Annual Theme

PCC activities for a given year are unified by a common theme. Each year the theme is introduced with our Spring Public Lecture, where a local or visiting scientist presents the latest information to researchers, students, and the general public. This is followed in September with our Annual Summer Institute, which brings research scientists, graduate students, and invited speakers together for a 2-3 day retreat. The third element of our program that speaks to this common theme is the Fall Research Seminar where local and invited speakers address topics related to the annual theme.

The Past, Present and Future Climate of the Pacific Northwest is the current focus of PCC Programs for Spring thru Fall 2009. Jessica Lundquist, UW Assistant Professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering, discussed snow and climate in the Pacific Northwest at our annual Spring Public Lecture on Thursday, 23 April 2009. The Annual Summer Institute, also on PNW climate, is being organized by Nate Mantua, and takes place at Friday Harbor Laboratories 14-17 Sept. 2009 as one of FHL's Centennial Symposiums. The fall seminar series (2009) has also brought local and distant speakers to campus to talk about issues related to climate in the Pacific Northwest.

In Winter 2010 we will transition to the annual theme for 2010 of Climate Feedbacks. Brian Soden of the University of Miami will give the public lecture on Feb 11, 2010 and the summer institute will be on the topic of Climate Feedbacks 15-17 Sept 2010. Additional details to be posted in January.



Climate and Ocean Dynamics was the unifying theme in 2008. Carl Wunsch visited the UW from MIT, delivering two lectures, one to the UW scientists, and one to the public on Ocean Circulation and Climate Change. The PCC Summer Institute 14-17 Sept. 2008, part of the Friday Harbor Laboratory Centennial Celebration, focused on "How does Ocean Circulation matter for Climate Change?". Luanne Thompson organized the event with assistance from David Battisti and Julian Sachs.

The theme in 2007 was CO2, Biology, and Climate Change, which began with a public lecture by Richard Feely on climate stresses on marine ecosystems, and included the September Summer Institute on "Couplings Between the Climate System and Biogeochemistry".

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