GG610 Graduate Seminar, Fall 2011

Graduate Seminar A seminar to discuss and practice giving effective scientific presentations Instructor: Clint Conrad       Contact: 804 POST, 956-6649, clintc@hawaii.edu Office Hours: After class or by appointment More Information: The course syllabus can be downloaded here: Fall 2011 Syllabus for GG610 Handouts: Evaluation Sheet Vitals of an "effective" scientific talk Preparing and delivering a talk Scientifically Speaking... Tips for Preparing and Delivering Scientific Talks and Using Visual Aids Scrutiny of an Abstract How to Write an Abstract Schedule: Week 1 (Aug 26):             Introduction and How to Give a Memorable Seminar Week 2 (Sept 2):             How to Write an Effective Abstract Week 3 (Sept 9):             Writing Abstracts: Read these 3 articles. Each group should write an abstract for one of them.             [ A Cool Early Earth? ] [ Probing the Geodynamo ] [ Methane, Plants, and Climate Change ] Week 4 (Sept 16):             Posters Week 5 (Sept 23):             Mini Presentations Week 6 (Sept 30):             Moderator: Joe Fackrell             Speakers: Silke Ballmer & Sarah Glancy Week 7 (Oct 7):             Moderator: Sarah Crites             Speakers: Myriam Telus & James Ripple Week 8 (Oct 14):             Moderator: Dana Brodie             Speakers: Jessica Barnes & Kim Birsted Week 9 (Oct 21):             No Class: SOEST Open House Week 10 (Oct 28):             Moderator: James Ripple             Speakers: Dana Brodie & Sarah Crites Week 11 (Nov 4):             Moderator: Sarah Glancy             Speakers: Maria Janebo & Joe Fackrell Week 12 (Nov 11):             No Class: Veteran's Day Holiday Week 13 (Nov 18):             Moderator: Maria Janebo             Speakers: Brian Boston & Katie Robinson Week 14 (Nov 25):             No Class: Thanksgiving Holiday Week 15 (Dec 2):             Moderator: Katie Robinson             Speakers: Arjun Aryal & Jonathan Weiss