Manuel Wiborg – Biographical< /p>\n
Born in Lisbon in 1968. Director\, producer\, actor\, singer\, tra
nslator\, author\, poetry reader. He studied Theatre (National Conservator
y) and Philosophy of Culture (Faculty of Arts\, University of Lisbon). As
an actor\, he was a member of the Artistas Unidos and Teatro da Malaposta
theatre companies. He has worked for Teatro Aberto\, the Almada Municipal
Theatre\, the D.
Maria II National Theatre\, the Belém Cultural Cent
re\, Culturgest\, amongst many others. He has worked with the directors Je
an Jourdheuil\, Jorge Silva Melo\, Rogério de Carvalho\, Artur Ramos and
Solveig Nordlund\, amongst others\, performing works by authors such as Br
echt\, Shakespeare\, Heiner Muller\, Aeschylus\, Henry Miller\, Joyce Caro
l Oates\, Lars Norén\, Marguerite Duras\, amongst many others. In cinema\
, he appeared in films by Jorge Silva Melo\, Manuel Mozos\, Jacinto Lucas
Pires\, António da Cunha Teles\, Jorge Queiroga\, Joaquim Pinto\, Raúl R
uiz and Zézé Gamboa\, amongst many others. In 1992 he received the Best
Actor award at the Dunkirk International Film Festival for his performance
in Jorge Silva Melo’s film “Coitado do Jorge”.
He was the f ounder of the theatre company Actores Produtores Associados\, supported by Dgartes\, which he directed between 1998 and 2008 and where he staged pla ys by Jacinto Lucas Pires\, Gonçalo M. Tavares\, José Maria Vieira Mende s\, Ruy Duarte de Carvalho and Rui Guilherme Lopes\, whilst also staging p lays by Melville\, Dostoevsky\, Strindberg\, Ibsen\, Pinter\, Anthony Burg ess\, Jon Fosse and Sarah Kane\, amongst others. In 2001\, he won the Ribe iro da Fonte Revelation Award\, presented by the Ministry of Culture\, for his staging of Bret Easton Ellis’s play “The Rules of Attraction”. He is the author of the play “O Amante de Ninguém” (based on Dostoevs ky)\, published by Cotovia. He has worked regularly in television since 19 91. He took part in the series “Conta-me Como Foi” for RTP 1\, which i n 2010 received the SPA Award. He was the narrator of “Do Mito à Músic a” (based on “Ovid’s Metamorphoses” with the Tafelmusik Baroque Or chestra – Canada (CCB) and Prokofiev’s “Peter and the Wolf” with t he Luso-French Orchestra (CCB/Festa da Música and CREA/La Folle Journée d’Ivan Ilitch – narrated in French). He recorded the CD of Julian Tuwi n’s Poems in Portugal and Brazil\, with artistic direction and productio n by Agnieszka Drewno and sound engineering by Alonso Cano. In 2014\, he f ounded the Cultural and Artistic Association – Teatro do Interior\, whic h he has directed ever since. Throughout his career\, he has been a public reader of poetry by poets such as Gomes Leal\, Cesário Verde\, Antero de Quental\, Alexandre O’Neil\, Camões\, Sophia de Mello Breyner\, Natál ia Correia\, David Mourão Ferreira\, Fernando Pessoa\, Álvaro de Campos\ , Fernando Assis Pacheco\, Bocage\, Camilo Pessanha\, amongst many others.
Event page: https://www.umassd.ed u/events/cms/9-18-26-bilingual-reading-of-the-poem-maritime-ode-by-portu.p hp
DTSTAMP:20260918T144721 DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260918T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260918T235900 LOCATION:AU102 SUMMARY;LANGUAGE=en-us:Bilingual reading - Portuguese and English - of the poem "Maritime Ode" by Portuguese poet Fernando Pessoa UID:6cba0d1f3a9051fb9d9e1201f8c722f1@www.umassd.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:College of Engineering,Thesis/Dissertations DESCRIPTION:Topic: The Spectral Projection Model for Scattering of Electrom agnetic Waves from Cylindrical and Spherical Surfaces Abstract: In the f ields of radar, remote sensing and wireless communications, estimating the scattered electromagnetic field is one of the most significant objectives pursued. The scattered electromagnetic field can be estimated by calculat ing the induced currents on the surface of the object under consideration. The most widely used computational technique for calculating the current induced on a regular or irregular geometrical surface is the Method of Mom ents (MoM). The computational complexity of MoM depends heavily on the geo metry of the surface, and the number of data points needed for accurate es timates of the currents make the computational load overwhelming. The Spec tral Projection Model is a novel approach which was developed to preserve the physical clarity of the scattering process, while minimizing the compu tational complexity. SPM utilizes the addition theorem for Hankel and Bess el functions to formulate the scattering process as a projection of vector s known as spectral signatures. This approach does not estimate the induce d current on the surface, instead it solves for the spectral signature of the induced current, which is used to estimate the scattered fields. This effectively reduces the computational load of the numerical calculations. A novel vector sum technique is utilized to translate the origin and circu mvent constraints of the addition theorem. Electromagnetic scattering is a nalyzed in elementary curvilinear wave functions such cylindrical and sphe rical surfaces. SPM is verified and validated by applying it to the scatte ring from complex structures such as multi-layered cylinders and spheres. Simulation results from SPM are compared with those from MoM and modal ana lysis. The comparisons indicate that SPM generates results which are accur ate at a significantly lower computational cost. Advisor: Dr. Dayalan P. Kasilingam, Professor, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, U MASS Dartmouth Committee Members: Dr. Paul J. Gendron, Professor, Depart ment of Electrical & Computer Engineering, UMASS Dartmouth; Dr. Antonio H. Costa, Professor Emeritus, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineerin g, UMASS Dartmouth; Dr. Alfa Heryudono, Professor, Mathematics Department, UMASS Dartmouth; Dr. Sembiam R. Rengarajan, Professor, Department of Elec trical & Computer Engineering, California State University NOTE: All ECE G raduate Students are ENCOURAGED to attend. All interested parties are invi ted to attend. Open to the public. *For further information, please contac t Dr. Dayalan Kasilingam via email at dkasilingam@umassd.edu.\nEvent page: https://www.umassd.edu/events/cms/9-18-26-doctor-of-philosophy-dissertati on-defense--by-vidyasagar-sivalingam.php\nEvent link: https://umassd.zoom. us/j/94368881668 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Topic: The Spectral Projection Model for Scattering of Electromagnetic Waves from Cylindrical and Spheric al Surfaces
\nAbstract: In the fields of radar\, remote sensing an d wireless communications\, estimating the scattered electromagnetic field is one of the most significant objectives pursued. The scattered electrom agnetic field can be estimated by calculating the induced currents on the surface of the object under consideration. The most widely used computatio nal technique for calculating the current induced on a regular or irregula r geometrical surface is the Method of Moments (MoM). The computational co mplexity of MoM depends heavily on the geometry of the surface\, and the n umber of data points needed for accurate estimates of the currents make th e computational load overwhelming. The Spectral Projection Model is a nove l approach which was developed to preserve the physical clarity of the sca ttering process\, while minimizing the computational complexity. SPM utili zes the addition theorem for Hankel and Bessel functions to formulate the scattering process as a projection of vectors known as spectral signatures . This approach does not estimate the induced current on the surface\, ins tead it solves for the spectral signature of the induced current\, which i s used to estimate the scattered fields. This effectively reduces the comp utational load of the numerical calculations. A novel vector sum technique is utilized to translate the origin and circumvent constraints of the add ition theorem. Electromagnetic scattering is analyzed in elementary curvil inear wave functions such cylindrical and spherical surfaces. SPM is verif ied and validated by applying it to the scattering from complex structures such as multi-layered cylinders and spheres. Simulation results from SPM are compared with those from MoM and modal analysis. The comparisons indic ate that SPM generates results which are accurate at a significantly lower computational cost.
\nAdvisor: Dr. Dayalan P. Kasilingam\, Profes sor\, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering\, UMASS Dartmouth < /p>\n
Committee Members: Dr. Paul J. Gendron\, Professor\, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering\, UMASS Dartmouth\; Dr. Antonio H. Cost a\, Professor Emeritus\, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering\, UMASS Dartmouth\; Dr. Alfa Heryudono\, Professor\, Mathematics Department \, UMASS Dartmouth\; Dr. Sembiam R. Rengarajan\, Professor\, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering\, California State University
\nN OTE: All ECE Graduate Students are ENCOURAGED to attend. All interested pa rties are invited to attend. Open to the public.
\n*For further info rmation\, please contact Dr. Dayalan Kasilingam via email at dkasilingam@u massd.edu.
Event page: https://www.umassd.edu/events/cms/9-18-26-doctor-of-philosophy-disser
tation-defense--by-vidyasagar-sivalingam.php
Event link: https://umassd.zoom.us/j/94368881668<
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Do you plan to publish a thesis \, research papers\, or other academic publications? Perhaps you will be a warded grant funding and conduct research. An ORCID iD is a unique\, persi stent identifier that distinguishes you from other researchers and connect s you to your scholarly work. In this quick session\, learn how ORCID can help you keep your publications and research activities connected to your name\, reduce confusion with researchers who have similar names\, and make it easier to share your work across publishers\, repositories\, and resea rch systems. All are welcome even if you are just curious about the ORCID ID.
Event page: https://www.umassd.edu/eve
nts/cms/9-18-26-orcid-what-is-it-and-why-should-you-get-one.php
Eve
nt link: https://lib.umassd.
edu/dish/events/
Are you looking for an item for your residence hall room or apartment? Did you and your roommates forget to buy a mop and broom? Do you need a mirror\, or an update to your wardro be? Are you in need of a cutting board and some knives for all the cooking you're going to be doing? Arnie's Thrift Shop is here to help you with al l of these items\, and MORE!
\nCome on down to Cedar Dell South\, #5 29. If you hop on the Blue Campus Shuttle\, just ask them to bring you to Arnie's Thrift Shop and they will drop you off at our door. If you're driv ing here\, we're located in the Cedar Dell South Village. Leave Ring Road between the Library and the Woodland residence halls going away from the c enter of campus. At the guard shack and stop sign\, bear left and then tak e the 3rd parking lot entrance and park in front of our door.
\nWe w ill have some snacks\, an appearance from the man of the hour\, Arnie\, an d a raffle drawing of everyone who follows us on Instagram for a brand new BICYCLE!
Event page: https://www.umassd.edu/events/cms/ 9-18-26-arnies-thrift-shop-re-opening.php
DTSTAMP:20260918T144721 DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260918T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260918T160000 LOCATION:Cedar Dell South, #529 SUMMARY;LANGUAGE=en-us:Arnie's Thrift Shop Re-Opening UID:ec0892aaffbf3c030b2a4131a1eeec38@www.umassd.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Financial Aid DESCRIPTION:Financial Aid Services wants to remind all students to file the ir FAFSA! Join Financial Aid Services for FAFSA Help Labs in CCB 341 on We dnesdays and Fridays from 3-4pm for help filing your FAFSA and learning mo re about financial aid.\nEvent page: https://www.umassd.edu/events/cms/9-4 -26-thru-12-18-26-financial-aid-fafsa-help-labs-in-ccb-341.php X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Financial Aid Services wants to remind all students to file their FAFSA! Join Financial Aid Services for FAFSA Help Labs in CCB 341 on Wednesdays and Fridays from 3-4pm for help f iling your FAFSA and learning more about financial aid.
Event page: https://www.umassd.edu/events/cms/9-4- 26-thru-12-18-26-financial-aid-fafsa-help-labs-in-ccb-341.php
< /body> DTSTAMP:20260918T144721 DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260904T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260904T160000 LOCATION:CCB 341 SUMMARY;LANGUAGE=en-us:Financial Aid FAFSA Help Labs in CCB 341 UID:e112ceac15980a252daecf5e3ba74898@www.umassd.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Center for Religious and Spiritual Life DESCRIPTION:Catholic Mass is celebrated Sunday evenings in the Blue and Gol d Room on the ground floor of the campus center.\nEvent page: https://www. umassd.edu/events/cms/9-6-26-thru-11-22-26-catholic-mass.php\nEvent link: https://www.umassdcatholics.org X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Catholic Mass is celebrated Sun day evenings in the Blue and Gold Room on the ground floor of the campus c enter.
Event page: https://www.umassd.edu/events/cms/9-6-26
-thru-11-22-26-catholic-mass.php
Event link: https://www.umassdcatholics.org
Join the Leduc Center for Civic Engagement in celebrating the International Da y of Peace on Monday\, September 21 at 12:00 p.m. at the Peace Pole\, loca ted across from the Campus Center and beside the FDUH. The event will incl ude a rededication of the Peace Pole\, a special performance by the Social Justice Choir\, and a community gathering to honor and promote peace.
\nPlease visit CorsairEngage for more information.
Event page: https://www.umassd.edu/events/cms/9-21-26-inte
rnational-day-of-peace.php
Event link: https://givepul.se/du8ui0
Catholic Journey — Come and S ee
\nWere you baptized Catholic but never received First Communion o r Confirmation? Maybe you grew up Catholic but haven’t been connected to the Church in a while. Or perhaps you’re not Catholic at all\, but you ’ve wondered what Catholics believe and why.
\nCatholic Journey — Come and See is a relaxed\, no-pressure opportunity to ask questions\, explore faith\, and learn more about the Catholic tradition. There’s no commitment and no expectation that you have everything figured out. Just come as you are\, bring your questions\, and see where the conversation le ads.
\nFor those who wish to continue\, OCIA (Order of Christian Ini tiation of Adults) provides a pathway to explore the Catholic faith more d eeply and\, for those who choose\, to prepare for the Sacraments of Initia tion — Baptism\, Confirmation\, and Eucharist.
\nOpen to all UMass Dartmouth students\, faculty\, and staff.
\nCome & See Information
Session
Monday\, September 21 at 6:00 PM
Reflection Room • Campus
Center
Light refreshments will be served.
Event page: https://www.umassd.edu/events/cms/9-21-26-the-catholic-journey---co me-and-see.php
DTSTAMP:20260918T144721 DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260921T130400 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260921T180000 LOCATION:Reflection Room - Room 233 Campus Center SUMMARY;LANGUAGE=en-us:The Catholic Journey - Come and See UID:6b6002f8852ae977ede3e57410b34eb1@www.umassd.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:College of Engineering DESCRIPTION:Hirshfeld-Dowd Observatory Open House Weather permitting.\nEven t page: https://www.umassd.edu/events/cms/9-21-26-thru-10-24-26-hirshfeld- dowd-observatory-open-house.php X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Hirshfeld-Dowd Observatory Open House
\nWeather permitting.
Event page: https://www.umassd.edu/events/cms/9-21-26-thru-10-24-26-hirsh feld-dowd-observatory-open-house.php
DTSTAMP:20260918T144721 DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260921T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260921T213000 LOCATION:Hirshfeld-Dowd Observatory SUMMARY;LANGUAGE=en-us:Hirshfeld-Dowd Observatory Open House UID:236f8a98675d8ebfa7afd19a1c33760b@www.umassd.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Training DESCRIPTION:Learn how to run reports and inquire on Budget Balances in Peop leSoft Financials for Fiscal year Budgets, Sponsored and non-Sponsored pro ject budgets. Reports include Revenue and Expense Summary activity, Open Encumbrances and Revenue and Expense Transaction Detail. Training is r equired for access. To sign up for training, email jschlesinger@umassd. edu Teams invite will be sent upon request for registration. \nEvent pa ge: https://www.umassd.edu/events/cms/9-22-26-peoplesoft-financial-reporti ng-and-budget-inquiry-training.php\nEvent link: https://www.umassd.edu/peo plesoftfinance/training/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Learn how to run reports and in quire on Budget Balances in PeopleSoft Financials for Fiscal year Budgets\ , Sponsored and non-Sponsored project budgets. Reports include Revenue a nd Expense Summary activity\, Open Encumbrances and Revenue and Expense Tr ansaction Detail.
\nTraining is required for access.
\nT o sign up for training\, email js chlesinger@umassd.edu Teams invite will be sent upon request for reg istration.
Event page: ht
tps://www.umassd.edu/events/cms/9-22-26-peoplesoft-financial-reporting-and
-budget-inquiry-training.php
Event link: https://www.umassd.edu/peoplesoftfinanc
e/training/
Eucharistic Adoration takes pla ce each Tuesday at 12:00 Noon in the Reflection Room.
Event page: https://www.umassd.edu/events/cms/9-8-26-thu-12-1-26 -catholic-eucharistic-adoration.php
DTSTAMP:20260918T144721 DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260908T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260908T130000 LOCATION:Reflection Room on the second floor of the campus center SUMMARY;LANGUAGE=en-us:Catholic Eucharistic Adoration UID:41a6ca5c500a27d205d4cc378c6e428f@www.umassd.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Training DESCRIPTION:Akindi is used to create, print, and score bubble sheets for mu ltiple-choice assessments. It is integrated with Canvas, so instructors ca n print test sheets with student names filled out, as well as upload score s into their Grade Center with one click. The scoring system is forgiving of stray marks, and affords the opportunity to resolve exceptions. This wo rkshop explores the process of creating a test, setting up an answer key, printing the answer sheets, scanning them after completion, and scoring in detail. Question randomization, choice randomization, and creating multip le versions of an assessment are also covered. This workshop will take pla ce in the Claire T. Carney Library, room 128. Note that seating is limited . Please register if you would like to participate! \nEvent page: https: //www.umassd.edu/events/cms/9-22-26-scoring-tests-with-akindi.php\nEvent l ink: https://umassdartmouth.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_71Weswb3bWxytKe X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Akindi is used to create\, prin t\, and score bubble sheets for multiple-choice assessments. It is integra ted with Canvas\, so instructors can print test sheets with student names filled out\, as well as upload scores into their Grade Center with one cli ck. The scoring system is forgiving of stray marks\, and affords the oppor tunity to resolve exceptions.
\nThis workshop explores the process o f creating a test\, setting up an answer key\, printing the answer sheets\ , scanning them after completion\, and scoring in detail. Question randomi zation\, choice randomization\, and creating multiple versions of an asses sment are also covered.
\nThis workshop will take place in the Clair e T. Carney Library\, room 128.
\nNote that seating is limited. Plea se register if you would like to pa rticipate!
\n
Event page: https://www.umassd.edu/eve
nts/cms/9-22-26-scoring-tests-with-akindi.php
Event link: http
s://umassdartmouth.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_71Weswb3bWxytKe
Confessions are heard on Tuesda y afternoons from 2-3 pm and from 6-7 pm in the Center for Religious and S piritual Life - Room 205 Campus Center.
Event page: https://www.umassd.edu/events/cms/9-8-26-thru-12-1-26-catholic-confession
s.php
Event link: https://uma
ssdcatholics.com
Interested in studying abroad? Do you have a quick question about the opportunities that are available or the overall process? Stop by the International Programs Office’s virtua l advising session! Students will be seen on a first come\, first served b asis. Email intl_programs@umassd .edu for the Zoom link.
Event page: https://www.umass d.edu/events/cms/9-8-26-study-abroad-virtual-advising.php
DTSTAMP:20260918T144721 DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260908T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260908T163000 LOCATION:Online SUMMARY;LANGUAGE=en-us:Study Abroad Virtual Advising UID:c1214b0bdd76c822d11569debdcc8b16@www.umassd.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Center for Religious and Spiritual Life DESCRIPTION:Catholic Bible Study is held each Tuesday evening at 6:30 pm in the Reflection Room on the second floor of campus center (Room 233). All are welcome. Bring your questions. \nEvent page: https://www.umassd.edu/e vents/cms/9-15-26-thru-12-1-26-catholic-bible-study.php X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Catholic Bible Study is held ea ch Tuesday evening at 6:30 pm in the Reflection Room on the second floor o f campus center (Room 233). All are welcome. Bring your questions.
Event page: https://www.umassd.edu/events/cms/9-15-26-thr u-12-1-26-catholic-bible-study.php
DTSTAMP:20260918T144721 DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260915T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260915T200000 LOCATION:Reflection Room (Room 233) on the second floor of campus center. SUMMARY;LANGUAGE=en-us:Catholic Bible Study UID:a09fdd917656effa91d8bc95d1a10c1a@www.umassd.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Career Center,Student Affairs DESCRIPTION:Interested in a career in accounting and/or finance? Are you a sophomore or junior looking for an internship in accounting or finance? Ar e you a senior ready to start your career after graduation? Meet the Firms is a career event aimed to get you on the right path. Start the day with a panel discussion where you will hear from recruiters and alumni working in the industry. After the panel, join the career fair to explore internsh ips, part-time roles, and full-time opportunities and meet employers who w ant to hear your story and learn about your skills. Don’t miss this chan ce to showcase your talents and build connections that could shape your fu ture career! Professional dress is highly encouraged and bring copies of y our resume. Plan on going to this event and want help preparing? Attend th e prep sessions on 9/16 and 9/17.\nEvent page: https://www.umassd.edu/even ts/cms/9-23-26-meet-the-firms.php\nEvent link: https://app.joinhandshake.c om/career_fairs/39bc6a99-cf2d-435e-84f4-cb453d7eda04/student_preview X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Interested in a career in a ccounting and/or finance? Are you a sophomore or junior looking for an int ernship in accounting or finance? Are you a senior ready to start your car eer after graduation?
\nMeet the Firms is a career event aimed t o get you on the right path. Start the day with a panel discussion where y ou will hear from recruiters and alumni working in the industry. After the panel\, join the career fair to explore internships\, part-time roles\, a nd full-time opportunities and meet employers who want to hear your story and learn about your skills.
\nDon’t miss this chance to showc ase your talents and build connections that could shape your future career !
\nProfessional dress is highly encouraged and bring copies of your resume.
\nPlan on going to this event and want help prepari ng? Attend the prep sessions on 9/16 and 9/17.
Event page: https://www.
umassd.edu/events/cms/9-23-26-meet-the-firms.php
Event link: https://app.joinhandshake.com/career_fairs/39bc6
a99-cf2d-435e-84f4-cb453d7eda04/student_preview
UMass Dartmouth has selected Qu altrics as our Internet survey tool. All Faculty and Staff have access to create and publish their own surveys. Students may also use Qualtrics unde r the direction of a Faculty or Staff member. This workshop covers the aut horing and administration of surveys\, as well as data collection. Questio n types are covered in detail. No previous survey experience is necessary.
\nAccess to Qualtrics is managed by the Office of Institutional Res earch and Assessment. Please contact Lisa Leduc at LLeduc@umassd.edu at le ast three business days prior to this workshop to request access. Students must have a Faculty or Staff advisor request access on their behalf.
\ nThis workshop will take place via Zoom teleconference. The Zoom meetin g link will be sent to registered participants via email the morning of th e workshop. For more information about Zoom\, visit the Academic Te chnology website.
\nNote that space is limited.Please register if you would like to participate!
Event page: https://www.umassd.edu/events/cms/9-23-26-get
ting-started-with-qualtrics.php
Event link: https://umassdartm
outh.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_71Weswb3bWxytKe
Seminar Announcement
Departm
ent of Estuarine and Ocean Sciences
"Weighing a Forest from Orb
it: Estimating Kelp Biomass\, Production\, and Modeling Harvest"
Tom
Bell
Associate Professor\, Estuarine and Ocean Sciences\, SMAST
Abstract:
\nCalifornia is replacing statewide kelp harvest rules with regional\, biomass-based quotas under its new Kelp Restoration and Management Plan. After a brief history of how and why kel p is harvested and what is known about its impacts\, this talk covers a Ca lifornia Ocean Protection Council-funded project that supplies the numbers the nascent statewide plan needs: satellite estimates of bull kelp biomas s calibrated with centimeter-scale drone imagery\, hole-punch measurements showing that bull kelp replaces its blades several times a season\, and a n environment-driven model of forty+ years of Landsat canopy that we are e xtending to forecast harvestable kelp and to detect harvest and herbivore impacts. I close with describing the Kelp Advanced Warning Systems (KAWS)\ , a new NASA-funded platform that will deliver these products to managers.
\nJoin Meeting
ht
tps://umassd.zoom.us/j/97440069270
Note: Meeting ID and passcode re
quired\, email contact to obtain.
For additional information\, ple ase contact Callie Rumbut at c.rumbut@umassd.edu
Event page: https://www.umassd.edu/events/cms/9
-23-26-weighing-a-forest-from-orbit-estimating-kelp-biomass-production.php
Event link: http
s://umassd.zoom.us/j/97440069270
Interested in studying abroad? Do you have a quick question about the opportunities that are available or the overall process? Stop by the International Programs Office (IPO)! Stu dents will be seen on a first come\, first served basis.
Event page: https://www.umassd.edu/events/cms/9-2-26-study-abroad-walk-in- advising.php
DTSTAMP:20260918T144721 DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260902T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260902T170000 LOCATION:Library 233 SUMMARY;LANGUAGE=en-us:Study Abroad Walk-in Advising UID:e784fa55610a4f6a3a879b9303eab78d@www.umassd.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Financial Aid DESCRIPTION:Financial Aid Services wants to remind all students to file the ir FAFSA! Join Financial Aid Services for FAFSA Help Labs in CCB 341 on We dnesdays and Fridays from 3-4pm for help filing your FAFSA and learning mo re about financial aid.\nEvent page: https://www.umassd.edu/events/cms/9-2 -26-thru-12-16-26-financial-aid-fafsa-help-labs-in-ccb-341.php X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Financial Aid Services wants to remind all students to file their FAFSA! Join Financial Aid Services for FAFSA Help Labs in CCB 341 on Wednesdays and Fridays from 3-4pm for help f iling your FAFSA and learning more about financial aid.
Event page: https://www.umassd.edu/events/cms/9-2- 26-thru-12-16-26-financial-aid-fafsa-help-labs-in-ccb-341.php
< /body> DTSTAMP:20260918T144721 DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260902T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260902T160000 LOCATION:CCB 341 SUMMARY;LANGUAGE=en-us:Financial Aid FAFSA Help Labs in CCB 341 UID:4663d22af98d3272ecbcd2494a99adcc@www.umassd.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:College of Engineering,Lectures and Seminars,SMAST,SMAST Seminar Series DESCRIPTION:Seminar Announcement Department of Fisheries Oceanography " Fisheries, conservation, and long-term global change: the case of the g reen sea turtle (Chelonia mydas)"Dr. Michelle María Early Capistrán Postdoctoral Scholar, Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability Wednesday , September 23, 20263:00 - 4:00 pmSMAST E 101-103 and via Zoom Abstract: G lobally, green sea turtles have been a key source of food, medicine, and m aterials, and hold intangible cultural importance. In Baja California, Mex ico, green turtles sustained human communities for millennia, until intens ive, unregulated commercial harvest from 1960–1980 drove rapid populatio n collapse. Following a nationwide capture ban in 1990, decades of conserv ation measures have led to population increases across the Eastern Pacific , with abundance approaching or exceeding historical baseline levels. This decline and recovery trajectory was reconstructed using local ecological knowledge (LEK) and historical records, integrated with ecological monitor ing data to estimate long-term catch-per-unit-effort (CPUE) and establish a pre-exploitation baseline abundance. I discuss the technical challenges of this approach — including reconciling LEK-derived and scientific CPUE estimates — and how these methods can be applied to other long-lived, d ata-poor species. As some green turtle populations recover globally, this trajectory is generating a complex set of management questions. Climate ch ange is introducing new pressures on recovering populations, including nes ting beach loss and foraging habitat degradation, while recovering populat ions are themselves generating novel ecological challenges, such as seagra ss overgrazing and range expansion into novel habitats. This is coupled wi th increasing calls for renewed harvest in multiple jurisdictions (e.g., H awai'i, Northwest Mexico, French Polynesia); whether renewed harvest is vi able, and under what conditions, depends on highly variable socioeconomic, cultural, and governance contexts. Likewise, some countries have implemen ted locally-grounded approaches to sustainable harvest that may provide mo dels for future management (e.g., Japan, Australia). Drawing on a 2026 wor kshop on sustainable use of sea turtles held at the International Sea Turt le Symposium in Kona, Hawai'i, I discuss how moving from blanket protectio n toward context-specific management will require transdisciplinary resear ch — spanning ecology, social science, and governance — conducted in c ollaboration with local and Indigenous communities. Join Meetinghttps://um assd.zoom.us/j/93758230260Note: Meeting ID and passcode required. Please e mail contact to obtainFor additional information, please contact Callie Ru mbut at c.rumbut@umassd.edu\nEvent page: https://www.umassd.edu/events/cms /9-23-26-fisheries-conservation-and-long-term-global-change.php\nEvent lin k: https://umassd.zoom.us/j/93758230260 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Seminar Announcement
\nDe partment of Fisheries Oceanography
\n\n
"Fisheries\,
conservation\, and long-term global change: the case of the green sea turt
le (Chelonia mydas)"
Dr. Michelle María Early Capistrán
Post
doctoral Scholar\, Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability
Wednesd
ay\, September 23\, 2026
3:00 - 4:00 pm
SMAST E 101-103 and via Zoom
Abstract:
\nGlobally\, green sea turtles have been a key so urce of food\, medicine\, and materials\, and hold intangible cultural imp ortance. In Baja California\, Mexico\, green turtles sustained human commu nities for millennia\, until intensive\, unregulated commercial harvest fr om 1960–1980 drove rapid population collapse. Following a nationwide cap ture ban in 1990\, decades of conservation measures have led to population increases across the Eastern Pacific\, with abundance approaching or exce eding historical baseline levels.
\nThis decline and recovery trajec tory was reconstructed using local ecological knowledge (LEK) and historic al records\, integrated with ecological monitoring data to estimate long-t erm catch-per-unit-effort (CPUE) and establish a pre-exploitation baseline abundance. I discuss the technical challenges of this approach — includ ing reconciling LEK-derived and scientific CPUE estimates — and how thes e methods can be applied to other long-lived\, data-poor species.
\nAs some green turtle populations recover globally\, this trajectory is gen erating a complex set of management questions. Climate change is introduci ng new pressures on recovering populations\, including nesting beach loss and foraging habitat degradation\, while recovering populations are themse lves generating novel ecological challenges\, such as seagrass overgrazing and range expansion into novel habitats. This is coupled with increasing calls for renewed harvest in multiple jurisdictions (e.g.\, Hawai'i\, Nort hwest Mexico\, French Polynesia)\; whether renewed harvest is viable\, and under what conditions\, depends on highly variable socioeconomic\, cultur al\, and governance contexts. Likewise\, some countries have implemented l ocally-grounded approaches to sustainable harvest that may provide models for future management (e.g.\, Japan\, Australia). Drawing on a 2026 worksh op on sustainable use of sea turtles held at the International Sea Turtle Symposium in Kona\, Hawai'i\, I discuss how moving from blanket protection toward context-specific management will require transdisciplinary researc h — spanning ecology\, social science\, and governance — conducted in collaboration with local and Indigenous communities.
\nJoin Meeting<
br>https://umassd.zoom.us/j
/93758230260
Note: Meeting ID and passcode required. Please email c
ontact to obtain
For additional information\, please contact Callie Rum
but at c.rumbut@umassd.edu
Event page: https://www.umassd.edu/events/cms/9-23-26-fisheries-conservation-and-l
ong-term-global-change.php
Event link: https://umassd.zoom.us/j/93758230260
Learn about important topics in research and publishing without an overwhelming time investment with the Short and Sweet Scholar Series. These 30 minute presentations by the Schol arly Communication Librarian will give a brief overview of the topic\, and snacks will be available to keep you motivated. Get a quick introduction to Open Access publishing and learn what it means for researchers and read ers. This session will cover the basics of Open Access\, including common publishing models\, benefits\, and ways to make your research more widely available. This workshop will introduce the different types of Open Access such as diamond Open Access. The topic is relevant to those who publish a nd plan to publish but also anyone who searches for and reads research art icles. Bring your questions and curiosity.
Event page: https://www.umassd.edu/events/cms/9-23-26-short-and-
sweet-scholar-series-open-access-overview-.php
Event link: https://schedule.lib
.umassd.edu/event/17530338?hs=a
Charlton College of Business fa culty and staff meeting.
Event page: https://www. umassd.edu/events/cms/9-24-26-ccb-fall-2026-faculty--staff-meeting.php
DTSTAMP:20260918T144721 DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260924T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260924T140000 LOCATION:Market Place SUMMARY;LANGUAGE=en-us:CCB Fall 2026 Faculty & Staff Meeting UID:f0743caf36e9bcb60d0dae9f880edff4@www.umassd.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Health Services,Student Affairs DESCRIPTION:Health Services is hosting a Flu Clinic in the Private Dining R oom on the second floor of The Grove. This clinic is open to UMass Dartmou th STUDENTS only. Appointments can be made online through the student heal th patient portal, and walk-ins are welcome! Protect yourself and our camp us community this flu season, stop by and get your flu shot! \nEvent page : https://www.umassd.edu/events/cms/9-4-26-flu-clinic.php X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Health Services is hosting a Fl u Clinic in the Private Dining Room on the second floor of The Grove.
\ nThis clinic is open to UMass Dartmouth STUDENTS only.
\nAppointments can be made online through the student healt h patient portal\, and walk-ins are welcome!
\nProtect your self and our campus community this flu season\, stop by and get your flu s hot!
Event page: https://www.umassd.edu/events/cms/9-4-26-flu-clinic.php
DTSTAMP:20260918T144721 DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260924T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260924T170000 LOCATION:Private Dining Room SUMMARY;LANGUAGE=en-us:Flu Clinic UID:f2955e1b191b8dca82eda694c6e9e743@www.umassd.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Claire T. Carney Library,Training DESCRIPTION:Learn about important topics in research and publishing without an overwhelming time investment with the Short and Sweet Scholar Series. These 30 minute presentations by the Scholarly Communication Librarian wil l give a brief overview of the topic, and snacks will be available to keep you motivated. Not sure where to share your research data or where to fin d freely available datasets? This quick introduction to data repositories will explain what they are, why they matter, and how to choose the right o ne for your research. We’ll look at common repository options, what to c onsider when depositing your data, and how repositories can help make your research more discoverable, accessible, and reusable.\nEvent page: https: //www.umassd.edu/events/cms/9-24-26-short-and-sweet-scholar-series-researc h-data-repositories.php\nEvent link: https://schedule.lib.umassd.edu/event /17530450?hs=a X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Learn about important topics in research and publishing without an overwhelming time investment with the Short and Sweet Scholar Series. These 30 minute presentations by the Schol arly Communication Librarian will give a brief overview of the topic\, and snacks will be available to keep you motivated. Not sure where to share y our research data or where to find freely available datasets? This quick i ntroduction to data repositories will explain what they are\, why they mat ter\, and how to choose the right one for your research. We’ll look at c ommon repository options\, what to consider when depositing your data\, an d how repositories can help make your research more discoverable\, accessi ble\, and reusable.
Event page: https://www.umassd.edu/events/cms/9-24-26-short-and-sweet-scholar-seri
es-research-data-repositories.php
Event link: https://schedule.lib.umassd.edu/e
vent/17530450?hs=a
Abstract:
\nModern system s support critical services in transportation\, energy\, communication\, f inance\, defense\, healthcare\, and other domains where failures or prolon ged disruptions can lead to economic loss\, degraded service\, safety risk s\, and loss of public trust. As these systems become more complex\, inter connected\, and data-driven\, ensuring that they remain reliable during no rmal operation and resilient under disruptive conditions become increasing ly challenging. Previous research on system reliability has developed stat istical and machine learning models for defect prediction and defect-prone module classification. Similarly\, previous research on system resilience has developed metrics and models to assess how systems absorb\, recover f rom\, and adapt after disruptions. These approaches provide important foun dations for system assessment\, but many remain limited by insufficient tr eatment of causal and conditional dependencies among system metrics or ins ufficient flexibility for nonlinear\, dynamic\, and time-varying condition s. As a result\, existing models may not fully support prediction and deci sion-making when defects\, covariates\, disruptions\, and recovery process es evolve over time. To address these limitations\, this dissertation deve lops statistical and machine learning models for system reliability and re silience prediction. For system reliability\, this dissertation develops a causal inference-inspired feature selection approach for defect-prone mod ule classification\, allowing cause-effect relationships and conditional d ependencies among system metrics to guide the selection of informative pre dictors. For system resilience\, this dissertation develops predictive mod els for forecasting system performance under dynamic conditions\, includin g models that account for delayed effects\, nonlinear relationships\, and time-varying covariates.
\nThe proposed models are validated using b enchmark and real-world datasets related to defect-prone module classifica tion and resilience prediction. Goodness-of-fit and classification perform ance measures are used to compare the proposed approaches with established statistical and machine learning baselines. The results show that incorpo rating causal and conditional dependencies\, delayed effects\, nonlinear r elationships\, and covariate behavior improves predictive performance acro ss the problems considered. These findings demonstrate that the proposed m odels can support practical decisions such as identifying high-risk module s\, planning recovery actions\, and forecasting long-term system performan ce. Overall\, this dissertation provides flexible and interpretable modeli ng approaches that advance system reliability and resilience assessment for complex systems operating in uncertain and changing environments.
\ nADVISOR(S): Dr. Lance Fiondella\, Department of Electrical & Compute r Engineering (lfiondella@umassd.edu)
\nCOMMITTEE MEMBERS: < /p>\n
NOTE: All EAS Students are ENCOURAGED to attend.
Event page: https://www.umassd.edu/events/cms/9-25-26-eas-doct oral-dissertation-defense-by-fatemeh-salboukh.php
DTSTAMP:20260918T144721 DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260925T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260925T140000 LOCATION:LIB 426 SUMMARY;LANGUAGE=en-us:EAS Doctoral Dissertation Defense by Fatemeh Salbouk h UID:ff725721fe77c351e67e46993f8386b6@www.umassd.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:College of Engineering,Lectures and Seminars DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACT: This session will introduce the wide range of library resources and research support services available to graduate students in mechanical engineering. Attendees will gain insight into navigating speci alized research databases, accessing journals and engineering standards, u tilizing interlibrary loan services, and applying citation management solu tions for scholarly writing. The seminar will also highlight the role of s ubject librarians in supporting advanced research projects and fostering e ffective information management practices. BIO Kari Mofford is the Healt h Science and Engineering Librarian at the Claire T. Carney Library, Unive rsity of Massachusetts Dartmouth. For more than 19 years, she has guided s tudents and faculty in engineering and health sciences through the effecti ve use of research databases, scholarly communication tools, and specializ ed information resources. She has a strong record of supporting graduate-l evel research and helping students integrate information literacy skills i nto their academic and professional work.\nEvent page: https://www.umassd. edu/events/cms/9-25-26-library-resources-and-services-for-graduate-student s-in-mne.php X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:ABSTRACT:
\nThis session will introduce the wide range of library resources and research support se rvices available to graduate students in mechanical engineering. Attendees will gain insight into navigating specialized research databases\, access ing journals and engineering standards\, utilizing interlibrary loan servi ces\, and applying citation management solutions for scholarly writing. Th e seminar will also highlight the role of subject librarians in supporting advanced research projects and fostering effective information management practices.
\nBIO
\nKari Mofford is the Health Science and E ngineering Librarian at the Claire T. Carney Library\, University of Massa chusetts Dartmouth. For more than 19 years\, she has guided students and f aculty in engineering and health sciences through the effective use of res earch databases\, scholarly communication tools\, and specialized informat ion resources. She has a strong record of supporting graduate-level resear ch and helping students integrate information literacy skills into their a cademic and professional work.
Event page: https://www.umassd.edu/events/cms/9-25-26-library-resourc es-and-services-for-graduate-students-in-mne.php
DTSTAMP:20260918T144721 DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260925T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260925T150500 LOCATION:Library, Room 426 SUMMARY;LANGUAGE=en-us: Library Resources and Services for Graduate Student s in Mechanical Engineering UID:d002748a6267b32897a9e039164494db@www.umassd.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Claire T. Carney Library,College of Engineering DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACT: This session will introduce the wide range of library resources and research support services available to graduate students in Mechanical Engineering. Attendees will gain insight into navigating spe cialized research databases, accessing journals and engineering standards, utilizing interlibrary load services, and applying citation management so lutions for scholarly writing. The seminar will also highlight the role of subject librarians in supporting advanced research projects and fosteri ng effective information management practices. For more information, pleas e contact: Dr. Caiwei Shen, Seminar Coodinator (cshen2@umassd.edu).\nEvent page: https://www.umassd.edu/events/cms/9-25-26-mechanical-engineering-mn e-seminar-by-kari-mofford.php X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:ABSTRACT:
\nThis session will introduce the wide range of library resources and research support se rvices available to graduate students in Mechanical Engineering. Attende es will gain insight into navigating specialized research databases\, acce ssing journals and engineering standards\, utilizing interlibrary load ser vices\, and applying citation management solutions for scholarly writing. The seminar will also highlight the role of subject librarians in suppo rting advanced research projects and fostering effective information manag ement practices.
\nFor more information\, please contact: Dr. Caiwei Shen\, Seminar Coodinator (cshen2@umassd.edu).
Event page: https://www.umassd.edu/events/cms/9-25-26-mechani cal-engineering-mne-seminar-by-kari-mofford.php
DTSTAMP:20260918T144721 DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260925T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260925T150000 LOCATION:Library, Room 426 SUMMARY;LANGUAGE=en-us:Mechanical Engineering (MNE) Seminar by Kari Mofford UID:c4ddb0b8c91cc3fcaf82439ce17b5e14@www.umassd.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Financial Aid DESCRIPTION:Financial Aid Services wants to remind all students to file the ir FAFSA! Join Financial Aid Services for FAFSA Help Labs in CCB 341 on We dnesdays and Fridays from 3-4pm for help filing your FAFSA and learning mo re about financial aid.\nEvent page: https://www.umassd.edu/events/cms/9-4 -26-thru-12-18-26-financial-aid-fafsa-help-labs-in-ccb-341.php X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Financial Aid Services wants to remind all students to file their FAFSA! Join Financial Aid Services for FAFSA Help Labs in CCB 341 on Wednesdays and Fridays from 3-4pm for help f iling your FAFSA and learning more about financial aid.
Event page: https://www.umassd.edu/events/cms/9-4- 26-thru-12-18-26-financial-aid-fafsa-help-labs-in-ccb-341.php
< /body> DTSTAMP:20260918T144721 DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260904T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260904T160000 LOCATION:CCB 341 SUMMARY;LANGUAGE=en-us:Financial Aid FAFSA Help Labs in CCB 341 UID:0fef8f30872a2e0d9fc0d85a4d4ea794@www.umassd.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:College of Engineering DESCRIPTION:Hirshfeld-Dowd Observatory Open House Weather permitting.\nEven t page: https://www.umassd.edu/events/cms/9-21-26-thru-10-24-26-hirshfeld- dowd-observatory-open-house.php X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Hirshfeld-Dowd Observatory Open House
\nWeather permitting.
Event page: https://www.umassd.edu/events/cms/9-21-26-thru-10-24-26-hirsh feld-dowd-observatory-open-house.php
DTSTAMP:20260918T144721 DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260921T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260921T213000 LOCATION:Hirshfeld-Dowd Observatory SUMMARY;LANGUAGE=en-us:Hirshfeld-Dowd Observatory Open House UID:31cb1d4294dccc8a267a64f082505b73@www.umassd.edu END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR