Aquarium Video Presentations

LuAnn Dahlman, who spoke at the Aquarium on September 22, 2011, spent a season at McMurdo Station in Antarctica, working with an international group of scientists and drillers who are doing this innovative research. Dahlman is part of the Communications and Education group at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Program Office and develops climate-related educational materials.

Dr. Lori Hargrove, who spoke at the Aquarium on September 15, 2011, began volunteering at the San Diego Natural History Museum in 1995 and is currently a postdoctoral researcher in the museum’s department of birds and mammals. She is working with a team on an ongoing project to document wildlife distribution and abundance in the San Jacinto Mountains and compare the results to information gathered 100 years ago.

Peter Ward, who spoke at the Aquarium about the impacts of climate change on June 16, 2011, is a professor of biology and space sciences at the University of Washington in Seattle. His books include "Rare Earth: Why Complex Life is Uncommon in the Universe" and "The Medea Hypothesis: Is Life on Earth Ultimately Self-Destructive"?

Laurence Smith, who spoke at the Aquarium on June 23, 2011, is a professor and vice-chair of geography and professor of Earth and space sciences at the University of California, Los Angeles. His book, "The World in 2050," discusses what our world might look like in forty years if current trends in population, resource demand, economics, and climate change continue.

Richard Somerville is a theoretical meteorologist and distinguished professor emeritus at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego. He earned his Ph.D from New York University and has received awards for both his research and his popular book, The Forgiving Air: Understanding Environmental Change.

Part of our Climate Change and What it Means to California lecture series. Kathy Kelly, PE, is chief of the Department of Water Resources’ Bay-Delta Office, which plans facilities and implements actions in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta to improve water quality, water supply reliability, and the ecosystem. She is a civil engineer with experience in planning and hydrologic engineering.

Part of our Climate Change and What it Means to California lecture series. Jeanine Jones is CDWR's interstate resources manager. Her prior position was the drought preparedness manager. Her more than 30 years experience with CDWR includes directing the statewide planning program, participating in interstate water negotiations, and working on climate change adaptation programs. She is a registered professional engineer in California and Nevada, has a BS and MS in civil engineering, and is a member of ASCE and AWWA.

Mike Anderson, PE and PhD, serves as the California state climatologist in the Department of Water Resources. A civil engineer, he has a background in hydroclimate modeling and monitoring and works in the Department of Water Resources flood forecasting section.

Part of our Climate Change and What it Means to California lecture series. Jeanine Jones is CDWR's interstate resources manager. Her more than 30 years experience with CDWR includes directing the statewide planning program, participating in interstate water negotiations, and working on climate change adaptation programs. She has published numerous technical articles and has taught water-related courses for UC Berkeley extension. Jones is a registered professional engineer in California and Nevada and has a BS and MS in civil engineering.

Part of our Climate Change and What it Means to California lecture series. Eric Soderlund, JD, is a staff counsel with the Department of Water Resources' legal office. He specializes in natural resources, environmental, and water law.