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Schweppe Lecture Series
Dr. John W. Morse
Department of Oceanography, Texas A&M University, College StationThursday, December 6, 2001, 7:00 PM, Visitor Center Auditorium
The Chemistry of Oceans on Mars
Dr. John W. Morse, Department of Oceanography, Texas A&M University, College Station Thursday, December 6, 2001, 7:00 PM, Visitor Center Auditorium The Chemistry of Oceans on Mars Dr. John W. Morse, professor of oceanography at Texas A&M University in College Station, will present a public lecture on "The Chemistry of Oceans on Mars," on Thursday, December 6. The free lecture will be held at 7 p.m. in the Visitor Center of the University of Texas Marine Science Institute (UTMSI) in Port Aransas, and the public is invited to attend. Professor Morse's visit to UTMSI is part of the Laura Randall Schweppe Endowed Lecture Series in Marine Science.Professor Morse's lecture will show how marine science, the study of oceans on Earth, relates to the possibility of life on other planets. Two features that distinguish the Earth from other planets are the presence of oceans and the existence of life. Water is essential for life, as we know it. The oceans also play an important role in Earth's global climate system, and therefore in maintaining comfortable conditions for life on our planet. In the search for life on other planets, scientists often begin by looking for signs of liquid water. Mars today is very cold and dry, but billions of years ago there may have been liquid water at the surface and climatic conditions favorable for the development of living organisms. Professor Morse will describe the relationships between the oceans, rocks, and the greenhouse effect, and how our knowledge of these processes and their history on Earth may help us unravel the early history of one of our nearest neighbors in the solar system. Visitors should find the presentation lively and interesting.
Professor Morse received his Ph.D. from Yale University and has worked at TAMU since 1981. He currently holds the Scherck Endowed Chair in Oceanography. His work has been recognized nationally and internationally. He was awarded the Sigma Xi Texas A&M University Distinguished Scientist Award in 1998, the Texas A&M Association of Former Students Distinguished Achievement Award in Research in 2000, and Fulbright Traveling Scholar award in 1987. He has served on national advisory panels for the National Research Council, NASA, and the National Science Foundation, is the Editor-in-Chief of the journal Aquatic Geochemistry, and serves as an Associate Editor for Marine Chemistry. His lecture at UTMSI is based in part on one that he gave as part of receiving the Sigma Xi award.
Created: Tue Nov 27 14:31:03 GMT-0600 (Central Standard Time) 2001