<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:large"><span style="color:rgb(39,78,19);font-family:"times new roman",serif">The CEES Seminar Series presents:</span></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Dr. Chelsea Smith</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Senior Research Scientist, Adirondack Watershed Institute</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b style="font-size:11pt"><i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Investigating the Spatial Variability of Carbon Stabilization with Metals in Toolik Lake Sediments</span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:12pt">Lakes are critical zones for carbon (C) transformations, with sediments storing large amounts of organic carbon (OC). Rising temperatures in high-latitude regions are driving changes in permafrost extent, altering total lake area across the landscape, and affecting C cycling, greenhouse gas emissions, and storage in lake sediments. </span><span style="color:black;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:12pt">To investigate the vulnerability of OC-metal complexes, we analyzed sediments and porewaters from Toolik Lake.</span><span style="color:black;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:12pt"> </span><span style="color:black;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:12pt">Preliminary results reveal spatial variation in metal signatures,and suggest differences in microbial respiration, highlighting hotspots for organic matter degradation. </span></p><div><b>Friday October 31st</b><b> 3:30</b><b>pm. </b><br></div><div><div><div><div><div><b>Hudson 106</b></div></div><div><b>Reception prior to the talk at 3:00</b></div></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>Prizes for best Environmental Themed Costume!!</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div>You can add the full seminar schedule to your <a href="https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0?cid=Y18xMDhkNjVlMjY1ZGVmNjI5MTU3NDJhNzU0ZmQyMTE4ZjBhNmRhYmJjNDg2MDE0MGU3NmUwMTU0YzNiOGFmZTQwQGdyb3VwLmNhbGVuZGFyLmdvb2dsZS5jb20" target="_blank">Google Calendar</a><br></div></div><div><div><div>You can also get weekly updates by following our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SUNYPlattsburghCEES" target="_blank">Facebook</a> or <a href="https://www.instagram.com/cees_sunyplattsburgh/" target="_blank">Instagram</a> pages<br></div><div><br></div><div>Please advertise broadly and distribute to anyone you think might be interested.</div></div></div></div><img src="cid:ii_mh0x46wj0" alt="Slide1.JPG" width="542" height="407" class="gmail-CToWUd gmail-a6T" tabindex="0" style="cursor: pointer; outline: 0px;"><br></div></div>