Emerging Science of Climate Change
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Location: Koshland Science Museum
Time: 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
Cost: $7/$5 for students
Scientists do not use a crystal ball to see the future, so how can they predict climate change? Do new modeling systems and ever faster computers impact scientists' understanding of climate change? Learn about new methods that scientists are developing for understanding climate change and what these tools suggest about the planet 200 years from now.
Discover the basics of how climate models work and how our ability to predict changes in climate has evolved over time from Dr. Michael Winton, an oceanographer at the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL) of the National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration (NOAA). Dr. Jay Gulledge, Senior Scientist at the Pew Center on Global Climate Change, will discuss how scientists use information from climate change models in their research and how this information can be used today to make decisions.
Light refreshments will be provided.
Speakers
Dr. Jay Gulledge is the Senior Scientist at the Pew Center on Global Climate Change and manages the center's Science and Impacts Program. He is also a Non-resident Senior Fellow at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS). Prior to joining the Pew Center and CNAS, Dr. Gulledge served on the faculties of Tulane University and the University of Louisville, where he developed courses on global environmental change, ecosystem ecology, and microbial ecology. His academic research investigates how environmental change affects the cycling of greenhouse gases between terrestrial ecosystems and the atmosphere. He earned a PhD (1996) in biological sciences from the University of Alaska Fairbanks and M.S. (1991) and B.S. (1988) degrees in biology from the University of Texas at Arlington.
Dr. Michael Winton is an oceanographer at the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL) of the National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration (NOAA). At GFDL he works on the development of global climate models for projecting anthropogenic climate change. His research focuses on sea ice modeling, polar climate change, and the role of air-sea fluxes in climate. He received his PhD in Atmospheric Sciences from the University of Washington. Prior to his graduate studies, he worked as a developer of UNIX system software for AT&T Bell Laboratories.
This event is organized by the National Environmental Education Foundation, www.neefusa.org. NEEF partners with professionals in health, education, media, business and public land management to promote daily actions for helping people protect and enjoy the environment.
To RSVP for this event email ksm@nas.edu or call 202-334-1201. Please note: We are no longer able to accept cash payments for programs. Please bring MasterCard or Visa.
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