Lecture series to talk about 'Megafloods'
The Fermilab Art and Lecture Series will present "Megafloods" by Victor Baker of University of Arizona at 8 p.m. Sept. 12. Tickets are $5.
Megafloods are the largest known freshwater floods, with flows comparable in scale to ocean currents, and capable of inducing global changes in climate. Although there are no modern examples of megafloods, such flows occurred near the end of the last Ice Age on Earth, and even larger megafloods impacted very ancient surfaces on the planet Mars.
Baker is Regents' professor of hydrology and water resources at The University of Arizona where he is also professor of geosciences, professor of planetary sciences, and professor in the lunar and planetary laboratory. His research projects have included paleoflood hydrologic studies in Texas, Utah, Arizona, northern Australia, Israel, Jordan, and India; volcanoes in Hawaii; channels, valleys, and geomorphic features on Mars; the geomorphology of Venus; river morphology in South America; and catastrophic Pleistocene floods in the Northwestern U.S. and Central Asia. Work is also conducted on the history/philosophy of Earth and planetary sciences, and on the interface of environmental science with public policy.
Baker has authored or co-authored more than 350 research papers and chapters. Additional publications include over 400 published abstracts of papers presented at professional meetings, plus numerous reports, reviews, and encyclopedia articles and 14 books.
The schedule continues with:
• Sept. 20 at 7 p.m.: Michel Lauziere: Master of the Unusual
• Oct. 4 at 8 p.m.: Aquila Theatre
• Oct. 19 at 3 p.m.: George Winston
• Nov. 14 at 8 p.m.: "Facing the Frontier: Fermilab from 1968-2008," a lecture by Adrienne Kolb, Fermilab Historian
• Nov. 22 at 8 p.m.: The Klezmatics
• Dec. 6 at 8 p.m.: A Renaissance Christmas
• Jan. 11 at 8 p.m.: Gallery Series Concert No. 1 by Millar Brass Ensemble
• Jan. 16 at 8 p.m.: "Lecture on Bee Colony Collapse" by professor May Berenbaum, University of Illinois
• Feb. 8 at 8 p.m.: Gallery Series Concert No. 2 by Waller/Maxwell Guitar Duo
• Feb. 14 at 8 p.m.: The Dixie Hummingbirds
• Feb. 27 at 8 p.m.: "Chasing Cosmic Rays: The Pierre Auger Observatory" by professor Angela Olinto, University of Chicago
• March 8 at 8 p.m.: Gallery Series Concert No. 3 by Arianna String Quartet
• March 14 at 8 p.m.: Solas
• March 27 at 8 p.m.: "The Future of Particle Physics and Fermilab" by Pier Oddone, Fermilab Director
• April 18 at 8 p.m.: Chic Gamine
• May 9 at 8 p.m.: The Best of Dance Chicago
• May 29 at 8 p.m.: "The Crafting of Self-Assembling Materials for Medicine and Energy" by professor Samuel Stupp, Northwestern University
For information or telephone reservations, call (630) 840-ARTS (2787) weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. At other times an answering machine will give you information and a means of placing ticket orders. Ramsey Auditorium is located in Wilson Hall, the central building of Fermilab. Wilson Hall, a high-rise, is accessible from the west on Kirk Road at Pine Street or from the east on Batavia Road in Warrenville. Tickets are nonrefundable. Phone reservations are held for five working days, but will be released for sale if not paid for within that time. On the evening of the event, the box office opens at 7 p.m. and will-call tickets can be picked up, or available tickets purchased, at that time. For information, visit www.fnal.gov/culture.