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STM – Short courses and topical meetings

Programme Group Chair: Gerrit H. de Rooij

SC – Short courses

Programme Group Scientific Officers: Gerrit H. de Rooij, Wouter Berghuijs

SC2/TS9.1 ECS

How to write a successful ERC Starting or Consolidator Grant proposal (co-organized)
Convener: Susanne Buiter  | Co-Convener: João Duarte 
Mon, 18 Apr, 15:30–17:00

SC3 ECS

The ins and outs of open access publishing
Convener: Susanne Buiter  | Co-Convener: Bárbara Ferreira 
Wed, 20 Apr, 13:30–15:00

SC4/GM13.4/TS9.2 ECS

Publishing in Solid Earth and Earth Surface Dynamics: meet the editors (co-organized)
Convener: Fabrizio Storti  | Co-Convener: Tom Coulthard 
Fri, 22 Apr, 10:30–12:00

SC5/TS9.3

Microstructural modelling with Elle (co-organized)
Convener: Daniel Koehn  | Co-Conveners: Florian Steinbach , Paul D. Bons 
Mon, 18 Apr, 12:15–13:15

SC6/NP9.1

Short Course: Response, variability and transitions in geophysical systems (co-organized)
Convener: Anna von der Heydt  | Co-Convener: Michael Ghil 
Mon, 18 Apr, 17:30–20:00

SC7/NP9.2

Short course: Complex systems methods for data analysis and modeling in geosciences (co-organized)
Convener: Jonathan Donges  | Co-Convener: Reik Donner 
Tue, 19 Apr, 17:30–20:00

SC8/NP9.3

Short course on: Experimental and Field Turbulence in Geophysical and Environmental Flows (co-organized)
Co-Conveners: Shaun Lovejoy , François G. Schmitt 
Thu, 21 Apr, 15:30–17:00

SC9/CL5.17/NP9.4

Short course: Scales and Scaling in the Climate System (co-organized)
Convener: Shaun Lovejoy 
Thu, 21 Apr, 17:30–20:00

GM13.1/SC10/SSS12.25 ECS

Digital Terrain Analysis of Anthropogenic Landscapes (co-organized)
Convener: Paolo Tarolli  | Co-Conveners: Wolfgang Schwanghart , Tobias Heckmann 
Wed, 20 Apr, 13:30–15:00

SC11/GM13.2 ECS

Supervising and tutoring students (co-organized)
Convener: Emma Shuttleworth  | Co-Convener: Peter van der Beek 
Tue, 19 Apr, 17:30–19:00

SC12/GM13.3 ECS

Meet the Master (co-organized)
Convener: Emma Shuttleworth  | Co-Convener: Peter van der Beek 
Wed, 20 Apr, 17:30–19:00

SC13/SSS0.1 ECS

Short course: How to convene a session at the EGU 2017 (co-organized)
Convener: Artemi Cerdà  | Co-Conveners: Saskia Keesstra , Agata Novara , Axel Don , Antonio Jordán 
Fri, 22 Apr, 10:30–12:00

SC14/SSS0.2 ECS

Short course: How to write and publish your research in Soil Science journals and new dynamic reference projects (co-organized)
Convener: Artemi Cerdà  | Co-Conveners: Eric C. Brevik , Erik Cammeraat , Allan Graubard , Daniel Gimenez 
Thu, 21 Apr, 17:30–19:00

SC15/SSS0.3

Short Course: Restoration of degraded lands: optimising methods for monitoring and assessment (co-organized)
Convener: Miriam Muñoz-Rojas  | Co-Conveners: Paloma Hueso González , Thomas Baumgartl , Cristina Branquinho , Artemi Cerdà 
Mon, 18 Apr, 17:30–19:00

SC16/SSS0.4

Short course: Experiments in Geosciences (co-organized)
Convener: Nikolaus J. Kuhn  | Co-Conveners: Wolfgang Fister , Phil Greenwood , Manuel Seeger , Thomas Iserloh 
Mon, 18 Apr, 10:30–12:00

SC17/GM13.5/SSS0.5

Short course: Soil as a Record of the Past; Reading Soils from the Past (co-organized)
Co-Convener: Sjoerd Kluiving 
Thu, 21 Apr, 08:30–10:00

SC18/SSS0.6

Short-course: Soil mapping and process modelling at diverse scales (co-organized)
Convener: Paulo Pereira  | Co-Conveners: V.L. (Titia) Mulder , Miriam Muñoz-Rojas , Joao Pedro Nunes , Anna Smetanova , Eric C. Brevik 
Wed, 20 Apr, 15:30–17:00

SC19/BG1.15/GI3.8/SSS0.7

Short course: Analytical techniques for revealing the nature and chemical properties of natural organic matter (co-organized)
Convener: Heike Knicker  | Co-Conveners: Agustin Merino , José María De la Rosa , José González-Pérez 
Fri, 22 Apr, 12:15–13:15

SC20/SSS0.8

Short-course: Fire in the earth system. Causes, impacts and management (co-organized)
Convener: Paulo Pereira  | Co-Conveners: Jorge Mataix-Solera , Artemi Cerdà , Agata Novara , Xavier Ubeda , Saskia Keesstra 
Mon, 18 Apr, 15:30–17:00

SC22/SSS0.10

Short Course: Modelling soil water time series data using R program (co-organized)
Convener: Basem Aljoumani  | Co-Convener: Jose A Sanchez-Espigares 
Tue, 19 Apr, 08:30–12:00

SC23/SSS0.11

Short Course: Secrets from the statistics panel: common statistical problems in soil science papers (co-organized)
Convener: R M Lark 
Tue, 19 Apr, 17:30–19:00

SC24/SSS0.12

Short Course: Computational methods to optimize spatial sampling (co-organized)
Convener: R M Lark  | Co-Convener: Alessandro Samuel-Rosa 
Wed, 20 Apr, 17:30–19:00

SC25/SSS0.13

Short Course: Image Analysis for Soil CT data (co-organized)
Convener: Ruth E Falconer 
Mon, 18 Apr, 13:30–15:00

SC26/SSS0.14

Short course on soil science in a changing world (co-organized)
Convener: Saskia Keesstra  | Co-Conveners: Artemi Cerdà , Johan Bouma 
Thu, 21 Apr, 13:30–15:00

SC27/EOS16 ECS

Rhyme-your-research I: Composition (co-organized)
Convener: Sam Illingworth  | Co-Conveners: Esther Posner , Tim van Emmerik 
Tue, 19 Apr, 12:15–13:15

SC28/EOS17 ECS

Rhyme-your-research II: Performance (co-organized)
Convener: Esther Posner  | Co-Conveners: Sam Illingworth , Tim van Emmerik 
Wed, 20 Apr, 12:15–13:15

SC29/SM8.3

The Art of Being Scientist (co-organized)
Convener: P. Martin Mai 
Thu, 21 Apr, 13:30–15:00

SC30 ECS

Practical tips for applying to the EU Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships program
Convener: Jannick Ingrin 
Mon, 18 Apr, 13:30–15:00

SC31/HS11.43 ECS

Teaching Hydrology (co-organized)
Convener: Lieke Melsen  | Co-Conveners: Claudia Brauer , Martine Rutten , Fatma Wassar 
Wed, 20 Apr, 08:30–12:00

SC32

Introductory Time-Series Analysis: how to apply and interpret the Fast Fourier Transform (FFT)
Convener: Robin Crockett 
Mon, 18 Apr, 17:30–20:00

SC34/HS11.44 ECS

Meet the expert in hydrology - How do you work multi-, inter-, and/or transdisciplinary? And what are the differences? (Open Discussion) (co-organized)
Convener: Marius Floriancic  | Co-Conveners: Maarten Smoorenburg , Daniel Klotz , Tim van Emmerik 
Thu, 21 Apr, 17:30–19:00

SC35/HS11.45 ECS

How to review a scientific paper in hydrology (co-organized)
Convener: Ina Pohle  | Co-Conveners: Wouter Berghuijs , Hannes Müller-Thomy , Nilay Dogulu 
Tue, 19 Apr, 17:30–19:00

SC36 ECS

How to navigate EGU: tips & tricks
Convener: Anne Pluymakers  | Co-Conveners: Anouk Beniest , Joao Duarte , Emma Shuttleworth 
Mon, 18 Apr, 12:15–13:15

SC38/HS11.47 ECS

Hydroinformatics for hydrology: introduction to data science including data assimilation (co-organized)
Convener: Maurizio Mazzoleni  | Co-Conveners: Nilay Dogulu , Wouter Berghuijs , Juan Carlos Chacon-Hurtado , Yared Abayneh Abebe , Hannes Müller-Thomy 
Tue, 19 Apr, 15:30–19:00

SC39

Using Ice core chronologies: Dos and don'ts
Conveners: Nanna Bjørnholt Karlsson , Julie Durcan 
Wed, 20 Apr, 19:00–20:00

SC40

Forest Management under Climate Change
Convener: Fabrizio D Aprile  | Co-Convener: Haywantee Rumi Ramkissoon 
Wed, 20 Apr, 10:30–12:00

SC43

Standards-Based Services for Big Spatio-Temporal Data
Convener: Peter Baumann 
Mon, 18 Apr, 17:30–20:00

SC44 ECS

The communicating geoscientist
Conveners: Laura Roberts Artal , Bárbara Ferreira 
Tue, 19 Apr, 15:30–17:00

SC45 ECS

How to pitch your research to a journalist or editor
Conveners: Laura Roberts Artal , Bárbara Ferreira 
Wed, 20 Apr, 15:30–17:00

SC46 ECS

Finding funding: how to apply for a research grant
Conveners: Laura Roberts Artal , Grant Allen  | Co-Convener: Joao Duarte 
Tue, 19 Apr, 12:15–13:15

SC47 ECS

Scientists must film!
Convener: Laura Roberts Artal 
Thu, 21 Apr, 10:30–12:00  / 13:30–15:00

SC48 ECS

Climate workshop for early career scientists: Meet the editors
Convener: Julie Durcan  | Co-Convener: Nanna Bjørnholt Karlsson 
Wed, 20 Apr, 17:30–19:00

SC49 ECS

Climate workshop for early career scientists: Introduction to climate modelling
Convener: Julie Durcan  | Co-Convener: Nanna Bjørnholt Karlsson 
Thu, 21 Apr, 19:00–20:00

SC50 ECS

Climate/Geomorphology workshop for early career scientists: Using Bayesian modelling for integrating geochronologies
Convener: Julie Durcan  | Co-Conveners: Emma Shuttleworth , Rachel Smedley 
Thu, 21 Apr, 17:30–19:00

SC51

Machine Learning of Environmental Data. Foundations and Case Studies
Convener: Mikhail Kanevski 
Thu, 21 Apr, 08:30–12:00

SC52 ECS

Working at the science policy interface
Convener: Chloe Hill  | Co-Convener: Sophie Berger 
Thu, 21 Apr, 12:15–13:15

SC53

Theory and application of the REVEALS model for pollen-based quantitative reconstructions of land cover
Convener: Marie-Jose Gaillard 
Tue, 19 Apr, 08:30–12:00

SC54 ECS

Presentation feedback round
Convener: Roelof Rietbroek  | Co-Conveners: Michelle Cain , Lena Noack , Matthew Agius , Sam Illingworth 
Mon, 18 Apr, 08:30–12:00

SC55 ECS

Seismology for non-seismologists
Convener: Koen Van Noten  | Co-Conveners: Aurélien Mordret , Thomas Lecocq , Daniela Farrugia , Matthew Agius 
Thu, 21 Apr, 12:15–13:15

SC56

Short course: Causal inference in the geosciences
Convener: Jakob Runge 
Mon, 18 Apr, 19:00–20:00

SC57

Training on the SBAS-DInSAR web tool for Earth surface deformation analysis through the ESA Geohazard Exploitation Platform
Convener: Francesco Casu  | Co-Conveners: Michele Manunta , Claudio De Luca , Ivana Zinno , Riccardo Lanari 
Wed, 20 Apr, 12:15–15:00

SC58/CR6.9 ECS

The Cryosphere -- Publishing Your Work: Meet The Editor! (co-organized)
Convener: Sophie Berger  | Co-Convener: Nanna Bjørnholt Karlsson 
Fri, 22 Apr, 13:30–17:00

SC59

How to build tools for spatial-temporal modelling with R and ArcGIS
Convener: Ionut Cosmin Sandric 
Thu, 21 Apr, 17:30–19:00

SC60

Integrating UAV Flight outputs in Esri’s CityEngine
Convener: Paula Anca 
Mon, 18 Apr, 17:30–19:00

SC61 ECS

Meet the Experts - The Future of Solar-Terrestrial Research
Convener: Beate Krøvel Humberset  | Co-Conveners: Jone Peter Reistad , Thomas Gjesteland 
Tue, 19 Apr, 13:30–15:00

SC62 ECS

Going back to school - a helping hand
Convener: Phil Smith 
Tue, 19 Apr, 13:30–15:00

SC64

Direct Burial and the Advance of Broadband Seismic Studies
Convener: Tim Parker 
Wed, 20 Apr, 10:30–12:00

SC65

Introduction to Google Earth Engine for Hydrological Sciences
Convener: Tyler Erickson 
Tue, 19 Apr, 17:30–20:00

SC66

Introduction to Google Earth Engine
Convener: Tyler Erickson 
Wed, 20 Apr, 17:30–20:00