Januray 25: Dennis Filler : "Uncontrolled Artesian Wells in Permafrost", Assistant Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering. 3:30pm, Duckering 531. Contact Doug Kane for details (x7808, ffdlk@uaf.edu).

February 1: Dragos Vas : “The Potential of Using Active Remote Sensing,Synthetic Aperture Radar for Estimating Methane (CH4) Ebullition in Arctic Lakes, Alaska", Masters student studying with researcher Katey Walter, WERC. 3:30pm, Duckering 531. Contact Doug Kane for details (x7808, ffdlk@uaf.edu).

February 8: February 8: Doug Kane, "Contrasting Extreme Run-off Events in Areas of Continuous Permafrost, Arctic Alaska." Dr. Kane, Director of the Water & Environmental Research Center, has been performing field research in Alaska for over 35 years. 3:30 pm, Duckering 531. Contact Doug Kane for details (x7808, ffdlk@uaf.edu). Seminar will take place at 3:30 pm, in Duckering 531. Contact Doug Kane for details (x7808, ffdlk@uaf.edu).

February 15: Bill Lee, "Assessment of Evapotranspiration Landfill Caps: Preliminary Results from a Continuing Comparative Trail of an Evapotranspiration Cap vs. a Compacted Clay Cap", graduate student studying with Drs. Barnes & Schnabel , 3:30 pm, Duckering 531. Contact Doug Kane for details (x7808, ffdlk@uaf.edu).

February 22: Jennifer Benning, "Fundamentals of Effective Diffusion in Porous Media," 3:30pm, Duckering 531. Contact Doug Kane for details (x7808, ffdlk@uaf.edu).

February 29: Anna Liljedahl, "The Role of Meteorological Variables on Arctic Wetland Evapotranspiration in Different Time Scales". Liljedahl is working on an Interdisciplinary PhD (hydrology) with Larry Hinzman, IARC. Learn more about Liljedahl's work here.   Seminar will be held at 3:30pm, Duckering 531.
Contact Doug Kane for details (x7808, ffdlk@uaf.edu).

March 7: Thomas Larsen, "Amino Acid Fingerprinting: A New Method to Link Organisms in the Food Chain". Larsen is a postdoctoral fellow with Diane O'Brien, IAB, assistant professor of biology & wildlife, and Matthew Wooller, Associate Professor Alaska Stable Isotope Facility. Larsen received an M.S. in Biology from University of Aarhus, Denmark and a Ph.D. from University of Copenhagen, Denmark. Seminar will be held at 3:30pm, Duckering 531. Contact Doug Kane for details (x7808, ffdlk@uaf.edu).

March 14 : Spring Break

March 21: Rena Bryan,"Surface Water Storage Change as Influenced by Permafrost Degradation and the Vertical Flux of Water." Bryan is working on an Interdisciplinary Masters in Hydrology with Larry Hinzman, IARC; check out her web page. Seminar will be held at 3:30pm, Duckering 531. Contact Doug Kane for details (x7808, ffdlk@uaf.edu).

March 28: Emily Youcha, "Hydrogeology and Groundwater Quality of the Sand Lake Area (South Anchorage, AK)". Youcha is research staff in WERC. She earned a Masters in Interdisciplinary Hydrology in 2003. Seminar will be held at 3:30pm, Duckering 531. Contact Doug Kane for details (x7808, ffdlk@uaf.edu).

April 4: Sarah Seelen, Geochemical and Stable Isotope Studies in Brooks Range Spring Waters, 3:30pm, Duckering 531. Contact Doug Kane for details (x7808, ffdlk@uaf.edu).

April 11: Jessie Cherry , "Snow Statistics on the North Slope," 3:30pm, Duckering 252. Contact Doug Kane for details (x7808, ffdlk@uaf.edu).

April 18: Laura Brosius, "Determining organic matter sources for methane production and bubbling from alaskan lakes using stable isotopes and radiocarbon ages." Brosius is is a Masters-level student working with Katey Walter and investigating how differing physical and biological characteristics of lakes influence methane bubbling. Visit her web page. Seminar will be held at 3:30pm, Duckering 531. Contact Doug Kane for details (x7808, ffdlk@uaf.edu).

April 25: Eran Hood, "The role of salmon and wetlands in the aquatic biogeochemistry of watersheds in southeast Alaska", 3:30pm, Duckering 531. Contact Doug Kane for details (x7808, ffdlk@uaf.edu).

May 2: Will Rhodes , "Triclopyr Attenuation in Cold Soils." Rhodes is a Master’s candidate in Environmental Engineering, working with David L. Barnes, professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering. Rhodes earned his Bachelor of Science degree at UAF in Geology in 2005. Seminar will be held at 3:30pm, Duckering 531. Contact Doug Kane for details (x7808, ffdlk@uaf.edu).