DISCCRS

DISsertations initiative for the advancement of Climate Change ReSearch

PhD Dissertation Abstract
Registration Form

PhD recipients whose work pertains to climate change and its impacts may submit their dissertation abstract using the form below. Upon submission and verification, your dissertation abstract will be available online here: http://www.disccrs.org/search.html.

DISCCRS SYMPOSIUM APPLICANTS: The first step is to register your dissertation using the form below. Then follow the full Symposium Application Instructions.

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Primary area of expertise Biological Sciences Engineering Humanities Mathematics Physical Sciences Social and Behavioral Sciences Other:	"Sphere of interest" Geoscientists and others, please select if applicable Atmosphere Cryosphere Geosphere -- solid Earth Geosphere -- terrestrial biosphere Hydrosphere -- surface or groundwater Hydrosphere -- oceans Other: Does not apply
Primary Disciplinary Specialty Anthropology Biology Biogeochemistry Chemistry Climatology Computer Science Ecology Economics Education Engineering Ethics Geology Geography - Human Geography - Physical Geophysics Glaciology History Hydrology Law Limnology Mathematics Meteorology Modeling Oceanography Paleoscience Philosophy Physics Political Science Psychology / Cognitive sciences Sociology Other:	Secondary Disciplinary Specialty Anthropology Biology Biogeochemistry Chemistry Climatology Computer Science Ecology Economics Education Engineering Ethics Geology Geography - Human Geography - Physical Geophysics Glaciology History Hydrology Law Limnology Mathematics Meteorology Modeling Oceanography Paleoscience Philosophy Physics Political Science Psychology / Cognitive sciences Sociology Other:
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Please note: Citizenship, ethnic/cultural background (for American citizens) and gender will be provided to the Symposium selection committee and may be used for symposium selection to ensure diverse representation, but will otherwise be kept strictly confidential. Other responses from this demographic section will be used strictly for aggregate statistical purposes and will NOT be used for symposium selection. You are not required to answer these questions, but it is a valuable contribution to the scientific community for demographic and human-resource purposes. Currently more than 95% of those who register provide the requested data. We very much appreciate your responses.
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I am a member of the following scientific societies: AAG Association of American Geographers AERE Association of Environmental and Resource Economic AGU American Geophysical Union AMS American Meteorological Society APA American Psychological Society ASLO American Society of Limnology and Oceanography ESA Ecological Society of America ESS-ISA Environmental Studies Section of the International Studies Association STEP/APSA American Political Science Association TOS The Oceanography Society USSEE U.S. Society for Ecological Economics Other:
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PhD Dissertation Title: Please note:Capitalize only the first word of the title, the first word after a colon, and any words that are normally capitalized. Example: Consequences of current-topography interactions at Cobb Seamount: Physical and biological interactions.
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PhD requirements completed in: (use either the date of your dissertation defense or of degree conferral)
PhD Granting Institution:	Examples: Oregon State University, or if more than one campus for the same university, University of California at San Diego..
PhD Granting Department:	Examples: Department of Political Science, Geology Department, or Institute for Earth Studies
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Dissertation Abstract: Provide a brief abstract of your PhD dissertation abstract. Your abstract must: Be no more than 3500 characters (roughly equal to an abstract in Times/Roman 12-point font that fits in a box that is 6.5" wide x 7.5" long (16.5 cm x 19 cm)) Be written in English Be single spaced and NOT use indents for the first lines of paragraphs Use blank lines between paragraphs AVOID using special characters (e.g., use micro-m instead of µm; 10 to the fourth power instead of 10^4; 10 to the minus four power instead of 10^-4; H2O or water instead of H₂O.) characters left
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Last updated: July 16, 2009

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