Marquee Lecture Series in Science and Technology

The Future of Global Energy and Climate
February 28, 6:00pm-7:00pm in the Biosciences Research Building Room 1101

Jordan Goodman is a professor and the former Chair of Physics Department at the University of Maryland. His area of research, Particle Astrophysics, studies cosmic radiation to better understand the properties of elementary particles and the processes in space that produce these particles. This field blends elements of high energy physics and astrophysics. Starting with his Ph.D. work, which showed evidence for an abundance of heavy elements such as iron in high energy cosmic rays, he has worked to understand the nature of cosmic rays which hit the earth. Recently, his work has concentrated on two experimental efforts-- Milagro and IceCube. He is now the Principal Investigator of the HAWC Experiment.

Steven Rolston is a professor in the Physics Department and Director of the Joint Quantum Institute at the University of Maryland. After a Ph.D. in nuclear physics, he has concentrated on atomic and quantum physics. His research utilizes atoms laser-cooled to a few millionths of a degree above absolute zero to study problems in fundamental physics ranging from ultracold plasmas to quantum simulations of materials, to hybrid quantum systems for information processing.

Dr. Goodman and Dr. Rolston teach the Marquee Science and Technology course: Physics for Decision Makers: The Global Energy Crisis.

Marquee Lecture Series in Science and Technology

More Snow in Recent Winters ... Global Warming, Fact or Fiction?
A case study on weather and climate
April 16, 6:00pm-7:00pm in the Biosciences Research Building, Rm 1101

There is a common belief that because the U.S. has received more snow in recent years, that the temperature in the winter months has become colder, not warmer as predicted. In this lecture we will examine the evidence and the arguments to determine if this claim against global warming, is justified.

Students, bring your clickers.

Professor Hudson joined the faculty in 1990, serving as a Department Chair until 1998. For the twenty years prior to that he worked for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. He teaches AOSC 200/201 Weather and Climate. Between 1996 and 2004 he was the President of the International Ozone Commission. Previous research interests were in the derivation of ozone column density, ozone profiles, aerosol concentration, and sulfur dioxide in the troposphere and stratosphere from ultraviolet radiances observed from satellites. Recently he has shown that the total ozone field can be used to determine the positions of the Jet Streams. He has been able to use this approach to determine climate variability over the last 30 years.

All lectures are held at Biosciences Research Building Room 1101
University of Maryland, College Park, MD

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