GRADINGER Arctic Visiting Speaker Tours
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2012 Tours
Summary:
Dr. Gradinger traveled to Sitka, Alaska for four days of educational and outreach activities as part of the Sitka WhaleFest. Dr. Gradinger started his tour with a community presentation at the Kettleson Memorial Library entitled “Trials, Tribulations, & Triumphs of Arctic Research” on November 1st. His second presentation entitled “Changing the Arctic: One species at a time” took place as part of the Sitka WhaleFest symposium.
While in Sitka, Dr. Gradinger also worked with students from two different school districts. Rolf worked with a group of students in the Gifted and Talented Program from Sitka schools during a breakout session talking about what it is like to be an arctic researcher. He also met with students from the Southeast Island School District in a special session talking about arctic science.
For more information on the Sitka WhaleFest, please visit: http://www.sitkawhalefest.org
2005 Tours
Summary:
Presentations
Dr. Rolf Gradinger from the School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences at the University of Alaska Fairbanks participated in a climate change forum at the Wallace Stegner Center at the San Francisco Public Library in early June of 2005. As part of a panel discussion, Dr. Gradinger talked about the potential impacts of climate change with an emphasis on the Arctic. The event was open to the general public and the media. Michael Vassey from the Department of Environmental Studies at San Francisco State University moderated the event.
Speakers and topics included:
Stephen Schneider, Stanford University
Overview of climate change science and current projections
Rolf Gradinger, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Potential impacts of climate change with an emphasis on the Arctic
Wil Burns, University of Redlands
International and US responses to climate change
Daniel Kammen, University of California-Berkeley
Long-term solutions