ISPE-Fest
ISPE-Fest 2003
A group of ISPE members at the first annual ISPE-Fest.
The first ISPE-Fest kicked off with tasty food, beverages, and poster-viewing. The event also included a number of speakers, including ISPE Director Jonathan Overpeck, who discussed the future of ISPE, and ISPE faculty members Kathy Jacobs, an associate professor in the Department of Soil, Water, and Environmental Science and specialist with the UA's Water Resources Research Center; Jim Shuttleworth, professor with the Department of Hydrology and Water Resources; and J.P. Jones, Geography and Regional Development department head and professor. To cap off the evening's success, ISPE awarded cash prizes to the three winners of the Graduate Student Poster Competition.
Date:
November 13, 2003
Time:
Reception
5:00 PM–7:00 PM
Location:
Tucson Marriott University Park
880 E Second Street
Tucson, AZ 85719
Graduate Student Poster Competition Winners
First Prize winner David Brown and his poster entitled "PDO Modulation of ENSO Impacts on Winter Precipitation in the Western, US"
Second Prize winner Camille Holmgren and her poster entitled "Late Quaternary Vegetation History and Paleoclimate of the USA-Mexico Borderland Region From Two New Packrat Midden Series"
Third Prize winner Erika Wise and her poster entitled "Evaluating the Impacts of Climate Variability on Air Quality Trends in Tucson, Arizona"
Photos
Judges Shoshana Mayden (foreground) and Ann Browning (background) evaluate poster entries.
Judge Steve Archer (blue shirt) evaluates a poster while other ISPE-Fest attendees discuss the research.
Jonathan Overpeck, director of ISPE, discusses the future of ISPE.
The ISPE-Fest buffet.
Congratulations
Congratulations 2003 Poster Competition Winners!
1st place: David Brown, Geography and Regional Development
2nd place: Camille Holmgren, Geosciences
3rd place: Erika Wise, Geography and Regional Development