2017 AGU Fall Meeting Agency Lecture: How a Geoscientist can Change the World
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2017 AGU Fall Meeting Agency Lecture: How a Geoscientist can Change the World
Session ID#: 38005
Session Description:
The Agency Lecture will be delivered by Dr. Vaughan Turekian as the senior board director for sustainability programs at the U.S. National Academy of Sciences.
As more and more challenges are international in scale and have science in their cause and cure, geoscientists can play an central role. This lecture will highlight the intersection of a career in science and diplomacy, highlight important people along the way, and look forward to the potential for earth and planetary scientists over the coming decades.
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Primary Convener: Eric A Davidson, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Appalachian Laboratory, Frostburg, MD, United States
Conveners: Denis-Didier Rousseau, CNRS, Paris Cedex 16, France and Christine McEntee, American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, United States
Chairs: Eric A Davidson, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Appalachian Laboratory, Frostburg, MD, United States and Christine McEntee, American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, United States
Index Terms:
9820 Techniques applicable in three or more fields [GENERAL OR MISCELLANEOUS]
Abstracts Submitted to this Session:
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