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EAPS Weekly Newsletter: February 17, 2014 arth-~~ Atmo r c Plane ary The Weekly News Sciences Like EAPS on Facebook - www.facebook.com/EAPSPurdue February 17, 2014 Follow EAPS on Twitter – https://twitter.com/PurdueEAPS ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ EAPS MEETINGS Friday, February 21, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., HAMP • Graduate Expo "Studying the litho·spheres of th.e ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ terrestrial planets from their gravity, EAPS PRESENTATIONS topography, and magnetic fields ... Shepardson, D.P., Cutler, M., Leuenberger, T., Schmitz, H., & Kellner, O. (2014). The dynamics of climate: A toolkit Please join the Crater Cafe group for a presentation by for teacher professional development. HASTI Annual Convention, Indianapolis, IN. Dr. Frederik Simons • Princeton University ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ EAPS PUBLICATIONS Wednesday, February 26 10:30 a.m. ., Kanevskiy, M., Jorgenson, T., Shur, Y., O'Donnell, J. A., HAMP 2201 Harden, J. W., Zhuang, Q. and Fortier, D. (2014), Cryostratigraphy and Permafrost Evolution in the Dr. Simons is a professor· in the Department of Lacustrine Lowlands of West-Central Alaska. Permafrost • Geosciences at Princeton University. He studies the Periglac. Process.. doi: 10.1002/ppp.1800 physical properties of the terrestrial lithosphere, focusing in particular on the elastic and . ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ thermo-mechanical properties of the continents, by EAPS DEFENSE seismic tomography and the spectr~I analysis of gravity and topography. Wednesday, February 26 @ 9:00 a.m., HAMP 3201 If you would like to speak with Dr. Simons. please • Peter Roberson (MS Candidate) Part 1: Neoacadian to contact Colleen Milbury: (c,:[email protected]). Alleghanian Foreland Basin Development and Provenance in the Central Appalachian Orogeny, Pine Mountain Thrust Sheet; Part 2: Structural Configuration of a Modiied Forearc Basin, South-Central Alaska CAMPUS NEWS EAPS NEWS ALL-HAZARDS AWARENESS TRAINING SESSIONS To EAPS staff, graduate students and visitors: See below link for current sessions. The training provides reminders on what constitutes an all-hazards emergency We (Jim and Gabi Ogg) will be on a sabbatical for all of event and how faculty, staff and students in the classroom August through December. Rather than leaving our West or elsewhere on campus should react in such a situation. Lafayette place sitting empty, we are offering a rent-free The training will also explain how the campus community house for a person (or a pair of people) in our department. receives emergency notifications through the multi-layered It is at 1224 North Salisbury by Happy Hollow School, which Purdue Alert system, what “shelter in place” means and how is on a direct bus line to our department or a pleasant 15- to respond when they see the phrase in alerts sent out; minute walk via the quiet High School area. Please contact evacuation procedures; what they can do to prepare; and us or call us (743-0400) if you are interested. available tools and resources. https://www.itap.purdue.edu/apps/training/physicalfacilities/tr aining/ ~~~~~~ ANNUAL GATEWAY COURSE EXPERIENCE The PGSG-funded Childcare Grant is designed to provide CONFERENCE assistance for graduate students with children. This year, ten awards of $1000 will be granted to applicants needing assistance with childcare expenses at a licensed childcare II ~--. March 23-25 2014 • lnd1anapohs, IN provider. The application and full eligibility information can :7 :j. I : : ' ' • - - ' • " "' "'" Conference be viewed at: www.purdue.edu/pgsg/projects/child-care-grant For questions and more information please contact Allison The registration period has been extended to all Purdue Lange at [email protected] attendees and are eligible for a 20% discount by using the code “Purdue”. For more information go to Gateway Course ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Experience. Early Registration Ends January 31! 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Grants are available for graduate students, as well as faculty members, to support research studies and Applications are now open (http://comscicon.com/apply- educational projects related to formation evaluation and are attend-summer-2014) for the Communicating Science 2014 awarded on a competitive basis. Application deadline is workshop, to be held in Cambridge, MA on June 12-14th, April 1, 2014. Intuitive application forms are available at 2014. Graduate students at US institutions in all fields of www.spwla.org under the Foundation button. science and engineering are encouraged to apply. The ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ application will close on March 1st. 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