Jane Watson (University of Tasmania). The Practice of Statistics at School: What does it look like in the classroom? Delivered at Newnham (A221c, A Block) Videoconference: Cradle Coast: (CC.A119, Building A); Sandy Bay (HH325, Hytten Hall)
SSN Interdisciplinary Seminar with Dr Sophie Adams (UNSW) presenting on interdisciplinarity in discourses of climate change adaptation. About this Event Please join us for the next SSN Interdisciplinary Seminar with Dr Sophie Adams from the UNSW Environmental Humanities group. The seminar presentation will include a short panel discussion with two invited respondents from STEM and... View Article
Dr. Tim Duty (Centre of Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems (EQuS)) In this tutorial, Tim will introduce basic stochastic processes via the Langevin stochastic differential equation. He will discuss its relation to the Fokker-Planck equation, focusing initially on linear (Ornstein-Ulhenbeck) processes. These are stochastic processes that exhibit linear o.d.e.’s for the time dependence of expectation... View Article
Zanna Chase, Andrew Bowie, Pete Strutton (University of Tasmania). GRANT seminar - Dust to the ocean: Does it really increase productivity? This project investigates the relationship between dust deposition and marine productivity. We will quantify dust deposition to the ocean and its chemical and ecological impact by using new geochemical techniques and novel approaches with... View Article
Dr Maki Kikuchi (Earth Observation Research Center, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Center for Water, Climate and Land (CWCL), the University of Newcastle) Serving as two key determinants of the planet's radiation budget and the water cycle, cloud and precipitation have fundamental influences on the formation of the climate system. Satellite remote sensing of cloud... View Article
Michelle Ho (CSIRO). Informing water security at national scales. 10am, Wednesday, October 30. Level 9, Seminar Room, 700 Collins St, Melbourne. External attendees without a local host should email sts_seminars_admin@bom.gov.au their details (name and affiliation) at least one day prior to arrange entrance.
Presenter: Dr. Jennifer Vanos (School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning Arizona State University) The human body deals with a range of atmospheric stressors that are exacerbated in urban areas, including extreme heat and air pollution. Children gain a large percentage of their activity at school or within playgrounds, and in general, spend more time... View Article
