Fall 2008 Colloquium Series Announced

The fall 2008 Geography Colloquium schedule was recently released and it includes a number of talks related to the atmospheric sciences. All talks take place in Davis Hall's Room 121 on Friday's at 3-4 pm. Please feel free to join us for this exciting semester of speakers!

• September 5: "Tornadogenesis and the Nature of Tornadoes" by Dr. Paul Sirvatka (College of DuPage)
• September 12: "The Feedback between Deforestation and Climate in Amazonia" by Dr. Somnath Roy (University of Illinois- Urbana/Champaign)
• September 26: “The Microphysical and Radiative Properties of Tropical Cirrus Observed During TWP-ICE: Implications for Climate Studies" by Dr. Greg McFarquhar (University of Illinois- Urbana/Champaign)
• October 10: "Rescaling the ‘Alien’, Rescaling Personhood: Neoliberalism, Immigration, and the State" by Dr. Monica Varsanyi (City University of New York)
• October 24: "The Carbon Cycle and Climate Change" by Dr. Atul Jain (University of Illinois- Urbana/Champaign)
• November 7: "Emerging Water Quality Challenges Facing the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago: An Overview of the Issues and Associated Research" by Dr. Thomas Granato (Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago)
• November 14: "Climate/Vegetation Interactions Simulated in Global Models" by Dr. Samuel Levis (National Center for Atmospheric Research)