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Philip Hauge Abelson

Philip Hauge Abelson Advancing Science Seminar Series

The quality and range of Dr. Abelson's work made him one of the most remarkable scientists of our age. He made major contributions to physics, geology, geochemistry, geophysics, and molecular biology. His positions of leadership and service on national advisory committees enabled him to shape national science and technology policy. Under his 22-year tenure as the editor of Science, he took the journal to a new level of quality and prominence.

One of the most remarkable aspects of Dr. Abelson's role as AAAS senior adviser and Science editor emeritus was that his interests focused on the cutting edge and the future, not the past. He founded and sponsored "The Advancing Science Seminar Series" to encourage participants to think about where science is going, not where it has been.

Dr. Abelson died on August 1, 2004. Through his estate and in honor of his legacy, AAAS established the Philip Hauge Abelson Fund and designated it for the continuation of the "Abelson Advancing Science Seminar Series." The series, featuring leading experts and showcasing innovative approaches to existing challenges, focuses on the frontiers of science and technology and promotes the exchange of cutting-edge information. Dr. Abelson's enthusiasm for science will be felt by generations of scientists around the world for a long time to come.

New Horizons in Polar Science

30 October 2007

New and exciting science in the Polar Regions has broad implications for society, in areas such as climate change, energy policy and sustainability. Polar research incorporates a range of disciplines, from biology to physics to anthropology and economics, underscoring society's dependence on a broad array of scientific approaches to best understand the Polar Regions. In recognition of the Fourth International Polar Year, and the fact that polar climate is changing rapidly, this seminar focuses on emerging scientific opportunities and on anticipated infrastructure and resource needs for the next generation of polar research.

Welcome

Alan I. Leshner, Chief Executive Officer, AAAS, and Executive Publisher of the journal Science

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Moderator

James J. McCarthy, President-Elect, AAAS, and Professor of Biological Oceanography, Harvard University

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Keynote Lecture

Robert W. Corell, Global Change Program Director, The H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and the Environment
Our Changing Climate: A Global Policy Issue

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Questions & Answers: Robert W. Corell and James J. McCarthy

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Emerging Polar Frontiers

John E. Carlstrom, Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago
Exploring the Universe from the South Pole

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Francis Halzen, Professor of Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison
High-Energy Neutrino Astronomy: Towards a Kilometer-Scale Neutrino Observatory

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John C. Priscu, Professor of Ecology, Montana State University
Earth's Icy Biosphere

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Questions & Answers: John E. Carlstrom, Francis Halzen, and John C. Priscu

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Documenting Change

James G. Anderson, Philip S. Weld Professor of Atmospheric Chemistry, Harvard University
New Approaches for Observing Climate Change

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Richard Alley, Evan Pugh Professor of Geosciences, Pennsylvania State University Ice Sheets and Sea Level: What Is Happening, Why It Is Happening, and What It Might Mean

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William Fraser, Ecologist, Polar Oceans Research Group
Looking Back in Time through Marine Ecosystem Space: A Predator's Perspective on Climate and Change in the Western Antarctic Peninsula

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Questions & Answers: James G. Anderson, Richard Alley, and William Fraser

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Linking Arctic Science and Society

Grete K. Hovelsrud, Research Director, Center for International Climate and Environmental Research, Oslo, Norway
Arctic Communities and Social Science: Considerations and Challenges

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—Presented by Robert W. Corell, Global Change Program Director, The H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and the Environment
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F. Stuart "Terry" Chapin III, Professor of Ecology, University of Alaska, Fairbanks
Ecological and Societal Consequences of Climate Change in the Arctic

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Martin T. Nweeia, Instructor, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, and Research Associate, Marine Mammal Program, Smithsonian Institution
Integrating Inuit and Scientific Observations of the Narwhal to Understand Tusk Function

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Questions & Answers: Grete K. Hovelsrud, F. Stuart "Terry" Chapin III, and Martin T. Nweeia
(Robert W. Corell standing in for Grete K. Hovelsrud)

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Closing Remarks

Alan I. Leshner, Chief Executive Officer, AAAS, and Executive Publisher of the journal Science

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Past Abelson Advancing Science Seminars

Microbes, Minerals, and the Environment [26 October 2006]

New Directions in Health: The Global Burden of Chronic Disease [8 December 2005]

The Abelson Advancing Science Seminar Series Advisory Committee

AAAS thanks the Abelson Advancing Science Seminar Series Advisory Committee whose support was critical in developing the 2007 program. Members included colleagues and family members of Dr. Abelson who helped preserve his vision.