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Karen Kohfeld, 646.369.5852, kohfeld@sfu.ca
Andrew Lawson, 803.777.6647, alawson@gwm.sc.edu
Carol Thorbes, pamr, 604.291.3035, cthorbes@sfu.ca
Karen Kohfeld, 646.369.5852, kohfeld@sfu.ca
Andrew Lawson, 803.777.6647, alawson@gwm.sc.edu
Carol Thorbes, pamr, 604.291.3035, cthorbes@sfu.ca
July 19, 2006
While the media trumpets warnings of global climate change almost daily, and pundits argue over who is right about this hot issue, where can we turn for credible data?
We can turn to Karen Kohfeld, an earth scientist who uses ocean mud and continental dirt to track global climate changes. The newly appointed Canada Research Chair is coming to Simon Fraser University’s school of resource and environmental management in August 2006.
When a new virus threatens the world, how much time have we got between outbreaks?
Ask Andrew Lawson, the biostatistician analyses statistics to verify the geographic location and the anticipated time lapse between disease outbreaks. Lawson, who arrives at SFU’s faculty of health sciences in September 2007, is another SFU appointment in the Canada Research Chair program’s latest announcement of filled chairs.
Lawson is a professor in the department of epidemiology and biostatics at the University of South Carolina. His work as the Canada Research Chair in spatial biostatistics will lead to a better understanding of how diseases spread and how new technologies affect health and the environment.
Kohfeld is an assistant professor at the school of earth and environmental sciences at Queens College of the City University of New York (CUNY).
As the Canada Research Chair in climate, resources and global change, Kohfeld will produce solid data on global climate change that will help to predict potential global climate scenarios.
Kohfeld designs large computer databases that track global dust emissions and analyse ocean sediments to detect changes in ocean productivity over thousands of years. Knowing how the dust distribution varied in the past allows Kohfeld to test predictions of future global climate change.
Kohfeld’s junior level chair appointment and Lawson’s senior level one are collectively valued at $1.9 million.
Canadian Foundation for Innovation grants for laboratory construction accompany both appointments — $125,000 for Kohfeld and $116,526 for Lawson.
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We can turn to Karen Kohfeld, an earth scientist who uses ocean mud and continental dirt to track global climate changes. The newly appointed Canada Research Chair is coming to Simon Fraser University’s school of resource and environmental management in August 2006.
When a new virus threatens the world, how much time have we got between outbreaks?
Ask Andrew Lawson, the biostatistician analyses statistics to verify the geographic location and the anticipated time lapse between disease outbreaks. Lawson, who arrives at SFU’s faculty of health sciences in September 2007, is another SFU appointment in the Canada Research Chair program’s latest announcement of filled chairs.
Lawson is a professor in the department of epidemiology and biostatics at the University of South Carolina. His work as the Canada Research Chair in spatial biostatistics will lead to a better understanding of how diseases spread and how new technologies affect health and the environment.
Kohfeld is an assistant professor at the school of earth and environmental sciences at Queens College of the City University of New York (CUNY).
As the Canada Research Chair in climate, resources and global change, Kohfeld will produce solid data on global climate change that will help to predict potential global climate scenarios.
Kohfeld designs large computer databases that track global dust emissions and analyse ocean sediments to detect changes in ocean productivity over thousands of years. Knowing how the dust distribution varied in the past allows Kohfeld to test predictions of future global climate change.
Kohfeld’s junior level chair appointment and Lawson’s senior level one are collectively valued at $1.9 million.
Canadian Foundation for Innovation grants for laboratory construction accompany both appointments — $125,000 for Kohfeld and $116,526 for Lawson.
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Websites:
www.sph.sc.edu/facultystaffpages/facstaffdetails.php?ID=192
www.chairs.gc.ca