[Grad-postdoc-assn] Thompson Lecture Series - 20-22 March, 2013

Zach Lebo lebo at ucar.edu
Thu Mar 7 11:53:37 MST 2013


Hi Postdocs,

On 20-22 March, Professor Peter Vitousek from Stanford University will 
be visiting NCAR as the spring 2013 ASP Thompson Series lecturer.  
Professor Vitousek is an ecologist and is particularly known for his 
work on the nitrogen cycle.

For those of you unfamiliar with the Thompson Lecture Series (TLS), it 
is held twice per year (spring and fall).  The lecturer visits NCAR for 
several days during which he/she provides two seminars and meets with 
individual postdocs. This is a great opportunity to meet one-on-one with 
a well respected scientist and discuss topics that extend beyond just 
science (i.e., career advice).

A full schedule for Professor Vitousek's visit can be found on the web 
at https://wiki.ucar.edu/display/aspthompson08/Peter+Vitousek+schedule 
.  Note that all postdocs are encouraged and welcome to attend.

Numerous times have been set aside for individual meetings with 
postdocs.  Please consider singing up for an available time here:  
https://wiki.ucar.edu/display/aspthompson08/Peter+Vitousek+Individual+Meetings 
.

Lastly, there will be two dinners with Professor Vitousek during his 
visit to NCAR.  The first of which will be on Wednesday evening (20 
March) and the second is scheduled for Thursday evening (21 March).  The 
former will be held at a local restaurant (Agave) while the latter will 
be a potluck dinner at the Mesa Lab's Damon Room.  If you are interested 
in attending the dinner on Wednesday, please email Gulnur Dogan 
(gulnur at ucar.edu).  For the potluck, note that families are welcome to 
attend and please plan on bringing an appetizer, side dish, or dessert 
(sign up for your dish at 
https://wiki.ucar.edu/display/aspthompson08/Potluck+dinner+with+Peter+Vitousek 
).

If you have any questions regarding the upcoming TLS event, please feel 
free to contact me (or any other member on the organizing committee).  
We look forward to seeing you at the TLS event in two weeks.

The TLS organizing committee,
Zach Lebo
Gulnur Dogan
Cameron Homeyer
Hanna Lee
Nick Pedatella
Shanlin Wang
Will Wieder



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