GLIN==> Climate Expert Lonnie Thompson to Speak at Winter Program, Silent Auction

Climate Expert Lonnie Thompson to Speak at Winter Program, Silent Auction

February 18, 2010

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

COLUMBUS, OH - Discover what mountains can teach us about global climate
change at the Friends of Stone Laboratory and Ohio Sea Grant 12th Annual
Winter Program and Silent Auction, to be held from 7 to 9 p.m. March 2,
2010, at the Fawcett Center, 2400 Olentangy River Road on the Ohio State
University campus.

 

Dr. Lonnie Thompson, one of the world's foremost authorities on
paleoclimatology and glaciology, will speak on "Global Climate Change: A
Paleoclimate Perspective from the World's Highest Mountains." Thompson has
led 56 expeditions in the last 30 years, conducting ice core drilling
programs in the world's Polar Regions, as well as in 16 countries on
tropical and subtropical ice fields. Recently, Thompson and his team
developed lightweight solar-powered drilling equipment to acquire histories
from ice fields in the high Andes of Peru and on Mount Kilimanjaro in
Tanzania. 

 

The Silent Auction will begin at 7 p.m. and continue throughout the program.
All funds raised will benefit the programs and scholarships of Stone
Laboratory, the nation's oldest freshwater biological field station, located
at Put-in-Bay on Gibraltar Island, OSU's island campus on Lake Erie. Payment
will only be accepted by cash or check. 

 

"This fun and informative event is a great place for people to learn about
our courses and research, how to join the Friends of Stone Lab, or simply
get their Lake Erie questions answered," said Dr. Jeff Reutter, Director of
Ohio Sea Grant and Stone Lab. "It's also a great opportunity to learn more
about climate change from one of the world's true experts."

Information will be available regarding Stone Lab courses, as well as field
trip opportunities for students in grades 4-12 and adults. Stone Lab
merchandise will also be available for purchase, with proceeds benefiting
Stone Lab scholarships.

 

Individuals wishing to donate items for auction or RSVP should contact Nancy
Cruickshank, preferably by e-mail, at cruickshank.3 at osu.edu or 614.292.8971.

 

The Friends of Stone Laboratory is a non-profit group that works to support
the operation and missions of the Lab. Since its creation in 1981, FOSL has
raised more than $1 million in endowments; bought equipment like
microscopes, computers, and rowboats; supported scholarships for over 500
students; and funded research assistants and visiting professors. 

 

OSU's Ohio Sea Grant program is part of NOAA Sea Grant, a network of 32 Sea
Grant programs dedicated to the protection and sustainable use of marine and
Great Lakes resources. For information on Ohio Sea Grant and Stone Lab,
visit ohioseagrant.osu.edu <http://ohioseagrant.osu.edu/> .

 

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Contact:

 

Nancy Cruickshank, Ohio Sea Grant and Stone Laboratory, 614.292.8971 or
cruickshank.3 at osu.edu.

 

 

 

Stacy Brannan

Associate Editor

Ohio Sea Grant and Stone Laboratory

1314 Kinnear Road

Columbus, OH 43212

614.247.7109

brannan.16 at osu.edu

 

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