<div dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><img src="https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&ik=16739df519&attid=0.1&th=1709e1bc4976e9e9&view=fimg&rm=1709e1bc4976e9e9&sz=w1600-h1000&attbid=ANGjdJ8NvORmPJds5kZUo9iyfJ-avLLCgyOVZhyY-HSVrld2cC_tU0xcQAwAKIWTHYXsoVFmvMHIh1ccu2DQstXBPqoud4vXlOaCvvQD6LBSTzDtcUVQkJqzVdclM04&disp=emb&realattid=ii_k7b8gszl3&zw" alt="image.png" width="353" height="94"><br><br></div></div><div>Hello all,</div><div><br></div><div>This Thursday (3/5), Alex Leven, UC Merced alumni, is visiting us to share his research at
Furgo Consultants. Please join us at SRE 475 (12-1 pm)



</div><div><br></div><div></div><div><b>Title:</b>
<p class="MsoNormal">A Day in the Life of an Engineer in Private Industry</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Abstract:</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Engineering in the world of private industry is a 
broad and varied field with many different directions for careers. Many 
positions in the industry ask for a diverse set of skills and 
flexibility. Environmental engineering projects often
 include working on characterizing and remediating dry cleaners, metal 
plating plants, and other areas affected by heavy industry while 
geotechnical engineering often assists with development of new or 
existing construction work. Mercury Cleaners is an example
 of a long-standing project that has employed a variety of methods for 
remediation and combines geotechnical and environmental engineering 
methods. The aim of the project is to eventually redevelop the site by 
reducing concentration of chemicals of concern
 (tetrachloroethene (PCE) and its breakdown byproducts and various 
petroleum hydrocarbons) to regulatory levels. In order to accomplish 
this, Fugro has used techniques such as electrical resistance heating 
(ERH), microbial injections, and soil vapor extraction
 (SVE) techniques. Two and a half years after the end of the widespread 
injection and ERH treatment programs, PCE concentrations were reduced by
 three orders of magnitude in the source area and two orders of 
magnitude in the distal plume and the size of the
 plume has been dramatically reduced.</p>

</div><div><div><br></div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><b>Bio: </b><br></span></div><div><div><img src="https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&ik=16739df519&attid=0.2&th=1709e1bc4976e9e9&view=fimg&rm=1709e1bc4976e9e9&sz=w1600-h1000&attbid=ANGjdJ9ysFRlg5L6WKCrOFyrmCprTHvzlCLObHgu8_acNtrglkU9dRyZhnxuIAqh6GmnRtgHgXjVJ_GU-SN7zMVZtJqwY__rwojbIQ7r_GO1_bMyD3PuITbCpbsD7FQ&disp=emb&realattid=ii_k7b8ixm54&zw" alt="image.png" style="margin-right:0px" width="136" height="180"><br></div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">



















</span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><font size="2">Alex Leven is a Senior Staff Engineer at
Fugro Consultants based in Sacramento. He graduated from UC Merced with a MS
degree in Environmental Systems in 2017 where he conducted research in the
O’Day lab on novel methods for mercury remediation using manganese oxides. In
his post-academic career, he conducts site investigations for environmental and
geotechnical projects throughout California. His previous projects have
included work on dry cleaners, environmental site assessments, liquefaction
surveys, and geophysical studies. He continues his work in remediation
primarily focused on chlorinated solvents in groundwater and mitigating human
health risks from vapor intrusion.</font></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
</p><div><div>KJ and Yang</div><div><br></div><div>Organizers for Spring 2020: KJ Min and Yang Yang</div><div>Faculty coordinator: Asmeret Asefaw Berhe</div>

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</div><div>------</div><div>You can find the semester schedule below. <br></div><div><br></div><div>



















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  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">2/6</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt"><span></span></span></b></p>
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  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Yang Yang <span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9pt;color:black">@ UC Merced<span></span></span></p>
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  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Altitudinal patterns of nutrient fluxes and pools at the Sierra
  Nevada<span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span> </span></span></p>
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  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">2/13</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt"><span></span></span></b></p>
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  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Jing
  Yan <span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9pt;color:black">@ UC
  Merced</span><span style="font-size:9pt"><span></span></span></p>
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  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Where
  small-scale process matters: linking transport behaviors of nano-sized
  colloids and rhizosphere water, nutrient dynamics to soil ecosystem functions</span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span></span></span></p>
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  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">2/20</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt"><span></span></span></b></p>
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  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Dipankar Dwivedi <span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:black">@ Lawrence Berkeley National Lab</span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span></span></span></p>
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  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Biogeochemical controls on river water quality: Quantifying
  dynamic surface-subsurface interactions using reactive transport models<span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span> </span></span></p>
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  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">2/27</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt"><span></span></span></b></p>
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  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Lauren
  Hale <span></span></span></p>
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  USDA</span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span></span></span></p>
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  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Utilizing
  rhizosphere microbiomes to improve soil health</span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span></span></span></p>
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  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">3/5</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt"><span></span></span></b></p>
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  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Alex Leven <span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:black">@ Fugro</span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span></span></span></p>
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  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Working outside of the academia </span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span></span></span></p>
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  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">3/12</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt"><span></span></span></b></p>
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  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Luna
  Reyes <span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9pt;color:black">@ UC
  Merced</span><span style="font-size:9pt"><span></span></span></p>
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  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Making
  a homepage using R<span></span></span></p>
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  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">3/19</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt"><span></span></span></b></p>
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  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Eric Slessarev <span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9pt;color:black">@ Lawrence Livermore National Lab</span><span style="font-size:9pt"><span></span></span></p>
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  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Using the state-factor concept to model pedogenesis at the
  global scale<span></span></span></p>
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  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span> </span></span></p>
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  <td style="width:34.5pt;border-color:currentcolor rgb(191,191,191) rgb(191,191,191);border-style:none solid solid;border-width:medium 1pt 1pt;padding:0in 5.4pt" width="46" valign="top">
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">3/26</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt"><span></span></span></b></p>
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  <td style="width:113.75pt;border-color:currentcolor rgb(191,191,191) rgb(191,191,191) currentcolor;border-style:none solid solid none;border-width:medium 1pt 1pt medium;padding:0in 5.4pt" width="152" valign="top">
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:red">spring
  break</span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span></span></span></p>
  </td>
  <td style="width:5.5in;border-color:currentcolor rgb(191,191,191) rgb(191,191,191) currentcolor;border-style:none solid solid none;border-width:medium 1pt 1pt medium;padding:0in 5.4pt" width="528" valign="top">
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span> </span></span></p>
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  <td style="width:34.5pt;border-color:currentcolor rgb(191,191,191) rgb(191,191,191);border-style:none solid solid;border-width:medium 1pt 1pt;background:rgb(242,242,242) none repeat scroll 0% 0%;padding:0in 5.4pt" width="46" valign="top">
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">4/2</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt"><span></span></span></b></p>
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  <td style="width:113.75pt;border-color:currentcolor rgb(191,191,191) rgb(191,191,191) currentcolor;border-style:none solid solid none;border-width:medium 1pt 1pt medium;background:rgb(242,242,242) none repeat scroll 0% 0%;padding:0in 5.4pt" width="152" valign="top">
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Zulema Valdez <span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9pt;color:black">@ UC Merced</span><span style="font-size:9pt"><span></span></span></p>
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  <td style="width:5.5in;border-color:currentcolor rgb(191,191,191) rgb(191,191,191) currentcolor;border-style:none solid solid none;border-width:medium 1pt 1pt medium;background:rgb(242,242,242) none repeat scroll 0% 0%;padding:0in 5.4pt" width="528" valign="top">
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Climate Change and Wildfire Sufferance among Rural California
  Residents</span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span></span></span></p>
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 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td style="width:34.5pt;border-color:currentcolor rgb(191,191,191) rgb(191,191,191);border-style:none solid solid;border-width:medium 1pt 1pt;padding:0in 5.4pt" width="46" valign="top">
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">4/9</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt"><span></span></span></b></p>
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  <td style="width:113.75pt;border-color:currentcolor rgb(191,191,191) rgb(191,191,191) currentcolor;border-style:none solid solid none;border-width:medium 1pt 1pt medium;padding:0in 5.4pt" width="152" valign="top">
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Caddie
  Bergren <span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9pt;color:black">@ UC
  ANR</span><span style="font-size:9pt"><span></span></span></p>
  </td>
  <td style="width:5.5in;border-color:currentcolor rgb(191,191,191) rgb(191,191,191) currentcolor;border-style:none solid solid none;border-width:medium 1pt 1pt medium;padding:0in 5.4pt" width="528" valign="top">
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Climate
  smart agriculture<span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span> </span></span></p>
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 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td style="width:34.5pt;border-color:currentcolor rgb(191,191,191) rgb(191,191,191);border-style:none solid solid;border-width:medium 1pt 1pt;background:rgb(242,242,242) none repeat scroll 0% 0%;padding:0in 5.4pt" width="46" valign="top">
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">4/16</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt"><span></span></span></b></p>
  </td>
  <td style="width:113.75pt;border-color:currentcolor rgb(191,191,191) rgb(191,191,191) currentcolor;border-style:none solid solid none;border-width:medium 1pt 1pt medium;background:rgb(242,242,242) none repeat scroll 0% 0%;padding:0in 5.4pt" width="152" valign="top">
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Hannah Waterhouse <span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9pt;color:black">@ UC Davis</span><span style="font-size:9pt"><span></span></span></p>
  </td>
  <td style="width:5.5in;border-color:currentcolor rgb(191,191,191) rgb(191,191,191) currentcolor;border-style:none solid solid none;border-width:medium 1pt 1pt medium;background:rgb(242,242,242) none repeat scroll 0% 0%;padding:0in 5.4pt" width="528" valign="top">
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Managing greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural soils<span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span> </span></span></p>
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 </tr>
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  <td style="width:34.5pt;border-color:currentcolor rgb(191,191,191) rgb(191,191,191);border-style:none solid solid;border-width:medium 1pt 1pt;padding:0in 5.4pt" width="46" valign="top">
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">4/23</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt"><span></span></span></b></p>
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  <td style="width:113.75pt;border-color:currentcolor rgb(191,191,191) rgb(191,191,191) currentcolor;border-style:none solid solid none;border-width:medium 1pt 1pt medium;padding:0in 5.4pt" width="152" valign="top">
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">TBD</span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span></span></span></p>
  </td>
  <td style="width:5.5in;border-color:currentcolor rgb(191,191,191) rgb(191,191,191) currentcolor;border-style:none solid solid none;border-width:medium 1pt 1pt medium;padding:0in 5.4pt" width="528" valign="top">
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span> </span></span></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td style="width:34.5pt;border-color:currentcolor rgb(191,191,191) rgb(191,191,191);border-style:none solid solid;border-width:medium 1pt 1pt;background:rgb(242,242,242) none repeat scroll 0% 0%;padding:0in 5.4pt" width="46" valign="top">
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">4/30</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt"><span></span></span></b></p>
  </td>
  <td style="width:113.75pt;border-color:currentcolor rgb(191,191,191) rgb(191,191,191) currentcolor;border-style:none solid solid none;border-width:medium 1pt 1pt medium;background:rgb(242,242,242) none repeat scroll 0% 0%;padding:0in 5.4pt" width="152" valign="top">
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Ryan Bart <span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9pt;color:black">@ UC Merced</span><span style="font-size:9pt"><span></span></span></p>
  </td>
  <td style="width:5.5in;border-color:currentcolor rgb(191,191,191) rgb(191,191,191) currentcolor;border-style:none solid solid none;border-width:medium 1pt 1pt medium;background:rgb(242,242,242) none repeat scroll 0% 0%;padding:0in 5.4pt" width="528" valign="top">
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Coupling ecohydrology with wildfires<span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span> </span></span></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td style="width:34.5pt;border-color:currentcolor rgb(191,191,191) rgb(191,191,191);border-style:none solid solid;border-width:medium 1pt 1pt;padding:0in 5.4pt" width="46" valign="top">
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">5/7</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt"><span></span></span></b></p>
  </td>
  <td style="width:113.75pt;border-color:currentcolor rgb(191,191,191) rgb(191,191,191) currentcolor;border-style:none solid solid none;border-width:medium 1pt 1pt medium;padding:0in 5.4pt" width="152" valign="top">
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">Tracey Osborne<span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span> </span></span><span style="font-size:9pt">@ UC Merced</span><span style="font-size:9pt"><span></span></span></p>
  </td>
  <td style="width:5.5in;border-color:currentcolor rgb(191,191,191) rgb(191,191,191) currentcolor;border-style:none solid solid none;border-width:medium 1pt 1pt medium;padding:0in 5.4pt" width="528" valign="top">
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">TBD</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div>

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