[Eoas-seminar] Reminder: November 14 at 11am. Seminar by Erik van Sebille "Whose plastic is that? Combining ocean physics with Bayesian inference to attribute microplastic sources and sinks"

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Location: COAPS main seminar room, 2000 Levy Avenue, Building A

If you want to meet with Dr. van Sebille, please email Susan Greenwalt 
at sgreenwalt at fsu.edu. Best would be to meet him Monday afternoon at 
COAPS after the seminar, but he will also visit EOAS and Scientific 
Computing Wednesday.

Best,
Eric


On 8/18/2022 10:00 AM, 'Eric Chassignet' via seminar at coaps wrote:
> _When_: November 14, 2022 at 11am
> _Title_: Whose plastic is that? Combining ocean physics with Bayesian 
> inference to attribute microplastic sources and sinks
> _Presenter_: Eric van Sebille, professor of oceanography and public 
> engagement at Utrecht University
> _Abstract_: 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.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.
>
> _Short bio_: /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./
>
> 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./
> /
>
> -- 
> 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 :echassignet at fsu.edu
> http://www.coaps.fsu.edu
>
>
>

-- 
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 :echassignet at fsu.edu
http://www.coaps.fsu.edu


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