ENVS190 Colloquium on Current Topics in Environmental Studies Spring 2012 Instructor: Helene K. Gardner, Ph.D. hgardner@es.ucsb.

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Colloquium on Current Topics in Environmental Studies is a one-credit P/NP course required of all ES majors. It may be taken up to three times for credit, so welcome back whosoever of you are repeaters. The course may be taken up to three times for fun and credit. The content of the course is primarily presented by guest speakers who will present environmental issues on which they are experts. Because my expertise and interest are in toxicology, Ive selected speakers who deal with issues of air, land, surface water, ground water, and marine pollution. Lectures may be attended by anyone. Course Requirements: Attend class: o Attendance will be taken o Lateness will not be tolerated Respect our guests and your fellow students Submit weekly summary assignments: o Use a proper heading in the upper right corner of the first page (name, date, course) o Use a proper header in the upper right corner of subsequent pages (name, page number) o Give the name of the speaker and the topic of discussion in the title o Use Times New Roman, size 12 font, 1 margins, and double space o Indent for a new paragraph and use only the standard double space between paragraphs [no extra spaces; to eliminate them go to the same spacing tab or icon where you select double spacing and click to remove space before (and after) paragraph] no Im not kidding o Summarize the presentation, including the speakers main points o Indicate how and why the talk was important (or not) to you o Your remarks should be at least one page but no more than two pages

o Do your own work; work that is not original will not be accepted o Each assignment in hard copy is due at the start of the next class period except for the last which must be emailed to me no later than Friday, June 8th. To pass the course you must be in attendance AND submit a summary for eight of the nine class meetings o That means you get one free pass! Extra credit will not be given o Think of it this way: that free pass is your extra credit opportunity! You can be barfing your guts up one Monday afternoon and still pass the class by making all the rest of the class meetings! There is no final for the course

Lecture Schedule: April 2 Helene K. Gardner, Ph.D. Lecturer, UCSB Molly Redmond, Ph.D. Postdoctoral researcher, UCSB Michael Brown, Ph.D. Brown and Wilmanns Environmental, LLC Toxicological Problem Solving

April 9

Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Chemical Dispersants

April 16

Decommissioning of El Toro Marine Base, a Superfund Site

April 23

Barry Wallerstein, D. Env., Air Quality in Los Angeles Executive Officer, South Coast Air Quality Control District Michael Lunsford, President Gaviota Coast Conservancy Andrew Brooks, Director Carpinteria Salt Marsh Preserve TBA TBA Memorial Day S.B. County Tajiguas Landfill and Groundwater/Marine contamination Carpinteria Salt Marsh Pollution

April 30

May 7

May14 May 21 May 28 June 4

No Class

Jay Gulledge, Ph.D. Greenhouse Gases and Climate Change Center for Climate and Energy Solutions