C-DEBI Networked Speaker Series

The Center for Dark Energy Biosphere Investigations (C-DEBI) is a “networked” Science and Technology Center (STC), gathering expertise, ideas, and participation from institutions across the U.S. and around the world. C-DEBI runs the Networked Speaker Series as one means to enhance communication and the exchange of ideas via short (30 minute) presentations with time for questions and discussion. The series is presented live online for remote participants, and is recorded and available on the website for those unable to "attend" the live events.

Instructions will be sent via the C-DEBI mailing list on how to listen to the talk and participate in the Q&A online. The Networked Speaker Series is broadcast as an Adobe Connect videoconference run through your internet browser (Firefox is recommended) via Adobe Flash player and thus may require a small add-in (test your connection beforehand). The presentation will be recorded and available on the website for those unable to "attend" the live web event.

April 4, 2013 Dr. Mark Lever, Aarhus University Evidence of Microbial Carbon and Sulfur Cycling in Buried Ridge Flank Basalt and General Implications for Life within Earth’s Oceanic Crust

		November 10, 2011 Dr. Brandi Kiel Reese, University of Southern California Biogeography of Geochemical Characterizations and Molecular Communities within Shallow and Deep Subsurface Sediments
		March 8, 2012 Dr. Beth Orcutt, Aarhus University The Dynamics of Life Across the Sediment-Basement Interface
		June 15, 2012 Rika Anderson, University of Washington Viral Manipulation of the Genetic Landscape of Deep Subsurface Microbial Communities

C-DEBI seeks nominations for the next three speakers for this program. Potential speakers can be nominated by colleagues, mentors, or those mentored by C-DEBI participants; they can also self nominate. Selected C-DEBI Networked Speakers will make a presentation online, using video conferencing tools, with assistance from the C-DEBI main office at USC. Presentations are to be about 30 minutes in length, with time allocated for questions and discussion. Networked viewers can participate in Q&A via their own web camera and speaker/microphone or by chat.

We would like to have three presentations during the 2012-2013 academic year, ideally one in the fall, one in the winter, and one in the spring. No travel will be required either to make a presentation or to listen/participate in a presentation. Presentations will be recorded for later online playback by participants or those who could not "attend" the live web event.

Nominated C-DEBI Networked Speakers should be capable of combining compelling visual materials with the ability to communicate effectively to a broad audience. We are particularly enthusiastic about giving young researchers a chance to present work to the C-DEBI community. Being selected to be a C-DEBI Networked Speaker is an honor. Once speakers are selected, presentation dates and times for presentations will be determined and announced, along with instructions for connecting over the web.

[PDF version of the C-DEBI Networked Speaker Series nominations request]

Please submit nominations comprising a single PDF packet containing the following information:

1. A brief cover letter describing potential presentation topic(s) and evidence that nominee can make a suitably broad and compelling presentation
2. Nominee CV (short format, 1-2 pages)

Please name the PDF nomination file, "NSS-Nom_Lastname.pdf" and email to Matthew Janicak (janicak@usc.edu) using the subject line: "C-DEBI Networked Speaker Series Nominee". Speaker selection will begin immediately and will continue until all three 2012-2013 slots are filled.
 

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