets-tickets-49275245586
The talk will be followed by light refreshments, and the event will finish at 7.30pm
This event is linked to the Elizabeth and Frederick White Conference on gas-solid reactions, being held at the Crawford School, ANU, from 5-7 September.
Registrations: http://efwhiteconference2018.wordpress.com, with 1 and 2 day discounted registration options available. |
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PS Seminar Series - Limits of plasticity and capacity for adaptation to global warming in phytoplankton
Please join Professor Gabriel Yvon-Durocher, as he gives his seminar on Friday the 7th September 2018, 3:30 to 4.30pm
Eucalyptus Room (S2.05), Level 2, Robertson Building (46)
Abstract – Marine phytoplankton are responsible for over 45% of annual global net primary production. Ocean warming is expected to drive massive reorganisation of phytoplankton communities, resulting in pole-ward range shifts and sharp declines in species diversity, particularly in the tropics. The impacts of warming on phytoplankton species depend critically on their physiological sensitivity to temperature change (characterised by the thermal tolerance curve) and the capacity for rapid evolutionary adaptation to extend the upper limits of thermal tolerance. I will discuss new experimental data from my laboratory that shows how differences in the temperature responses of photosynthesis and respiration establish physiological trade-offs that constrain the thermal tolerance of 18 species of marine phytoplankton, spanning cyanobacteria as well as the red and green super-families. I will then present data from a series of investigations using laboratory selection experiments, which demonstrate that the rapid evolution of elevated thermal tolerance is linked to adjustments in physiological traits that increase the efficiency of photosynthetic energy allocation to growth at high temperatures. I will finish by discussing results of a whole genome resequencing investigation coupled to one of our long-term evolution studies with the marine diatom Thalassiosira pseudonana, and the challenges of linking patterns of molecular evolution to adaptive shifts in physiological traits.
For more information, please use this LINK |
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College of Science - Programs during September
Science as You See It
The first Science at ANU photography competition will showcase the 12 Science research schools through your photographs. Science as You See It! Winners will form the ANU College of Health and Medicine and College of Science annual calendar. More information: https://science.anu.edu.au/science-you-see-it
Pathfinder: The Journey to Now
Science alumni, join us for breakfast on Tuesday, 11 September from 7.30am-9.30am at the ANU China in the World Auditorium as we host Pathfinder: The Journey to Now – a panel discussion followed by a networking session. We’ve called on our alumni community who have navigated life after graduation and they are keen to share learnings, provide advice and help you plan the next steps.
More information: https://science.anu.edu.au/alumni/get-involved/pathfinder |
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Publications
Schmidt, D.J., Fallon, S., Roberts, D.T., Espinoza, T., McDougall, A., Brooks, S.G., Kind, P.K., Bond, N.R., Kennard, M.J. and Hughes, J.M. (2018) Monitoring age-related trends in genomic diversity of Australian lungfish. Mol Ecol.
Darrenougue, N., De Deckker, P., Eggins, S., Fallon, S. and Payri, C. (2018) A record of mining and industrial activities in New Caledonia based on trace elements in rhodolith-forming coralline red algae. Chem Geol 493, 24-36.
Balme, J., O'Connor, S. and Fallon, S. (2018) New dates on dingo bones from Madura Cave provide oldest firm evidence for arrival of the species in Australia. Sci Rep-Uk 8.
Disspain, M.C.F., Ulm, S., Draper, N., Newchurch, J., Fallon, S. and Gillanders, B.M. (2018) Long-term archaeological and historical archives for mulloway, Argyrosomus japonicus, populations in eastern South Australia. Fish Res 205, 1-10.
Webster, J.M., Braga, J.C., Humblet, M., Potts, D.C., Iryu, Y., Yokoyama, Y., Fujita, K., Bourillot, R., Esat, T.M., Fallon, S., Thompson, W.G., Thomas, A.L., Kan, H., McGregor, H.V., Hinestrosa, G., Obrochta, S.P. and Lougheed, B.C. (2018) Response of the Great Barrier Reef to sea-level and environmental changes over the past 30,000 years. Nat Geosci 11, 426-+.
Yokoyama, Y., Esat, T.M., Thompson, W.G., Thomas, A.L., Webster, J.M., Miyairi, Y., Sawada, C., Aze, T., Matsuzaki, H., Okuno, J., Fallon, S., Braga, J.C., Humblet, M., Iryu, Y., Potts, D.C., Fujita, K., Suzuki, A. and Kan, H. (2018) Rapid glaciation and a two-step sea level plunge into the Last Glacial Maximum. Nature 559, 603-+. |
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Superstars of STEM - Applications now open
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The search for our next Superstars of STEM is on!
STA’s world-leading Superstars of STEM program provides a diverse group of passionate and articulate women in all areas of STEM – and at all career stages – with the skills and opportunities to become visible public role models and help change the public stereotype of scientists.
Supported by the federal Department of Industry, Innovation and Science, the program aims to encourage girls to study and pursue a career in STEM, and is working to address a significant gender gap: fewer than 20% of quotes about science in the media are attributed to women – a figure at odds with the 50/50 rate of graduates from Australian universities.
FIND OUT MORE HERE |
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Negative Emissions Conference
Calling for abstract and registration to the Negative Emissions conference sponsored by RSES.
Where: The Shine Dome, Canberra
When: 30-31 October 2018
More information can be found here: and here: |
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ANU offers a range of counselling services for enrolled students (undergraduate or postgraduate) who might be experiencing a range of difficulties around mental health, stress, motivation, social anxiety and so on.
Website is http://www.anu.edu.au/students/health-wellbeing/counselling
In addition to the group programs and workshops they also offer confidential counselling services for individuals. If you have concerns about the welfare of any of your students, please consider directing them towards this service. |
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Big Issues and Ideas in Geoscience will highlight the fundamental role that Geoscience has as a major field of science throughout the Asia Pacific Region.
AGCC 2018 is supported by all eight Member Organisations of the Australian Geoscience Council, and is proudly sponsored by Geoscience Australia, as Patron Sponsor, and Santos Ltd as Major Sponsor.
Learn more about the emerging frontiers of Geoscience – register to become a volunteer today. Visit www.agcc.org.au/early-career-scientists-volunteers and see the information on the flyer.
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