1. EFB.797.M007.SPRING12.Hydrology & Biogeochemistry ERE.797.M004.SPRING12.Hydrology & Biogeochemistry FOR.797.M007.SPRING12.Hydrology & Biogeochemistry Grading: Pass/Fail Pass Based upon 70% attendance We expect attendees to be active participants in the Seminar.

2. Draft Presenters and Topics DatePresenterTopic January 15Myron Mitchell, Ted Endreny, John Stella and Chuck Kroll Introduction to Seminar January 22Seminar Participants Brief Introduction by Participants. January 29Myron J. Mitchell Shift from Atmospheric Deposition to Climatic Regulation of Sulfur Budgets in Forested Watersheds February 5Farhana Sultana, Associate Professor of Geography Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs Social Aspects of Arsenic Contamination

3. Draft Presenters and Topics Continued DatePresenterTopic February 12 Andrew Melkonian Cornell University Topic To be announced February 19Laura Lautz Water Quality and Hydraulic Fracturing February 26Don SiegelTopic to be announced. March 5John Farrell St. Lawrence Wetlands Restoration March 12No SeminarSpring Break March 19Sharon D. MoranNew Currents in Water Governance: Ethical Frameworks in Action

4. Draft Presenters and Topics Continued DatePresenterTopic March 26 Don Pierson, Section Chief of Water Quality Modeling for the NYC DEP Bureau of Water Supply Modeling simulation to evaluate the impacts of climate change on the NYC Water Supply April 2Neil MurphyTopic To be Announced April 9Kim Schulz CIRTAS April 16Mark TeeceBiogeochemistry of Coral Reefs April 23Rich Vogel, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Tufts University Hydromorphology: Integrating humans in the hydrology textbook April 30To be Determined

5. What to do for next seminar on Jan. 22! Send a PowerPoint Slide to John Stella (email:stella@esf.edu) on or before Friday, January 18 th with only the following information: Your name Your affiliation (i.e., Department) Email Address Area of Interest Picture (optional) See next slide for an example: Be prepared to give a one minute introduction to yourself on Jan. 22.

6. Myron J. Mitchell Environmental and Forest Biology Email: mitchell@syr.edumitchell@syr.edu Area of Interest: Effects of Atmospheric Pollutants and Climate Change on the Biogeochemistry of Forested Watersheds

7. Other Information Information about the Seminar will be posted on Myron Mitchell’s Home page: http://www.esf.edu/efb/mitchell/ http://www.esf.edu/efb/mitchell/ By clicking on the following link: Cross-disciplinary Seminar in Hydrological and Biogeochemical Processes

8. Topics for Discussion 1a. Local region (CNY and Northeast) 1b. Nation 1c. World 2a. Next decade 2b Next century 3 Important New Discoveries!