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UPCOMING EAPS MEETINGS

EAPS STAFF MEETINGS Thursday, Nov. 20, 2014

9:00-10:00 a.m. HAMP 2201

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ EAPS RECEPTIONS AT CONFERENCES

SEG (DENVER) Monday, Oct. 27, 2014

6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Denver Hilton Garden Inn-Element Ballroom

AGU (SAN FRANCISCO) Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014

7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Thirsty Bear-Billar Room

AMS (PHOENIX) Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015

6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Sheraton Phoenix Downtown Hotel

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ FALL FACULTY MEETING SCHEDULE

Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014 3:00-4:30 p.m. HAMP 3201

SPRING FACULTY MEETING SCHEDULE

Tuesday, Jan. 27th, Feb. 10th (Dean’s Visit to Dept.), Mar. 24th, and Apr. 14th, 2015

3:00-4:30 p.m. HAMP 3201

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ EXTERNAL REVIEW

Nov. 3rd & 4th

Detailed schedule was placed in faculty mailboxes.

EAPS COLLOQUIA

GIANT IMPACTS ON THE ASTEROID 4 VESTA Timothy Bowling PhD Candidate

Tues., Oct. 28, 2014 at 4:00 p.m. HAMP 2201

ABIOTIC & BIOGEOCHEMICAL CONTROLS ON REACTIVE NITROGEN CYCLING ON BOUNDARY

LAYER SURFACES Jonathan Raff

Indiana University Thursday, Oct. 30, 2014 at 3:30 p.m.

HAMP 1252

(Please see attached fall 2014 EAPS Colloquia)

EAPS NEWS

NEW PROCESS FOR ORDERING COMPUTER EQUIPMENT THROUGH COLLEGE OF SCIENCE

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – EAPS

1. The faculty/staff will email sciencehelp@purdue.edu and request what they would like to purchase. If they email the business office, the business office can forward to Science IT Help to assist.

2. The Science IT staff will help get the quote/pricing details for the equipment from approved vendors. Science IT staff will work with the faculty/staff requestor for confirmation of details on order and price. The Science IT staff will then request an email for approval and account number from faculty/staff.

3. IT Staff will send information including quote, approval, and account number to the business office at (eapsbo@purdue.edu) so the business office can input the information into Ariba. If it is something that needs to be shipped somewhere else other than the business office, this needs to be specified in the email with quote. Once the equipment is received, the business office will open the box to make sure everything was received, retrieve the packing slip, and then enter the goods receipt into Ariba. The business office will email the requestor AND Science IT that the equipment has arrived, allowing Science IT to pick up and set up the equipment. Science IT and the requestor will

work out the pickup and setup of the equipment via the ticketing system.

UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENT INFORMATION

REGISTRATION FOR SPRING 2015

Registration for spring 2015 courses will begin Oct. 28 (for specified groups each week) and continue through January

2015.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ CAREER OPPORTUNITIES THIS WEEK

NWS ROADSHOW – OCTOBER 29, 2014 4-6 P.M. 1252 HAMP

Professionals from regional National Weather Service (NWS) offices will discuss student opportunities and careers in meteorology & earth sciences, how to make the perfect resume, interviewing tips and various weather case studies. Dress is professional or business casual. Please see

attached flyer.

SCIENCE CAREER PRESENTATION

Special guest presentation by a CEO of a Beijing company Quanxi: Learn the power of networking in the United States.

Presented in Mandarin! Tuesday, October 28th at 7:00 p.m. in Class of 50 Room

125 RSVP: http://goo.gl/Si4xVD

(This event will be presented in Mandarin –no English)

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL

This program is for students in their final year of study in a bachelors or master’s program; it is an admissions deferral program. Students apply to Harvard Business School as part of the 2+2 Program, and if they are accepted they work full-time for 2-4 years before enrolling at HBS to complete their MBA. The program focuses on, but is not limited to, those with Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) backgrounds.” Please see flyer.

Allison Smith is the Admission Officer of Harvard Business School (HBS). She is helping HBS spread the word about their 2+2 Program, and will be visiting Purdue on Tuesday October 28th, 2014 from 7:00pm -8:00pm Stewart Center Room 311. Registration is appreciated (but not required):

http://goo.gl/Byfec6

Allison Smith, MBA Admissions Harvard Business School

Dillon House Boston, MA 02163 617-496-6746

alsmith@hbs.edu

NEW DEPARTMENTAL REGULATION

As you may be aware, the Graduate School has a new policy change with regards to plagiarism that began on September 1, 2014. All students (and their Major Professors) must sign a statement on Graduate School Form 32 certifying that their thesis/dissertation is free of plagiarism and all materials appearing have been properly quoted and attributed. Towards that end, your thesis/dissertation must now go through an iThenticate review. Therefore, the department has established a new departmental regulation with regards to this new policy. The new regulation states:

“A PDF of your final thesis/dissertation must be turned into the Graduate Committee or Major Professor a minimum of two weeks prior to thesis/dissertation deposit to conduct an iThenticate check. Failure to meet this deadline may affect submission of your thesis/dissertation which may, in turn,

delay your graduation date.”

OTHER NEWS

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY - PCP PIRE POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP

(PCP)-PIRE (NSF-funded Partnership for International Research and Education). The postdoctoral fellow will work with scientists at the University of Florida and the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) in Panama to: 1) conduct original field-based research on the ancient biodiversity, climates, and environments of Panama 2) facilitate on-going field research of other project

participants; and 3) supervise and mentor PCP-PIRE interns in Panama.

Minimum requirements include: PhD in geology, biology, or other relevant discipline, extensive experience conducting geology and palaeontology fieldwork and some supervisory/teaching experience. The postdoctoral fellow will be required to spend considerable portions of this appointment in Panama to assist in the supervision and education of PCP-PIRE interns. Some Spanish competency is preferred.

The PCP-PIRE Postdoctoral Fellowship is a 2 year opportunity and is available to U.S. citizens or permanent residents. The fellowship includes an annual stipend ($40,000), health insurance, dorm-style housing when living in Panama, and related travel.

PCP-PIRE is a U.S.-Panamanian partnership to document the ancient marine and terrestrial biodiversity and global climate change of the New World Tropics (NWT) preserved in the 25-million-year fossiliferous sequence in Panama and promote international education, collaboration, and exchange. Current research includes the magnitude and timing of diversity change in the NWT; the biogeographic origins, relationships, and dispersal history of the Central American fauna and flora; antiquity of the rainforest; effects of global climate change on tropical biodiversity through time; and other questions related to the geological context and emergence of the Isthmus of Panama. Numerous opportunities for broader impact outreach activities also exist within PCP-PIRE. PCP-PIRE is committed to diversity in education and encourages the application of women and underrepresented minorities.

Application Deadline November 15, 2014 Applicants must submit a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, statement of proposed research, and contact information for a minimum of three professional

references.

Contact Bruce MacFadden (bmacfadd@flmnh.ufl.edu), Jonathan Bloch (jbloch@flmnh.ufl.edu), or Aaron Wood (awood@flmnh.ufl.edu) for additional information, or see our website: https://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/panama-pire/funding-opportunities/postdoc

GIS DAY 2014 COLLEGE PROGRAM Nov 7th, Friday, 9:00am - 5:00pm, 2014

214 STEW

Call for Students Presentation

What’s required? A PowerPoint presentation that articulates your GIS related

research in 5 minutes. Submit your title and abstract to:

http://goo.gl/DwD9p9 by Thursday, October 30th, 2014 at 11:59 P.M.

Why should you present your research at Purdue GIS Day?

1. A great opportunity to practice presenting your research 2. Chance to publish in Purdue e-Pubs 3. Add a presentation to your resume

4. Network with other students using GIS from all over campus

5. Get a Free T-shirt, plus GIS Day presentation certificate!

Call for Students Poster Competition

What’s required?

A conference-style poster that articulates the student’s research. A poster abstract must be submitted by Thursday, October 30th, 2014 at 11:59 P.M. via:

http://goo.gl/DwD9p9 Prizes will be announced by 5pm on the event day!

Career Lunch Registration Link

Career lunch on Purdue GIS Day provides opportunities for students to learn about GIS careers. We will invite

guests from government agencies, private sectors, research labs, non-profit organizations, etc. to talk about GIS projects at work, important GIS skills to develop for job market, and possible GIS career opportunities. You will have opportunity to ask questions, and talk with potential employers. Light lunch will be provided (registration is required using above

link).

Call for Volunteers On Thursday, November 6th, we will be hosting a high school event for GIS day. We will be in need of Purdue student volunteers to help with some of the rotations. We will have 70 high school students coming to campus to work in teams of 4 or 5. The agenda will include a GIS/GPS data gathering activity where groups of students go out and

collect data points on campus from several categories. They will use IPADs from EAPS or Android Tablets from ABE. We will also have a Zombie Apocalypse planning event where student groups will use Indiana Map to plan for the potential event. We would love to have any students who know a little

GIS help with that. Please sign up to help out with one of these events for an

hour or two on Thursday November 6: http://goo.gl/wPt4h9

BRIAN GREENE Professor of Physics & Mathematics, Columbia University

Thursday, November 6, 2014 at 7:00 PM Elliot Hall of Music FREE ADMISSION

See more at: http://goo.gl/45kvTs Please see attached flyer.

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Departmental Colloquium

Timothy Bowling

PhD Candidate

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

4:00 p.m. Room 2201 HAMP

Refreshments at 3:30 pm Room 2201 I HAMP

PURDUE UNIVERSITY

Giant Impacts on the Asteroid 4 Vesta

The geologically recent (~1 Gya) Rheasilvia basin on asteroid 4 Vesta is on of the most spectacular impact structures in the solar system, with a diameter nearly equal in size to that of Vesta itself. To date, much of the numerical modeling of this impact has concentrated on the morphology of the Rheasilvia basin. However, the stress wave produced by an impact of this size is capable of causing deformation at considerable distance from the basin itself. We use high resolution hydrocodes modeling coupled with a strain analysis routine in order to understand the modes and magnitudes of deformation expected globally on Vesta following the Rheasilvia impact. These simulations give insight into several interesting observations by NASA’s Dawn spacecraft. First, our results suggest that the major system of graben circling Vesta’s equator opened shortly after the passage of the Rheasilvia related impact shock wave. Secondly, we find that the deficiency of small craters at Vesta’s north pole is likely a result of antipodal focusing of Rheasilvia impact related stresses. The details behind both of these findings are dependent on material parameters of Vesta’s interior, including core strength, mantle porosity, and damage to the body from previous major impacts. By matching model output to observation, we can perform a crude sort of seismology and gain insight

Departmental Colloquium

Jonathan Raff Indiana University

Earth Atma eric Plane ary Sciences

Thursday, October 30, 2014

3:30 p.m.

Room 1252 HAMP

Refreshments at 3:00 pm Room2201/HAMP

PURDUE UNIVERSITY

Abiotic and Biogeochemical Controls on Reactive Nitrogen Cycling on Boundary Layer Surfaces

Nitrous acid (HONO) is precursor to hydroxyl radical that plays an important role in ozone and aerosol formation in the lower atmosphere. Although first detected in the atmosphere over 30 years ago, sources and sinks of this molecule remain poorly understood. This is not surprising as HONO is notoriously difficult to measure due to its tendency to partition between gas phase and surfaces, decompose, and to exist in ionic and neutral forms depending on pH. In addition, only recently have analytical methods been developed to measure HONO under atmospherically relevant conditions (e.g., at ppt–ppb levels in the presence of water vapor). Here, I show how ambient pressure chemical ionization mass spectrometry and high-finesse cavity spectroscopy techniques have enabled us to understand the photochemical, thermochemical, and biogenic sources of HONO in soil, on mineral surfaces, and in bulk aqueous systems under atmospherically relevant conditions. In addition, I will discuss our latest findings of how amphoteric soil minerals containing M–Oˉ, M–OH, and M–OH2

+ (where M = Al3+ and Fe3+) surface groups determine the pH-dependence of HONO adsorption onto soil. The work has significant implications for our under-standing of how soil nitrite from atmospheric deposition or derived from microbial activity is a source of atmospheric HONO at circumneutral soil pH, which is far above the pKa ~3 of HONO in bulk water.

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PURDUE UNIVERSITY Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences

Colloquia – Fall 2014Thursdays at 3:30 PM, Room 1252 HAMP (unless noted)

Sept. 4 When Engineering Geology Meets Geotechnical Engineering Gary Luce, Knight Piesold & Co., AEG President Host: West

Sept. 9 The Impact of Climate Change and Agricultural Activities on Water Cycling in Northern Eurasia

Yaling Liu, PhD Candidate Advisor: Zhuang Tuesday, 4:00PM, Room 2201/HAMP

Sept. 11 The DOE Accelerated Climate Modeling for Energy Project Dr. Robert Jacob, Argonne National Laboratory Host: Harshvardhan

Sept. 18 The Origins of Volatile-rich Solids and Organics in the Outer Solar Nebula Prof. Fred Ciesla, University of Chicago Host: Minton

Sept. 25 Long-term Morphological Changes in Mature Supercell Thunderstorms Following Merger with Nascent Supercells

Prof. Ryan Hastings, Purdue University Sept. 30 Making Weather and Climate Data More Usable for Agriculture Across

the U.S. Corn Belt Olivia Kellner, PhD Candidate Advisor: Niyogi

Tuesday, 4:00PM, Room 2201/HAMP

Oct. 2 New Perspectives on Tidewater Glacier Mass Change Dr. Tim Bartholomaus, University of Texas-Austin Host: Elliott

Oct. 9 Sulfur Cycling on Mars from a Perspective of Sulfur-Rich Terrestrial Analogs Prof. Anna Szynkiewicz, University of Tennessee Host: Horgan

Oct. 16 Climate Impacts and Extremes in Large Earth System Model Ensembles Prof. Ryan Sriver, University of Illinois-Champaign/Urbana Host: Wu

Oct. 21 Towards a Paradigm Shift in the Modeling of Soil Carbon Decomposition for Earth System Models

Yujie He, PhD Candidate Advisor: Zhuang Tuesday, 4:00PM, Room 2201/HAMP

Oct. 23 Anthropogenic Signals in InSAR Prof. Rowena Lohman, Cornell University Host: Elliott/Flesch

Oct. 28 Giant Impacts on the Asteroid Vesta Tim Bowling, PhD Candidate Advisor: Melosh

Tuesday, 4:00PM, Room 2201/HAMP

Oct. 30 Abiotic and Biogeochemical Controls on Reactive Nitrogen Cycling on Boundary Layer Surfaces

Prof. Jonathan Raff, Indiana University Host: Shepson

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PURDUE UNIVERSITY Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences

Colloquia – Fall 2014 (cont.)

Nov. 6 Andean Foreland Basins: A Thermochronologic Perspective on Sediment Provenance, Deformation, and Basin Thermal Histories

Prof. Julie Fosdick, Indiana University Host: Ridgway

Nov. 11 Profiling Developing Tropical Storm Environments Using GPS Airborne Radio Occultation

Brian Murphy, PhD Candidate Advisor: Sun/Haase Tuesday, 4:00PM, Room 2201/HAMP

Nov. 13 Shale Gas Development and the Environment Prof. Mark Zoback, Stanford University Host: Nowack

Thursday, 4:00pm, Room 210/MTHW (joint with the Physics Dept.)

Nov. 20 The Role of Monsoon Circulation on Tropopause Variability Prof. Yutian Wu, Purdue University

Dec. 4 CSI Patagonia: Tracking Glacial and Climate Dynamics over the Last Glacial Cycle Alessa Geiger, University of Glasgow Host: Harbor

NWS ROAD SHOW OCT. 29TH HAMP 1252, 4PM-6:30PM Hosted by the Purdue U. Meteorological Association

Professionals from regional National Weather Service (NWS) offices

will discuss student opportunities and careers in meteorology &

earth sciences, how to make the perfect resume, interviewing tips,

and various weather case studies.

STARTING AT 4PM

HAMP 1252

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