Ants Leetmaa Memorial Symposium:
Climate Variations, Change, and Predictability
Wednesday, June 20, 2018
Venue: Princeton University Frick Lab (Main Campus)
Please join NOAA’s Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL) and Princeton University’s Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences program as we honor the life and career of a departed colleague, Dr. Ants Leetmaa, former director of GFDL. Dr. Leetmaa served as GFDL director (2001–2007), and director of NOAA’s National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center (1997–2001). His contributions to climate variability and predictability research and forecast applications substantially advanced how we understand and predict natural climate variability, and the role of oceans in the climate system.
Agenda
| Time | Topic | Speaker(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 8:15 am | Shuttle departs from Homewood Suites to Princeton University | |
| 8:30 am | Coffee/tea | |
| 9:00 – 9:10 am | Introduction and Logistics | Ram Ramaswamy, NOAA/OAR/GFDL |
| 9:10 – 10:25 am | Dr. Leetmaa’s Career | Chair: Ming Ji, NOAA/NWS/OSTI David Halpern, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory William Lapenta, NOAA/NWS/NCEP Craig McLean, NOAA/OAR Ram Ramaswamy, NOAA/OAR/GFDL Mark Cane, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University |
| 10:25 – 10:55 am | Break | |
| 10:55 – 12:25 pm | Remembering Dr. Leetmaa’s Science | Chair: Wayne Higgins, NOAA/OAR/CPO James Baker, NOAA Administrator (retired) Mojib Latif, GEOMAR, University of Kiel Jagadish Shukla, George Mason University David DeWitt, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/CPC George Philander, Princeton University Anthony Rosati, NOAA/OAR/GFDL (retired) |
| 12:25 – 1:45 pm | Lunch (on your own at Frist Campus Center) | |
| 1:45 – 3:00 pm | Dr. Leetmaa’s Scientific Direction and Steering | Chair: Steve Zebiak, Columbia/IRI Arun Kumar, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/CPC Richard Reynolds, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/CPC (retired) Gabriel Vecchi, Princeton University Brian Soden, University of Miami Marty Hoerling, NOAA/OAR/ESRL/PSD |
| 3:00 – 3:30 pm | Break | |
| 3:30 – 4:45 pm | Dr. Leetmaa’s Mentoring | Chair: Whit Anderson, NOAA/OAR/GFDL Arlene Fiore, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University Andrew Wittenberg, NOAA/OAR/GFDL Yan Xue, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/CPC Rong Zhang, NOAA/OAR/GFDL John Dunne, NOAA/OAR/GFDL |
| 4:45 – 5:15 pm | Wrap up | Moderator: Edwin Schneider, George Mason University |
| 5:30 pm | Shuttle departs from Princeton University to Hyatt Regency | |
| 6:00 pm | Hors d’oeuvres/cash bar (Hyatt Regency, Princeton; directions here) | |
| 6:30 pm | Dinner (Hyatt Regency) | |
| 9:00 pm | Shuttle departs from Hyatt Regency to Homewood Suites | |
Optional Dinner
Hyatt Regency Princeton (at Carnegie Center). Cost is $40. Contact Anna Valerio at apval@princeton.edu by June 13 if you would like to attend the dinner.
Parking
Free parking is available in Lot 21 on the Princeton campus. It is approximately a 6-minute walk from Lot 21 to Frick Lab.