Understanding the Air We Breathe:  The Science of Air Quality

SSC Seminar Series – Summer 2004

Download flyer about the Lecture Series including children activities (PDF)

 

AIRMAP/UNH in collaboration with the Seacoast Science center presents a lecture series for the general public to highlight the summer of 2004 air quality campaign.  The venue will be the Seacoast Science Center (SSC) at Odiorne Point.  This is an excellent venue for the lecture series.  Not only are there spectacular views of the New England Coast, but the Seacoast Science Center is a key outreach partner for UNH and NOAA.

 

The lecture hall will hold about 100 people.  The goal is to make this a family event where parents can come with their children.  In addition to the lecture series, we plan to organize a parallel set of events for children organized by SSC staff.

 

NOTE:  Lectures will be general enough to appeal to a broad audience.

 

FORMAT:

 

6:00-6:30 PM informal program - refreshments, hors d'oeurves or deserts, family picnics

6:30-7:30 PM presentation and questions

7:30 – 8:00 PM  follow up discussions, and departure

 

Schedule, Speakers and Titles:

 

All lectures will be on TUESDAY evening;

 

13 July      Robert Talbot (UNH) 

                  Tracking Air Quality in New England: Satellites, Planes, Balloons, Ships and Towers

 

20 July      Daniel Jacob (Harvard)

                  View From the Top:  How Satellites and Airplanes Help us Understand Air Quality

 

27 July      Dan Albritton (NOAA)

                  Climate Change: What We Know and What We Don't Know

 

3 Aug        Henry Fuelberg (NASA)

                  The Influence of Weather on Air Quality in New England

 

10 Aug      Michael Hardesty (NOAA)

                  Using Remote Sensing Technology to Measure Ozone and Aerosols

 

17 Aug      Cameron Wake (UNH)

                  Air Quality and Human Health