presentations

 

Applying Forest Simulation Modeling to Test the Impact of Cimatic Change on Selected Ecosystems at two Mountain Transects in Nevada
Mike Hay, Franco Biondi, Jimmie Chew, Robin Tausch

Assessing the Interannual Variation in Vegetative Response to Climate in Spring Valley, NV
Lorenzo Apodaca

Does Skewness Affect Risk Preferences and Willingness to Pay for Climate Change Mitigation Policy?
Colleen Carroll

Baseline Vegetation and Floristic Data in the Snake Range, Nevada
David A. Charlet

Promoting the Undergraduate Research Experience:  What can we Learn from Feedback Provided by NSF-EPSCoR Undergraduate Researchers?
Michael W. Collopy

Climate Change Science in the K-12 Classroom: Does it Fit?
Jacque Ewing-Taylor

Assessing a Combined Theories Approach to Climate Change Communication 
Ted Greenhalgh

Quantifying Environmental Controls on Sap Flow in Great Basin Tree Species and their Possible Significance for Mountain Groundwater Recharge Under Anthropogenic Climate Change
Brittany Johnson, Richard Jasoni, and Jay Arnone 

Interannual Soil Water and Thermal Variability in the Vadose Zone: Assessing Evapotranspiration, Recharge Rates and Shifts in Phreatophytic Water Source and the Interrelationships with Climate Change
Jeremy E. Koonce, Zhongbo Yu, Michael H. Young, Dale Devitt A. Wagner, and L.F. Fenstermaker

Climate change perceptions of the general public in Nevada
Zhongwei Liu, Ph.D., William James Smith, Jr., Ph.D.

Northern Nevada Science Teachers Present: Climate Change Activities for the Classroom
Timothy Kiley

 

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The Annual State Meeting is open to all individuals interested in Climate Change Science and Education. Session will include presentation from each climate change component and guest speakers. Click on the program schedule for the full agenda.

Agenda
Annual Nevada NSF EPSCoR Climate Change Meeting
8:30 am – 3:00 pm – Monday, February 13, 2012
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Student Union Ballroom B & C

Meeting Objective: Share research findings on Nevada Climate Change studies

8:30 am

Greetings

Coffee and light breakfast (on site)

8:45 am

Welcome and Introductory Remarks         Gayle Dana (Nevada NSF EPSCoR Project Director)
NSF EPSCoR Climate Change Project Overview and Agenda Review

9:00 am

Session 1: Climate Change Policy, Outreach, and Education
Conveners: Helen Neill (UNLV) and Michael Collopy (UNR)
Presenting authors are underlined

9:00 – 9:15 am Willingness to pay for climate change mitigation – Colleen Carroll (UNLV) and Mary Riddel (UNLV)
9:15 – 9:30 am Assessing a Combined Theories Approach to climate change communication – Ted Greenhalgh (UNLV)
9:30 – 9:45 am Climate change perceptions of the general public in Nevada –                  Zhongwei Liu (UNLV) and W.J. Smith, Jr. (UNLV)
9:45 – 10:00 am Promoting the undergraduate research experience: What can we learn from feedback provided by NSF-EPSCoR undergraduate researchers? – Michael Collopy (UNR)
10:00 – 10:15 am Climate change science in the K-12 Classroom: Does it fit? – Jacque Ewing-Taylor (UNR)
10:15 – 10:30 am Northern Nevada science teachers bring climate change to the classroom – Tim Kiley (UNR)

10:30 am

Break & Refreshments
Nevada NSF EPSCoR Climate Change Outreach Videos playing during break

11:00 am

Session 2:  Climate Change Poster Session
Convener: Tom Piechota (UNLV), Co-PI
11:10 – 11:30 am Poster Presentations – Introduction and brief oral summaries by poster presenters
11:30 – 12:30 pm Meeting attendees visit posters to learn more about climate change science, education and outreach in Nevada

12:30 pm – 1:30 pm

Lunch (provided onsite)

1:30 pm

Session 3: Climate Change Impacts on Nevada’s Ecological and Water Resources
Conveners: Franco Biondi (UNR), and Lynn Fenstermaker (DRI)
Presenting authors are underlined

1:30 – 1:45 pm Interannual soil water and thermal variability in the vadose zone: assessing evapotranspiration, recharge rates and shifts in phreatophytic water source and the interrelationships with climate change – Jeremy E. Koonce (DRI/UNLV), Z. Yu (UNLV), M.H. Young (UTX), D. Devitt (UNLV), A. Wagner (UNLV) and L.F. Fenstermaker (DRI)
1:45 – 2:00 pm Quantifying environmental controls on sap flow in Great Basin tree species and their possible significance for mountain groundwater recharge under anthropogenic climate change – Brittany G. Johnson (UNR/ DRI), J.A. Arnone III (DRI), and R.L. Jasoni (DRI)
2:00 – 2:15 pm Assessing interannual variability in vegetative response to climate in Spring Valley, Nevada – Lorenzo Apodaca (UNLV), D. Devitt (UNLV), and L. Fenstermaker (DRI)
2:15 – 2:30 pm Applying forest simulation modeling to test the impact of climatic change on selected ecosystems at two instrumented transects in Nevada – Mike Hay (UNR), F. Biondi (UNR), J. Chew (USFS), and R. Tausch (USFS)
2:30 – 2:45 pm Baseline vegetation and floristic data for the Snake Range, White Pine County, Nevada – David. A. Charlet (CSN)
2:45 – 3:00 pm Expanding NevCAN capabilities: the monitoring of canopy NDVI, vadose zone parameters and cold air drainage – Dale Devitt (UNLV) and B. Bird (UNLV)

3:00 pm

Closing Remarks and Meeting Adjourned
NSF EPSCoR Project Components and Working Groups may stay on to have informal meetings in the Student Union from 3:00 – 5:00pm

 

Post Meeting – Optional Activities
1. Nevada Climate Change Portal Workshop:
This workshop will introduce users to the tools and data available through the Climate Change portal being developed as part of the Nevada NSF EPSCoR Climate Change program. 
Time: 3:30-5:30pm,
Location: UNLV Geovisualization Facility, SEB Rooms 3236/3237.  
Because space is limited, attendees must sign up for the workshop beforehand at: http://epscorspo.nevada.edu/sign-up-for-the-nevada-climate-change-portal-workshop/

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For more information on the workshop, please click here.
2. Ad Hoc Meetings:
NSF EPSCoR Project Components and Working Groups may stay on to have informal meetings in the Student Union from 3:00 – 5:00pm

Call for Poster Abstract Submissions for the
2012 Annual Nevada State Climate Change Meeting
Submission Deadline is January 9th, 2012
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