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Events for August 25 - 29, 2008

MONDAY, AUGUST 25

Institute Convocation
3-5 pm, Macey Center. The entire NMT community - students, faculty, and staff are invited. Refreshments afterward.

G3 Student Orientation
4 pm, MSEC 209. Meeting for all incoming G3 grad students.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 26

Fall Semester Begins

THURSDAY, AUGUST 28

EES Department Presentation
4 -5 pm, MSEC 101. Chairman Rick Aster welcomes new and returning EES students. Staff will give an overview on website, computer, technical, and administrative services. Dress to impress -- we're taking pics of all new students. Refreshments!

Hydrology Program Orientation
5 pm, MSEC 105. For new and returning hydrology students.

Hydrology Program Pool Party
6-9 pm, NMT Pool. Come and enjoy the food and fun! If inclement weather, meet in SAC auditorium.

In the News

• Rick Aster's "singing iceberg" research is featured on the front page of today's Albuquerque Journal. PDF
• Administrative secretary Colleen Villanova and her pottery was featured in El Defensor Chieftain.
• MS student in geochemistry Andrew Fargo won the Best Poster Award at NMGS Spring meeting. More.
• Rick Aster, Penny Boston, and Enrique Vivoni are being featured in 60-second spots on PBS/KNME TV on why they became scientists. The spots are posted here.
• Assistant Professor of Geophysics Glenn Spinelli's research shows that the earthquake zone extends further inland than believed in the Pacific Northwest. More.
• Rick Aster, Professor of Geophysics, exposed deep-Earth secrets at a KNME Science Cafe on August 16 at the NM Museum of Natural History and Science. More.
• Professor of Hydrology John Wilson is featured in an article in Science about employment opportunities for hydrogeologists.
• See pictures and video from Assistant Professor of Geophysics Jeff Johnson's field trip to Hawaii.
• More news here.

Recent Publications
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August 2008

Istanbulluoglu E., Yetemen O., Vivoni E.R., Gutiérrez-Jurado H.A., Bras R.L. "Eco-geomorphic Implications of Hillslope Aspect: Inferences from Analysis of Landscape Morphology in central New Mexico." Geophysical Research Letters, 35, L14403, doi:10.1029/2008GL034477.

MacAyeal D.R., Okal E.A., Aster R.C., Bassis J.N. "Seismic and hydroacoustic tremor generated by colliding icebergs." Journal of Geophysical Research, 113, F03011, doi:10.1029/2008JF001005. Abstract.

July 2008

Kleissl J., Gomez J., Hong S.-H., Hendrickx J.M.H., Rahn T., Defoor W.L. "Large Aperture Scintillometer Intercomparison Study." Boundary-Layer Meteorology, 128(1):133-150. 10.1007/s10546-008-9274-1. Abstract.

June 2008

Méndez-Barroso L.A., Garatuza-Payán J., Vivoni E.R. "Quantifying Water Stress on Wheat using Remote Sensing in the Yaqui Valley, Sonora, Mexico." Agricultural Water Management, 95(6):725-736. doi:10.1016/j.agwat.2008.01.016. Abstract.

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