presents
ThePlanetOceanSeminarSeries
ThePlanetOceanSeminarSeriesoffersanopportunityforthegreaterWilmingtoncommunitytobenefitdirectlyfrom
thetopicsofinformationavailabletotheCenterinitsstudyareas.
ThePlanetOceanSeminarSeriesisfreeandopentothepublic.Theseminarisheldinthemain
auditoriumattheUNCWCenterforMarineScience,5600MarvinK.MossLane.Theseminarwill
beginpromptlyat6:30p.m.intheauditorium.Areceptionwithlighthorsd’oeuvreswillfollow.
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UNCWCenterforMarineScience
5600MarvinK.MossLane
Wilmington,NC28409
CluestoOceanChemistryFound
inPermanentlyIce-Covered
AntarcticLakes
withDr.BessWard
PrincetonUniversity
Tuesday,May3,2005,6:30p.m.
CluestoOceanChemistryFoundin
PermanantlyIce-CoveredAntarcticLakes
withDr.BessWard
sanybackyardgardenerwilltellyou,our
ecosystemsarelimitedbytheavailability
ofnitrogen.Someregionshaveseendramatic
increasesinratesofnitrogendepositions.
Changescanbetheresultofnaturalbiological
processes.Theycanalsobeaffectedbythe
activitiesofman.
A
projectisbasedinlakes,buttherationalefor
workinginthatexoticenvironmentistolearn
abouttheglobalnitrogencycle,specificallythe
processofdenitrification,whichoccursonlyin
certainregionsoftheoceanandisanessential
linkintheglobalnitrogen
cycle.
N
r.Wardreceivedher
Ph.D.inBiological
Oceanographyatthe
UniversityofWashington.
Shespentseveralyears
doingresearchatScripps
InstituteofOceanography
inLaJolla,CaliforniabeforetakingatenuretrackedpositionattheUniversityofCalifornia
atSantaCruz.Thereherworkevolvedinto
molecularmicrobialecology.Shecurrently
teachesandconductsresearchatPrinceton
University,DepartmentofGeosciences.
itrogencompoundscyclethroughtheair,
aquaticsystemsandsoil.Asincreasing
quantitiesofnitrogenareinjectedintothe
environment,theglobalnitrogencycleisaltered.
Thiscouldhavegraveimpactsonbiodiversity,
globalwarming,waterquality,foodproduction,
humanhealthandbeyond.Thefullimplications
ofchangesinthenitrogencyclearenotfully
understood,norappreciated.
D
r.BessWardisstudyingintheAntarctic
whichisamongthemostextreme
environmentsontheplanetandprovidesvery
sensitiveindicatorsofnitrogenlevelchanges.
D
T
hroughouthercareer,Dr.Ward’sresearchhas
focusedonmanyaspectsofbiogeochemistry
andmolecularmicrobialecology.TheAntarctic
Pleasejoinusforthefourthandfinalseminar
inthe2004-2005PlanetOceanseries:
CluestoOceanChemistry
FoundinPermanently
Ice-CoveredAntarcticLakes
withDr.BessWard
May3,2005
UNCWCenterforMarineScience
Auditorium
Seminar6:30p.m./Reception7:30p.m.
CenterforMarineScience
5600MarvinK.MossLane
Wilmington,NC28409
Toreserveseats,callCenterforMarineScience
910-962-2301
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pleasevisitourwebsite:
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