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Anchor Watch Seminars

Anchor Watch seminars are presented on Thursdays at 4:00PM at the Great Lakes WATER Institute, 600 E. Greenfield Ave., Milwaukee, unless indicated otherwise. The seminars are open to the public.

Call 382-1700 for further information.  

Upcoming Anchor Watch seminars

 

Past Anchor Watch seminars

Thu Apr 24, 2008
4:00pm
Thomas Croley II
NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory

"Great Lakes Climate Change Thermodynamic Impacts Assessment"

Thu Feb 21, 2008
4:00pm
Dr. Oscar Schofield
Professor
Marine biology and ocean optics
Rutgers University
Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences

"Hot days in the Southern ocean: Climate Change and the Biological Response along the Antarctic Peninsula"

Thu Feb 14, 2008
4:00pm
Dr. Jim Lubner
Education Coordinator
University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Advisory Services

"Oscillations in Great Lakes Water Levels -- Causes, Consequences and Commentary"

Thu Dec 13, 2007
4:00pm
Dr. Neal Blair
Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Earth and Planetary
Sciences
Northwestern University

"From Moths to Mountains: Examples of Isotopic Probes for the Study of the C-cycle."

Thu Nov 8, 2007
4:00pm
Dr. Margaret Fraiser
Assistant Professor
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Department of Geosciences

"Elevated Atmospheric CO2 and the Prolonged Permian-Triassic Biotic Crisis"

Thu Oct 11, 2007
4:00pm
Dr. Juli Dyble
Research Biologist
NOAA, Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory

"But is it toxic? Assessing the distribution of toxic Microcystis and environmental factors controlling microcystin production using genetic analyses "

Thu Sep 6, 2007
4:00pm
Dr. Bopaiah A. Biddanda
Research Scientist
Annis Water Resources Institute and Lake Michigan Center
Grand Valley State University

"Rock, Water, Critters: Ecology of Submerged Sinkholes in Lake Huron "

Thu Aug 16, 2007
11:30am
Dr. Larry Boyer and Lynn Falk
TerraFirma Environmental Inc
and Solterra Studios

"Sustainable Design On Milwaukee Public TV: Behind the Scene With Healthy Style"

Fri Aug 10, 2007
3:00pm
REU STUDENTS 2007

"REU POSTER PRESENTATIONS"

Fri Aug 3, 2007
12:15pm
Kelsey Poulson
UWM Great Lakes WATER Institute
Lab of Russel Cuhel and Carmen Aguilar

"Biochemical composition of the shell and tissue of Dreissena bugensis (Quagga mussel) from southern Lake Michigan"

Thu Aug 2, 2007
11:30am
Dr. Maria Dittrich
Assistant Professor
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH)

Candidate for the Shaw Scientist position

"Biogeochemical processes in lakes: bridging macro- and microscales"

Mon Jul 30, 2007
11:30am
Dr. Charlene Couch
Postdoctoral Research Associate
North Carolina State University
Department of Genetics

Candidate for the Shaw Scientist position

"Domestication and selective improvement of aquaculture species: lessons from striped bass"

Thu Jul 26, 2007
11:30am
Dr. Jim Waples
Assistant Scientist
UWM-Great Lakes WATER Institute

Candidate for the Shaw Scientist position

"Particle movement in shallow aquatic systems & how to measure it"

Mon Jul 23, 2007
3:30pm
Dr. Todd Miller
Post doctoral fellow, Center for Water and Health
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Candidate for the Shaw Scientist position

"The Role of Algal- Associated Bacteria in Nutrient Cycling and Climate Regulation"

Thu May 17, 2007
4:00pm
Milica Stojanovic
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

"Wireless Underwater Communications"

Thu Apr 12, 2007
4:00pm
Dr. Steven W. Wilhelm
Associate Professor
Department of Microbiology
The University of Tennessee

"Molecular approaches to understanding toxic cyanobacterial ecology and diversity"

Fri Mar 30, 2007
2:00pm
Shannon Davis-Foust
Fisheries Management Technician
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Graduate Student in Biological Sciences

"Drumming out the truth in Lake Winnebago: Are 'Lucky Stones' more than just Lucky? "

Thu Mar 22, 2007
12:05pm
Jim Waples
UWM Great Lakes WATER Institute

"Applied Alchemy 101: The Age of Tap Water"

Thu Mar 1, 2007
4:00pm
Dr. Karen Hollis
Professor of Psychology and Education
Mount Holyoke College

"Maintaining a competitive edge: Toward a behavioral ecology of learning in fish, reptiles and insects."

Thu Mar 1, 2007
12:05pm
Dr. Ruth Holand Beeton
Scientist Emeritus
University of Michigan. Ann Arbor

"Changes in planktonic diatoms, water transparency and nutrient concentrations in Hatchery Bay, western Lake Erie, after the establishment of the zebra mussel"

Thu Feb 22, 2007
4:00pm
Dr. Russell Cuhel
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Great Lakes WATER Institute

"Ecological Vacuum"

Thu Jan 18, 2007
4:00pm
Dr. Dusan Palic
Veterinary Specialist, Aquatic Animal Medicine
Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine
Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management
Iowa State University

"From Cells to Watersheds: Bridging the Gap "

Fri Jan 5, 2007
3:00pm
Philip J. Roberts
Georgia Institute of Technology
Civil & Environmental Engineering
NOAA Oceans and Human Health Distinguished Scholar

"Modeling Bacterial Transport in Coastal Waters "

Thu Dec 14, 2006
4:00pm
Dr. James Cervino
Pace University

"The Links between Coral Yellow Band Disease and thermal stress in the Pacific and Caribbean"

Thu Dec 7, 2006
4:00pm
Dr. CHANGSHENG CHEN
School of Marine Science and Technology
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

"An Integrated Unstructured Grid Finite-Volume Coastal Ocean Model System (FVCOM): Validation and Application to Great Lakes "

Thu Nov 30, 2006
4:00pm
Dr. Charles Trick
Beryl Ivey Chair for Ecosystem Health, Schulich School of Medicine
Professor, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science
University of Western Ontario, Canada

"The battle for iron and the shaping of (phytoplankton) communities"

Thu Nov 16, 2006
4:00pm
Dr. Paul Collodi POSTPONED
Purdue University

"Gene targeting in zebrafish: Trying to teach a new dog an old trick"

Fri Nov 10, 2006
1:30pm
Dr. Jian Sheng
Department of Mechanical Engineering
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky

"Experimental Investigation of Near Wall Flow Using Digital Holography"

Thu Nov 9, 2006
4:00pm
Dr. Bess Ward
Department Chairman
Professor of Geosciences (Biological Oceanography)
Princeton University

"Seasonal variation of phytoplankton community composition and gene expression evaluated using functional gene microarrays "

Thu Nov 2, 2006
4:00pm
Dr. Olivier Leupin
Department of Water Resources and Drinking Water
Swiss Federal Institute for Environmental Science and Technology (EAWAG)
Geochemist
Visiting scientist @ UWM / USGS

"Arsenic Crisis in South Asia: Arsenic Removal at the Household Level "

Fri Aug 11, 2006
2:30pm
REU students Summer 2006
2:30 pm – 5:00 pm Ballroom
Poster session (2:30 pm to 3:00 pm) and oral presentations (3:00 pm)

"REU PROGRAM 2006 FINAL POSTER PRESENTATION"

Fri Jul 28, 2006
12:00pm
Ron Bruch
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

"Modeling the population dynamics and sustainability of the lake sturgeon population in the Lake Winnebago System "

Thu May 18, 2006
4:00pm
Dr. Russell Cuhel
UWM- Great Lakes WATER Institute

"Initialization of ammonia and nitrite biodetoxification in a Recirculating Aquaculture System."

Thu May 11, 2006
4:00pm
Dr. Deborah Bronk
Associate Professor of Marine Science
Virginia Institute of Marine Science

"DON as a source of bioavailable N for phytoplankton "

Thu Apr 27, 2006
4:00pm
Dr. John Waterbury
Senior Scientist
Biology Department
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

"Synechococcus spp.: Foundation of the Oceanic Food Chain."

Thu Apr 13, 2006
4:00pm
Dr. Brian Fry
Coastal Ecology Institute
Department of Oceanography and Coastal Studies
Louisiana State University

"Adventures in Isotopia: The Wide Pacific and Beyond "

Thu Apr 6, 2006
4:00pm
Hedy Kling
Freshwater Institute, Winnipeg,
and Algal Taxonomy and Ecology, Inc.

"Phytoplankton in Lake Winnipeg: recent changes"

Thu Mar 9, 2006
4:00pm
Dr. Elizabeth Alm
Central Michigan University

"Health Implications of Fecal Bacteria at Great Lakes Beaches "

Thu Feb 2, 2006
4:00pm
Dr. Qian Liao
UW-Milwaukee
Assistant Professor
Department of Civil Engineering and Mechanics

"Experimental Investigation of Plume Dispersion in a Turbulent Boundary Layer and Implications for Plume Tracing"

Thu Dec 8, 2005
4:00pm
Dr. Ashley N. Haines
Postdoctoral Fellow
University of Maryland Medical School
Dept. of Microbiology & Immunology
Baltimore, Maryland

"Co-evolution of reproductive strategies & the immune system: Why a shark model?"

Thu Nov 10, 2005
4:00pm
Professor Anastasios Tsonis
Atmospheric Science
Department of Mathematical Sciences
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

"What networks have to do with climate?"

Thu Nov 3, 2005
4:00pm
Dr. Russell Cuhel
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Great Lakes WATER Institute

"Seasonal and Interannual Dynamics of Plankton and Nutrients at Fox Point, Lake Michigan 1998-2002."

Thu Oct 20, 2005
4:00pm
Dr. Johann (Hans) A. Hofmann
Harvard University
Bauer Center for Genomics Research

"Fish n’ Chips: Genes, Brains, and Social Behavior in African Cichlid Fish"

Thu Oct 6, 2005
4:00pm
Prof. Chryssostomos Chryssostomidis
Director, MIT Sea Grant College Program and
Doherty Professor of Ocean Science and Engineering,
Center for Ocean Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA

"Underwater Exploration with Aquatic Robots"

Thu May 19, 2005
4:00pm
Dr. Pamela Dagg
Assistant Scientist
Louth County Council
Louth, Ireland

"Irish Experience of Enforcing Environmental Law "

Thu May 12, 2005
4:00pm
Dr. Gloria Callard
Boston University

"Regulation and Dysregulation of Aromatase and Estrogen Receptor Genes in Fishes"

Thu May 5, 2005
4:00pm
Dr. Gary Fahnenstiel
NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory

"Ramblings about algae in the Great Lakes"

Thu Apr 28, 2005
4:00pm
Dr. Gregory Jones
Department of Geography
Southern Oregon University

"Climate and Wine: Potential Impacts in a Warmer World"

Thu Apr 21, 2005
4:00pm
Dr. Elise Ralph
Physics Department
University of Minnesota Duluth

"New problems regarding circulation in Lake Superior"

Thu Apr 14, 2005
4:00pm
Dr. Wayne Einfeld

Associate Site Manager
and Sensor Lead for the Water Initiative,
Environmental Characterization and
Monitoring, Sandia National Laboratories
Albuquerque, NM

" Next-generation Water Monitoring with Micro-analytical Systems "

Thu Apr 7, 2005
4:00pm
Dr. Russell Cuhel
UWM-Great Lakes WATER Institute

"Monitoring is Boring Only If You Don't Look at the Data. Lake Michigan 1998-2002."

Fri Mar 4, 2005
1:00pm
Steven Roberts
Marine Biological Laboratory
Woods Hole, MA

"Characterizing the role of myostatin in fish and invertebrate growth."

Thu Dec 16, 2004
4:00pm
Dr. David Ettenson

Harvard-MIT Division of Health Science and Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

"Angiogenesis in an Adult Zebrafish Tail Fin System"

Thu Dec 2, 2004
4:00pm
Dr. Matt Rise

Shaw Assistant Scientist
Great Lakes WATER Institute

"Using Genomics Tools to Address Salmonid Health Issues."

Thu Nov 18, 2004
4:00pm
Yi-Qiang (Eric) Cheng
Department of Biological Sciences
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

"Harness Microbial Metabolic Potential for Drug Discovery and Development"

Thu Nov 11, 2004
4:00pm
DR. KEN NEALSON

Department of Earth Sciences
University of Southern California

"An ultra-high pH extreme environment in California: implications for the early Earth. "

Thu Nov 4, 2004
4:00pm
Russell "Dr. Cool" Cuhel
MicroBioGeoChemical EcoPhysiology Laboratory
Great Lakes WATER Institute

"The Quagga Mussel Invasion of Western Lake Michigan: The Leading Edge."

Thu Oct 28, 2004
12:00pm
Rudi Strickler

Shaw Distinguished Professor of Biological Sciences
Department of Biological Sciences
Great Lakes WATER Institute

"One Million Copepods Equals one Kitchen Blender: Mixing Ideas at the Biology - Physics Interface"

Thu Oct 21, 2004
4:00pm
Brandy Moran

Aquaculture Specialist &
Education Coordinator

MIT Sea Grant

"Marine Education: Bringing Marine Science into the Classroom "

Thu Oct 14, 2004
4:00pm
Dr. David Hollis
Great Lakes WATER Institute

"Arginine Vasotocin and Pheromone Signalling in the Red-Legged Salamander, Plethodon shermani."

Fri May 14, 2004
3:30pm
Dr. Phil Gschwend
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Department of Civil and Environmental
Engineering

"Good Sediment Pollution: Is Black Carbon (BC) Sequestering Toxic Organic Contaminants?"

Thu May 13, 2004
4:00pm
Dr. Colleen Cavanaugh
Harvard University
Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology

"Dancing in the Dark: Chemosynthesis and Symbiosis at Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vents"

Thu May 6, 2004
4:00pm
Dr. Steve Giovannoni
Department of Microbiology at Oregon State University

"SAR11: ECOLOGY AND GENOMICS OF A UBIQUITOUS MARINE BACTERIUM. "

Thu Apr 15, 2004
4:00pm
Dr. Robert Sterner
Dept. of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior
University of Minnesota

"C:N:P in lake and ocean systems - Redfield today"
[Click Here for Video, 102 M]

Thu Apr 1, 2004
4:00pm
Dr. Ray Hesslein
Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Freshwater Institute

"Where the Carbon Goes in Boreal Lakes"
[Click Here for Video, 60 M]

Thu Mar 11, 2004
4:00pm
D. Cherkauer, D. Feinstein and T. Grundl
UWM and USGS

"What do we know about groundwater in southeastern Wisconsin? Part II."

Thu Feb 26, 2004
4:00pm
D. Cherkauer, D. Feinstein, and T. Grundl
UWM and USGS

"What do we know about groundwater in southeastern Wisconsin? Part I."

Tue Jan 27, 2004
12:00pm
Michael G. Castañeda
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Research Results of UG 699 Independent Study

"Changes in Size Frequency Distributions of Plankton at Green Can Shallow Station"

Thu Nov 6, 2003
4:30pm
Dr. Michael Lynch
Indiana University

"The Daphnia Genomics Project"

Wed Jun 4, 2003
12:00pm
Dr. Dmitry Beletsky
University of Michigan

"Modeling thermal structure, circulation, and larval fish transport in Lake Michigan"

Wed Apr 30, 2003
11:00am
DR. JED GOLDSTONE
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

"Reactive oxygen species in marine chemistry and toxicology: two examples."

Wed Apr 16, 2003
4:00pm
Dr. John Berges
School of Biological Sciences
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

"Death and the Algae: the enigma of phytoplankton mortality in aquatic ecosystems."

Wed Mar 26, 2003
4:00pm
Russell "Dr. Cool" Cuhel
Great Lakes WATER Institute

"The 1998 El Niño in Lake Michigan: Delayed Spring Production Maximum Associated With Larval Perch Recruitment Success"

Thu Feb 6, 2003
4:00pm
Heather Handley
Department of Biology
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

"CARDIOVASCULAR cDNA MICROARRAYS: A Platform for Exploration of Molecular Mechanisms of Developmental Toxicity in Zebrafish"

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