Lecture: A Cure for Global Warming?
Dr. Gabriel Filippelli, one of the Joint Oceanographic Institutions’ distinguished lecturers for 2005-06, will present “A Cure for Global Warming? A critical look at iron fertilization’s role in climate change using ODP cores,” in Science Center 101 at 4:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 9.
During the Ice Ages the equatorial oceans and the ocean surrounding Antarctica supported increased plant life, which in turn extracted carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and caused global cooling. Dr. Filippelli will discuss eco- engineering programs that hope to combat the current human-produced global warming by enhancing this “natural” process.
Dr. Filippelli currently serves as the chair of U.S. Science Advisory Committee and is chair of the U.S. Science Advisory Committee. He is chairman of the geology department at Indiana University/Purdue University, Indianapolis.
The Distinguished Lecturer Series is a program of the Joint Oceanographic Institutions, which manages the U.S. Science Support Program associated with the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program. The Distinguished Lecturer Series brings the results of scientific ocean drilling program research to students at the undergraduate and graduate levels, as well as the wider geosciences community. Since 1991, distinguished lecturers have given presentations to audiences at more than 257 U.S. colleges, universities, and organizations. The talk will be followed by a reception in the lobby. For more information, contact Tim Allen tallen@keene.edu.
