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ENERGY
EVENTS
Energy Crisis Seminar Presented
at SMU
Matthew R. Simmons
James Howard Kunstler
present
The
Unfolding Energy
Crisis and its Impact on
Development Patterns
See:
“Simmons/Kunstler Seminar”
Hollis D. Hedberg
Award in Energy
 ISEM
is pleased to announce the 2005 Hollis D. Hedberg Award recipient,
Peter R. Vail who, when he was at Exxon, developed the principal
paradigm that has guided the search for oil and gas worldwide during
the last thirty years. After leaving Exxon he joined the
faculty at Rice University where he has mentored students and maintained
a productive research career. Dr. Vail was honored on Wednesday,
April 27, for his numerous and significant contributions to research
in energy industry and for his commitment to education and academic
research.
See:
“Hedberg Award”
Hollis D. Hedberg
Award in Energy
 H.
Leighton Steward was the featured speaker at the 2005 Hedberg
Award Dinner and Benefit. When Leighton was CEO of LL&E he became
interested in the significance of wetlands and the environmental
and economic implications of their preservation. For his efforts
he received the Environmental Protection Agency's Environmental
Excellence Award. His presentation on this subject was both timely
and informative.
See:
“Award Dinner”
Petro-Hunt Lecture Series
 Petro-Hunt,
L.L.C. and ISEM present "IRAN @ 2000 AND BEYOND" Lecture
Series.
See:
“Petro-Hunt Lecture Series”
Gaffney, Cline & Associates
Lecture Series
 Gaffney,
Cline & Associates, Inc. and ISEM are pleased to announce the Gaffney-Cline
Lecture Series.
See:
“GCA Lecture Series”
EXHIBITION
2000
Sacred Space
 A
major exhibit, opened in September 2000, reflects ISEM's support
for the study of archaeology and its support for multidisciplinary
educational efforts directed at elementary school students. “Sacred
Space: Man and the Divine in Mexico, Central America, and the Southwestern
United States” features photo murals of the sacred landscapes
and ceremonial architecture of the ancient and modern people of
Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras and the Southwest U.S.
See:
“Sacred Space”
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FIELDWORK
Tanzanian Fieldwork
 A
team of researchers, coordinated by scientists from Southern Methodist
University, has now completed a month-long research expedition to
Tanzania, looking for fossil evidence that may help improve the
accuracy of climate forecasting.
 The
team, funded in part by a National Science Foundation grant to SMU
paleobotanist Dr. Bonnie Jacobs, sent daily updates from their field
camp near Singida, Tanzania.
Those updates,
including site pictures and notes from the scientists, will be augmented
as the team continues its work from universities in North America
and Africa.
See:
“Tanzania”
Snakes with Legs
Grand
Award Received
 Research
underway in Israel and Dallas, coordinated by the Institute for
the Study of Earth and Man, is fundamentally changing our understanding
of the evolution of snakes. Standing on the strength of two tiny
legs, this evidence shows that snakes may have evolved first on
land and only later entered the sea.
See:
“Snakes with Legs”
Chaves-Hummingbird
Anthropology Research
 Research
was conducted by anthropologists from Southern Methodist University,
and sponsored by Earthwatch Institute, involved archaeological excavation
and analysis of materials from the Chaves-Hummingbird pueblo.
See:
“Hummingbird”
Turtle Quest 2001
Two SMU vertebrate
paleontology students conducted sea turtle research for a second
season in Costa Rica, and sent frequent updates to this web site
and to classrooms across the United States.
 The
researchers are hoping to find a correlation between the chemistry
of the turtles' bones and the behavior and ecology of the turtles.
If such a correlation can be made, then similar analysis may be
useful in studies of extinct species.
See:
“Turtles”
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