DISCCRS Ph.D. Dissertation Registration Form

Ph.D. recipients whose dissertation or current work pertains to climate change and its impacts are invited to register their dissertation using the form below. After submitting your registration, your dissertation abstract will be available online at: http://www.disccrs.org/search. You also will receive an email containing login information that will allow you to log into the DISCCRS site and update your information.

DISCCRS eNEWSLETTER: Once registered, you will automatically receive the weekly DISCCRS electronic newsletter. The newsletter includes professional resources, news articles, plus job and other announcements of interest to early career scientists with a strong interdisciplinary focus on climate change, impacts and solutions. The full community is invited to submit job and other announcements of potential interest. Send suggested news items to: info@disccrs.org.

DISCCRS SYMPOSIUM APPLICANTS: Those who want to apply to the DISCCRS Symposium must start by registering your dissertation using the form below. Then follow the full Symposium Application Instructions.

Please keep your information current: As noted above, you will receive an email that contains DISCCRS website login information  that you can use to make changes or corrections to your name, affiliation, contact information, and website.

Please do not register your dissertation until after you have completed your Ph.D. requirements.

Please do NOT use all caps when filling out the form (e.g. for your name or thesis title). Some required fields were left blank. Please provide the required information, marked below with a red arrow (). Although not required, we would appreciate it if you would also provide the information marked with a blue arrow (). This optional information will be used for demographic purposes, and your information will not be released or used for any purpose other than statistical analysis. Thank you!
Name
Last/family/surname:
First name:
Middle initial:	Do not include a period.
Current Affiliation
Job title:
Institution:	Example: Oregon State University, or if more than one campus for the same university, University of California at San Diego
Department:	Examples: Department of Political Science, Geology Department, or Institute for Earth Studies
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State/Province:	select one---United States (CAN, AUS below)---AL - AlabamaAK - AlaskaAR - ArkansasAZ - ArizonaCA - CaliforniaCO - ColoradoCT - ConnecticutDE - DelawareDC - District of Columbia  FL - FloridaGA - GeorgiaHI - HawaiiID - IdahoIL - IllinoisIN - IndianaIA - IowaKS - KansasKY - KentuckyLA - LouisianaME - MaineMD - MarylandMA - MassachusettsMI - MichiganMN - MinnesotaMS - MississippiMO - MissouriMT - MontanaNE - NebraskaNV - NevadaNH - New Hampshire  NJ - New JerseyNM - New MexicoNY - New YorkNC - North CarolinaND - North DakotaOH - OhioOK - OklahomaOR - OregonPA - PennsylvaniaRI - Rhode IslandSC - South CarolinaSD - South DakotaTN - TennesseeTX - TexasUT - UtahVT - VermontVA - VirginiaWA - WashingtonWV - West VirginiaWI - WisconsinWY - Wyoming----Canada----AB - AlbertaBC - British ColumbiaMB - ManitobaNB - New BrunswickNL - NewfoundlandNT - Northwest TerritoriesNS - Nova ScotiaON - OntarioPE - Prince Edward IslandQC - QuebecSK - SaskatchewanYT - Yukon----Australia----New South WalesNorthern TerritoryQueenslandSouth AustraliaTasmaniaVictoriaWestern Australia
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Country:	select oneUnited StatesAfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAndorraAngolaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBhutanBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBruneiBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCambodiaCameroonCanadaCape VerdeCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaColombiaComorosCongo, Democratic Republic of theCongo, Republic of theCosta RicaCote d'IvoireCroatiaCubaCyprusCzech RepublicDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEast TimorEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEthiopiaFederated States of MicronesiaFijiFinlandFranceGabonGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGreeceGrenadaGuatemalaGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHondurasHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKorea, NorthKorea, SouthKosovoKuwaitKyrgyz RepublicLaosLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacedoniaMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMauritaniaMauritiusMexicoMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmar (Burma)NamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalQatarRomaniaRussiaRwandaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbia and MontenegroSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSlovak RepublicSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSwazilandSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwan, Republic of ChinaTajikistanTanzaniaThailandThe BahamasThe GambiaTogoTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanTuvaluUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVatican City (Holy See)VenezuelaVietnamYemenZambiaZimbabwe
Contact Information and Website
Telephone:	Please format as: U.S. phone: (836) 576-8253                                  Int'l phone: 49.228.41.22.97
Email:
Personal website:	Your website (not your e-mail address) will be listed along with your Ph.D. dissertation in the DISCCRS registry. Provide your website only if you are willing to have it published.

Expertise Area of Expertise Biology / Ecology Engineering Geosciences Humanities Mathematics Physical Sciences Social and Behavioral Sciences
Primary Disciplinary Specialty Anthropology Atmospheric Chemistry Biology Biogeochemistry Cellular / Molecular Biology Chemistry Climatology Computer Science Demography / Population Studies Ecology - Ecosystem Science Ecology - Population and Community Econometrics Economics Education Engineering Ethics Geology / Geophysics Geography - Human Geography - Physical Glaciology History Hydrology International Relations / Affairs Law Limnology Mathematics Meteorology Microbiology Modeling Oceanography - biological Oceanography - chemical Oceanography - marine geol/geophysics Oceanography - physical Paleoscience Philosophy Physiology Physics Political Science Psychology / Cognitive sciences Public Policy Analysis Sociology Statistics Urban Studies Other:	Secondary Disciplinary Specialty Anthropology Atmospheric Chemistry Biology Biogeochemistry Cellular / Molecular Biology Chemistry Climatology Computer Science Demography / Population Studies Ecology - Ecosystem Science Ecology - Population and Community Econometrics Economics Education Engineering Ethics Geology / Geophysics Geography - Human Geography - Physical Glaciology History Hydrology International Relations / Affairs Law Limnology Mathematics Meteorology Microbiology Modeling Oceanography - biological Oceanography - chemical Oceanography - marine geol/geophysics Oceanography - physical Paleoscience Philosophy Physiology Physics Political Science Psychology / Cognitive sciences Public Policy Analysis Sociology Statistics Urban Studies Other:
Keywords: Include phrases or keywords that best describe your research. Please separate each keyword or phrase with a comma. Limit of 50 characters or spaces.

Demographic Information

Please note: Citizenship, ethnic/cultural background (for American citizens) and gender will be provided to the Symposium selection committee and may be used for symposium selection to ensure diverse representation, but will otherwise be kept strictly confidential. Other responses from this demographic section will be used strictly for aggregate statistical purposes and will NOT be used for symposium selection. You are not required to answer these questions, but it is a valuable contribution to the scientific community for demographic and human-resource purposes. Currently more than 95% of those who register provide the requested data. We very much appreciate your responses.

Citizenship: select primary citizenshipAmericanAfghanAlbanianAlgerianAndorranAngolanAntiguans or BarbudansArgentineArmenianAustralianAustrianAzerbaijaniBahrainiBangladeshiBarbadian or BajunsBelarusianBelgianBelizeanBenineseBhutaneseBolivianBosnian or HerzegovinianBotswananBrazilianBruneianBulgarianBurkinabeBurundianCambodianCameroonianCanadianCape VerdianCentral AfricanChadianChileanChineseColombianComoranCongoleseCongoleseCosta RicanIvorianCroatCubanCypriotCzechDaneDjiboutiDominicanDominicanEast TimoreseEcuadoreanEgyptianSalvadoranEquatorial GuineanEritreanEstonianEthiopianMicronesianFijianFinnFrenchGaboneseGeorgianGermanGhanaianGreekGrenadanGuatemalanGuineanGuinea-BissauanGuyaneseHaitianHonduranHungarianIcelanderIndianIndonesianIranianIraqiIrishIsraeliItalianJamaicanJapaneseJordanianKazakhstaniKenyanI-KiribatiNorth KoreanSouth KoreanKosovarKuwaitiKyrgyz or KirghizLao or LaotianLatvianLebaneseMosothoLiberianLibyanLiechtensteinerLithuanianLuxembourgerMacedonianMalagasyMalawianMalaysianMaldivanMalianMalteseMarshalleseMauritanianMauritianMexicanMoldovanMonacanMongolianMontenegrinMoroccanMozambicanMyanmareseNamibianNauruanNepaleseDutchNew ZealanderNicaraguanNigerienNigerianNorwegianOmaniPakistaniPalauanPanamanianPapua New GuineanParaguayanPeruvianFilipinoPolePortugueseQatariRomanianRussianRwandanKittian and NevisianSaint LucianVincentianSamoanSan MarineseSao TomeanSaudi ArabianSenegaleseSerbian or MontenegrinSeychelloisSierra LeoneanSingaporeanSlovakSloveneSolomon IslanderSomaliSouth AfricanSpaniardSri LankanSudaneseSurinamerSwaziSwedeSwissSyrianTaiwaneseTajikTanzanianThaiBahamianGambianTogoleseTonganTrinidadian or TobagonianTunisianTurkTurkmenTuvaluanUgandanUkrainianEmiratiBritishUruguayanUzbekNi-VanuatuCitizen of the Holy SeeVenezuelanVietnameseYemeniZambianZimbabwean

Ethnic/Cultural Background (American citizens only): (Please check the code that best describes your heritage.) Skip this question if you are NOT an American Citizen. American Indian or Alaska Native (Origin in any of the original peoples of North, Central, and South America) African/Black Asian Caucasian/White Hispanic/Latino -- Mexican Hispanic/Latino -- Puerto Rican Hispanic/Latino -- Other Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander Other:

Gender: Male Female

Job Status: Postdoctoral appointment (temporary research) Other temporary position Tenure-track faculty position Other permanent position Other: Unemployed   select onetaking time offactively lookingcurrently negotiatingaccepted, future start date

Job Sector: Academia Business/Corporate Non-Profit State/Regional Government Federal/National Government Other:

Your Month and Year of Birth: MonthJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecemberYear195519561957195819591960196119621963196419651966196719681969197019711972197319741975197619771978197919801981198219831984198519861987198819891990199119921993199419951996199719981999

Marital Status: Married Living with a partner Widowed Separated Divorced Single/never married

Number of children: select one0123456

How would you describe the current state of the job market for recent Ph.D. graduates in your field looking for tenure-track or other permanent positions? Excellent Good Neutral/Fair Bad Hopeless

I expect my future research to involve collaborative work across: Fields within the natural sciences Fields within the social sciences Fields within both the natural and social sciences

I am a member of the following scientific societies: (please check all that apply) AAG Association of American Geographers AERE Association of Environmental and Resource Economists AGU American Geophysical Union AMS American Meteorological Society APA American Psychological Society ASLO American Society of Limnology and Oceanography ESA Ecological Society of America ESS-ISA Environmental Studies Section of the International Studies Association STEP/APSA The Science, Technology and Environmental Politics section of the American Political Science Association TOS The Oceanography Society USSEE U.S. Society for Ecological Economics Other (please specify):

How did you learn about DISCCRS? (check all that apply.) Flyer at scientific meeting (please specify meeting): Society mailing (please specify society): E-mail distribution list (please specify list): Advisor/Mentor      Past DISCCRS symposium participant      Peer network/friend      General web browsing      Other (please specify):

Ph.D. Information
Ph.D. Dissertation Title: Please note: Capitalize only the first word of the title, the first word after a colon, and any words that are normally capitalized. Example: Consequences of current-topography interactions at Cobb Seamount: Physical and biological interactions.
Number of pages:
Ph.D. requirements completed in:	Note: DO NOT register until after you have completed your Ph.D. requirements. MonthJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecemberYear2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975
Ph.D. Granting Institution:	Examples: Oregon State University, or if more than one campus for the same university, University of California at San Diego..
Ph.D. Granting Department:	Examples: Department of Political Science, Geology Department, or Institute for Earth Studies
Ph.D. Granting Country:	select oneUnited StatesAfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAndorraAngolaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBhutanBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBruneiBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCambodiaCameroonCanadaCape VerdeCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaColombiaComorosCongo, Democratic Republic of theCongo, Republic of theCosta RicaCote d'IvoireCroatiaCubaCyprusCzech RepublicDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEast TimorEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEthiopiaFederated States of MicronesiaFijiFinlandFranceGabonGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGreeceGrenadaGuatemalaGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHondurasHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKorea, NorthKorea, SouthKosovoKuwaitKyrgyz RepublicLaosLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacedoniaMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMauritaniaMauritiusMexicoMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmar (Burma)NamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalQatarRomaniaRussiaRwandaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbia and MontenegroSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSlovak RepublicSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSwazilandSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwan, Republic of ChinaTajikistanTanzaniaThailandThe BahamasThe GambiaTogoTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanTuvaluUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVatican City (Holy See)VenezuelaVietnamYemenZambiaZimbabwe
Dissertation Abstract Provide a brief abstract of your Ph.D. dissertation. Your abstract must: Be no more than 3500 characters (roughly equal to an abstract in Times/Roman 12-point font that fits in a box that is 6.5" wide x 7.5" long (16.5 cm x 19 cm)) Be written in English Be single spaced and NOT use indents for the first lines of paragraphs Use two blank lines between paragraphs AVOID using special characters (e.g., use micro-m instead of µm; 10 to the fourth power instead of 10^4; 10 to the minus four power instead of 10^-4; H2O or water instead of H2O.) characters left
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