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Department of Geosciences
Picnic
Patch
Reef
Park in
BOCA RATON, FL (Saturday,
May 3, 2008)
We are inviting faculty, current
students and staff as well as
graduates of our programs. I
hope you can attend to meet the new
faculty, current students, catch up
with old friends etc. Please
pass this along to any graduates
that you are in touch with as our
email data base is far from
complete.
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Date/Time |
Presenter |
Topic |
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March 19
1:00 – 2:00 pm
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Lakhdar Boukerrou
Research Professor,
Geosciences
Coordinator Research
Programs, CES
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Historical and
International
Perspectives on
Wetlands
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March 26
1:00 – 2:00 pm
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Patrick Painter
Environmental
Resources
West Palm Beach
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Wetlands and
Drinking Water
Supply
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April 2
1:00 – 2:00 pm
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James David,
Director
St. Lucie County,
Mosquito Control
District
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Wetlands for
Mosquito Control
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April 9
1:00 – 2:00 pm
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Boyd
Gunsalus
Lead Environmental
Scientist,
SFWMD
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Wetlands and Water
Quality
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April 16
1:00 – 2:00 pm
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Tobin Overdorf
President,
Crossroads
Environmental
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Wetlands in Housing
Developments
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April 23
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
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Chip
Swindell
President, Ecotech
Consultant,
Indian River County
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Wetlands for Waste
Water Treatment
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BOCA
RATON, FL (Friday, February 15, 2008)
Florida Atlantic University
officials are proposing a unique
Ph.D. in geosciences to train
professionals working on natural
resource management and South
Florida-specific problems such as
coastal erosion and freshwater
scarcity.
FAU Geosciences Professors Author Everglades Book
(click here for
details)
MEDIA CONTACT: Patsy Jones
(561)297-1307, patsyj@fau.edu
BOCA RATON, FL (July 11, 2007) – Florida Atlantic University’s
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science geoscience professors Edward J. Petuch,
Ph.D. and Charles Roberts, Ph.D., recently have written “Geology of the Everglades
and Adjacent Areas,” a comprehensive book that contains the first complete
overview of the historical geology of the Everglades, from the effects of the
Chesapeake Bay asteroid impact to the modern Everglades marshlands.
FAU Partners With Earth System Science Education Alliance Project
(click here for details)
MEDIA CONTACT: Patsy Jones
(561)297-1307, patsyj@fau.edu
BOCA RATON, FL (July 3, 2007) – The Department of Geosciences in
the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science at Florida Atlantic University has
been selected as a partner institution in the Earth System Science Education
Alliance (ESSEA), an innovative professional development program for
pre-service and in-service middle and high school teachers. As part of this
program, FAU will join other colleges, universities and science research and
education organizations spread among 22 states and the District of Columbia.
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