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Location: COAPS main seminar room, 2000 Levy Avenue, Building A<br>
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If you want to meet with Dr. van Sebille, please email Susan
Greenwalt at <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:sgreenwalt@fsu.edu">sgreenwalt@fsu.edu</a>. Best would be to meet him Monday
afternoon at COAPS after the seminar, but he will also visit EOAS
and Scientific Computing Wednesday. <br>
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Best,<br>
Eric<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 8/18/2022 10:00 AM, 'Eric
Chassignet' via seminar@coaps wrote:<br>
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<u>When</u>: November 14, 2022 at 11am<br>
<u>Title</u>: <span lang="EN-US">Whose plastic is that? Combining
ocean physics with Bayesian inference to attribute microplastic
sources and sinks<br>
<u>Presenter</u>: Eric van Sebille, </span><span lang="EN-US"><span lang="EN-US">professor of oceanography and public engagement
at Utrecht University<br>
<u>Abstract</u>: </span></span><span lang="EN-US">The world's
ocean currents can potentially transport material like plastic
over vast scales, connecting sources on one continent to impacts
on another. On the other hand, it had recently become clear that
most plastics found at any particular location are relatively
local, often originating from within the same country. Effective
policies to reduce the impact of plastic pollution require
knowledge of whose plastic ends up where.</span><span lang="EN-US"> </span><span lang="EN-US">In this seminar, I will
present some recent work on using a Bayesian framework to
analyze the sources of plastics found on beaches around the
world. The input to this analysis comes from Lagrangian ocean
analysis simulations with the OceanParcels.org tool, which I
will also showcase. I will particularly highlight results from
the Indian Ocean, the Galapagos, the South Atlantic and the
North Sea. </span>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><u>Short bio</u>: </span><i><span lang="EN-US">Erik van Sebille is professor of oceanography
and public engagement at Utrecht University. He investigates
how ocean currents move 'stuff' around. He is co-author of
the textbook 'Ocean Currents - Physical Drivers in a
Changing World' with Professor Robert Marsh. Until 2022, he
led the ERC Starting Grant project 'Tracking Of Plastics in
Our Seas'. In parallel to his ongoing work on physical
oceanography, he has recently started a new research team on
how scientists can be effective and inclusive in their
communication and engagement with society, specifically on
the climate crisis.</span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Eric van Sebille will be
visiting FSU and COAPS Monday November 14 to Thursday November
17. Please contact me if you want to schedule some time with
him.</span><i><span lang="EN-US"><br>
</span></i></p>
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Eric Chassignet
Professor and Director
Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies (COAPS)
Florida State University
2000 Levy Avenue, Building A, Suite 292
P.O. Box 3062741
Tallahassee, FL 32306-2741
Office : (1) 850-645-7288
COAPS : (1) 850-644-3846
Cell : (1) 850-524-0033 (urgent matters only)
FAX : (1) 850-644-4841
E-mail : <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:echassignet@fsu.edu" moz-do-not-send="true">echassignet@fsu.edu</a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.coaps.fsu.edu" moz-do-not-send="true">http://www.coaps.fsu.edu</a>
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<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">--
Eric Chassignet
Professor and Director
Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies (COAPS)
Florida State University
2000 Levy Avenue, Building A, Suite 292
P.O. Box 3062741
Tallahassee, FL 32306-2741
Office : (1) 850-645-7288
COAPS : (1) 850-644-3846
Cell : (1) 850-524-0033 (urgent matters only)
FAX : (1) 850-644-4841
E-mail : <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:echassignet@fsu.edu">echassignet@fsu.edu</a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.coaps.fsu.edu">http://www.coaps.fsu.edu</a>
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