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| − | * Antarctica. 6 students: [[User:Hoffman|Matt]], [[User: | + | * Antarctica. 6 students: [[User:Hoffman|Matt]], [[User:adamc,|Adam]], [[User:mankoff|Ken Mankoff]]... |
* Greenland. 6 students: [[User:Kpoinar|Kristin]], [[User:meierbtw|Toby]]... | * Greenland. 6 students: [[User:Kpoinar|Kristin]], [[User:meierbtw|Toby]]... | ||
* Mountain glaciers. 4 students: | * Mountain glaciers. 4 students: | ||
Revision as of 14:31, 7 August 2009
Students: Please email Ken Mankoff the Lat/Long of your institution and study area by the end of the day. (You can click 'email this user' in the lower left toolbox from his user page.
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Roundtable 1: Study regions
- Antarctica. 6 students: Matt, Adam, Ken Mankoff...
- Greenland. 6 students: Kristin, Toby...
- Mountain glaciers. 4 students:
- Other/Global. 2 students:
Possible discussion questions:
- What questions are the climate change community pressuring us to answer?
- What do we know now that would have been a big surprise 10 years ago?
- How important is field data to your research? If you could collect any field data/observations to progress your work, what would it/they be?
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Roundtable 2: Background
- Geology. 5 students: Toby,...
- Physics. 5 students: Adam, Kristin...
- Math(s). 4 students:
- Engineering/CS/Other. 4 students: Matt, Ken Mankoff, ...
Possible discussion questions:
- Given your background in XX, what have you done/would you do outside of your area of expertise to make yourself a better cryosphere scientist?
- Why have we come to glaciology, over the other careers / topics available to people with our background?
- Glaciology is 'hot' now... how hot will it stay? What are possible exit ramps once it cools down?
- What should we do immediately post-PhD? travel, stay at home institution, ship off to postdoc abroad, ...
- How can I continue to deal with people who say, "Oh, you study glaciers, huh? Better hurry up, hohnk hohnk"
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Other Ways to Sort Ourselves
Seneca - notes from yesterday?
