Houghton Lecture

Houghton Lectures

Henry Houghton served for 25 years as Head of the Department of Meteorology (which became the Department of Meteorology and Physical Oceanography). During that long period, the Department established an unsurpassed standard of excellence in these fields.

On his death, Prof. Houghton left the bulk of his estate to the new Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences to establish the Henry Houghton Fund.

Houghton Lectures are supported every year by the Fund. Outstanding scientists from around the world are invited to visit for periods ranging from a week to a semester. Typically, they have given short-courses ranging from 3 to 20 lectures on some topic of interest to students and faculty. Suggestions for Houghton Lecturers are welcome at any time from anyone.

	Spring 2007 Houghton Lectures Prof. John Wettlaufer Geophysics and Physics Yale University lectured from April 2 to 6. *ABSTRACTS* Lecture 1: "Snowballs, Glacial Sliding and the Quantum Electrodynamics of Ice" Lecture 2: "Sea Ice, Weyprecht, Stefan, Boltzmann, and the Metallography of the Arctic Ocean" Lecture 3: "Halocline Catastrophes and Related Matters" Lecture 4: "Snowstorms, Thunderstorms and Other Post-holiday Trauma"