Coastal Georgia Environmental Symposium 

Free Event - Open to the Public

Friday, October 6, 2006

1:00 PM, Science Center 1407

AASU Campus, Savannah Georgia

Schedule of Events

This symposium will highlight environmental research areas of five prominent scientists from Georgia and South Carolina.  Each talk is scheduled for 40 minutes plus up to 5 minutes for questions.  The event will be held in the Science Center of Armstrong Atlantic State University in Room 1407.  The Science Center is located at the corner of Arts and Library Drive.   The event is free and open to the public.  A catered reception will be provided after the event.

1:00 Opening Remarks

1:05-1:45 “Nanoscale Structure in the Environment” Jay Brandes, Skidaway Institute of Oceanography, Savannah GA

1:50-2:30 “Trace Metal Stoichiometries in Ocean Plankton: Insights from Single-Cell X-ray Analysis,” Benjamin S. Twining, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC

2:35-3:15 “Modeling PCB Transport and Fate in the Housatonic River, MA,” Earl Hayter, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Exposure Research Lab, Athens, GA

3:15-3:30 Break (Refreshments Available)

3:30-4:10 “Emerging Drinking Water Disinfection By-Products and New Health Issues,” Susan Richardson, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Exposure Research Laboratory, Athens, GA

  4:15-4:55 “Focusing on the Important stuff: How Multifactorial Experimental Designs Help us Rank Parallel Processes that Degrade Contaminants in the Aquatic Eenvironment”  John Ferry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC

5:00-6:00 Reception

No RSVP necessary, but to RSVP contact: Delana Nivens 921-5447 nivensde@mail.armstrong.edu