Slide Template for

Scientific Presentations

Michael Alley
College of Engineering
Penn State

July 24, 2007

Title of Presentation in Initial Capitals:

32 or 36 Points, Arial Bold

Name
Name
Name
Department
Institution

Key image for introducing

talks scope, importance, or
background

Date

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Atmospheric Mercury Depletion Events

in Polar Regions during Arctic Spring

Katrine Aspmo
Torunn Berg
Norwegian Institute for
Air Research

Grethe Wibetoe
University of Oslo,
Dept. of Chemistry

June 16, 2004

This presentation focuses on (complete sentence,

but go no more than two lines)
Image for
Topic 1

Topic 1

Image for
Topic 2

Topic 2

Image for
Topic 3
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Topic 3
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This talk traces what happens to mercury after it

depletes from the atmosphere in arctic regions

Theory for mercury cycling

Measurements from the

Zeppelin Air Monitoring Station

Environmental implications
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This sentence headline makes an assertion on

the first topic: 28 points, no more than two lines

Image(s)
supporting
above assertion

If necessary, identify key assumption or background

for audiencekeep to two lines (1824 point type)
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Fragments quickly outpace the blast wave, and

become the primary hazard to personnel

This sentence headline makes an assertion on the

second topic: 28 points, no more than two lines
Call-out, if necessary:
keep to one or two lines

Call-out, if necessary:
keep to one or two lines

Image or equations supporting

the headline assertion

Call-out, if necessary:
keep to one or two lines
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Normalized friction factors and Nusselt numbers

correlated our data with the data of others
Pressure Taps

Pressure Drop

Venturi Meter

Reynolds Number

Voltmeter

Thermocouples

Heat Flux, q

Tinlet

Tbulk

dPtap Dh
Friction
f Factor, f
2 x u 2
air

bulk

f 0 Nu
0.o046
, fo Re

0.2

Nu0 0.023 Re 0.8 Pr 0.4

h
Nuh Dh

Nu

k air

Twall

In pseudospectral methods, some operations

are carried out in Fourier space
Physical space
n
Change of variable to
eliminate linear terms

m n
x m
March one time step with Runge Kutta

n 1
Reverse change of variable

n 1
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Fourier space

Apply filters to specific

wavelengths
Compute mth spatial derivative
by multiplying with (ik)m

n
(ik)m

This sentence headline makes an assertion on

the third topic: 28 points, no more than two lines

Supporting point, if needed

Image supporting above

assertion

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Supporting point, if needed:

parallel to first point

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Our work shows that atmospheric mercury depletion

events lead to increased mercury in surface snow

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Composite materials are ideal for polar plates

Advantages
Easy to shape
Light in weight
Resistant to corrosion

Disadvantages
Low conductivity
High cost (at present)

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In summary, this sentence headline states the most

important assertion of the presentation

Supporting point (no

more than two lines)

Another supporting point

(parallel to the first)

Questions?
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Image that
supports
conclusion

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In summary, the unit failed because of a shortcircuit created by abrasion of wire insulation
Wires not harnessed to prevent
contact with housing

Wire abraded against housing,

exposing conductor

Short circuit to ground created

where wire contacted housing

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Questions?