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DESCRIPTION:Missed Diane McKnight's talk and want to watch it?\n\nClick thr
 ough the permissions below or watch it on YouTube (1 hour).\n\n \n\n------
 -----------------------------\n\nRegister in advance for this special INST
 AAR 75th anniversary seminar and grad student poster showcase. All are wel
 come to this FREE event!\n\n-----------------------------------\n\nLife at
  the bottom of the world: A research journey to the Antarctic Dry Valleys\
 n\nDiane McKnight\n\nDistinguished Professor\, CU Boulder\n\nINSTAAR\; Env
 ironmental Studies\n\n \n\nLocation\nJennie Smoly Caruthers Biotechnology 
 Building (JSCBB)\nButcher Auditorium A115\nCU Boulder East Campus\n3415 Co
 lorado Ave\, Boulder\, CO 80303\n\n \n\nSchedule\n\n5:00pm Refreshments & 
 student posters5:30pm McKnight presentation6:30pm Student posters \n\nLife
  at the bottom of the world: a research journey to the Antarctic Dry Valle
 ys\n\nDiane McKnight is a distinguished researcher and professor who studi
 es the interactions between hydrologic\, chemical and biologic processes i
 n aquatic ecosystems. She is a founding principal investigator of the McMu
 rdo Dry Valleys Long-Term Ecological Research Program in Antarctica.\n\n\n
 In this talk\, McKnight will reflect on her experiences over 27 field seas
 ons in Antarctica\, where she studied the lakes and streams that form oase
 s for life in the cold desert landscape of the McMurdo Dry Valleys. She an
 d her field team adapted to summer flooding and other adverse conditions i
 n pursuit of a deeper understanding of the fascinating microbiota that thr
 ive there. They also welcomed high-profile guests\, including Al Gore\, Jo
 hn McCain\, and a teenage seal that showed up at base camp one summer. \n\
 n\nAfter four decades involved in the program\, McKnight has a deep apprec
 iation of how ambition\, foresight and teamwork can come together to creat
 e an invaluable scientific resource that spans generations.\n \n\nINSTAAR 
 grad student poster showcase\n5-5:30pm and 6:30-7pm\n\nChat with INSTAAR g
 raduate students about their research\, across a wide range of environment
 al topics and from field sites around the world. \n\nStudent (Advisor)Hayl
 ey Kwasniewski (Brooks)Katie Gannon (Oleksy)Sara Padula (Taylor)Theo Kuhn 
 (Barnard)Harry Allbrook (Sepúlveda)Advyth Ramachandran (Suding)Josie Arcu
 ri (Overeem)Sydney Carr (Musselman)Lane Allen (McKnight) \n\nIf attending 
 in person\, register in advance at:\n\nhttps://forms.gle/iubH4CStABTpKYE7A
 \n\nYour RSVP is needed to help with food planning and with 75th anniversa
 ry fundraising. Name & email address required. Thank you!\n\n \n\nIf atten
 ding via Zoom\, register in advance at:\n\nhttps://cuboulder.zoom.us/webin
 ar/register/WN_sfd9gSRaTJW2VcbfNn_ILQ\n\nYour registration is required to 
 see the Zoom presentation. Name & email address required. Thank you!\n\n \
 n\nMore about INSTAAR's 75th anniversary >\n\n \n\nParking\n\nPlease park 
 in Lot 543\, located on the west side of the Jennie Smoly Caruthers Biotec
 hnology Building (JSCBB). The seminar will be held in the Charlie Butcher 
 Auditorium\, near the café. See the map below with directions from the pa
 rking lot to the auditorium. Signs will also be posted to guide you upon a
 rrival.\n\n\n\n \n\n \n\n\n\nIn the photo\, Diane McKnight stands on sedim
 ent accumulated on the Cotton Glacier in the McMurdo Dry Valleys in Antarc
 tica\, 2011 (Chris Jaros).  Note the helicopter on the bare ground in the 
 background.\n\n \n\nWant to print a flyer?\nThe above flyer is low resolut
 ion and not good for printing. \nClick here for a higher resolution flyer 
 (PNG).\n\n \n\nWant an image to use for social media or screen display?\nC
 lick here for a horizontal image (PNG)
LOCATION:Jennie Smoly Caruthers Biotec Building\, Butcher Auditorium - A115
SUMMARY:Diane McKnight - Life at the bottom of the world: A research journe
 y to the Antarctic Dry Valleys
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.colorado.edu/event/diane-mcknight-instaar-an
 niversary-seminar
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CATEGORIES:Colloquium/Seminar
CATEGORIES:Community Engagement
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