Events

The December 2012 SRP Seminar/Webinar will include both geoscience and bio-medical talks. Dr. Peter Knappett, Postdoctoral Research Scientist at Columbia's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, will give a talk on "Investigating Hydraulic Connections Between Shallow, High Arsenic Aquifers and Deeper, Low Arsenic Aquifers in Bangladesh". Dr. Frederick Domann, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, will present, "Redox Regulation of Epigenetic Processes: A Role for Arsenic".

If you are interested in participating in person, please send an email with "CU SRP December Webinar" in the subject line to "br2005 at columbia dot edu" so that your name will be included on the list for the entrance guard. If you are interested in participating remotely, please send an email with "CU SRP December Webinar" in the subject line to "mgolden at ciesin dot columbia dot edu". Please indicate your affiliation in the email. An invitation to participate in the webinar will be sent to you if you send your request by Thursday, December 13th.

Here is a more detailed schedule:

3:00pm-4:00pm
"Investigating Hydraulic Connections Between Shallow, High Arsenic Aquifers and Deeper, Low Arsenic Aquifers in Bangladesh"

Peter Knappett
Post-Doctoral Research Scientist
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University
knappett at ldeo dot columbia dot edu

4:00pm-4:05pm Break

4:05pm-5:00pm
"Redox Regulation of Epigenetic Processes: A Role for Arsenic"

Frederick Domann
Professor of Radiation Oncology
Carver College of Medicine
University of Iowa
frederick-domann at uiowa dot edu

5:00pm Adjourn