CSIRO@Waite Public Seminar Series

CSIRO in Adelaide, presents a regular public seminar series. Free on-site parking and light refreshments are provided.

Venue: CSIRO Seminar Room, Building 1, Waite Road, Urrbrae.
Entry via Gate 4, Waite Road. Map showing venue and parking | Google map and satellite
Day: Wednesday Time: 4pm start (3.45 afternoon tea), 5pm finish (unless indicated otherwise*)

To subscribe to the Adelaide seminars mailing list, send an email to: clw_seminar_series_adelaide-join@lists.csiro.au (note: email subject and text ignored).

For further details contact Lynne Macdonald (08) 8273 8111

Public Seminars 2011

Seminar details will be updated as they are finalised

Wednesday January 19
What are soil test values really telling you? How many mistakes are we making in our fertiliser recommendations? Improving the confidence in soil testing with an emphasis on phosphorus
Presenter: Sean Mason
Webstreamed video available

World Water day 22 March

Wednesday March 23
Accounting for uncertainty in pumping rate optimisation for sustainable aquifer management
Presenter: Luk Peeters
Chair: Andrew Herczeg

Wednesday April 6
Portraying seasonal groundwater interaction with the Daly River, NT. A sketch comprised of environmental tracers and simple flow models.
Presenter: Brian Smerdon
Chair: Andrew Herczeg

Easter/Anzac Day 22-26 April

Wednesday 25 May at 10:30 AM (Holmes Building, Lunch Room)
Hydrogeological assessment, waste management and the regulatory framework: The role of science in underpinning the decision path to develop a low-level nuclear waste repository
Presenter: Dr Dirk Mallants, Belgian Nuclear Research Centre SCK•CEN
Chair: Andrew Herczeg

Wednesday June 15
Biochar research at CSIRO - and beyond
Presenter: Evelyn Krull
Chair: Lynne Macdonald

Wednesday July 13
Irrigation flows, droughts and flooding rains: effects on metabolism in the channel of the Murray River and implications for managing environmental flows
Presenter: Rod Oliver

Science Week 13-21 August

Wednesday September 22
Factors affecting uptake of pharmaceuticals into aquatic invertebrates
Presenter: Maja Karlson
Chair: Anu Kumar

Earth Science week 10-16 October

Thursday October 13
Is speciation and bioavailability important in metal risk assessment?
Presenter: Jason Kirby
Chair: Lynne Macdonald

Water Week 17-23 October

Wednesday October 19
Mobilisation of metals and acidity during reflooding of a wetland containing acid sulfate soils: Nelwart Lagoon in the Murray Darling Basin
Presenter: Paul Shand
Chair: Lynne Macdonald

Wednesday December 7
Subterranean Fauna from a Single Calcrete Aquifer in Central Western Australia
Presenter: Tessa Bradford
Chair: Lynne Macdonald

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