Kuehnast Lecture Series
Lectures in the Fields of Meteorology, Climatology, and their applications
In 1992, the University of Minnesota Department of Soil, Water, and Climate was honored by the establishment of an endowment provided by the family of former Minnesota State Climatologist, Earl Louis, and his wife, Leila (Newbrough) Kuehnast. The endowment is used to further teaching and research programs in climatology and meteorology. The Kuehnast Lecture Series is sponsored by this endowment.
Kuehnast Lecture
17th Annual Lecture:
Breathing of the Biosphere: How Physics Sets the Limits and Biology Does the Work
Dr. Dennis Baldocchi
Thursday, October 15, 2009 - 3:30 to 5:00 PM
Room 335 Borlaug Hall
University of Minnesota
St. Paul Campus
(parking map)
This is a public forum ... all are welcome!
Recorded Webcast:
- Welcome and Award Ceremony
- Dr. Baldocchi's presentation
- Questions/Answers and Closing Comments
About Dr. Baldocchi:
Dr. Dennis Baldocchi is a Professor in the Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management at the University of California - Berkeley. Dr. Baldocchi is an internationally known biometeorologist, recognized for outstanding achievement in 2009 by the American Meteorological Society. He is also a Fellow in the American Geophysical Union and one of the most widely cited researchers in the field of terrestrial ecosystems and their interactions with atmospheric processes.
Co-Sponsored by the Kuehnast Endowment Fund and Sigma Xi
For more information contact:
Dr. Mark Seeley
Department of Soil, Water, and Climate
439 Borlaug Hall
1991 Upper Buford Circle
University of Minnesota
St. Paul, MN 55108
(612) 625-4724
Past Presentations in the Kuehnast Lecture Series:
| 16th | A World of Change: Climate Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow | Susan Solomon | November 5, 2008 |
| 15th | Divine Wind: The History and Science of Hurricanes | Kerry Emanuel | October 18, 2007 |
| 14th | The Pileus Project: Climate Science in Support of Decision Making for an Intensively-Managed Agricultural Crop | Julie Winkler | October 4, 2006 |
| 13th | The State of Science Education and the American Meteorological Society | Walt Lyons | October 14, 2005 |
| 12th | The Role of Sea Ice in Global Climate | Wallace Broecker | October 12, 2004 |
| 11th | Climate Change: A View from Underground | Henry N. Pollack | October 13, 2003 |
| 10th | Global Climate Change: Uncertainties, Risks, and Values in Determining Public Policy | Panel Discussion | October 11, 2002 |
| 9th | An Idiosyncratic History of Climate | Richard H. Skaggs | October 19, 2001 |
| 8th | Beyond Global Warming Yes or No | Roger Pielke, Jr. | October 6, 2000 |
| 7th | Evapotranspiration: From Canopies to Continents | John M. Norman | September 24, 1999 |
| 6th | What's happening with El Nino and La Nina | Kevin E. Trenberth | October 15, 1998 |
| 5th | Global Nitrogen Cycling | Elisabeth A. Holland | October 2, 1997 |
| 4th | A Brief Excursion Into Three Agricultural Revolutions | Donald G. Baker | October 11, 1996 |
| 3rd | CO2 and the Biosphere | Sherwood B. Idso | October 12, 1995 |
| 2nd | How Much Land Can 10 Billion People Spare? | Paul E. Waggoner | October 4, 1994 |
| 1st | Is Climate Still Important? | Stanley A. Chagnon | October 5, 1993 |