Potomac Institute for Policy Studies901 N. Stuart Street, Suite 200 (Mezzanine Level)Arlington, VA 22203Tel: 571-372-6565(Printable Agenda)

 Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Time

Topic/Title

Speaker

0830 - 0845

SERDP/ESTCP Overview/Update 

Dr. John HallRC Program Manager 

0845 - 0930

RC-2435: Effect of Arctic Amplification on Design Snow Loadsin Alaska (SERDP)

Ms. Kathleen JonesU.S. Army ERDC - CRREL 

0930 - 1015

RC-2436: Improving Design Methodologies and AssessmentTools for Building on Permafrost in a Warming Climate(SERDP)

Mr. Kevin BjellaU.S. Army ERDC - CRREL

1015 - 1045

STC/ETC Meet with Resource Conservation & Climate Change Program Manager

1045 - 1100

BREAK

1100 - 1145

RC-2437: Developing Smart Infrastructure for a Changing ArcticEnvironment using Distributed Fiber-Optic Sensing Methods(SERDP)

Dr. Jonathan Ajo-FranklinLawrence BerkeleyNational Laboratory

1145 - 1230

RC-2432: The Impact of Non-Native Predators on Pollinatorsand Native Plant Reproduction in a Hawaiian Dryland Ecosystem(SERDP)

Dr. Christina LiangUSDA Forest Service 

1230 - 1330

Working LunchSTC/ETC Meet with Resource Conservation & Climate Change Program Manager

1330 - 1415

RC-2433: Recovery of Native Plant Communities and EcologicalProcesses Following Removal of Non-native, InvasiveUngulates from Pacific Island Forests (SERDP)

Dr. Creighton LittonUniversity of Hawai’i atManoa 

1415 - 1430

BREAK

1430 - 1700

STC/ETC Meet with Resource Conservation & Climate Change Program Manager

1700

ADJOURN

 Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Time

Topic/Title

Speaker

0830 - 0845

SERDP/ESTCP Overview/Update

Dr. John HallRC Program Manager 

0845 - 0930

RC-201417: Multifaceted High-throughput DNA Barcoding for Addressing Critical Data Gaps for At-Risk Bats on DoD Installations (ESTCP)

Dr. Richard LanceU.S. Army ERDC-EL 

0930 - 1015

RC-201416: Pulverized Paper as a Soil Carbon Source for Degraded Training Lands (ESTCP)

Dr. Ryan BusbyU.S. Army ERDC-CERL 

1015 - 1030

Break

1030 - 1115

RC-201446: Autonomous Real-time Passive Acoustic Monitoring of Baleen Whales for Mitigating Interactions with Naval Activities (ESTCP)

Dr. Cara HotchkinNAVFAC

1115 - 1200

STC/ETC Meet with Resource Conservation & Climate Change Program Manager

 

1200 - 1300

Working Lunch

1300- 1345

RC-201467: Long-Term Ecosystem Inventories: Assessing Availability and Scalability of C and N Data for Ecosystem Models to Inform Scope of Future Proposals (ESTCP)

Dr. Louise LoudermilkUSDA Forest Service 

1345 - 1700

STC/ETC Meet with Resource Conservation & Climate Change Program Manager / Strategy Session

1700

ADJOURN