Welcome to the UCL Science Society
The UCL Science Society is a social dining club for members of UCL with a general interest in Science.
We meet five times per year to enjoy a talk on a scientific topic of general interest and have dinner together.
Membership of the society costs £10/year, and the society is limited to 50 members at any one time.
If you would like to join the society, please write to the secretary to be put on our mailing list.
Read more about the society.
Next Science Society Meeting
| Time & Date | 18:00 21/6/2012 |
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| Location | South Wing Council Room |
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| Title | Exploring the Arctic from Space |
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| Speaker | Dr. Katharine Giles (UCL Centre for Polar Observation & Modelling) |
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| Abstract | The Arctic's supposed promise of abundant natural resources, shipping routes and scientific discoveries, has a long held fascination for those prepared to brave its harsh environment. With climate models predicting that the Polar Regions are the most sensitive to climate change, our need to understand them becomes increasingly important. The sub-zero temperatures and inhospitable icescapes faced by explorers also present problems to scientists collecting data. This lecture focuses on how satellites can help us understand the changing Arctic, and will also come back down to Earth to show UCL scientists stepping out onto the frozen ocean to validate the European Space Agency's CryoSat-2 satellite, which is designed to measure changes in the ice cover with unprecedented
accuracy. |
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| Notes | Meet for sherry at 5.30pm, Dinner at 7pm, Finish at 8.30pm. |
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Officers of the Society
