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DIALOG/DISCCRS
Ph.D. Dissertation Abstract Registration Form

PhD recipients whose work pertains to aquatic or climate-change/impactsresearch and who completed degrees after January 1, 2000 are encouraged to submit their dissertation abstract using the interactive form below. Dissertations will be posted on line in a fully searchable format. Aquatic scientists engaged in climate change research should mark the box at the top of the Abstract Registration Form to be included in both the DISCCRS and DIALOG Dissertation Registries. Once registered, participants are added to the weekly DIALOG/DISCCRS electronic news list. Job and other announcements of interest to recent graduates are posted weekly. Everyone is encouraged to submit job and other announcements to [email protected] or [email protected].

SYMPOSIUM APPLICATIONS: To apply for the DIALOG or DISCCRS symposia, please read and follow the Symposium Application Instructions. Register your dissertation first. Once registered, you will be placed on a list to receive symposium updates.

KEEP YOUR INFORMATION CURRENT: Please send address changes or requests to unsubscribe from the mailing list to [email protected] or [email protected].

DIALOG/DISCCRS PH.D. DISSERTATION ABSTRACT REGISTRATION FORM

DIALOG: I am an aquatic scientist (limnology, oceanography, hydrology).
Please register my dissertation with the Dissertations Initiative for the Advancement of Limnology and Oceanography (DIALOG) program.

DISCCRS: My work pertains to climate-change/impacts.
Please register my dissertation with the Dissertations Initiative for the Advancement of Climate Change Research (DISCCRS) program.

Aquatic scientists should check both boxes if involved with climate change research.

Current Contact Information:
Last/family name:
First name:
Middle Initial:
Job Title:
Institution:
Department:
Mailing address:
Mailing address:
City:
State/Province:
Zip/Postal Code:
Country: Other:
Telephone:
Fax:
Email:

Educational Background:
Ph.D.-Granting Institution and country:
Example: Oregon State University (USA), or if more than one campus for the same university, University of California at San Diego (USA), or University of Bremerhaven (Germany)
Ph.D.-Granting Department:
Examples: Oceanography Department or School of Marine Sciences
Ph.D. Thesis Title:
Example: Consequences of current-topography interactions at Cobb Seamount: Physical and biological interactions.
Please note: DO NOT capitalize the entire thesis title.
Number of pages:
Example: 348
Ph.D. requirements completed in:

Expertise
Primary Field
Aquatic   Atmospheric   Terrestrial   Global
Humanities/Social   Mathematics/Modeling
 
Aquatic scientists, please indicate your primary subfield (hydrology, limnology or oceanography)
Hydrology Limnology Oceanography
Primary Disciplinary Specialty Secondary Disciplinary Specialty
  Biology   Biology
  Biogeochemistry   Biogeochemistry
  Chemistry   Chemistry
  Computational Science/Modeling   Computational Science/Modeling
  Ecology   Ecology
  Economics   Economics
  Geology   Geology
  Geography   Geography
  Geophysics   Geophysics
  History   History
  Mathematics   Mathematics
  Philosophy   Philosophy
  Physics   Physics
  Political Science   Political Science
  Psychology   Psychology
  Sociology   Sociology
  Other   Other

Area of Expertise:
Include one phrase or list of key words that best describes your expertise—limit is 50 characters or spaces.

Job Status:
Post Doctoral appointment (temporary research) Other temporary position
Permanent/potentially permanent (for example, tenure-track academic positions) Unemployed

Job Sector:
Academia Commercial Non-Profit
State/Regional Government Federal Government  
Other:

Demographic Information:
Please note: Field of study, PhD-granting institution, gender, citizenship and ethnic/cultural background may be used for symposium selection to ensure diverse representation, but will otherwise be kept strictly confidential. Birth date, position, salary, job-market assessment and marital status will NOT be used for symposium selection. This information will be used for statistical purposes only You are not required to provide the information, but it is very useful for demographic and human-resource purposes. Your responses are very much appreciated.
Citizenship:
Ethnic/Cultural Background:
(U.S. Citizens only. Please check the code that best describes your heritage.)
African American Caucasian/White
Mexican American/Chicano Asian
Puerto Rican Other Hispanic American
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
 
Gender:   Male Female
Your Month and Year of Birth:
Marital Status:
Married Living with a partner Widowed Separated Divorced Single/never married
Children :
Number of children 
 
Are you actively looking for another position at the present time? Yes No

What is your current annual base (before tax) salary, expressed as US$ ?
$

Please indicate the number of months on which your salary is based.
(for example, if you have a 9-month academic appointment, specify 9 months)

How would you describe the current state of the "traditional" job market for research-trained geoscientists (i.e., the market for research positions in academia, government, and industry) in general?:
Excellent    Good    Neutral/Fair    Bad    Hopeless
Besides finding a job, what is your greatest concern about pursuing a scientific career?
DISSERTATION ABSTRACT
Please read and follow these instructions!

Provide a 1-page abstract of your Ph.D. dissertation. All abstracts must be in English. When printed, the complete abstract must fit within a 6.5" x 9" area (16.5 cm x 22.9 cm) -- this works out to 1" margins using 8.5" x ll" paper, using Times/Roman font, 12 point or equivalent.

Paragraphs should be single spaced. Leave a blank line between paragraphs. Do not indent the first line.

AVOID using special characters (e.g., use micro-m instead of µm; 10^4 for 10 to the fourth power; 10^-4 for 10 to the minus four power; H2O or water for H2O.)

Web and e-mail addresses: If you have material on a website, you are encouraged to include a sentence at the bottom of the page, saying something like: "More information is available at http://your.address.com/."

You may also include your e-mail address, but are advised to do so only if you expect the address to remain active for at least 1 year.

Please check all data before submitting your form!
 

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DISCCRS III Symposium
Sept. 10-17, 2007
Hawai'i Island
Application is now closed.
Eligibility: Ph.D. completed between
April 1, 2004 - March 31, 2007

DISCCRS III Mentors:
Kenny Broad
Charles Kolstad
Susi Moser
Terry Root
Stephen Schneider

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  Last updated: June 21, 2007