2002 SPRING SEMINAR SERIES

DATE:	SPEAKER:	TITLE:
February 8	Fritz Nelson and Nikolay Shiklomanov Department of Geography University of Delaware	Bridging the continent: geographical impressions from the Trans-Siberian Express, Vladivostok to St. Petersburg
February 15	John Callahan IT-User Services University of Delaware	The status of GIS in Delaware: connecting communities
February 22	Michael McGrath Chief of Planning  Delaware Department of Agriculture	Land for sale: efforts to preserve agricultural land and open space in Delaware
March 2	NO SEMINAR.  Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, New York City
March 1	Charles "Chuck" A. Doswell, III National Severe Storms Laboratory Norman, OK	Tornado impacts and societal damage
March 8	Professor Bernard Herman Department of Art History, History College of Urban Affairs and Public Policy Director, Center for American Material Culture Studies University of Delaware	Town House: an experiential methodology for understanding the early American city
March 15	Harold Thistle Forest Service USDA	Modeling near-field pesticide drift in the atmosphere
March 22	NO SEMINAR - AAG Meeting
March 29	NO SEMINAR  - Spring Break
April 5	NO SEMINAR  - Spring Break
April 12	Allan Frei Department of Geography City University of New York	"Improved simulations of snow cover in the second phase of the Atmospheric Model Intercomparison Project"
April 19	Dawn Forbes Department of Geography University of Delaware	M.S. Thesis Presentation Analysis of observed soil moisture measurements using atmospheric and a hydrologic model of the White Clay Creek basin
April 26	April Veness Department of Geography, University of Delaware Michael Oates Independent Documentary Film maker	Discovery Learning: Challenges of off-campus educational experiences for students and professors
May 3	Beth Schellenberg Department of Geography University of Delaware	M.S. Thesis Presentation Investigation of seasonal sea-ice thickness variability in the Ross Sea
May 7  ***PLEASE NOTE***  Time:     Tuesday at 4:00 P.M. Place:     203 Pearson Hall	Jennifer Glovier Department of Geography University of Delaware	M.S. Thesis Presentation A Synoptic and Radar-Based Analysis of Severe Convective Storms in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area
May 10	Kerri Steck Department of Geography University of Delaware	M.S. Thesis Presentation A GIS model to estimate groundwater discharge and nutrient loading to Rehoboth and Indian River bays, Delaware